1997 Volvo 850 Seats Problems

“Driver's seat heater did not operate. Front passenger's side seat heater was repaired under recall 02v314000, but consumer must pay to get the driver's seat repaired.”

“Driver seatback frame broke when accelerating from stop sign. Seat did not entirely collapse, but seat does wobble now and makes clunking noises. Dealer advised $650 parts and labor to correct problem. Volvo advises they will not assist since the car is out of warranty. This repair is being paid for by my ryan extended warranty. I feel this is safety hazard because I believe the seatbeat could have collapsed without warning and caused an accident.”

“The wiring for the seat heater shorted, causing the ignition of a fire in the vehicle under the driver's seat. Our Volvo dealer described the cause of the fire as normal use, I.e., feet or other items under the seat had knocked the connection loose. Accordingly, since the vehicle was out of warranty we paid for the repair. Fortunately, the incident occurred in our driveway with the vehicle parked, although our 10 month old infant was in the car, strapped in her car seat (in the center of the rear seat) while the driver was opening a residential gate. …”

“Fire erupted under the driver's seat filling the vehicle with smoke very quickly, this vehicle was delivered from europe therefore a fire extinguisher came as standard equipment with the vehicle, the consumer believes the vehicle sustained little damage because the fire extinguisher was available and thinks they should be standard equipment in u.s. Vehicles also. Nlm”

“Consumer's complaint regarding recall campaign 112. (recall # 02v314000) the seat heater did not operate properly. The consumer received a notice which indicated that in the instance where the seat heaters didn't operate, the corrective action may not restore full functionality. The remedy did not restore the full benefit of the vehicle. The consumer requested compensation. There was also an A/C problem.”