VOLVO Complaints

THE WINDSHIELDS ON THESE CARS MAZDA 3 AND THE FORD FOCUS ALL SAME PLATFORM ARE KNOWN TO HAVE A BONDING DEFECT WHEN THEY WERE BUILT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL FOR SAFETY.

MY VEHICLES WINDSHIELD LEAKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DURING AND RECIVEING A CAR WASH ON A TEACK IN NEUTRAL.

AFTER GETTING A CAR WASH (ON A TRACK, IN NEUTRAL) THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE LEAKS, AND IT ALSO DOES THE SAME THING IN MY 2010 XC60.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

THE PULLEY ON THE ALTERNATOR FAILED SO THE SERPENTINE BELT FELL LOSE AND ENDED UP BEHIND THE ENGINE WHERE THE TIMING BELT IS LOCATED. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOSE TIMING AND DAMAGED ALL THE VALVES, CYLINDERS, AND ENGINE BLOCK. NOW THE VOLVO DEALER IS TELLING ME THE ENGINE CAN'T BE REPAIRED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE THAT WILL COST $16,000.00. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY AND ARTERIAL STREETS. THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS AND HESITATES AND WON'T TURN. THEN IT FINALLY DOES. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS WORSE WHEN COLD. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY DEALERS AND MECHANICS AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. JUST RECENTLY PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I WAS USING THE GAS, AND IT WOULD NOT TURN AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT A TREE. ANOTHER TIME WHILE DRIVING N A ROTARY IT FROZE. MANY TIMES WHILE TURNIING INTO A PARKING PLACE IT LOCKS UP.

TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN COASTING DOWN HILL, OR WHEN YOU LET UP OFF THE ACCELERATOR. DOESN'T THE REGULATIONS STATE THAT ' THE VEHICLE SHALL BE OPERATED IN GEAR AT ALL TIMES, EXCEPT AS NECESSARY TO SHIFT OR STOP'?

SEMI-CIRCULAR STRESS FRACTURE IN WINDSHIELD OCCURRED ON ITS OWN AT SOME POINT AFTER DRIVING IT. NO IMPACT AT ALL. FRACTURE STARTS FROM DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER CORNER DOWN TOWARDS DRIVER'S VIEWING AREA AND THEN CURVES UPWARD.

THE START-STOP FUNCTION MALFUNCTIONED ON MY VEHICLE AT A BUSY STOP LIGHT/INTERSECTION. MY WIFE AND I FELT WE NEEDED TO PUSH THE CAR TO SIDE TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT, DESPITE FLASHERS ON. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A VOLVO DEALER WHO WAS VERY HELPFUL. THEY HAD CAR FIXED NEXT DAY. SAID THE COMPUTERS OR SENSORS NOT COMMUNICATING. I ASKED VOLVO IF THEY WERE FIXING ALL CARS. THEY SAID MOLY SAID MY CAR WAS NOW OKAY

THE CONTROLS ON STEERING INTERMITTENTLY DISABLED. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND IT WAS FIXED FOR WHILE, BUT IT REAPPEARED AGAIN! MANY VOLVO OWNERS HAS THE SIMILAR ISSUES MOST OF THEM ENDED UP REPLACING THE CONTROL MODULE PART ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SYMPTOM SINCE MOST DRIVERS LIKE ME RELY HEAVILY ON THESE CONTROLS TO SELECT VEHICLE SYSTEM OPTIONS AND CRUISE CONTROL. ALSO DEALER ASKING ME TO CHANGE THE BREAK COMPONENTS VERY FREQUENTLY SOMETIMES JUST 20000 MILES. I AM ENDED PAYING HEFTY PRICE OF THESE PARTS TO KEEP THE BREAKS SAFE.