1995 Volvo 850 problems
Owners have filed 148 complaints about the 1995 Volvo 850 with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 10.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of tires at 10.1%.
Complaints148
Crashes12
Fires10
Injuries14
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 10.8% · 16
Tires 10.1% · 15
Air bags 9.5% · 14
Electrical system 9.5% · 14
Fuel system, gasoline 8.1% · 12
Service brakes, hydraulic 7.4% · 11
Visibility 6.8% · 10
Engine and engine cooling 5.4% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash, 10 describe a fire and 14 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 4 model years of the Volvo 850 in this data, 1995 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 1996 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 3 in the last three years against 5 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 116,953 miles.
In owners' own words
When vehicle is in park, gear shift locks intermittently. Override button must be used to get vehicle into gear. Ook vehicle to dealer, but dealer could not duplicate problem. Power train
Put in a park postion then noiticed gear was in reverse, jumped out of gear,which caused hitting the door. This defect can result in an accident. Power train
1995 Volvo 850 glt, driver side seat belt retracting mechanism (the roller near driver's left shoulder) was stuck. It was very difficult to pull out the belt, sometimes pulling slowly and little by little seems to work it around. Sprayed some lubricant can free it up for a few days, then it will be difficult to pull out the seat belt out again ... It seems to have a defected design somewhere inside. Seat belts · reported at 110,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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