Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Jun 2, 2017
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
3
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jun 28, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 Volvo 240. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
Showing 1–12 of 12
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 2, 2017
Fire reported
I OWNED A 1986 240 GL VOLVO 4 DOOR SEDAN. ONE NIGHT LAST MONTH MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AND WITHIN A BLOCK OF OUR HOUSE SHE NOTICED A FIRE ON THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS ON FIRE. I CONTACTED VOLVO USA AND ABOUT A MONTH LATER THEY HAD AN "EXPERT" INSPECT OUR CAR. THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME A WRITTEN REPORT. THE EXECUTIVE, JOSEPH ([email protected]) CALLED ME AND LEFT A MESSAGE SAYING THAT WE HAD TOO LARGE OF A FUSE IN THE FUSE BLOCK AND THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. I'VE TRIED REPEATEDLY TO TELL THEM THAT TOO LARGE OF A FUSE DIDN'T CAUSE THE DEAD SHORT FIRE ON OUR TAIL LIGHT. I GOOGLED TAIL LIGHT FIRES ON VOLVO'S AND FOUND SEVERAL PAGES. I'VE HAD TO SCRAP THE CAR. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WASN'T SHOCKED TO SEE THE MELTED TAIL LIGHT ON MY VOLVO. HE TOLD ME HE HAD A 1984 VOLVO JUST LIKE MINE AS HIS FIRST CAR. HE SAID HIS TOO HAD THE SAME MELTED TAIL LIGHT FIRE AS MINE.
NHTSA ID
10992940
Incident
Mar 22, 2017
Mileage
155,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 28, 2003
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL PROCEEDED TO THE FLOOR AFTER DRIVING AT LEAST 12 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
10031239
Incident
Jul 24, 2003
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 3, 2002
1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.(NO TIRE INFO GIVEN.(OHIO CRASH TRAFFIC REPORT)*JB
NHTSA ID
567284
Incident
Jul 29, 2002
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Dec 30, 2000
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
738530
Incident
Jun 1, 1999
Electrical
Filed Sep 23, 1999
WIRING HARNESS HAS DETERIORATED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
848526
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Mar 23, 1999
Fire reported1 injury reported
UPON DEPRESSING DRIVER'S SEAT WARMER BUTTON, DRIVER SMELLED BURNING ODOR FOLLOWED BY FLAMES BELOW DRIVER'S SEAT, VEHICLE TOTALLY DESTROYED, INJURY TO CONSUMER.
NHTSA ID
544514
Incident
Dec 30, 1998
Electrical
Filed Mar 14, 1999
WIRING IS FAILING BOTH INSIDE AND OUT,LIGHTS MOTOR ECT!!!!
NHTSA ID
704411
Body & structureDriver assistanceElectrical+7 more
Filed Nov 11, 1998
CRUISE CONTROL/SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER/AIR INTAKE SENSOR/GLOVE BOX DOOR HINGE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER INDOOR FAN/ RADIO ANTENNA/INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR/DOME LIGHT, TAIL LIGHT LENSE/CATALITIC CONVERTER/WATER PUMP/TIMING BELT/PLASTIC COVER UNDER ENGINE/WHEEL STUDS/THROTTLE CABLE/BRACKETS THAT HOLD SUNVISOR/ROCKER PANEL TRIM MOLDING AROUND WHEEL WELLS/VENT LINE FOR GAS TANK, AND ALTERNATOR FAILED.
NHTSA ID
781540
Powertrain (other)
Filed Nov 6, 1998
SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK . *AK
NHTSA ID
830291
Incident
Nov 3, 1998
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Oct 16, 1998
SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE ISN'T FIXED AND THE FRAME IS RUSTED. ALSO BRAKE PEDAL IS CORRODED. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE BRAKES AND THE SEAT. THE SEAT MIGHT BRAKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME IF THE CONSUMER WAS TO GET INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
829068
Incident
Oct 15, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed May 14, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
SUDDEN AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES AFTER RECALL (86V-129). *AK
NHTSA ID
984454
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 28, 1995
ALL FOUR SHOULDER SEAT BELTS JAM IN RETRACTOR AREA W/DRIVERS BELT BEING REPLACED. OTHER THREE STILL HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ID
967865
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.