1992 Volvo 240 problems
NHTSA has received 29 complaints about the 1992 Volvo 240, and 21% of them involve air bags. Next are tires (14%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 7 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving on highway at low speeds vehicle disengages from 4th gear, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
The vehicle continually shuts down, several repair attempts (idle speed motor,valve and throttle body) which have to not remedied the stalling problems. *mjs
Tl* the contact owns a 1992 volvo 240. The contact stated that he purchased a plastic fuel line (part number: 3547865) but the component failed. The dealer was notified of the failure advised that he contact the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted who advised that they would return his call within the next two days and offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was 215,000. Kmj
Tl* the contact owns a 1992 volvo 240 equipped with yokohama avid touring s tires, size: 185/70r14 (na). While depressing the brake pedal at approximately 20 MPH, there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. The contact discovered that all four tires were deflated and the sidewalls of the tires were fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the sidewalls of the tires were cracked and all four tires needed to be replaced. The tires were not replaced.
Other model years of the 240
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990