Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1997 Volvo 960.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2012-01-28	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	SMELLED FUEL IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT,OPENED HOOD AND FOUND A LEAKING FUEL INJECTION SUPPLY RAIL. LEAK STEMS FROM THE END…
2006-11-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	CUSTOMER 1997 VOLVO 960 ENGINE FAILED DUE TO TIMING BELT PULLEY FAILURE. **CC THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BE…
2004-04-15	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	No	0	DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THIS C LEAVES THE DRIVER WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT IF INVOLVED…
2004-03-26	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM	No	0	CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN LOW COOLANT LIGHT. SUDDENLY LOST POWER DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. IT SEIZED UP DUE TO OVERH…
2001-08-27	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT DURING RAIN STORM AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HIT TREE WITH FRONTAL IMPACT. CONTACTED VO…
2001-08-27	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HIT A TREE, AND HAD FRONTAL IMPACT. CONS…
2001-05-10	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM	No	0	WITH NO INDICATION OF OVERHEATING THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND WAS DESTROYED. THE ONLY IDIOT LIGHT TO COME ON WAS THE CHE…
2000-11-14	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC	No	0	VOLVO DEALER, UNDER WARRANTY REPLACED ALL 4 DISC BRAKE ROTORS & PADS DUE TO WARPING OF ROTORS & RESULTING VIBRATION WHE…
2000-05-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	No	0	WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. HAD TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER DID NOT HELP…
1998-07-22	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	No	0	THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER PREVIOUSLY TAKEN VEH…
1998-03-19	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES	Yes	0	AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE , THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK
1997-12-12	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING CRASH.
1997-08-06	TIRES	No	0	TIRES BLEW OUT WHEN VEHICLE WENT OVER A POTHOLE/SMALL DITCH IN THE ROAD.
1996-11-07	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	No	0	BRAKES FAILED.
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	VEHICLE SURGES WHILE DRIVING.
—	SEATS	No	0	DRIVER SEAT BLOCKS REAR VISION, DUE TO DESIGN HEIGHT. YH
—	STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR	No	0	THE CENTER STEERING WHEEL COVER HAS A STICKY RESIDUE WHEN TOUCHED AND IS DIFFICULT TO WASH OFF. THE CONSUMERS EYES BEC…
—	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	AS SOON THE HAND BRAKE WAS RELEASED THE VEHICLE ACCILERATED FORWARD AT A HIGH SPEED ON ITS OWN AND WAS ONLY STOPPED BY …
—	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	0	VEHICLE REAR ENDED A TRUCK AT 50MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALE…
—	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	FLAP IN THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.