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1992 Volvo 960 engine and engine cooling problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1992 Volvo 96067% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
67%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 1992 960 stalls while driving. *ts the dealer attempted to remedy the problem. The vehicle continued to stall while driving at high speeds. The vehicle would make a jerking motion before shutting off. The vehicle would also stall while parking. The power windows and door locks malfunctioned. The…

    filed Sep 11, 2006

  • Timing belt failed, dealer replaced the timing belt, drive belt, camshaft sensor and had to rebuild the cylinder head with new valves. *slc *mj *dt ph (daughter lucy picardi on behalf of mother) *jb *cb

    filed Aug 20, 2002

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

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other 960 years

YearReportsShare
1997 960420%
1996 960712%
1995 9601425%
960 engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Other reported problem areas on the 1992 Volvo 960

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.