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My 96 850 was an absolute POS. Note: This is before Ford bought Volvo.
The S70 & S80, introduced also before the Ford purchase had some trouble. S70's suffered from electrical gremlins and S80's from expenssive tranny problems. The AWD systems also had their share of Gremlins in the V series and XC's. All before Ford.
I don't want to bash or defend Ford. I've owned a few and they've been cheaper to maintain and broke down less frequently that my 850. I personally have had good luck with them. I know people who haven't. My two Escorts back in school: 1st ran well to 140K, the second to 200K, my Explorer went to 180K. (They were all still running at that point when I sold them) My sister has an Escort with 80K trouble free miles, the one before that ran to 140K before sold, Uncle's Taurus went to 200K, other Uncle's Sable went to 200K, Grandma's Crown Vic is still cranking away at 150K+. Maintenance and repairs were mininal on all of these cars.
However, look at Jaguar pre Ford and post Ford. Look at Mazda reliability, look at Lincoln. All far above Volvo. I don't think Ford is the culprit.
Me... no more Volvo's after Volvo customer servive ignored my cries after two ABS module replacements, Air Cannister, Rear Main Seal, Alternator, Radiator Fan, Stater, Waterpump, blower motor, creaks and rattles, loose trim, peeling door panels, leaky sunroof, etc. etc. etc. This car was babied and well maintained. Every two oil changes, it was another $500-$1000.
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96 850 GLT 5-Speed- Sold due to astronomical repair costs.
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