VOLVO Complaints

1) ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ERROR MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE SCREEN: "WINDSCREEN SENSOR, SENSOR BLOCKED, SEE OWNER'S MANUAL", THE APPEARANCE OF THE SENSOR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR APPEARS CLEAN AND EVEN AFTER SCRUBBING THE SENSOR AREA THE ERROR STILL OCCURS. THE CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM OVER 5 TIMES INCLUDING TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE THE WINDSCREEN SENSORS, WITH THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTING. 2) DASHBOARD WENT BLANK AND COMPUTER REBOOTED WHILE DRIVING.

TAKATA RECALL: A RECALL FAILURE OCCURRED MAY 1, 2017 ON A FAN CONTROL MODULE THAT WAS INSTALLED ON 7/22/2009-RCALL NUMBER 214. . THE RECALL WAS DONE BUT NOW THE RECALL PART HAS FAILED AGAIN. DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN..

ACCELERATING ON INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN COMPLETY LOST ENGINE POWER. ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. COULD HAVE EASILY GOTTEN INTO A WRECK IF THERE HAD BEEN MORE TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE. ENDED UP GETTING TOWED AND HAVING TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE UNIT WHICH COST ALMOST $1000, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH A VERY BAD OUTCOME IF TRAFFIC HAD BEEN HEAVIER.

ALUMINUM NUTS ON THE VALVE STEMS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATE AND FALL APART CAUSING TIRES TO GO FLAT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS (TWO TIRES) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY WITHOUT INCIDENT. ALL 4 VALVE STEMS WERE INSPECTED

DASHBOARD WENT BLACK AND COMPUTER REBOOTED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WAS NOT AFFECTED. NO SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES, AS THEY ARE ALL PART OF THE ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD.

THE PASSENGER DOOR RANDOMLY OPENS SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS, SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SOMETIMES AT SPEEDS AROUND 30MPH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO VNL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND RODE ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THEM TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE RECALL SPECIFICS AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

DURING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN, WATER STREAMED INTO THE CAR FROM THE AREA BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR (WHICH HOUSES THE RADAR SYSTEM). I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 20 MPH WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS SET TO MEDIUM, CONTINUOUS. WATER DRIPPED ONTO THE COIN STORAGE AREA IN FRONT OF THE GEAR PADDLE. MOON ROOF WAS THOROUGHLY CLOSED (AND HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN THE SUMMER AFTER AN EARLIER RECALL). I PARKED UNDER COVER. A FEW HOURS LATER, I WENT OUT AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING FOR 10 MINUTES, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF SOME SPACE WAS FILLING UP AND THEN RELEASING A STREAM OF WATER. OR MAYBE IT WAS A STEADY DRIP. WATER COULD HAVE BEEN POOLING IN THE INTELLI-SAFE SYSTEM. AT ONE POINT, I PARKED ON A HILL, CAR FACING DOWNWARD. A LARGE THAN NORMAL TRICKLE OF WATER THEN STREAMED INTO THE CAR. THAT MADE ME THINK THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE WINDSHIELD SEAL. IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE THAT WATER IS GETTING INTO THE MOONROOF IN SOME WAY AND THEN RUNNING TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND FINDING ITS WAY DOWN THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC CASING BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR IN THE RAIN BEFORE WITHOUT EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS A HEAVIER RAIN THAN NORMAL THOUGH. I HAVE ATTACHED TWO PHOTOS THAT SHOW AREAS DRIPPING. I ALSO HAVE TWO MOVIES FILES WHICH MIGHT BE A BIT MORE HELPFUL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE THOSE, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] I CANNOT ATTACH THEM AS FILES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 248,000.

2016 VOLVO S-60. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. *LD..THE CONSUMER STATED VOLVO HAD A RECALL ON THE OIL PRESSURE SENSORS (FAILURE CAUSED ENGINES TO SEIZE). THE DEALER CLAIMED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BUT, THE ENGINE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE ENGINE BUT, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE DIMINISHED DRASTICALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST ANY FURTHER. *JS ...UPDATED 06/14/17 *BF *AS