1994 Volvo 940 problems
Owners have filed 50 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 Volvo 940. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 42% of complaints. After that come cruise control (10%) and brakes (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 50 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 42% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 173,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 10 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 173,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 10 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% 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.
The vehicle was parked and then it was put into drive and it accelerated unexpectantly and crashed into the interior of the garage. Both airbags deployed.
Airbags deployed without impact. Car stopped at light. Driver lost control of brake and car impacted at low speed car in front also stoped at light. No damage to van in front, small silver dollar size dent in front bumper 1/4 inch deep (est.) airbag broke windshield and seatbelt was activate and require replacement.
Tl* the contact owns a 1994 volvo 940. The contact stated that the driver and passenger side front air bags deployed without warning while stopped at a traffic light. The contact sustained injury to the face. The air bags also fractured the front windshield. A police report was filed of the incident and the vehicle was driven to the contact's home. The vehicle was neither inspected for the air bag deployment failure or repaired. The failure and current mileage was 152,000.
1994 volvo 940 sedan was at full stop at a stop light. Car suddenly accelerated (unexplained), causing car to crash into a regular pickup truck. Because of the short distance between the cars, the impact was no more than a 2-2.5 MPH crash as evidenced by minor (really small) bumper fascia indentation and no damage to bumper system whatsoever. Surprisingly, this very minor crash resulted in both the driver and passenger side air bags deploying, resulting in shattering the entire windshield.