Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 1997 Volvo 850

Table 1 shows four common vehicle speed control related problems of the 1997 Volvo 850. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the accelerator pedal (two problems).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Volvo 850


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 1997 Volvo 850

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

In a parking garage I turned my wheels towards the left to drive into a parking spot; I gave the car a little gas while driving over a speedbump and suddenly the car accelerated and shot forward at a high rate of speed.   Read details...

The Accelerator Pedal problem

My daughter used family car, Volvo 1997, 850 wagon and the accelerator failed wide open. She narrowly missed 5 young children playing street hockey. Car is inoperable and must be towed to service station for evaluation and repair.   Read details...

The Fail To Accelerate problem

1. Loss of acceleration and sometimes stalling during freeway transition from on ramp to freeway and or during left turning against traffic. 2. The car failed to accelerate and the action of pushing the accelerator caused the transmission to down shift causing the extreme slowing and sometimes   Read details...


Vehicle Speed Control related problems in other Volvo 850 model year vehicles:



Fuel Economy of 850 Vehicles
850 Service Bulletins
850 Safety Recalls
850 Defect Investigations