1990 Volvo 740 problems
NHTSA has received 55 complaints about the 1990 Volvo 740, and 25% of them involve cruise control. Next are air bags (16%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 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: 18 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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 30 MPH thick smoke came from air conditioner's vents, shortly after, consumer saw flames. Vehicle was totally burned before fire department got to scene. Driver suffered smoke inhalation.
I was in an accident going at least 40MPH, and I was hit in the front. My air bag did not deploy. I have multiple injuries due to me being thrown into the steering wheel, and the dashboard, and my head hit the rear view mirror.
While driving at a low rate of speed and when attemtping to turn around a curve vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing unwanted and unexpected acceleration, resulting in an accident. Consumer has contacted volvo. The brakes failed to stop the accelerating vehicle.
Tl* the contact owned a 1990 volvo 740. While the vehicle was in the garage, it suddenly accelerated to approximately 60 MPH. The vehicle slammed into a brick wall. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The brake pedal was soft and would not respond. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact was bleeding from his head and required medical attention. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.
Other model years of the 740
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990