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1995 Volvo 854 problems

Owners have filed 13 complaints about the 1995 Volvo 854 with NHTSA between 1996 and 2005. The largest single group is the engine & cooling.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Volvo 854 All 1995 cars
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Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

13

Complaints

3

Crashes reported

0

Fires reported

2

Injuries reported

How 1995 compares with every other Volvo 854

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2 13 5 8
94 95 96 97
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1995 Volvo 854

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Engine & Cooling 4 30.8%

Median failure at 184,958 miles

Airbags 3 23.1%

3 crashes, 0 fires

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 23.1%
Fuel & Propulsion 2 15.4%

Median failure at 137,479 miles

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 7.7%

When owners complained

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.

Jul 1996 peak 2 Oct 2005

NHTSA investigations into the 1995 Volvo 854

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.

PE03003 Opened 16 Jan 2003 Closed 11 Jun 2003 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

FUEL TANK LEAKS

THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION OPENED THISINVESTIGATION ON JANUARY 16, 2003.THE BASIS FOR OPENING THE INVESTIGATION WAS 15 CONSUMER REPORTS ALLEGING GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL STORAGE TANK.VOLVO PROVIDED 43 ADDITIONAL REPORTS IN ITS RESPONSE TO THE PRELIMINARY EVALUATION, 4 OF WHICH WERE DUPLICATES OF THE 15 ODI REPORTS. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED FOR FURTHER STUDY.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Evanston, IL Crash

AIR BAGS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION.

NHTSA complaint #507094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Evanston, IL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGD DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT, DRIVER SUSTAINE DINJURIES.

NHTSA complaint #800148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Evanston, IL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER"S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONT END ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #800143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

at 184,958 miles Pelham, NH

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

(1) DRIVING NORMALLY DOWN THE ROAD, SUDDENLY (2) THE CAR HAD NO POWER (COULD NOT ACCELERATE, IT FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE GONE), BUT THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING (I COULD STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CHANGE THE ENGINE RPMS), BUT DIDN'T GENERATE ANY POWER (IMPROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO?). ONCE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE STALLED. (3) I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. IF I STARTED THE CAR NORMALLY, IT WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT START--IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS FLOODED. HOWEVER, BY STOMPING HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE STARTING THE CAR ALLOWED IT TO START NORMALLY AND I COULD CONTINUE. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES DURING APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES OF DRIVING IN 3 DIFFERENT SEGMENTS. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY PARKED THE CAR AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I WAS VERY LUCKY, AS THE SITUATIONS IN WHICH THE CAR EXHIBITED THIS PROBLEM ALLOWED ME TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD. I CAN IMAGINE MANY SITUATIONS IN WHICH I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, HENCE I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10140084 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 184,958 miles Pelham, NH

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

(1) DRIVING NORMALLY DOWN THE ROAD, SUDDENLY (2) THE CAR HAD NO POWER (COULD NOT ACCELERATE, IT FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE GONE), BUT THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING (I COULD STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CHANGE THE ENGINE RPMS), BUT DIDN'T GENERATE ANY POWER (IMPROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO?). ONCE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE STALLED. (3) I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. IF I STARTED THE CAR NORMALLY, IT WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT START--IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS FLOODED. HOWEVER, BY STOMPING HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE STARTING THE CAR ALLOWED IT TO START NORMALLY AND I COULD CONTINUE. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES DURING APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES OF DRIVING IN 3 DIFFERENT SEGMENTS. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY PARKED THE CAR AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I WAS VERY LUCKY, AS THE SITUATIONS IN WHICH THE CAR EXHIBITED THIS PROBLEM ALLOWED ME TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD. I CAN IMAGINE MANY SITUATIONS IN WHICH I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, HENCE I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10140084 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 90,000 miles Marietta, GA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

THIS WILL BE THE THIRD GAS TANK IN MY 1995 VOLVO 850 T5R. THEY KEEP CRACKING. VOLVOS REPLY IS THAT I AM "UNLUCKY."

NHTSA complaint #10100211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Baldwin, NY

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE.

NHTSA complaint #562826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Baldwin, NY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

CONSUMER SAYS THE ENGINE MOUNTS ON THE CAR BROKE, AS A RESULT THE ENGINE BOUNCES UP AND DOWN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

NHTSA complaint #563836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Baldwin, NY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

CONSUMER SAYS THE ENGINE MOUNTS ON THE CAR BROKE, AS A RESULT THE ENGINE BOUNCES UP AND DOWN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

NHTSA complaint #563836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Baldwin, NY

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE.

NHTSA complaint #562826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Baldwin, NY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ALL THE ENGINE MOUNTS ON THE VEHICLE BROKE, AS A RESULT THE ENGINE WAS LITERALLY BOUNCING UP AND DOWN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE.

NHTSA complaint #562826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Valhalla, NY

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WIPER LOOSES CONTACT WITH WINDSHIELD BETWEEN 1 AND 11 OCLOCK POSITION. THIS OCCURS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND RESULTS IN INEFFECTIVE CLEARING OF RAIN. I HAD HEARD ON A WEB SITE THAT THE ARMS WERE MIS-CAST. THE WIPER SPRINGS ARE STRONG AND GIVE GOOD TENTION BUT BOTTOM OUT PREVENTING CONTACT WITH THE WINSHIELD BECAUSE THE WIPER ARM PORTION NEAR WHERE IT BOLTS TO THE MOTOR MUST FLARE OUT TO FAR. I REMOVED THE ARM AND IT IS A SOLID CAST MATERIAL, PERHAPS ALUMINUM. IT DOESNT APPEAR THAT IT COULD BEND EASILY. IT'S CROSS WEBBED AN SEEMS ALMOST STRUCTUAL IN STRENGH. SO THE BLADE WHEN IT'S ALMOST STRAIGH UP SEEMS TO FLAP AROUND ABOUT 1/4 ABOVE THE GLASS.

NHTSA complaint #731669 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Pleasant H, CA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #552373 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Evanston, IL Crash

AIR BAGS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION.

NHTSA complaint #507094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Evanston, IL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGD DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT, DRIVER SUSTAINE DINJURIES.

NHTSA complaint #800148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Evanston, IL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER"S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONT END ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #800143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.