Gasoline Engine Problems of Volvo 850

Volvo 850 owners have reported 5 problems related to gasoline engine (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Gasoline Engine problem of the 1999 Volvo 850

Failure Date: 04/26/2002

I recently filed a complaint with NHTSA and would like to report that my car died while driving on Friday, April 26, 2002. I took the car to lawrence Volvo in walnut creek, CA. The manufacturer has stated that the car has no non-conformities. This is completely false. No safety defect listed.

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2 Gasoline Engine problem of the 1996 Volvo 850

Failure Date: 08/29/2000

No summary.

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3 Gasoline Engine problem of the 1997 Volvo 850

Failure Date: 05/14/1999

While driving in hard rain consumer saw dash lights light up and the steering control failed and car cut off. After about thrity seconds the car restarted.

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4 Gasoline Engine problem of the 1996 Volvo 850

Failure Date: 03/19/1997

Vehicle suddenly loses power and steam/smoke pours from engine, resulting in a fire.

5 Gasoline Engine problem of the 1996 Volvo 850

Driver was doing 55mph and vehicle engine caught fire. Car is with dealer.

Other Common Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of Volvo 850

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine Exhaust System problems	7
Gasoline Engine problems	5
Engine And Engine Cooling problems	4
Engine problems	4
Cooling Fan problems	2
Emission Control problems	1
Engine Stall problems	1
Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problems	1
Engine Belts And Pulleys problems	1
Car Stall problems	1

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