2022 VOLVO XC40 Complaints

I was parked at the grocery store. Got in the car and selected Reverse. The Infotainment screen cleared and produced a Camera is Temporarily Unavailable. I tried the same thing several other times. Same result. My software level is 3.6.4. My understanding is this level includes the fix for Recall R10320.

The contact owns a 2022 Volvo XC40. The contact stated while attempting to reverse the vehicle, the rearview camera not available message was displayed. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V282000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); by the previous owner however, the repair failed to repair the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on several occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and informed the contact that a supervisor would reach out. The failure mileage was 24,480.

On 7/5 car's cameras (all of them) went off again when and Camera Not Available message displayed on console. We had already gotten the NHTSA required software upgrade on 7/2 that was to correct this problem. Once the vehicle was turned off - and started again -- the cameras worked. But it's anyone's guess how long that will last. I called the dealership and they reported that "about two other vehicles" that had the recall and had their software upgraded also came back in with the same complaint. There's no remedy yet from Volvo. Just wanted you to know their "fix" in response to you is not really a "fix."

In the past 3 months, my 2022 Volvo XC40 has experienced four complete power failures, each requiring a tow. 1?? The first incident occurred while waiting at a left-turn lane; the car stalled and would not restart. 2?? The second incident happened at a car wash where the vehicle died mid-process and could not be restarted. 3?? The third incident was the most dangerous—while driving at 50–60?mph on a single-lane road, the car suddenly lost all power. I was fortunate to find a safe spot to pull over. 4?? The fourth incident occurred on July 4th while I was visiting a town 2.5?hours from home. After stopping for gas, the car wouldn’t restart and had to be towed to a local Volvo dealership. These repeated failures create a serious safety risk, especially for drivers like myself who use highways regularly. Sudden loss of power at high speeds could result in a collision or leave occupants stranded in dangerous situations.

The front driver or passenger doors do not open 100% of the time when pulling on the handle. This behavior happens after the car has been unlocked. It happens when pulling at an angle that is slightly up and quick in motion. If you pull directly out, away from the car body, and slower it will open up without issue. I was able to reproduce the behavior at the dealership and was informed that Volvo doors don't open when you do that quick of a motion. Based off that response I do not believe the dealership inspected the door mechanism but instead left it as an accepted issue with the car. I fear if there were a situation when I needed to get into the car immediately it may require multiple pulls on the door handle to work properly.

Hi, I have a 2022 Volvo XC40 Recharge (Full Electric) I and EVERYONE else has had issues with the back-up camera flickering and going out completely and giving a "Camera Not Available" message on the screen in the car. Volvo has said a few times they have a fix for this issue. And the latest vehicle OS update 3 5.24 which I had installed at the dealer last week said they fixed the issue. They have NOT. I am still getting the message and no camera. This is not an isolated issue. I am member of a Volvo XC40 recharge forum and this issue is on all cars. It's a software issue. Its very dangerous to start backing up with the camera on and then all of a sudden it goes out. Thank you, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

When I tried to back up my car, the backup camera on the screen keeps displaying temporarily unavailable warning on the screen. This happens 5 out of 10 times...

My car was sitting inside my garage, and just formed a crack, with no external disturbance. There is absolutely no way this was caused by external damage. You will see in the pictures that there is no external damage, and you can mainly see the crack looking up from inside the car. If you look at pictures of the glass, you see that the crack is on the underside of the glass, and that there is no single point of impact (like a radial crack, or chip, or anything on the outside surface). The Volvo dealership I took my car to said that even if it is a defect or an installation issue, that Volvo would do everything in their power to deny my claim. The dealer said they will document that that this was caused by external damage like a rock hitting the roof, even though I told them several times that the car was not being driven and was sitting inside my garage for months. I asked the dealer if they could show me exactly where the damage was, if they could point out to me where he initial outside impact or chip was. The dealership could not specifically point out where the chip was. I have contacted Volvo customer service and filed ethical complaints. They have more or less admitted to denying warranty claims on false evidence. It is also clear that the dealer gets paid more if it is not done through warranty, so they have no incentive to tell the truth (that this was a manufacturing/installation defect) I have done plenty of online research and found that many many other Volvo xc40 owners have the same defect in cars between 2020-2022 (their roof glass forms a horizontal crack completely unprovoked.) [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Backup camera not working: Repeated get no backup camera image - just see a black screen with message "Camera unavailable" or "Camera temporarily unavailable". This happens more often than the camera works. Seems to be related to OTA software update - had no camera problems for a most of the year and then after an OTA the camera issues began.

Both front strut upper bearings failed with less than 30k miles. Continued noise coming from front end diagnosed as failed left strut, causing left upper bearing and strut to be replaced. Polestar 2, which uses the same assembly and Volvo have issues technical journals. Polestar is issuing an upgraded part, though it appears Volvo is not. Owner forums comment on this issue and it is well known with Volvo. A solution for the front suspension should be implemented under a recall as failure of these parts is premature and seems to represent a manufacturing defect.