1994 Volvo 850 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 6%of 83 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1994 Volvo 850, 6% of the 83 complaints for this model year. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Transmission did not engage in reverse. Car rolled forward when parked on hill; thinking that it needed more gas to go backwards I accelerated, gear engaged after five seconds sending car backwards surprisingly fast. This slippage in reverse reoccurs about 70% of the time. If a pedestrian was either at the front or back of my car this defect could have LED to an accident.”
NHTSA complaint #704906, filed 1999-03“Dt: the owner noticed after delivery of vehicle that there was no change in the mileage. The gauge would read how fast the owner was traveling, but not how far the vehicle was traveling. The owner noticed this within the first 10 miles of driving. The vehicle was purchased on the phone after viewing a website. The dealership who sold the vehicle did not indicate that there was a discrepancy. Also, certain fields in the vehicle information that could have been checked to indicate an odometer problem, and these fields were not checked. …”
NHTSA complaint #10132225, filed 2005-08“Dt:the contact owns a 1994 Volvo 850. The vehicle will stall while driving he has had the vehicle serviced numerous times and the mechanic cannot duplicate the problem. This happens while driving at accelerating, decelerating, startup, and other times. There is no warning to this faikure.there is no average speed for this occurrence. If an a backroadtake foot of to go around the curve the vehicle will stall. Within kast year it happened on christmas day. Then two weeks kater, and then three and a half months later, and today august 10,2005 it has happened four times. …”
NHTSA complaint #10132296, filed 2005-08Related recalls
- 94V173000Sep 13, 1994Under very cold weather conditions, ice crystals can form at the throttle in the engine intake system, and prevent the throttle from returning to idle.Covers: Volvo 850 1994
Related service bulletins
- 10157889Feb 14, 2019This is a Technical Journal: When sensitive information, like vehicle speed, brake usage, etc. (customer behavoiur information) of a car is required from Volvo Car Corporation…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1994 Volvo 850
14 complaintsElectrical system
12 complaintsEngine cooling
10 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsEquipment
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsSeats
6 complaintsTires
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsWheels
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1994 Volvo 850
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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