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1987 Volvo 760 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

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 Feb 3, 1999
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.
5
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 Jan 3, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Volvo 760. 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

Electrical
Filed Feb 3, 1999

WIRE FROM BATTERY RAN HOT, CAUSING SMOKE AND WIRES TO MELT.

NHTSA ID
543675
Incident
Dec 15, 1998
Filed Sep 30, 1998

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT BUMPER HEIGHTS AND THE HEIGHT OF HEADLIGHTS.

NHTSA ID
780569
Electrical
Filed Mar 14, 1998

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED.

NHTSA ID
532817
Incident
Oct 15, 1997
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Feb 13, 1998
Fire reported1 injury reported

DRIVER SEAT WARMER CAUGHT FIRE. FRONT INTERIOR WAS SOON ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

NHTSA ID
530706
Incident
Jan 16, 1998
ElectricalSuspension
Filed Feb 13, 1998

SUSPENSION BUSHINGS ARE RUBBER AND THEY ROT OUT DUE TO SALT AND HARD DRIVING.

NHTSA ID
530485
Engine
Filed Jan 12, 1998

THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY RESTART.

NHTSA ID
528319
Incident
Dec 1, 1997
Electrical
Filed Jan 12, 1998

THEN ENGINE DIES AND WILL OCCASIONALLY RESTARTS.

NHTSA ID
528266
Incident
Dec 1, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 8, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

DROVE VEHICLE AT SPEED 25MPH, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, RPMS UNKNOWN, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, IN FOR REPAIR FAILURE UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID
807301
Incident
Dec 20, 1996
Airbags
Filed May 28, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVING VEHICLE, COMING OUT OF SIDE STREET, ANOTHER VEHICLE, W/OUT LIGHTS ON, APPEARED, VOLVO HIT VEHICLE BROADSIDE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
985003
Incident
Nov 8, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 11, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT 4 OTHER CARS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
982603
Incident
Apr 3, 1996
Engine
Filed Mar 3, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

813-921-7447/CARA: IDLER ARM STUCK CAUSING ENGINE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. TT

NHTSA ID
961062
Incident
Mar 1, 1995
Engine
Filed Jan 3, 1995

RADIATOR FAILED @ HIGHWAY SPEED OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VISION TEMPORARY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
958241

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.

Data sources

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