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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298361 | Incident Date: Sep, 14 2004 |
| Consumer's City: BOXBOROUGH | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: 850 | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LS5648V1 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 14 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 5 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 1997 volvo 850r that is currently experiencing problems with the abs/tracs system - the lights came on for the abs and the tracs system. in researching my problem it has become apparent that the 850 volvo is known for failures to its abs module and the entire braking system in general. the amount of information that i have been able to find on this common problem leads me to believe that this should be a recalled item. apparently volvo now offers a new and improved abs control module (that they charge dearly for) because of the numerous problems and replacements of the old units. volvo should bear the expense of replacing these units. this is clearly a safety issue. when the abs light is on, the abs is not functional. the failure also causes intermittent pulsation in the brakes. the shear number of these instances leads me to believe that it is an obvious design flaw. this should be corrected before someone gets killed.*ak |
