Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/20/2012 | 185500 | ||
| Runaway accelerator | |||
| 12/01/2001 | 20937 | 1 | 07/01/1996 |
| Dt: odometer/speedometer does not work, v this problem appears to be a flaw in volvo's manufacturing. *ak consumer wants name and concern shared with volvo. consumer states volvo knows of this widespread era in their cars. on may 18th 2005 consumer sent a letter to volvo about the odometer problem, along with a follow up letter on june 9th 2005. consumer states that failure is due to a small plastic gear in the speedometer.*sb *nm | |||
| 09/01/1997 | |||
| While driving approx. 45 mph the car begin to race, as though it were stuck in gear, i applied my brakes, but they did not respond. the car continued to accelete (up hill) on it's own. i attempted to apply the brakes, but to no avail, the car continued to accelerate. i steered the car to jump a curb and applied the emergency brake, the car continued to accelerate. i was no longer in control of the car, so i took off my seat belt and ejected from the car. the car went head on into a truck and was subsequently totalled. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1997 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Cruise control failed. | |||