VOLVO Complaints

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE CAR ON THREE OCCASSIONS. BRAKES WOULD SLOW THE CAR DOWN;HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE CAR WAS STILL ROLLING. FIRST TWO FAILURES OCCURRED CONSECUTIVELY. HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK FIRST TIME; SECOND TIME HAD TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. THIRD OCCASION WAS AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO VOLVO DEALER IN CHICAGO AND GETTING IT BACK WITH NO REPAIRS COMPLETED BECAUSE COMPUTER DIDNT REGISTER A PROBLEM. THIRD OCCASION WAS FOUR DAYS LATER; CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT WOULDN'T STOP. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC STARTED TO MOVE AGAIN BEFORE I HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. FIRST INCIDENT INVOLVED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE STREET, LAST INCIDENT INVOLVED ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL THREE INCIDENTS WERE ON CITY STREETS. TOOK VEHICLE INTO SECOND DEALER IN DETROIT. THEY CONTACTED VOLVO TECH SUPPORT. VOLVO SUPPORT RECOMMENDED CHANGING MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND DRAINING BRAKES LINES. APPARENTLY THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON ANOTHER S60 AND THIS FIX WORKED. THE DETROIT DEALER DID THE RCOMMENDED REPAIR AND SO FAR VEHICLE IS OK. HOWEVER WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY..NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THREE PREVIOUS OCCASIONS IS UNSAFE FOR US AND OTHER MOTORISTS/PEDESTRIANS. WE ARE NOT TOTALLY CONFIDENT THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP 100% OF THE TIME IN THE FUTURE.

AFTER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT USED VEHICLE JUST PURCHASED (2004 VOLVO V70) HAD A BAD REM MODULE; RENDERING FUEL GAUGE, REAR DOOR LOCKS, FUEL DOOR LATCH, AND HATCHBACK LOCK INOPERATIVE. THE REAR HATCHBACK HAS NO MANUAL METHOD TO LOCK IT; MAKING VEHICLE UNSECURABLE. INVESTIGATION ONLINE INDICATES THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. DEALER WANTS AROUND $200 TO UPDATE SOFTWARE TO FIX PROBLEMS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, SINCE AT LEAST TWO CRITICAL ITEMS (HATCHBACK AND FUEL DOOR LATCHES) DEPEND ON FUNCTIONING REM TO SECURE THEM. I BELIEVE THESE ITEMS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDLESS OF AGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S80. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE GARAGE. UPON CHECKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR BECAME STRONGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A FUEL LEAK ORIGINATED FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED FUEL AROUND THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN LEAVING WORK, I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND FOUND A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH BEIGE GREASE ALL OVER IT. I LOOKED FURTHER AND SAW A METAL PIN ON THE FLOOR AND ANOTHER SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC. I DIDNT KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM UNTIL READY TO DRIVE OFF I PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND FOUND THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTING KNOB WAS GONE. THIS WAS THE MISSING PIECE!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL AND THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,287.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE PILOT ASSIST AND LANE ASSIST SYSTEMS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY CHANGE LANES AND/OR CHANGE DIRECTIONS. ON OCCASION, THE FEATURES WOULD ERRONEOUSLY SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ *AS

VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING WITH NO CARS AROUND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING FEATURE KICKS IN STOPPING THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON LOCAL STREETS AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS. IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE BEING REAR ENDED AND I HAVE ALSO NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED. BROUGHT TO DEALERS AND THEY SAY THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT BUT HAVE BEEN TURNING IT OFF ON OTHER CARS BECAUSE THEY ADVISE THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS

VOLVO XC60 FLOODED WHEN PARKED & POOL OF WATER GATHERED IN DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD WATER DAMAGE IN ELECTRICAL HAS COMPROMISED SAFETY SYSTEM PER DEALER (AIR BAG WARNING WENT OFF). DEALER INDICATED AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN EVENT OF CRASH (YIKES, NHTSA PLEASE CAN YOU PUT TO TOP OF PRIORITY LIST TONSEE WHAT OTHER VOLVOS MAY BE AFFECTED?) DUE TO COMPUTER BOARD DAMAGE DUE TO WATER LEAK. DEALER INDICATED WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE RESEALED (DEALER FOUND WINDSHIELD LEAKING& ADVISED WHEN PRESSED WINDSHIELD WAS LOOSE). SUNROOF LEAKING & DEALER ADVISED DUE TO DRAIN PIPES CLOG THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED/MODIFIED. HAD CALLED VOLVO CAR USA (SPOKE W/ BETTTY) B4 GOING TO DEALER, BUT WAS REFERRED TO DEALER, SAID ULTIMATE DECISION WAS UP TO MIDWEST MANAGER ("MM"). MM ADVISED OUR COST WAS ABOUT OVER $800, & VOLVO WOULD PAY AROUND $1,000. MM GAVE US ONLY 24 HOURS TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THEIR OFFER THEY CALLED A "GOODWILL OFFFER". I CALLED VOLVO CAR USA, LEFT MESSAGE W/ ANN FOR BETTY BUT WAS ADVISED AGAIN ULTIMATE DECISION UP TO MM. WE COUNTERED TO BE REASONABLE W/ $300 OFFER FOR US TO PAY WHICH MM FLATLY REJECTED. PLEASE SEE LINK & SPECIFICALLY SEE HIGHLY CONCERNING COMMENT BY THE CHAMP DATED 1/16/14-HTTP://VOLVOFORUMS.COM/FORUM/VOLVO-XC60-51/LEAKING-FRONT-WINDSHIELD-2010-XC60-67995/. WHY HASN'T A RECALL HAPPENED? DEALER TOLD US CLASS ACTION WASN'T SETTLED YET...WE HOPE THE GOV. WILL INVESTIGATE BROADLY. HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE/HAD THESE ISSUES & MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW MANY LIVES ARE AT STAKE DUE TO ELECTRICAL DAMAGE TO SYSTEM(S) INVOLVED W/ AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, ETC. HOW LONG HAS BIG CORPORATION KNOWN ABOUT ISSUES & WHAT DO THEIR INTERNAL DOCUMENTS SAY? THE GOV. HAS AUTHORITY & SHOULD LOOK INTO IT W/ A PROMPT DOCUMENT REQUEST TO VOLVO W/ A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. WINDSHIELD WIPER & SIDE MIRROR BROKE TOO.

"TAKATA RECALL" THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. IT IS ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE PAPER FROM THE VOLVO DEALER WAS CHECKED TO DIAGNOSTIC THE AIR BAG. I PAYED FOR IT.