Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 4309 | 06/24/1999 | 608292 | This bulletin addresses concerns of cases where transmission diagnostic trouble code (dtc) 313 (gear shift position sensor) requires replacement of the sensor. *tt | 11/18/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 02/18/1997 | 1 | 11/01/1996 | |
| Transmission failed. owner suspects the o ring to be the failed part. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/28/2003 | 150000 | 2 | 04/14/1992 |
| Failed transmission after 45,000 miles. extended warranty replaced it. failed control switch for air conditioning a/c and evaporator unit at 135,000. *ak | |||
| 09/10/2002 | 2 | 06/01/2093 | |
| I replace the transmission at 99,000 and now at 27,000 on the orginal volvo replacement transmission i have to replace the second transmission. this transmission of the 850 volvo is a lemon. *ak | |||
| 12/01/1993 | |||
| Replaced 7 tires. too many for low miles. volvo front end causes excessive wear?*ak (tiresize: 195/60vr15) | |||
| 07/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| Once the vehicle is warmed up the vehicle acts as thought it is in neutral. nlm | |||
| 1 | 08/01/2001 | ||
| Consumer states he has to use shift override to take vehicle out of park to put it into another gear. *jb | |||
| 08/01/2000 | |||
| Consumer has to use the shift over ride to take vehicle out of park.*ak | |||
| 01/25/2001 | 2 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Total transmission failure on a car that i serviced every 3-5k miles. *ak | |||
| 04/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| Automatic transmission slips upon acceleation. nlm | |||
| 11/05/1999 | 1 | 10/01/1993 | |
| Transmission would stumble when first accelerating, then would slip badly. *ak | |||
| 02/05/1999 | 1 | 12/01/1992 | |
| 1. auto trans failed with grinding/slippage. at my expense a rebuilt volvo trans installed in 2-99. about 6000 miles later again failure with slippage. another rebuilt trans was installed...so far it's good. 2. a/c compressor/condenser have both failed . repaired at my expense. 3. radio failed to get fm at about 40k miles. replaced at my expense. are there any technical bullitens regarding these issues? especially the expensive trans problems? please advise me of any . thank you | |||
| 12/24/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1994 | |
| No summary | |||
| 03/15/1999 | 1 | 02/01/1999 | |
| No summary listed for this vehicle. *ak | |||
| 01/16/1999 | 1 | 05/01/1998 | |
| Automatic transmission failed. vehicle also switched to winter mode at various times. *ak*ak | |||
| 08/01/1998 | 2 | 03/01/1993 | |
| No summary provided by consumer. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1996 | |||
| Automatic transmission failed. | |||
| 01/01/1997 | 25 | 10/30/1995 | |
| Transmission failure. vehicle goes into a winter mode driving at various times. | |||
| 06/30/1996 | 1 | 06/07/1994 | |
| Transmission failed. *dh | |||
| 09/26/1996 | 1 | 05/01/1993 | |
| Transmission failure. | |||
| 05/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Transmission failed. *sd | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| Engine mount replaced, belt tensioner replaced, gear shift box locked up and gear could not be changed unless gear shift override pressed, winter traction system engaged on its own | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 10/12/1996 | 1 | 06/03/1993 | |
| Hub bearings failed. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/13/1995 | |||
| Ignition key can start the vehicle without the depressing the clutch. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/08/2000 | 1 | 06/01/2000 | |
| Manual transmission failure at a little over 100,000 miles. have contacted numerous volvo specialists, and was told that this is common on the 1993 model 850, and that the 1994 and later gearboxes were revised.. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1996 | 0 | 03/01/1993 | |
| Transmission had to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1993 | |
| Transmission failed during stop and go traffic on the freeway. | |||