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1995 Volvo 855 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Mar 12, 2001
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1995 Volvo 855, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes350.0%
  • Body & structure233.3%
  • Other / unspecified116.7%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

3
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

WITHOUT WARNING BRAKES FAILED. BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR

NHTSA ID 710235 · filed Aug 19, 1999

ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID 831053 · filed Nov 19, 1998

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

2
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLATION OF VEHICLE HAD PLASTIC CLIPS HOLDING THE INTERIOR TAILGATE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN PLACE, WITH RAISING AND LOWERING THE REAR TAILGATE THE INTERIOR ASSEMBLY BREAKS THE PLASTIC CLIPS AND LOOSENS WHICH DISLODGES THE CENTER BRAKE TAIL LIGHT, THE MAUFACTURER RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE PLASTIC CLIPS WITH A LARGER MORE STURDIER CLIP ARRANGEMENT. NLM

NHTSA ID 560344 · filed Mar 12, 2001

IF LIQUID IS SPILLED FROM CUP HOLDER WHICH SITS IN THE CONSOLE AREA OF VEHICLE, IT WILL CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THIS OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE. CUP HOLDER SITS OVER COMPUTER CHIP WHICH CONTROLS AIRBAG AND SEAT BELTS. *AK

NHTSA ID 813134 · filed Jun 16, 1997

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

FRACTURED RIM CAUSED THE SIDEWALLS OF TIRES TO WEAKEN.

NHTSA ID 516090 · filed Apr 1, 1997

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .