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Report Date: November 2, 1998 03:40:21 AM

ODI ID: 520870
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Thursday, March 14, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTI-SKID SYSTEM
Summary: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

ODI ID: 602611
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES
Summary: GOODYEAR TIRES BLEW OUT.

ODI ID: 602616
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Tuesday, September 03, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Summary: ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED.

ODI ID: 602730
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Monday, September 30, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:WHEEL AND COLUMN
Summary: PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEEL.

ODI ID: 603160
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Tuesday, December 31, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:WINDOW:REAR-VIEW BACKLIGHT
Summary: PROBLEM WITH REAR WINDSHIELD.

ODI ID: 603517
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTI-SKID SYSTEM
Summary: ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.

ODI ID: 603675
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
Summary: ABS SENSOR FAILED.

ODI ID: 604326
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY
Summary: BATTERY FAILED.

ODI ID: 604470
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Tuesday, October 01, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY
Summary: BATTERY FAILED.

ODI ID: 604706
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER:ODOMETER
Summary: SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

ODI ID: 604886
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:BELTS
Summary: FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED.

ODI ID: 604894
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Tuesday, May 21, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD:ENGINE
Summary: EVAPORATOR PUMP FAN RELAY FOR MANIFOLD FAILED.

ODI ID: 605146
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Sunday, December 01, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT:RADIO:TAPE DECK ETC.
Summary: RADIO CASSETTE UNIT FAILED.

ODI ID: 605386
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Saturday, June 15, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTI-SKID SYSTEM
Summary: ABS SYSTEM FAILED.

ODI ID: 800720
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTI-SKID SYSTEM
Summary: WHILE DRIVING, EXPEIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE, WHEN ABS LIGHT APPEARS CONTINUOUSLY AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES HEARD LOUD NOISE.*AK

ODI ID: 803445
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Thursday, October 03, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 1
Component: TIRES
Summary: DRIVING AT SPEED 15MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IMPACT MEDIA STRIP, AT 12:00 POSITION, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

ODI ID: 803445
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Thursday, October 03, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 1
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG:DRIVER
Summary: DRIVING AT SPEED 15MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IMPACT MEDIA STRIP, AT 12:00 POSITION, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

ODI ID: 803445
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Thursday, October 03, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 1
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG:PASSENGER
Summary: DRIVING AT SPEED 15MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IMPACT MEDIA STRIP, AT 12:00 POSITION, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

ODI ID: 803700
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Saturday, October 12, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY:TANK
Summary: CONSUMER STATES THAT ABOUT (10) GALLONS OF GAS HAD LEAKED OUT FROM GAS TANK ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. *AK

ODI ID: 804346
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Saturday, October 26, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Summary: DRIVING AT SPEED 65MPH, VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER, ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, IN FOR REPAIR , WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

ODI ID: 804395
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Wednesday, August 07, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTI-SKID SYSTEM
Summary: WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, RECEIVED NO APPARENT BRAKING ACTION; SWERVED OUT OF RIGHT LANE INTO EXIT LANE, PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES STILL NO BRAKING ACTI

ODI ID: 809421
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Sunday, December 01, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: UPON OPERATING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITION THE VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DEACCELERATE, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS

ODI ID: 810283
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Wednesday, March 19, 1997
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE
Summary: VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND STEAM/SMOKE POURS FROM ENGINE, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

ODI ID: 814080
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE
Summary: VEHICLE STALLS ON FREEWAY AND ON STREETS AT ANY TIME. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. THI

ODI ID: 814176
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Thursday, June 06, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTI-SKID SYSTEM
Summary: BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON ANY ROAD CONDITIONS THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE

ODI ID: 814676
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES
Summary: DURING REGULAR DRIVING DRIVER HAS TIRE BLOW OUTS. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. OWNER NOTES OF POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW WITH THE LOW PROFILE TIRES ON VEHICLE. P

ODI ID: 816810
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE
Summary: DRIVER WAS DOING 55MPH AND VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. CAR IS WITH DEALER. *AK

ODI ID: 821091
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE
Summary: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE STALLED AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. DEALER IS CURRENTLY LOOKING AT VEHICLE. *AK

ODI ID: 823082
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Sunday, April 12, 1998
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:MASTER CYLINDER
Summary: WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DRIVER PUMPED ON THE BRAKES AND THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIME

ODI ID: 823082
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Sunday, April 12, 1998
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTI-SKID SYSTEM
Summary: WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DRIVER PUMPED ON THE BRAKES AND THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIME

ODI ID: 823082
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Sunday, April 12, 1998
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:DISC:ROTOR:DISC HUB
Summary: WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DRIVER PUMPED ON THE BRAKES AND THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIME

ODI ID: 986156
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
Summary: AT LOW SPEED AND APPLIED BRAKE, IT MADE NOISE AND VIBRATED. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

ODI ID: 987094
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Date of Failure: Saturday, July 13, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: AUTO-TRAN: WHILE PARKED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARK, ROLLED DOWN INCLINE, HIT A HOUSE. NOTE: LEASED VEHICLE. *AK

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