VOLVO Complaints

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE IT HAS AN UNCONTROLLABLE CAB SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE DUE TO THE LACK OF STABILITY IN THE SHOCK SYSTEM. VIN. N9318245. TWO OUT OF THREE VOLVO DEALERSHIPS STATE NO PROBLEM OR A PROBLEM THEY CANT FIX. ONE DEALERSHIP, DAYTON OHIO REPLACED REAR CAB SHOCKS WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY GAVE MINOR IMPROVEMENTS. IM WAITING TO HEAR FROM VOLVO TO SEE WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE OTHER THEN ME PURCHASING AFTER MARKET SHOCKS OR AIR BAGS. DUE TO THE UNCONTROLLABLE SWAY FROM ROAD, WIND, OTHER VEHICLE TURBULENCE AND THE EXCESS WEIGHT OF THE TOP OF THE SLEEPER, THIS VEHICLE WILL CAUSE MAJOR OVER CORRECTIONS BY THE DRIVER AND COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN WINTER CONDITIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS ALL OVER THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACK AND LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 7/1/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS STEAM COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED NEAR THE FUEL TANK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE FUEL TANK EXHIBITED FUEL LEAKAGE, BUT THERE WAS NO FUEL VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND GONE IDLE WHEN I HAVE CHILDREN IN MY CAR. SINCE MARCH OF 2015 MY CAR STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY HIGHWAYS IN HOUSTON. IT STARTS SHAKING AND ALSO WON'T LET ME ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS AND IT IS SO SCARY FOR ME AND MY KIDS. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIRED AT FIRST AND JUST LAST WEEK I HAD IT COMPLETELY REPLACED. I HAVE PAID OVER 1,000 DOLLARS WITHIN THE LAST MONTH ON THIS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE KNOWN THAT THIS CAR ISN'T SAFE. IT HAS PUT MY LIFE AT RISK AND MY KIDS AS WELL! WE WERE ALMOST KILLED TONIGHT BECAUSE OUR CAR IDLED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY 45 AND THE PEOPLE WHO ALMOST RAN INTO US SWERVED INTO ANOTHER LANE AND MISSED US LITERALLY BY MERE INCHES AND WE CAUSED A COLLISION BETWEEN TWO OTHER VEHICLES. I AM TIRED OF DISHING OUT MONEY AND I HAVE RECEIPTS TO SHOW FOR IT. IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A WEEK SINCE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE! I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A SAFE CAR AND THE CAR FAX WAS CLEAN. I WANT TO KNOW WHY I AM HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS AND WHY MY MONEY IS GOING TO WASTE. I SEE WHERE THIS ETM ISSUE ISN'T UNCOMMON IN VOLVO'S AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO. I HAVE RECEIPTS FROM ALL OF THESE REPAIRS I'VE HAD DONE AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOMEONE WOULD REACH OUT TO ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE. I HAVE TO GET TO WORK AND I ALSO HAVE TO GET MY KIDS FROM POINT A TO B SAFELY. I CAN'T AFFORD A BRAND NEW CAR AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE MY LIFE OR MY KID'S EITHER. SO AN EXPLANATION WOULD BE NICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL ODOR OF FUEL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM,GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MY GAS TANK CRACK AND I THINK IT SHOULD OF BEEN RECALL IT HAPPEN ON ITS OWN. *TR

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN 77F, SUNNY, DRY CONDITIONS, I'D COME OFF THE FREEWAY AND STOPPED FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AT A LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHEN I STARTED MAKING THE LEFT, SOMEONE BLEW THROUGH THE RED LIGHT TO TURN RIGHT COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I LET OFF THE THROTTLE BUT THE THROTTLE DID NOT RELEASE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15-20MPH WITH THE ENGINE AROUND 2,000RPM IN, MOST LIKELY, THIRD GEAR. SINCE I WAS AT LOW SPEED, I PROMPTLY TRIED GENTLY TIPPING IN THE THROTTLE TO SEE IF I COULD CLOSE BUT IT DID NOT SO I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. THE MOTOR REVVED UP TO ABOUT 4,000RPM WHICH IS A NATURAL IDLE FOR THIS MOTOR IF THE TRANSMISSION IS IN GEAR AND THE MOTOR IS UNDER LOAD AT 2,000RPM. AFTER SEEING IT REV UP, I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND IT JERKED INTO GEAR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ON THROTTLE. SUDDENLY THE THROTTLE CUT AND IT RETURNED TO THE NORMAL PEDAL TRAVEL VS. ACCELERATION RESPONSE RELATION. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON. I COULD MAKE IT GO FASTER BUT THE MOTOR WOULDN'T ROTATE ANY SLOWER THAN ABOUT 2,000RPM. *TR

DEFECTIVE PEP BOYS DEFINITY HP 800 PASSENGER TIRES DUE TO PREMATURE TREAD WEAR. PURCHASED 10-14-2014 MILEAGE 121,798. AS OF 4-22-2015 PEP BOYS MEASURED TREAD DEPTH AT 5/32 ON ALL 4 TIRES,MILEAGE 129,891. TIRES HAVE 55,000 PRO RATED WARRANTY. SIDEWAYS TREAD CLOSEST TO CENTER OF TIRE GONE TO ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. HTTP://WWW.PEPBOYS.COM/TIRES/DETAILS/DEFINITY/HP%2520800/485281/01479/2002/VOLVO/S60/0/5-2435%25202.4L%2520DOHC/2WD/2. *TR