IllustrationAFTER STARTING VEHICLE, THE THROTTLE AND/OR LINKAGE STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE IN SPEED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
1989 Volvo 240
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all 240 years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 2 of 17 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
17 reportsELECTRICAL: DRIVING HOME AND VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE, GOT HOME DICSONNECTED THE BATTERY. WIRING FROM DASH TO BACK LIGHTS HAD BURNED OUT. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS MELTED TOGETHER AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE VENTS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALE. R CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
HONR DOES NOT WORK WHEN KEY IS NOT IN IGNITION, ALSO CAN BE PLACED IN GEAR WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED. *AK
POWER DOOR LOCK PROBLEMS. *SKD
VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.