Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-30 | 04V368000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 226,000 | — | Details |
| 1996-08-20 | 96E025000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 400 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 VOLVO 850. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL WAS EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE… |
| 2011-07-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 VOLVO 850. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING REPAIRS FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: … |
| 2010-06-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | 1995 VOLVO 850 GLT, DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTING MECHANISM (THE ROLLER NEAR DRIVER'S LEFT SHOULDER) WAS STUCK. IT … |
| 2009-04-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY 1995 VOLVO 850 DEVELOPED A GAS TANK LEAK AT A HEAT SHIELD ATTACHMENT. THIS IS THE SAME DEFECT THAT LED TO A SAFETY … |
| 2008-12-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 VOLVO 850. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING ON THE FLOOR OF HIS GARAGE UNDERNEATH THE VEHIC… |
| 2008-01-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 VOLVO 850. THE CONTACT NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE … |
| 2007-06-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 VOLVO 850. HE NOTICED A GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT GAS … |
| 2005-11-06 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | MY WIFE & DAUGHTER SMELLED SMOKE WHILE DRIVING ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. IT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'… |
| 2005-09-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES NO LONGER CONTACTS GLASS BECAUSE MOTOR SPINDLE AXIS HAS BECOME MISALIGNED FORCING W… |
| 2005-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL S139032105, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. AFTER AN EMISSION TEST … |
| 2005-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR 1995 VOLVO 850 IN WHICH SHE SOLD. CONSUMER WANTS THE NEW OWNER CONTACTED IN REFE… |
| 2005-03-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | . I HAVE SPENT $2200 IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS WHILE HERB GORDON TRIES TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THEY HAV… |
| 2005-02-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER STATES THA… |
| 2005-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND BACKING OUT THE DRIVE WAY, CONSUMER SAW SMOKE, SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM UNDER DRIVER'S S… |
| 2004-08-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS WAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND DUE TO HEAT SHIELD BEING PUNCTURED. *AK |
| 2004-07-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE AND FILLED THE TANK FULL UNTIL AUTO PUMP KICKED OFF, DROVE LESS THAN 1 MILE HOME AND PARKED … |
| 2004-04-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER SAW/SMELLED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2004-01-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | WHEN SHUTTING BOTH FRONTAL DOORS CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DOOR HINGES BROKE FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS CA… |
| 2003-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FRONT SEATS HAVE BROKEN THREE TIMES. THE BAND THAT KEEPS THE BACKS IN POSITION EITHER FAILS AND THE SEAT WILL NOT … |
| 2003-07-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S HEATED SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE SEATS FABRIC CONTAINED THE FIRE. *AK *NM |
| 2003-02-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | VOLVO 850 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC MODULATOR PUMP DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT FLUID LEAK (3-6 OZ PER DAY, OR GREATE… |
| 2003-02-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT FROM ITS POSITION.*JB *TS |
| 2003-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS/TRACKS SYSTEM FAILURE ON BOTH 1995, 850 AND 1998, V70. WHEN ABS/TRACK LIGHT(S) COMES ON, NO ABS/TRACK. LEFT FRONT… |
| 2002-10-15 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE DRIVERS SEAT STARTED GETTING HOT. THE SEAT HEATER BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT. THE… |
| 2002-07-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY. DT |
| 2002-06-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 1 | THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVER WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE INSPECT… |
| 2002-03-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANITLOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING AT 68MPH, HIT BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN,WHEEL LOCKED, AND CAR SPAN OUT OF CO… |
| 2002-02-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER LAP AND SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK |
| 2002-01-29 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN COLLISION WHERE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT LOW SPEED, AND STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE RUNNIN… |
| 2001-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | THE FIRST TWO COMPLAINTS ARE ACTUALLY THE SAME PROBLEM (DISREGARD THE 1ST, "STEERING"). THIS PROBLEM IS CLEARLY THE MO… |
| 2001-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | GEAR POSITION SENSOR,S1 & S2 SOLENOIDS: VOLVO HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR SOME TIME AND SHOULD HAVE DECLARED A RECA… |
| 2001-06-03 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED, DOOR LOCKS WOULD CYCLE TO LOCKED AND CENTER BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. WHE BRAKE PE… |
| 2001-05-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | DEALER QUOTES $1600 TO REPLACE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR. *AK |
| 2001-03-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS CONTROL MODULE BEGAN LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, REPLACEMENT COST WAS $1500, HOWEVER DEALER WOULD NOT HELP DUE TO VEHICLE … |
| 2001-02-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | ATTACHMENT KEEPS DOOR OPEN; IT'S A METAL PIVOT SPRING BETWEEN THE DOOR HINGES ON THE INSIDE AND COVERED BY A RUBBER BOO… |
| 2000-08-22 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT RECLINED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RETURN UPRIGHT. |
| 2000-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PHONED DEALERSHIP TWICE AND INFORMED THEM THAT I HAD DISCOVERED A CRACK IN MY CARS RADIATOR OVERFLOW CAP, AND ALSO NEED… |
| 2000-05-28 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED, I NOTED AN INCREASE IN VEHICLE INTERIOR NOISE. AUTO HANDLED NORMALLY AT THAT TIME. WIT… |
| 2000-05-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE SOLINOID TRANMISSION FAILED SO THAT IT CAN NOT ENGAGE THE FIRST GEAR. IT CAN ONLY ENGAGE THE SECOND GEAR AND THEREA… |
| 2000-05-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON WOULD NOT RELEASE BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. OCCUPANT TRAPPED IN SEAT BELT , THIS WAS REPORTED TO … |
| 2000-05-05 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AT IMPACT SPEED OF 50 MPH, IMPACT LOCATION FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, IN WHICH NEITHER… |
| 2000-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | AT 70 MPH, ON CRUISE CONTROL, HAVING BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY CONTINUOUSLY FOR 60+ MILES, THE CRUISE CONTROL CUT OUT, THROTT… |
| 1999-12-11 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-11-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | EVAPORATOR FAILED AT 52,000 MILES. PREVIOUS A/C REPAIR MADE. A/C HAS BEEN MAKING A BUZZING SOUND FOR THE LAST TWO YEA… |
| 1999-09-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | A/C CUTS OUT ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 60. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. BOTH FRONT ELEC. SEATS BROKEN REAR SEAT BELTS… |
| 1999-08-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN EITHER PARK OR DRIVE, THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. DEALER REPLACED CO… |
| 1999-07-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WITHOUT WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH. THIS OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE FRONT SEAT B… |
| 1999-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | DEALER INSPECTED THE STEERING WHEEL AND STATED THAT IT WILL COST $700 TO REPLACE IT. DEALER STATED THAT NONE OF THE OTH… |
| 1999-04-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | STOPPED AT TRAIN CROSSING, PUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL TO WAIT FOR TRAIN. WHEN THE END OF THE TRAIN WAS SPOT… |
| 1999-03-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | HORN STUCK IN ON-POSITION WHILE DRIVING ON FWY. HAD TO PULL ONTO SHOULDER AND DISCONNECT WIRES AT HORN. DEALER DETERM… |