FaultScore report
Owners have filed 19 complaints about the 1991 Volvo 240 with NHTSA between 1995 and 2018. The largest single group is the airbags.
19
Complaints
9
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
5
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
5 crashes, 0 fires · median 200,000 mi
0 crashes, 1 fires · median 151,000 mi
1 crashes, 0 fires
1 crashes, 0 fires
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 200,000 mi
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 200,000 mi
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
INADVERT. AIR BAG DEPLOYS
INADVER.AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" UNKNOWN
NHTSA complaint #11080808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
"TAKATA RECALL" UNKNOWN
NHTSA complaint #11080808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
"TAKATA RECALL" UNKNOWN
NHTSA complaint #11080808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
I JUST SAW ON THE NEWS ABOUT SEATS FALLING BACK DURING ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS HIT BY A TRACTOR-TRAILER IN 2002 TWO VOLVO 240 MY SEAT WENT ALL THE WAY BACK LIKE THE NEWS SHOWED LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE REAR SEAT
NHTSA complaint #10786855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CAR WAS IN DRIVEWAY WARMING UP PRIOR TO DRIVING FOR SCHOOL. AFTER ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES DASH CAUGHT FIRE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FOR HEATER VENTS. USED A GARDEN HOSE TO EXTINGUISH FIRE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. DASH AND INTERIOR WAS DAMAGED BUY SMOKE, WATER AND FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10149443 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, AT 5 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, HIT A CONCRETE WALL, AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACE SEVERAL TIMES DURING LIFE OF VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #844735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" UNKNOWN
NHTSA complaint #11080808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
"TAKATA RECALL" UNKNOWN
NHTSA complaint #11080808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
"TAKATA RECALL" UNKNOWN
NHTSA complaint #11080808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
I JUST SAW ON THE NEWS ABOUT SEATS FALLING BACK DURING ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS HIT BY A TRACTOR-TRAILER IN 2002 TWO VOLVO 240 MY SEAT WENT ALL THE WAY BACK LIKE THE NEWS SHOWED LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE REAR SEAT
NHTSA complaint #10786855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CAR WAS IN DRIVEWAY WARMING UP PRIOR TO DRIVING FOR SCHOOL. AFTER ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES DASH CAUGHT FIRE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FOR HEATER VENTS. USED A GARDEN HOSE TO EXTINGUISH FIRE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. DASH AND INTERIOR WAS DAMAGED BUY SMOKE, WATER AND FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10149443 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AUTOMATICALLY AT 10 MPH IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. THERE WAS ALSO A CHEMICAL BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #10094985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, AT 5 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, HIT A CONCRETE WALL, AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACE SEVERAL TIMES DURING LIFE OF VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #844735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON; NO BUMPS/CURBS,OR POTHOLES WERE HIT, AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED BURNS TO THE CONSUMERS ARMS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #841892 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG IS DESIGNED/LOCATED IN SAME LOCATION WITH THE HORN CAUSING SERIOUS HAND INJURY WHEN AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AS DRIVERS HAND WAS ON THE HORN DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.
NHTSA complaint #524066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THROTTLE CABLE FREEZES UP CAUSING CONSUMER TO USE EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL EFFORT TO ENGAGE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
NHTSA complaint #534434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG UPON IMPACT, RESULTED IN A SEVERLY FRACTURED WRIST AND FOREARM ABRASIONS AND BRUISES.
NHTSA complaint #523922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL.
NHTSA complaint #519224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ANOTHER CAR WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER CAR, VEHICLE HIT A POLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY .
NHTSA complaint #806965 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION, PARKING PAWL INTER LOCKING, CAN TAKE KEY OUT IGNITION SWITCH IN DRIVE.
NHTSA complaint #984182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
MAIN COMPUTER (BRAIN) ON VEHICLE FAILED, VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. TT
NHTSA complaint #976061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLIED COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, REPLACEMENT OF DISC PADS. TT
NHTSA complaint #974725 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
THE REAR LIGHT WIRES ARE BEING BROKEN DUE TO METAL FATIQUE AND CAUSING THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT NOT TO WORK. PLESE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #974608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS UPON FIRST STARTING VEHICLE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PHYISICAL EFFORT TO LOOSEN. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #489077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING HEAD ON COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
NHTSA complaint #958414 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.