Volvo 940 1994

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• Inadvertent air bag deployment investigation # PE97047

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Tl* the contact owns a 1994 volvo 940. While driving 40 mph, an abnormal noise was heard coming from the seat belt panel as the front driver's side air bag deployed. There were no injuries. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 285,633.

Tl* the contact owns a 1994 volvo 940. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and shut off when the airbags inadvertently deployed. The dealer and manufacturer were notified, but were unable to give a diagnosis of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 220,000 and the current mileage was 246,676.

I was sold a volvo 1994 940 series from east lake auto in issaquah, wa. A check engine light was displayed and the company promised to fix whatever it was indicating. I left it at their shop for inspection, and was told that there was no problem related to the light, and that it was a faulty light. I drove the car for three years with the check engine light always on. I commuted to a job that required i be in the car for over three hours on most days. I made a long trip and after that my sons and i have had many neurological problems. The company was closed down about six months ago. Due to another type of repair, i took the car in to another mechanic to be tested for a broken water pump. The new company told me that the check engine light was working, and the codes it was related to were the exhaust system, which when checked showed cracked gaskets in the exhaust manifold system. The gaskets showed signs of having been leaking for several years. I have meanwhile had many physical symptoms i had been going to doctors for and found out that i had been exposed to carbon monoxide at chronic high level. The car was fixed, and i am still having many physical problems. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 1994 volvo 940. After starting the vehicle the drivers side air bag deployed without warrant. She sustained injuries to the left side of her face, a black eye, and injury to her chest. The vehicle was being inspected by the insurance company. The manufacturer was contacted, and a representative was coming out to inspect the vehicle. No repairs were made. The failure mileage was 132,000.

1994 volvo 940 sedan was at full stop at a stop light. Car suddenly accelerated (unexplained), causing car to crash into a regular pickup truck. Because of the short distance between the cars, the impact was no more than a 2-2.5 mph crash as evidenced by minor (really small) bumper fascia indentation and no damage to bumper system whatsoever. Surprisingly, this very minor crash resulted in both the driver and passenger side air bags deploying, resulting in shattering the entire windshield. This very minor crash and the resulting totally unnecessary air bag deployment ($8 -9,000 + cost to replace) has resulted in the insurance company (state farm) declaring the car as a total loss -- along with a relatively low fair market value (due to the 189,000 miles). Car is well-maintained with a life expectancy of another 200,000 + miles (based on a volvo 240 i've owned). *la

Seat belt latch is cracked. Contacted volvo by email, said item not under warranty, thought this might be a safety issue. *nlm

While driving and with no warning gas tank cracked, causing fluid to leak. Dealer notified.*ak

Driver's air bag inadvertently deployed while driving 35 mph.T dealer and manufacturer were notified. Feel free to provide any further information.*ak

Vehicle was parked and consumer was unloading grociers from truck. Hydraulic bar snapped/ fell down, and hit her in head.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C0000 [1] Vehicle Speed Information Circuit Invalid Data