VOLVO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO UNLATCH. THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER AFTER THREE HOURS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE BUCKLE WAS DIFFICULT TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. GASOLINE IS DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM DIRECTLY BELOW THE POSITION OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA, A WARM WEATHER CLIMATE. ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO RECALL NUMBER R220. THIS RECALL BEGINS WITH THE 2001 VOLVO S-80 AND THEREFORE DOES NOT INCLUDE MY 2000 MODEL YEAR. I CONTEND THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 2000 MODEL YEAR VOLVOS. V483000 VEHICLES IN WARM WEATHER CLIMATES MAY DEVELOP A FUEL LEAK CAR RECALLS VOLVO S80 RECALL 09V483000 VEHICLES IN WARM WEATHER CLIMATES MAY DEVELOP A FUEL LEAK ENGINE, JANUARY 15, 2010 REPAIRPAL EXPERT OVERVIEW OUR QUICK TAKE: VEHICLES OPERATED IN CERTAIN WARM WEATHER CLIMATES MAY DEVELOP A FUEL SMELL AND/OR LEAK. ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MODEL YEAR(S): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 MFR'S REPORT DATE: JANUARY 15, 2010 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE09039. *TR

THE VEHICLE JUST STOPS WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE PANEL LIGHTS COME ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. HAD TO REPLACE THE OCM SENSOR AND THE ECM SENSOR MCKIVITT VOLVO IN SAN LEANDRO ([XXX]) SERVICE MGR. HAS NEVER MENTION ANY TYPE OF RECALLS TO THE CAR. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION AT MY COST. HAD TO GET A SMOG IN AUG 2013, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON NOT ALLOWING ME TO SMOG WITH OUT REPAIRS TO OXYGEN SENSORS, DURING THIS VISIT MY CONTROL ARMS WERE NOTICEABLY BROKEN, THEY SAID NOTHING. I FOUND OUT WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK AFTER THEM CHANGING THE OXYGEN SENSORS TO PASS SMOG AND I GOT THE SMOG AND A OIL CHANGE THEY NOTIFIED ME, I HAD THEM REPLACED BY A CHEAPER MECH IN APRIL 2014 @ 75,000 MILES. NOW IT'S AUGUST 2014 AND I WAS DRIVING DOWN VERY STEEP HILL@ 45MPH AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF CAUSING LIMP MODE AND ME HITTING A CURB TO STOP. TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP@ 84,601 MILES AND BEING TOLD IT'S NORMAL, CLEAN OR REPLACE THE ETM SENSOR NOW CHARGING ME $2,000. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL. I'M LOST NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE. ISN'T VOLVO SUPPOSED TO FIX THIS ISSUE OR DO WE HAVE TO DIE AND THEN YEARS LATER YOU GUYS AT VOLVO CORPORATION FIGURE THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION.. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO??? ALL THIS SERVICE MANAGER WANTS IS MONEY AND DOESN'T CARE ABOUT ANYONE'S SAFETY. I WAS LAUGHED AT TODAY BEING TOLD THAT OH YOU'VE ONLY TRAVEL 25,000 MI AND I'VE SEEN YOU 4 TIMES SINCE THEN, IT'S NOT A HONDA AND YOU REALLY HAVE TO PUT SOME MUSCLE INTO IT WHEN IT DOES THIS LIMP MODE. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH ALONG WITH MY FAMILY AND WAS LAUGHED AT IN MY FACE WITH A SMILE TELLING ME HE'LL CALL AND TELL ME HOW MUCH$$$. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED WITH NO CARS IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY THE CAR ENGAGED THE CITY SAFETY AND IT CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

MY WIFE WAS OPERATING A VERY BRAND NEW 2014 XC - OWNED FOR 6 WEEKS - WHEN DRIVING IT ON A HIGHWAY IT BEGAN TO FRIGHTENINGLY SLOW DOWN AND SPUTTER. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND IT TURNED OUT THE CAR HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. HOWEVER: THE COMPUTER FUEL GAUGE STILL SHOWED ALMOST HALF A TANK REMAINING. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A SCARY INCIDENT. THE CAR WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, REPLACING THE GAUGE DID NOT WORK, AND THEN THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK IN ITS ENTIRETY TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. *TR

THE 2002 VOLVO S60 HAD SAT OUTSIDE DURING THE DURATION OF A VERY HOT DAY. WHILE WAITING STOPPED AT THE PARKING LOT STOP SIGN ABOUT TO ENTER ROAD TRAFFIC A SOUND RESEMBLING AN UNCOILING SPRING WAS DETECTED AND THE SEAT BELT TENSION LET GO AND THE BELT WENT SLACK ONTO MY LAP. THERE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION WHILE THIS EVENT OCCURRED. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS (4/14/14 AND 8/25/14) LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE, THE STEMS DISINTEGRATED. TIRES WENT FLAT. REPLACED FLAT TIRE WITH SPARE AND DROVE TO LOCAL TIRE SHOP. THE TIRE SERVICE MECHANIC TOLD US THE REPLACEMENT PART IS THE EXACT SAME PART THAT CORRODED INITIALLY. CALLED VOLVO WITH NO SATISFACTORY RESPONSE. SAID IT WAS NOT ON ANY RECALL LIST. INFORMED THEM OF MY CONCERNS FOR A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC SITUATION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, FOUND THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TPMS SENOR. WHY NO RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE WATER MOISTURE WITH A CLEANER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE MANY TIMES NOW. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN EXPERIENCE THE MOMENTARY JERKING, LOSS OF POWER, LOSS OF INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND MORE. SOMETIMES I START MY VEHICLE AND IT STARTS IN LIMP HOME MODE. VERY FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY VOLVO. *TR