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.
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Latest Oct 18, 2005
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 Jul 29, 1996
What this page shows
Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 Volvo 854. 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 1–9 of 9
EngineFuel system
Filed Oct 18, 2005
(1) DRIVING NORMALLY DOWN THE ROAD, SUDDENLY (2) THE CAR HAD NO POWER (COULD NOT ACCELERATE, IT FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE GONE), BUT THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING (I COULD STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CHANGE THE ENGINE RPMS), BUT DIDN'T GENERATE ANY POWER (IMPROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO?). ONCE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE STALLED. (3) I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. IF I STARTED THE CAR NORMALLY, IT WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT START--IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS FLOODED. HOWEVER, BY STOMPING HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE STARTING THE CAR ALLOWED IT TO START NORMALLY AND I COULD CONTINUE. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES DURING APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES OF DRIVING IN 3 DIFFERENT SEGMENTS. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY PARKED THE CAR AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I WAS VERY LUCKY, AS THE SITUATIONS IN WHICH THE CAR EXHIBITED THIS PROBLEM ALLOWED ME TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD. I CAN IMAGINE MANY SITUATIONS IN WHICH I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, HENCE I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR. *JB
NHTSA ID
10140084
Incident
Oct 12, 2005
Mileage
184,958 mi
Fuel system
Filed Nov 19, 2004
THIS WILL BE THE THIRD GAS TANK IN MY 1995 VOLVO 850 T5R. THEY KEEP CRACKING. VOLVOS REPLY IS THAT I AM "UNLUCKY."*AK
NHTSA ID
10100211
Incident
Nov 19, 1995
Mileage
90,000 mi
Engine
Filed Dec 3, 2001
CONSUMER SAYS THE ENGINE MOUNTS ON THE CAR BROKE, AS A RESULT THE ENGINE BOUNCES UP AND DOWN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JG
NHTSA ID
563836
EngineTransmission
Filed Aug 28, 2001
TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE.*YH
NHTSA ID
562826
Incident
Jul 6, 2001
Visibility
Filed Sep 16, 2000
WIPER LOOSES CONTACT WITH WINDSHIELD BETWEEN 1 AND 11 OCLOCK POSITION. THIS OCCURS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND RESULTS IN INEFFECTIVE CLEARING OF RAIN. I HAD HEARD ON A WEB SITE THAT THE ARMS WERE MIS-CAST. THE WIPER SPRINGS ARE STRONG AND GIVE GOOD TENTION BUT BOTTOM OUT PREVENTING CONTACT WITH THE WINSHIELD BECAUSE THE WIPER ARM PORTION NEAR WHERE IT BOLTS TO THE MOTOR MUST FLARE OUT TO FAR. I REMOVED THE ARM AND IT IS A SOLID CAST MATERIAL, PERHAPS ALUMINUM. IT DOESNT APPEAR THAT IT COULD BEND EASILY. IT'S CROSS WEBBED AN SEEMS ALMOST STRUCTUAL IN STRENGH. SO THE BLADE WHEN IT'S ALMOST STRAIGH UP SEEMS TO FLAP AROUND ABOUT 1/4 ABOVE THE GLASS.
NHTSA ID
731669
Incident
May 1, 2000
Transmission
Filed May 23, 2000
TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
NHTSA ID
552373
Airbags
Filed Sep 4, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGD DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT, DRIVER SUSTAINE DINJURIES. *AK
NHTSA ID
800148
Incident
Jul 16, 1996
Airbags
Filed Aug 5, 1996
Crash reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION.
NHTSA ID
507094
Incident
Jul 16, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jul 29, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER"S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONT END ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
800143
Incident
Jul 16, 1996
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.