Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / 850 / 1994

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003034781 Incident Date: Nov, 07 2003
Consumer's City: SILVER SPRING Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: 850 Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LS5521R2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 04 2005 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1994 850 glt volvo was total destroyed by fire. *mr the consumer was driving the vehicle when the seat felt hot, then it begun to smoke and smelled burning. the dealer disconnected the seat heater circuits. shortly after that, the vehicle was turned on and begun to smoke again. flames were shooting out from underneath the driver's seat. *sc