1993 Volvo 850 problems
NHTSA has received 96 complaints about the 1993 Volvo 850, and 24% of them involve transmission. Next are air bags (12%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 96 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 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: 5 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Volvo 850 with enough data (31 complaints in that window).
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.
Frontal collision, impact 12:00 position, speed 20 MPH, drivers air bag deployed causing injuries and burns to head and arms. Tt
Frontal collision, impact 12:00 position, speed 20 MPH, passenger's air bag deployed, causing injuries and burns to head and arms.
During normal operation of vehicle, one of two factory installed "fog lamps" broke out of its holding bracket and started a fire, which burned the plastic for the lamp housing. Dealership later repaired and replaced the fog lamp. Then, during the beginning of august 2001, the other fog lamp broke loose and began to burn plastic lamp housing. Consumer recognized problem and turned light off. Dealership has not examined vehicle for the second occurrence.
The engine will cease suddenly while driving. I have taken the car to a volvo dealership to be fixed, but the problem is still occurring.
Good evening;this is more of a question about a potential vehicle that I would like to purchase. I am interested in purchasing a 1993 volvo 850 4 door. Sedan ,auto/a/c,4 cyl,loaded. I went to test drive the car and the engine check lights stayed on while I drove the car. When I returned to the lot the car stalled,but restarted right away. The used car dealer said the car was low on fuel that's why the lights stayed on?