1998 VOLVO VOLVO
13 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 |
| TRAILER HITCHES | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
Recent Complaints
REAR TIRE EXPLODED SENDING THE TRUCK OUT OF CONTROL.
(CONSUMER WORKS IN A PHYSICIANS OFFICE AND IS WRITING IN CONCERNING A PATIENT'S VEHICLE) VEHICLE IS MANUFACTURER WITH REAR FACING THIRD SEAT/CHILD SEATS, DURING VEHICLE COLLISION OUT OF THE FIVE OCCUPANTS THE ONLY ONE INJURED WAS THE LITTLE BOY IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS DESIGNS PUTS CHILDREN IN A VULNERABLE POSITION. *MJS
I WILL EMAIL A LETTER DESCRIBING THE TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. *AK
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 8/2/99 THAT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH IMPACT TO CAUSE $15,500 DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE FRONT END WAS DEMOLISHED. THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK, BOTH FRAME RAILS WERE BENT AND REPLACED. THE SRS DID NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED VOLVO TO LOOK AT THE CAR BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT AND THE SRS AS TO ITS PROPER WORKING CONDITION. THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE WITHIN 10 DAYS. NO ONE SHOWED SO I SENT PHOTOS. THEY DENIED BASED ON PHOTOS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLE
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY AND BURNS.