Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / 850 / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285369 Incident Date: Jun, 17 2004
Consumer's City: PHOENIX Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: 850 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LW5510T2 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 23 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I own a 1996 volvo 850 glt station wagon with 72,500 miles. the fuel tank cracked and developed a leak from the foward heat shield mount on the gas tank. there was raw gas leaking 3 to 4 inches from the exhaust pipe. the car has never been in a crash nor have we hit or run over anything that damaged the gas tank or heat shield. i replaced the gas tank and seals and have the old gas tank.*ak