1989 Volvo Volvo White Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1989 Volvo Volvo White, 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
- Suspension250.0%
- Engine125.0%
- Transmission125.0%
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
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SHIFTER RATTLES, VIBRATES AND IS VERY NOISY, IN ADDITION THE TRANSMISSION SHAKES, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL INPUT IS LEAKING, DEALER FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY AT INPUT IN FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, BAD U-JOINTS, EXCESSIVE METAL IN HOUSING, AND NOTED THAT HOUSING AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE CONTAMINATED, INSTALLED YOKE ON DIFFERENTIAL, DRIVESHAFT REPLACED; CARRIER BEARING CAME APART AND DROPPED OUT, DEALER REPLACED CARRIER BEARING AND DRIVELINE. *TT
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT AXLE SUSPENSION HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR AND DETERIORATION OF TIRES AND OTHER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS (SHACKLE BOLTS, SPRING HANGER, U-BOLT AND TIE RODS). MJS
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SHIFTER RATTLES, VIBRATES AND IS VERY NOISY, IN ADDITION THE TRANSMISSION SHAKES, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL INPUT IS LEAKING, DEALER FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY AT INPUT IN FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, BAD U-JOINTS, EXCESSIVE METAL IN HOUSING, AND NOTED THAT HOUSING AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE CONTAMINATED, INSTALLED YOKE ON DIFFERENTIAL, DRIVESHAFT REPLACED; CARRIER BEARING CAME APART AND DROPPED OUT, DEALER REPLACED CARRIER BEARING AND DRIVELINE. *TT
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SHIFTER RATTLES, VIBRATES AND IS VERY NOISY, IN ADDITION THE TRANSMISSION SHAKES, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL INPUT IS LEAKING, DEALER FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY AT INPUT IN FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, BAD U-JOINTS, EXCESSIVE METAL IN HOUSING, AND NOTED THAT HOUSING AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE CONTAMINATED, INSTALLED YOKE ON DIFFERENTIAL, DRIVESHAFT REPLACED; CARRIER BEARING CAME APART AND DROPPED OUT, DEALER REPLACED CARRIER BEARING AND DRIVELINE. *TT
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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