VOLVO Complaints

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM - I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS EXTREMELY HIGH.. I AM A RECENT WIDOW AND A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 CHILDREN ON A FIXED INCOME... I AM SO TIRED OF THIS CAR BEING SO UNRELIABLE AND THE REPAIR COSTS ARE BANKRUPTING ME. I HAVE NO WHERE TO TURN THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON FROM DAY ONE AND THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER COULD CARE LESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND BODY GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A GASOLINE ODOR WAS PROMINENT AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,489.

VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE BALANCER SHAFT DEFECT THAT CAUSING A VERY PRICEY AND SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE FIX WAS TO DRILL A HOLE BUT NOT TO REPAIR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE DESIGN FLAW. I WAS INFORMED BY THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2005 CX90 AND THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $4000 TO FIX THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE BALANCE SHAFT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V144000 (VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

DRIVERS POWER SEAT MECHANISM RANDOMLY AND FREQUENTLY MOVES FORWARD PINNING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. PUSHING THE CONTROL BUTTON TO THE REAR WILL STOP FORWARD MOVEMENT. PUSHING IT TO THE REAR AGAIN WILL BEGIN SEAT MOVEMENT TO THE REAR. BUT REARWARD MOVEMENT OFTEN IS STOPPED AND INTERRUPTED BY FORWARD MOVEMENT AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. A PARTIAL SEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THAT THE VOLVO SEAT MECHANISM IS FAILURE PRONE. *TR

KNOWN TRANSMISSION DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF IN MY VEHICLE. CAR BEGAN LURCHING WHEN ACCELERATING AND TRANSITIONING INTO THE NEXT GEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY VOLVO HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS DEFECT WITH THE POWER-TRAIN AND IN 2012 AGREED TO SETTLE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WITH REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS FACT HOWEVER ONLY IMPACTS THOSE WHO PREVIOUSLY PAID TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. STILL NO RECALL REGARDING THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ISSUE FOR THOSE CURRENTLY IMPACTED. ALL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THEIR ORIGINAL TRANSMISSIONS NEED TO BE RECALLED (2003, 2004 AND 2005). *TR

ON AUGUST 24, 2013, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. A CAR STOPPED SHORT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HIT THAT CAR. I THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD ONLY A FEW SECONDS TO REACT. ANOTHER CAR THEN RE-ENDED ME. MY AIRBAG NOR SEATBELT PRETENTIONERS DEPLOYED. I HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING THE CAR OFF. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF THE INCIDENT, I REPORTED THE MATTER TO VOLVO. THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OUT. VOLVO CLAIMS THAT SENSORS WERE NOT ACTIVATED SINCE THE DAMAGE WAS ABOVE THEM, AND THERE WAS NOT ANY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, AT THE SPEED I HIT, THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR WHY THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. EITHER THE CAR IS DESIGNED IMPROPERLY IN TERMS OF WHERE THE SENSORS ARE PLACED OR THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, OTHER S60S (NOT MY VID#) HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE AIRBAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITHOUT WARNING: ?INTERIOR LIGHTS, WIPERS ON ?ALL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO ?ALL WARNING LIGHTS, AIRBAG, STABILITY CTRL, ABS, OTHERS-ON ?NO TURN SIGNALS OR HAZARD LIGHTS ?NO DOOR LOCKS ?NO WINDOW OPERATION ?RANDOM MESSAGES SUCH AS TRUNK OPEN ?ALL PROBLEMS CONTINUING CANNOT DRIVE CAR DURING PREVIOUS INCIDENTS GAUGES STARTED JUMPING, LIGHTS BLINKING, WARNINGS FLASHING, CAR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

DESPITE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS AND RECALL, THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL #155 CAMPAIGN CHARGING ME $1,120.92 FOR A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE WE CAN SEND THIS INVOICE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE THE ADMINISTRATION TO TRIPLE FINE VOLVO CARS FOR ITS BLATANT DISREGARD OF THE LAWS GOVERNING RECALLS. *TR