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1991 Volvo 940 Owner Complaints

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.
11
Latest Nov 16, 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.
4
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 Dec 1, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 Volvo 940. 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 1–11 of 11

Fuel system
Filed Nov 16, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 91V010000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID
10142852
Incident
Nov 8, 2005
Mileage
118,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed May 2, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN, SUDDENLY THE IDLE SPEED DROP SO LOW WHERE IT WILL CHOKE UP. DEALER CONTACTED.*JB

NHTSA ID
8009044
Fuel system
Filed Jan 24, 2002

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR RECALL 91V010000, BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMAS MENTIONED IN RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
8002821
Incident
Jan 1, 2002
Airbags
Filed May 25, 2001

ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON THIS VEHICLE CAN FAIL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THEREBY DISABLING THE AIRBAG. IN OTHER WORDS, THE AIRBAG ON THIS VEHICLE IS NOT A RELIABLE SAFETY DEVICE. *AK

NHTSA ID
745910
Incident
Apr 6, 2001
Electrical
Filed Aug 16, 1999

CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR (97V-166) DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS AND INABILITY TO GET VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MJS

NHTSA ID
547962
Airbags
Filed Mar 19, 1998

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR (SRS LIGHT) WAS ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSORS WERE GONE. TO REPLACE THE PART IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1,100 PLUS $200 TO INSTALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
822034
Incident
Mar 12, 1998
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Sep 4, 1996
Fire reported

DRIVERS SEAT WARMING ELEMENT SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE.

NHTSA ID
508303
Incident
Jan 5, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jul 15, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
986841
Incident
Jul 5, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Apr 17, 1996

HATCHBACK CLOSES WITHOUT WARNING, DUE TO WORN OUT HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS. *DSH

NHTSA ID
503482
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Feb 6, 1996
Fire reported

SEAT HEATER ELEMENT CAUGHT FIRE. *SD

NHTSA ID
501618
Incident
Feb 6, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 1, 1995
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL BOX IN SEAT SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH

NHTSA ID
500050
Incident
Nov 18, 1995

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.

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