http://www.msnbc.com/news/936264.asp?0si=-

im not deffending anyone i just dd a search after reading this post and thought id share

http://www.azcentral.com/class/marketplace/cars/1114Reliability14.html

http://autos.yahoo.com/consumerreports/usedpicks.html

Well the second link is most interesting since it comes from the same organization. They seem to be contradictory.

Nonetheless, I'm not defending Ford, but for all you Ford frowners who claim they've ruined Volvo, take a look:

Ford Escort, Ford F-150, Lincoln Town Car, Mazda Millenia, Mazda MX-5, Mazda Protege and Mercury Tracer all listed as reccomended. Fords... They're such junk aren't they???
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96 850 GLT 5-Speed- Sold due to astronomical repair costs.

Seeing them EVERY day, we at dealerships know that Volvo has more problems then ever. They're TOO complex and have too many parts quality issues and in time, people will stop buying them UNLESS they get their act together. Don't see that happening in the near future either.

yeah...and the interior is falling apart....because volvo wanted to use some environmentally safe and biodegradable glue to hold things togetehr

One word - Ford.

Sam,

Ford hasn't really had much impact on the quality of Volvo products since they purchased them in '99 and most everything you see on the road was produced or in development before then.

In fact, the XC90 probably has more Ford involvment than any others and it has had excellent iniitial quality ratings.

We don't expect door panels to peel, ABS modules and evaporators to fail, etc. But to be fair, Volvos have never been paragons of reliability. They are known for durability. And the 850/70 series feel like they will last forever.

If Ford handles them like Jaguar you'll see some re-badged Fords that are Volvos in name only. And you'll see some models that are the marque's true lineal decendants.

I'd guess that the free spending '90's promted Volvo to put out cars as fast as the public would buy them. Unfortunately, QC wasn't the first issue on their agenda. Whether that move will come back to bite them in the butt remains to be seen.

Bryan

Then why is Jaguar at the top of the list now? FORD... don't they own them?

Volvo has been having relaibility problems since the introduction of the 850. The S70 and S80 were introduced prior to the Ford purchase and had their share of problems as well.
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96 850 GLT 5-Speed- Sold due to astronomical repair costs.

If Volvo's are getting worse than my 1995 850 - stay away !

Toyota from now on.

worse than my 1996 850???? Then never again!
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96 850 GLT 5-Speed- Sold due to astronomical repair costs.

No kidding, I'd buy ANY 850 over a newer model (ANY of them) because YES, they've gotten worse. Sad but true.

Maybe the success of the 850 model in sales went to their heads and quality went out the door.

Rick in Denver