VOLVO Complaints

CAR LOST ALL POWER AND MESSAGE WINDOW READ "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE". WE WERE TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD TO COAST THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, SO WE SHUT THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTARTING IT, THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED AND WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR TRIP. IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND WE RESET IT ONCE AGAIN. WE STOPPED AT THE FIRST VOLVO REPAIR FACILITY WE FOUND AND HAD THEM SCAN ALL THE COMPUTERS USING THE VOLVO DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. THE CODE THEY RETRIEVED WAS ECM-981A. THEY CLEARED OUR COMPUTER USING THE VOLVO COMPUTER, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED ON OUR RETURN HOME. WE WERE BARELY ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A SEMI BARRELING UPON US! THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS, AND I FINALLY WENT TO MY COMPUTER TO FIND SOME INFORMATION ON MY OWN. APPARENTLY, THIS IS NOT SO UNCOMMON A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON SOME OF THE 2003-2004 S60'S AND V70'S. WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT CLOSE TO $2,000.00 TRYING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM, BUT THAT BECOMES INCONSEQUENTIAL IF SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE THE ISSUE DOESN'T GET RESOLVED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING EITHER THE PASSENGER DOOR OR THE DRIVER DOOR SUDDENLY BECOMES UNLATCHED EVEN WHEN LOCKED AND THE INFORMATION MESSAGE SYSTEM COMES ON SAYING PASSENGER (OR DRIVER) DOOR IS OPEN AND CABIN LIGHTS COME ON. I AM REQUIRED TO PULL OVER AND RESECURE DOORS. THIS ISSUE HAS ESCALATED TO A NEARLY DAILY OCCURRENCE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED BY A RECALL AS DOORS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY COME OPEN ON A 7 YEAR OLD CAR THAT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE MADE AN APPT WITH THE HERB GORDON VOLVO DEALER IN SILVER SPRING MD FOR AN ASSESSMENT. *TR

VOLVO BRAKE VACUUM PUMP IS LEAKING OIL ON THE 3.2 LITER MOTORS. VOLVO HAS FINALLY RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE WITH THIS LEAK AND HAS COME UP WITH A VOLVO BRAKE VACUUM PUMP REPAIR KIT (VOLVO 31401556 REPAIR KIT). ALONG WITH THE KNOW EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION OF THE 3.2 LITER MOTOR THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET, MY SEATBELT LET GO, SPONTANEOUSLY RELEASED ITSELF! IT DOES THIS 2-3 TIMES IN A ROW. WHEN I HEAR THE SOUND OF A SEATBELT BUCKLE CLICKING (AFTER I FASTEN MINE, SOUND SEEMS TO COME FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE!) THEN I KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO RELEASE AGAIN. AT LEAST NOT TIL AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN START IT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL VAPORS EMITTING FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

VERY SMALL FOOT ROOM ON DRIVER SIDE. SHOE TRAPS UNDER BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIME, MAKE SOME DELAY OF USING BRAKE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. HERE'S THE STORY, MY XC90 WAS DEALER SERVICED A WEEK AGO (PM), TOOK ON A SHORT ROAD TRIP OVER WEEKEND, FORTUNATELY MADE IT HOME BEFORE IT BROKE DOWN. WENT TO WORK UPON RETURNING FROM TRIP AND WHILE I WAS PARKING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. VERY UNSAFE! NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS NO 'LIMP MODE.' THE RPMS ROSE AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. COULD HEAR A METALLIC RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED FROM WORK TO AAMCO. AAMCO STATED THE DAMAGE WAS INSIDE OF TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD NEED TO REMOVE AND TEAR DOWN TO SEE WHAT ISSUE IS, BUT MORE THAN LIKELY IT WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER AND LUCKILY BOUGHT AN AFTERMARKET WARRANTY THAT 'SHOULD' COVER EVERYTHING. ISSUE IS THE WARRANTY COMPANY WILL MORE THAN LIKELY JUST REPLACE IT WITH A USED TRANS THAT WILL FAIL IN A SHORT TIME AND I WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW ON THE PART OF VOLVO AND THEY SHOULD OWN UP TO IT. THE ENGINE PRODUCES TOO MUCH POWER AND THE VEHICLE IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO TAKE IT. THIS IS A T6 BTW, WITH THE 6 CYLINDER AND TWIN TURBO. VOLVO SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SCOURED THE WEB AND SEE THIS IS AN ONGOING FREQUENT ISSUE WITH THE XC90 AND VOLVO IS LOSING WHAT WERE ONCE LOYAL CUSTOMERS. SEARCH THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB AND YOU'LL WONDER IF THERE ARE ANY XC90'S THAT DO NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

THIS REPORT CONCERNS THE FAILURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON MID 2000S VOLVO SEDANS AND SPECIFICALLY, A 2006 VOLVO S60, 2.5T. SPECIFICALLY, A DE-LAMINATION OF THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE ASSEMBLY, WHICH RESULTS IN A TENDENCY FOR A METAL COMPONENT OF THE SHOE ASSEMBLY TO DISLODGE AND JAM BETWEEN THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR, RESULTING IN THE BRAKE SUDDENLY LOCKING UP WITH NO WARNING. WHILE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THIS REPORT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH, AT HIGH SPEEDS, A BRAKE JAM EVENT OF THIS NATURE COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE ONSET OF THE DE-LAMINATION OF THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE ASSEMBLY OCCURS WITH NO WARNING, OTHER THAN A MILD BUMPING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS. UPON INQUIRY TO SEVERAL VOLVO-SPECIFIC REPAIR SHOPS, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE REPORTS ON ONLINE VOLVO-SPECIFIC FORUMS, THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO BE A RELATIVELY COMMON ISSUE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4-8 YEARS OF NORMAL WEAR AND/OR 50,000-100,000 MILES OF USE ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES. HOWEVER THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY VOLVO AS TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

CAR INTERIOR SMELLED OF GASOLINE AND GASOLINE LEAKING INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND UNDERNEATH CAR. TOOK CAR TO AAA REPAIR FACILITY WHERE MULTIPLE LEAKS AND MALFUNCTIONS DISCOVERED AND REPAIRED. LOW MILEAGE FOR YEAR OF CAR AND NO ACCIDENTS. FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ASSEMBLY CRACKED AND LEAKING - NOT THE GASKET - THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR PLASTIC HOUSING FAILED. FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY LEAKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.