Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | ||||||
| PE96019 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. | 03/04/1996 | 05/21/1996 | BATTERY CABLE SHORT | 96V085000 | |
| Battery cables may suffer insulation damage that could result in a engine compartment fire. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/26/2001 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle caught fire in the rear while driving, prior to this fire the vehicle had been plagued with electrical system problems and short circuits, no injuries were sustained. nlm | |||
| The car battery cable caught on fire prior to recall. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1992 | |||
| Electrical system failed, vehicle would not start. *ak | |||
| 07/12/1996 | 1 | 08/01/1989 | |
| The vehicle caught on fire, source unknown. *ak consumer states it appeared the electricial power cable from the battery to the starter motor caused the fire. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 05/31/1996 | |||
| Pe96-019 active, battery short, causing an electrical short, had to replace all electrical parts. *ak | |||
| 02/24/1996 | 2 | 06/01/1989 | |
| There is electrical short in the wire drain of the battery.*ak consumer states vehicle cut off as she was leaving parking lot, restarted the vehicle drove about 30 feet and it cut off again.*jb | |||
| 01/25/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1989 | |
| Vehicle was parked in garage, had not been driven during the day, smoke detector went off downstairs, went to check in garage, was engulfed in flames. *ak *jb | |||
| 09/12/1989 | 3 | 08/01/1989 | |
| The vehicle stalls out constantly due to the battery being drained for no reason. *ak consumer states that vehicle stalls soon after being started, it seems as though there is not enough gas to restart vehicle, it will eventually restart, vehicle was once repaired, it worked fine for a while and then started experiencing problems again. *slc | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||
| 11/13/2004 | 1 | 09/14/1989 | |
| Made an appointment with volvoville usa for recall campaign 96v08500 for date below. showed up on time and provided vin # for vehicle that was purchased from volvoville (as a new car by my wife pennie wilfong ) and all other data requested by service writer. i stated i was not interested in any other service and only wanted the recall item taken care of. the service writer went into her database and informed me there was nothing there and did not provide any explanation even when one was requested. the car was never in the service bay for inspection by a factory trained technician i feel that since i was not interested in spending any money that day, that volvoville usa was not willing to have a service technician check out my vehicle. please have an explanation provided or have the car examined as per the saftey recall issued by nhsta. thanks. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1995 | |||
| Fire--short circuit caused by battery cables. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Battery cables failed prior to recall notice resulting in electrical fire. | |||
| 09/13/1995 | 1 | ||
| Battery cable insulation wore off, causing short circuit/fire prior to recall. | |||
| The car battery cable caught on fire prior to recall. *ak | |||
| 07/16/1996 | |||
| #pe96-019; big battery cable was frayed because it shorted out between positive and negative. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 06/12/1996 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle caught on fire in the starter.*ak consumer stopped at traffic light,and then observed smoke in hood area, he puuled over an opened hood, and there was fire on the right hand side battery cable which had melted, consumer put fire out, and vehicle was towed to dealer.*jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/12/1996 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle caught on fire in the starter.*ak consumer stopped at traffic light,and then observed smoke in hood area, he puuled over an opened hood, and there was fire on the right hand side battery cable which had melted, consumer put fire out, and vehicle was towed to dealer.*jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 07/18/1996 | |||
| Car was sitting for over two hours and car caught on fire. electrical fire under the hood. vehicle was totalled. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 07/18/1996 | 1 | 07/01/1994 | |
| Car was sitting for over two hours and car caught on fire. electrical fire under the hood. vehicle was totalled. *ak consumer states she received a recall letter in the mail after she contacted the manufacturer to file a complaint.*jb | |||