VOLVO Complaints

DRIVER DOOR LOCK AND LATCH MECHANISM SEEMS TO GLITCH OUT, LEAVING DOOR IMPOSSIBLE TOCLOSE . IT TENDS TO REACTIVATE AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH THE DOOR OPEN WARNING LIGHT ON. WEATHER DOESNT SEEM TO EFFECT IT LIKE FROZEN LOCKS. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED ON RANDOMLY EVEN ON 50 DEGREE DAYS. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON THE VOLVO FORUMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND DID NOT GIVE ANY SLACK TO SECURE THE DRIVER IN THE SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CYLINDER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE TENSION TO PULL IT ACROSS THE CONTACT'S BODY. THE CONTACT EMAILED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,700.

IN AUGUST OF THIS PAST YEAR MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS MY WIFE AND I MADE A TURN. THE MECHANIC THAT I HAD IT TOWED TO SAID THE ENGINE WAS THREE QUARTS LOW AND WAS GETTING NO COMPRESSION AND YET NO CHECK OIL INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON. I SPENT $6,000 ON A USED ENGINE. THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK THE SAME THING HAPPENED EXCEPT I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT. I AGAIN HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE IS NOT GETTING ANY COMPRESSION. I THEN CALLED VOLVO WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME SINCE I HADN'T TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO A DEALER. I EXPLAINED THAT I LIVE OVER AN HOUR AWAY FROM THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AND ITS NOT FEASIBLE FOR ME TO TAKE MY CAR IN. I'M AFRAID TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY ON A USED ENGINE ONLY TO HAVE IT SEIZE UP ON ME WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS THE SECOND ENGINE IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THAT VOLVO HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2012 S60 IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, SO I AM NOT SURE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF THAT RECALL OR NOT. I HAVE WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE TO OWN A VOLVO. HOWEVER, I CAN NOT IN GOOD CONSCIOUS SPEND ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY ON A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE.

VOLVO XC60 GLASS BONDING DEFECT. WHENEVER WATER FROM RAIN HITS THE WINDSHIELD WATER RUNS DOWN THE INTERIOR OF THE GLASS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE BONDING MATERIAL HAS ERODED AND GLASS CAN BE PUSHED OUT OF THE FRAME WITH MY FINGERS. THE LEAK HAS EXPANDED TO ENCOMPASS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE IS CONCERN THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD WILL DISENGAGE FROM THE FRAME. I HAVE CONSULTED A WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT COMPANY WHO HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE BONDING MATERIAL IS ERODED. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS SEVERAL SAFETY FUNCTIONS OPERATE FROM THIS AREA(AUTOMATIC STOPPING, AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN A ROLLOVER).

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD (ORIGINAL, FACTORY) ADHESIVE HAS FAILED AND THE WINDSHIELD IS LOOSE. BESIDES THE ANNOYANCE OF WATER LEAKING IN, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE WINDSHIELD IS A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT WHICH RETAINS THE AIRBAGS AND OCCUPANTS. THIS IS APPARENTLY A FAIRLY COMMON KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE FACTORY WINDSHIELDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 VOLVO XC40. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE PILOT ASSIST FEATURE ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE AND WOULD ERRONEOUSLY CHANGE LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLVO OF TAMPA (6008 NORTH DALE MABRAY HWY, TAMPA, FL) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,450.

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PASSING SMOG AND HAD TROUBLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SO THE SMOG DEALER TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT I WAS TRYING TO PASS SMOG, BUT THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING VERY GOOD IN SPITE OF THE SMOG PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE AT A COST OF OVER 10,000 DOLLARS WHICH BOTH OF US SPENT IN A TWO MONTH PERIOD. BUT AFTER THEY GOT IT TO PASS SMOG I NOTICED ANOTHER MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM, IT WOULD STOP RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS NEW PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE KEY AND IT STILL STOPPED ON ME 3 X ON THE FREEWAY AND STREETS. I RETURNED THE CAR GOING DOWN THE MAIN STREETS FOR 2 HOURS AND LIFT IT WITH THE COMPANY. MCKEVITT VOLVO IN SAN LEANDRO CA. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME BUT I TOLD THEM MY ARE DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THEY WORKED ON IT! I NEED A WORKING CAR AND I AM IN DEPT AS A RESULT OF THEIR WORK. I AM A 65 YEAR OLD RETIRED TEACHER BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THIS DEPT. 11

THE STEERING WHEEL ON ALL NEW 2018 VOLVO VNL760 TRACTORS IS PAINFUL TO USE, IMPOSSIBLE TO GRIP PROPERLY, AND HAS A MIS-FUNCTIONING TURN SIGNAL LEVER. PLEASE SEE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8LT4MCUVUCG

I KEEP GETTING THAT THE ANTI-SKID NEEDS TO BE SERVICED BUT WHEN I GOT IT CHECKED THEY REPORTED THAT THEY COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ANTI-SKID AND THE ERROR IS CONSTANTLY LIT IN THE SERVICE WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE. I CAN FEEL THE DIFFERENCE WHILE DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS. IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIFIC THEY SHOULD LOOK FOR OTHER THAN ADVISING ME THAT ITS PROBABLY A SENSOR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN RAIN.

VEHICLE WINDSHIELD ISN'T SEALED PROPERLY. WATER POURS INTO CAR, JUST UNDER THE DASH AT AN ALARMING RATE WHENEVER IT RAINS. WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR ACCELERATING, THE WATER THAT HAS COLLECTED IN THE BODY CAN BE HEARD SLOSHING BACK AND FORTH. WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DROPS, THE INSIDE WINDOWS NEED TO BE SCRAPED. THIS WATER LEAK HAS ALSO CAUSED A MOLD AND MILDEW SMELL.