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1995 Volvo 850 electrical system problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1995 Volvo 85012% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Electrical System complaints
12%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 4
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • . I have spent $2200 in the last 3 months while herb gordon tries to figure out the problem with the brakes. They have replaced the brake master cylinder, cleaned and resealed the brake calipers and now as a last resort are replacing the internal abs system, which finally fixed the problem…

    filed Oct 4, 2005

  • Upon starting the vehicle, and backing out the drive way, consumer saw smoke, seemed to be coming from under driver's seat. Consumer then went into the house to get water. Upon returning to the vehicle it was engulfed in smoke, and fire.*ak *bf *nm

    filed Mar 21, 2005

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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    Service Manager · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 3, 2022
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    SMB00-006-2020-0 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 5, 2020
All 1995 Volvo 850 TSBs →

Electrical System problems in other 850 years

YearReportsShare
1997 8501312%
1996 850189%
1994 8501214%
1993 850912%
850 electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.