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1995 Volvo 850 visibility problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 1995 Volvo 8509% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Visibility complaints
9%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
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

  • Driver side windshield wiper blades no longer contacts glass because motor spindle axis has become misaligned forcing wiper arm up. Suspect that mounting plate or bracket for motor has become distorted/bent. I bent arm for temporary fix. Other owners of volvo 850 have reported similar problems…

    filed Oct 3, 2005

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

Visibility problems in other 850 years

YearReportsShare
1997 85077%
1996 85053%
1994 85067%
1993 85011%
850 visibility 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.