https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Volvo 855. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:12:19 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-682758 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT THE ABS SENSOR HAS COME ON AND IT IS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. THIS IS A VARY COMMON AND SERIOUS FAILURE FOR THE VOLVO 850 AND IS A WELL KNOW TO VOLVO. THEY OFFER REPAIR BUT IT IS AROUND $900. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-484641 Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ABS FAILED TO OPERATE BECAUSE THE ABS MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-465401 Mon, 12 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT REPEATED INCIDENTS OF ABS/TRACTIONCONTROL WARNING LIGHT. COMPUTER READOUT SHOWS FAILURE OF ABS/TRACS COMPUTER BOARD. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-465402 Mon, 12 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT REPEATED INCIDENTS OF ABS/TRACTIONCONTROL WARNING LIGHT. COMPUTER READOUT SHOWS FAILURE OF ABS/TRACS COMPUTER BOARD. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-434759 Sat, 11 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT MY '96 VOLVO 855 HAS INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE. THE ABS LIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR HAS 123,000 MILES. AFTER A BRIEF SEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS WAS TOO COMMON PROBLEM WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE. IT SEEMS THAT VOLVO DOES NOT ADMIT IT AS A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO RECALL CAMPAIGN (THAT I KNOW OF). JUST VOLVO DEALERS MAKING A LOT OF MONEY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND INS https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-428317 Wed, 03 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT REPEATED INCIDENTS OF ABS/TRACTIONCONTROL WARNING LIGHT. COMPUTER READOUT SHOWS FAILURE OF ABS/TRACS COMPUTER BOARD. THIS PROBLEM IS MULTIPLY DESCRIBED ON THE INTERNET THJROUGH THE VOLVO CLUB OF AMERICA BULLETIN BOARD.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-413206 Wed, 18 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT SEAT HEATERS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. VOLVO DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME ONE FOR WHICH THE RECALL IS ISSUED. *AK *CB https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-413156 Tue, 17 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAYAND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. REAR BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOORBOARD. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-390879 Sun, 26 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT KUMHO TIRE HAD STEEL BELTS SHOWING THROUGH THE TREAD AFTER ONLY 29,500 MILES https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-378080 Wed, 16 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT TS https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-287853 Fri, 20 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLATION OF VEHICLE HAD PLASTIC CLIPS HOLDING THE INTERIOR TAILGATE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN PLACE, WITH RAISING AND LOWERING THE REAR TAILGATE THE INTERIOR ASSEMBLY BREAKS THE PLASTIC CLIPS AND LOOSENS WHICH DISLODGES THE CENTER BRAKE TAIL LIGHT, THE MAUFACTURER RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE PLASTIC CLIPS WITH A LARGER MORE STURDIER CLIP ARRANGEMENT. NLM https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-251937 Thu, 26 Oct 2000 00:00:00 GMT THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS THE "DOUGHNUT" SPARE. IT WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE SPLITS AND STRESS CRACKS WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE A PUNCTURED TIRE ON THE ABOVE DATE. I STILL HAVE THE DAMAGED SPARE IN MY POSESSION. I HAVE REPORTED THE FAILURE TO BOTH FIRESTONE AND VOLVO DEALERS. THE RESPONSE OF EACH WAS TO OFFER TO SELL ME A NEW SPARE. I HAVE REPLACED THE SPARE WITH A NEW FULL SIZE TIRE. (TIRESIZE: SPARE)( D https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-190063 Sun, 26 Dec 1999 00:00:00 GMT IN THE FIRST ACCIDENT THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND REAR ENDED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND DRIVEN IN THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE SUSTAINED 13000 DOLLARS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND TO THE REAR. THE AIRBAGS ( BOTH FRONT AND SIDE, DID NOT DEPLOY). ONE YEAR LATER THE SAME SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SECOND "NEAR HEAD ON" COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS (BOTH) FAILED TO https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-164866 Thu, 19 Aug 1999 00:00:00 GMT WITHOUT WARNING BRAKES FAILED. BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-124290 Thu, 19 Nov 1998 00:00:00 GMT ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-112854 Fri, 07 Aug 1998 00:00:00 GMT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS COST IS TO THE CONSUMER. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-112855 Fri, 07 Aug 1998 00:00:00 GMT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT BRAKING THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON/GO OUT AT RANDOM, AND ON TWO OCCASIONS THE BRAKE WOULD TURN TO MANUAL BRAKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVEN OCCASIONS, AND CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-78019 Mon, 16 Jun 1997 00:00:00 GMT IF LIQUID IS SPILLED FROM CUP HOLDER WHICH SITS IN THE CONSOLE AREA OF VEHICLE, IT WILL CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THIS OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE. CUP HOLDER SITS OVER COMPUTER CHIP WHICH CONTROLS AIRBAG AND SEAT BELTS. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-74622 Thu, 24 Apr 1997 00:00:00 GMT FRACTURED RIM CAUSED THE SIDEWALLS OF TIRES TO WEAKEN. https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-51837 Wed, 31 Jul 1996 00:00:00 GMT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES TOO EARLY OR TOO QUICKLY. NOT ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE CORRECTLY IN SLIPPERY OR WET ROAD CONDITIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-855#complaint-51838 Wed, 31 Jul 1996 00:00:00 GMT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES TOO EARLY OR TOO QUICKLY. NOT ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE CORRECTLY IN SLIPPERY OR WET ROAD CONDITIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK