| Vehicle Speed Control | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 125.0%ODI 980883WHILE BACKING OUT, WITH FOOT APPLIED TO BRAKE, WITHOUT PRESSING GAS, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING A HOUSE, IN REVERSE. *AK Look up ODI 980883 at NHTSA ↗ | 216.7%ODI 781540CRUISE CONTROL/SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER/AIR INTAKE SENSOR/GLOVE BOX DOOR HINGE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER INDOOR FAN/ RADIO ANTENNA/INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR/DOME LIGHT, TAIL LIGHT LENSE/CATALITIC CONVERTER/WATER PUMP/TIMING BELT/PLASTIC COVER UNDER ENGINE/WHEEL STUDS/THROTTLE CABLE/BRACKETS THAT HOLD SUNVISOR/ROCKER PANEL TRIM MOLDING AROUND WHEEL WELLS/VENT LINE FOR GAS TANK, AND ALTERNATOR FAILED. Look up ODI 781540 at NHTSA ↗ | 116.7%ODI 967674EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION, VEHICLE GOES INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSTION WHEN TURN IGNITION AND PUT INTO DRIVE. TT Look up ODI 967674 at NHTSA ↗ | 220.0%ODI 727703WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY, INTO THEIR GARAGE, CAUSING VEHICLE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE AGAIN ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY BACK INTO OUR HOME'S GARAGE, HITTING OUR SECOND VEHICLE. TWO OF OUR VEHICLES DAMAGED (INCLUDING VOLVO), TWO NEIGHBOR'S VEHICLES DAMAGED, AS WELL AS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO NEIGHBOR'S GARAGE. Look up ODI 727703 at NHTSA ↗ | 15.9%ODI 733799REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTED. SEE NHTSA ITEM #SB023184,SB028386, SB028388, SB036283,SB019139, SB026140,SB028385. ALSO REFER TO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 225913X ISSUED FEB. 1995. Look up ODI 733799 at NHTSA ↗ | 525.0%ODI 10032134CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO REVERSE AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK Look up ODI 10032134 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.5%ODI 8019205CONSUMER STATES WHILE SITTING THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING.*JB CONSUMER STATED THAT DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE CLIMBED OVER THE PARKING LOT BUMPER RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM, LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT, STABILIZER BAR AND BOTH STABILIZER LINKS. IN THE LAST INCIDENT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BROKE. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION. *YH Look up ODI 8019205 at NHTSA ↗ | 17.1%ODI 10130395DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT A VEHICLE SHE WAS ABOUT TO PURCHASE HAD ODOMETER FRAUD INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS 1993 VOLVO WAGON 240. THE CONSUMER WAS CONSIDERING PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE RAN A CAR FAX ON THE VOLVO. THE CAR FAX SHOWED THAT THE MILEAGE WAS INCREASING. THE ACTUAL MILEAGE WAS INCREASING AND CONSISTENT, COULD TELL THROUGH THE DMV RECORDS. THE LAST MILEAGE SHOWN WAS ON JULY 30, 2004 WITH THE GEORGIA INSPECTION STATION FOR AN EMISSION TEST, THE MILEAGE WAS 298,106 MILES. THE CONSUMER IS POINTING OUT THAT THIS WAS NOT A CLERICAL ACCIDENT. … Look up ODI 10130395 at NHTSA ↗ | 150.0%ODI 877845AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PICK UP MORE AND MORE SPEED. TO STOP, CONSUMER TURNED INTO A DRIVEWAY, AND JAMMED VEHICLE INTO PARK AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK Look up ODI 877845 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Air Bags:Frontal | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 529.4%ODI 10094985WHILE 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. *AK Look up ODI 10094985 at NHTSA ↗ | 418.2%ODI 503575NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN HEAD ON COLLISION. *DSH Look up ODI 503575 at NHTSA ↗ | 214.3%ODI 826374DRIVIER SIDE AIRBAG HAS CRACKED, PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE. DEALERS HAS CORRECTED PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK Look up ODI 826374 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System:Ignition:Module | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 15.9%ODI 781539AIR MASS FLOW SENSOR/ COMPUTER AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED. 0 Look up ODI 781539 at NHTSA ↗ | 315.0%ODI 519583ECM COMPUTER UNIT FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE STALL. Look up ODI 519583 at NHTSA ↗ | 211.8%ODI 519224ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. Look up ODI 519224 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.5%ODI 482545INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AW Look up ODI 482545 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.7%ODI 8010430THE INSTALLATION OF THE WIRE HARNESS IS CRUMBLING INTO DUST AND THE WIRES ARE EXPOSED UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB. CONSUMER STATED THE MAIN POWER FROM ALTERNATOR TO STARTER HAD BAD INSULATION AND MAJOR PORTIONS OF THE COPPER CABLE WERE EXPOSED, VIRTUALLY THE FUEL INJECTION, IGNITION, AND EMISSION CONTROLS WERE IN THE SAME CONDITION, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, CONSUMER SAW SPARKS AT NIGHT WHEN HARNESS WAS AGITATED.*JB Look up ODI 8010430 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 125.0%ODI 10068043 · 188,192 miFOLLOWING MULTIPLE BREAKDOWNS FAILED INSULATION ON EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND ALTERNATOR WERE FOUND. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO FIRE AND HAVE TAKEN THE CAR OFF THE ROAD PENDING REPAIR. I SEARCHED GOOGLE FOR VOLVO BAD WIRING AND CAME UP WITH MANY HITS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY RELATED DESIGN FAULT RELATED TO THE TYPE OF WIRE USED ONLY IN CERTAIN YEARS IN THE EARLY 1980'S. EARLIER AND LATER CARS SEEM TO BE OK. IT SEEMS THE WIRE IS NOT HEAT RESISTENT. Look up ODI 10068043 at NHTSA ↗ | 325.0%ODI 704411WIRING IS FAILING BOTH INSIDE AND OUT,LIGHTS MOTOR ECT!!!! Look up ODI 704411 at NHTSA ↗ | 116.7%ODI 848530ENGINE WIRING HARNESS IS DETERIORATING EXPOSING BARE WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. Look up ODI 848530 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 15.9%ODI 819019ELECTRICAL: DRIVING HOME AND VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE, GOT HOME DICSONNECTED THE BATTERY. WIRING FROM DASH TO BACK LIGHTS HAD BURNED OUT. *AK Look up ODI 819019 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System:Wiring | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 233.3%ODI 527502WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. Look up ODI 527502 at NHTSA ↗ | 120.0%ODI 513367FRONT WIRING HARNESS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK Look up ODI 513367 at NHTSA ↗ | 125.0%ODI 535608POOR WIRE INSULATION FOR ENGINE WIRE HARNESS CRUMBLES AWAY. Look up ODI 535608 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 15.9%ODI 818514THE DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS MELTED TOGETHER AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE VENTS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALE. R CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 818514 at NHTSA ↗ | 15.0%ODI 816548VEHICLE'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK Look up ODI 816548 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Tires | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 522491TIRE SEPARATED ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND RIPPED THROUGH THE FENDER WELL AND LOCKED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. (YOKOHAMA GS4 1857014) Look up ODI 522491 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 18.3%ODI 567284WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.(NO TIRE INFO GIVEN.(OHIO CRASH TRAFFIC REPORT)*JB Look up ODI 567284 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 110.0%ODI 560812THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED AND THE OUTER RUNNING SURFACE CAME OFF THE TIRE, AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. (THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS MARSHALL RADIAL TUBELESS SIZE P185/70R 14). *YH Look up ODI 560812 at NHTSA ↗ | 15.9%ODI 10274830 · 16,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 VOLVO 240. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE GPH TIRES, SIZE P195/65/R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND WAS SIMILAR TO A FLAPPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN PERFORMING DIFFERENTLY. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SHREDDED AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR HER PARTICULAR TIRE SIZE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE P195/60/R15 SIZE TIRE. THE … Look up ODI 10274830 at NHTSA ↗ | 15.0%ODI 10433575 · 2,000 miGOODYEAR VIVA 2 TIRES FROM WALMART HAVE GONE OUT-OF-ROUND REPEATEDLY. THE MECHANICS AT ANOTHER TIRE SHOP SAY THEY SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH WALMART GOODYEARS. I GAVE UP ON WARRANTY REPLACEMENTS, SINCE THEY ALSO FAIL, AND I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS AND A WIFE DRIVING THESE CARS WITH FAILING TIRES. I SACRIFICED THE WARRANTIES AND PUT KUMHOS ON THE CARS. I HAVE 6 VOLVO 240S AND ALL OF THEM HAVE HAD FAILURES OF WALMART TIRES. GOODYEAR, DOUGLAS AND UNIROYAL. 185 -70 - 14. IN EVERY CASE THE TIRES GO OUT-OF-ROUND AND CANNOT BE BALANCED. THEY WOBBL… Look up ODI 10433575 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.5%ODI 895420WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. TWO HOLES WERE IN TIRE ALONG THE SEAM WHERE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. TIRE MELTED ON RIM AND A BLOW TORCH HAD TO BE USED TO REMOVE TIRE FROM RIM. SIZE P195/70R14/90SMTS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *YH Look up ODI 895420 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Seats | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 18.3%ODI 829068SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE ISN'T FIXED AND THE FRAME IS RUSTED. ALSO BRAKE PEDAL IS CORRODED. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE BRAKES AND THE SEAT. THE SEAT MIGHT BRAKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME IF THE CONSUMER WAS TO GET INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK Look up ODI 829068 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 15.9%ODI 704901CONDITION OF SEAT IS A SAFETY VIOLATION IN VA AND MUST BE CORRECTED. *AK Look up ODI 704901 at NHTSA ↗ | 210.0%ODI 881513WHILE SEATING IN DRIVER SEAT NOTICED SEAT ROCKING SOON AFTER WHEN SEAT BROKE IN HALF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK Look up ODI 881513 at NHTSA ↗ | 15.9%ODI 10786855I 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 Look up ODI 10786855 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Air Bags | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 211.8%ODI 11080808 · 200,000 mi"TAKATA RECALL" UNKNOWN Look up ODI 11080808 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 214.3%ODI 10061074WHILE VEHICLE WAS JUST PASSING THROUGH A TOLL BOOTH CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THEN, STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND SUDDENLY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT. BECAUSE OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CONSUMER SUSTAINED FACE AND CHEST INJURIES, AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR ONE WEEK. *AK Look up ODI 10061074 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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