Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / 850 / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
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.