Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Volvo 960.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 VOLVO 960. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTI… |
| 2012-11-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | RAW GASOLINE LEAKING FROM MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE FUEL RAIL. MANUFACTURE MACHINED SEALED TAPET/FLANGED ALUMINUM SEAL ON F… |
| 2012-10-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | RAW GASOLINE LEAKING FROM MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE FUEL RAIL. MANUFACTURE MACHINED SEALED TAPET/FLANGED ALUMINUM SEAL ON F… |
| 2010-06-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | LEAKING FUEL RAIL - OUR 1996 VOLVO 960, WHICH WAS BOUGHT NEW AND SERVICED REGULARLY BY VOLVO MECHANICS, DEVELOPED A BAD… |
| 2009-08-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I LIVE IN GA AND LAST FRIDAY I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK IN THE RAIN, I HIT A BIG PUDDLE AND MY CAR STALLED OUT THEN CA… |
| 2006-10-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | FOR THE PAST YEAR MY CAR HAS BEEN REEKING OF GASOLINE FUMES, NORMALLY IN THE MORNING WHEN COLD STARTING, BUT WOULD OCCU… |
| 2006-01-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AT 110K I NOTICED COOLANT LEVEL DROPPING FASTER THAN USUAL, AND COOLANT ON GARAGE FLOOR. DEALER REMOVED SIDE ENGINE CO… |
| 2005-11-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | THE FUEL RAIL BEGAN LEAKING FROM PLUG IN FRONT END OF RAIL. I WAS ABLE TO SMELL THE LEAK IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT A… |
| 2005-07-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AS OF JULY 29, 2005, MY 1996 VOLVO 960 STARTED LOSING SPEED AND THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING! THUS FAR, NO INJURI… |
| 2005-07-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 1996 VOLVO 960 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, … |
| 2005-07-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | 1996 VOLVO 960 SEDAN - FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE PROBLEM, FRONT OF FUEL RAIL DEVELOPED A LEAK AT A FACTORY PLUG (METAL). FUEL … |
| 2005-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE THE FAN RELAY SWITCH MELTED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO START SMOKING. AFTE… |
| 2005-04-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FUEL SMELL. *AK |
| 2004-01-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TWICE, IN MY 1996 VOLVO 960, I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. IN BOTH CIRCUMSTANCES I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND IT WAS LA… |
| 2003-09-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ODOMETER FRAUD FROM DEALERSHIP - VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 21,812. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE T… |
| 2003-09-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | DASH LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. *AK |
| 2003-08-21 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT DRIVER WOULD HEAR LOUD NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. *AK … |
| 2003-08-21 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING PIPE MADE NOISE. *NM THERE WAS A NOISE DURING PARKING MANEUVERS OR TRAVELING AT EXTREMELY LOW SP… |
| 2003-08-21 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES… |
| 2003-07-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG CHEMICAL FUME SMELL INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPA… |
| 2001-07-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD PANEL. … |
| 2001-06-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | UPON STARTING UP VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. A NEIGHBOR STARTED YELLING FOR HER HUSBAND TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. … |
| 2001-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS STICK AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. WHEN HANDLE IS PULLED FROM OUTSIDE, DOOR PANEL SE… |
| 2000-04-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERMOSTAT WAS STICKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, WHEN CONSUMER GOT VEHICLE BACK, HE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE TH… |
| 2000-04-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 2 | VOLVO CAR IS NOT RELIABLE ANYMORE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK |
| 2000-04-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL, CAME TO A SHARP CURVE AND APPLIED BRAKES. TRYING TO REDUCE SPEED, … |
| 1999-09-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 1996 VOLVO 960. I AM WRITING BECAUSE OF A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE I HAD WITH 3 FRIENDS WHILE DRIVING… |
| 1999-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HESITATION COMMENCES INTERMITTENTLY BETWEEN 2-8 SECONDS WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 20-40 MP. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEAL… |
| 1998-09-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE, AND FELT SOMETHING COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE. ALSO, NO… |
| 1998-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR 2 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS 19,000 MILES. THE WARRANTY WAS UP THIS YEAR. NO REMEDY… |
| 1998-04-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND COLLIDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS HIT, AND T… |
| 1997-12-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | HIT A TREE HEAD-ON, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO INJURIES. *AK |
| 1997-02-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | OUR 960 HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE WARPING OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTE… |
| 1996-12-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE FORCE NEEDED TO SHIFT GEARS. |
| 1996-12-31 | TIRES | No | 0 | REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. |
| 1996-12-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT FAILED. |
| 1996-12-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | LEFT REAR OUTSIDE DOOR SEAL FAILED. |
| 1996-12-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | MICHELIN (195/65/R15) TIRE FAILED. |
| 1996-11-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. EXPLAINE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK |
| 1996-10-19 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON HEADLIGHTS MELTED THE BUMPER, CAUSING BUMPER TO FALL OFF. |
| 1996-10-15 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | SECONDARY AIR VALVE FAILED. |
| 1996-10-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1996-10-03 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS ALL HAVE A BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BELT WHICH PREVENTS BUCKLE FROM SLIDING FAR ENOUGH TO SECURE CHILD SA… |
| 1996-08-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER. *AK |
| 1996-08-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | FRONT STABILIZER BAR IS LOOSE. |
| 1996-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | Yes | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL AND THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. ALSO, THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEM… |
| 1996-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | PNP SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE NOT TO START. |
| 1996-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SPOILER FAILED RESULTING IN IT FALLING OFF. |
| 1996-04-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | OWNER SAID THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. *AK |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE PLATE WAS STICKING CAUSING ROUGH IDLE. NLM |