| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005025509 | Incident Date: Apr, 01 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BATON ROUGE | Consumer's State: LA |
| 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: Service brakes, air:antilock:control unit/module |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LS554XT1 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 21 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 5 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Abs control unit failure on 96 volvo 850 with just over 60,000 miles on it. abs light comes on due to failure in unit. failure is a result of cracks that develop in circuit board. abs fails & is no longer operable leading to hazardous braking condition. this is a common & well known issue on 850 volvo's. internet message boards and volvo repair specialists and members of volvo community all know that abs light coming on means 90% chance total failure of unit is involved. repair cost is prohibitive. replacement of defective unit is $650 to $900.00. |
