VOLVO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE SYSTEMS FAILURE OF ENGINE, LIGHTING, WIPERS, INTERIOR LIGHTING (DASH), BRAKE FAILURE MESSAGE AND SRS AIRBAG SERVICE WARNINGS. THIS HAS BEGUN TO HAPPEN REPEATEDLY. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE SAME THAT MANY OTHER XC90 OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. *JB

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WITH A CLUNK INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AS WELL AS INTO FIRST. HESITANT TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP. TRANSMISSION NOT SAFE!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND PUMP ELECTRONIC MODULE (PEM) NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V033000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. ...UPDATED 11-12-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IN THE PAST MONTH THE ALTERNATOR, DEFECTIVE PCV, AND CVVT HUB. THE DEFECTIVE PCV CAUSED THE FRONT SEALS TO BLOW WHICH CAUSED THE CVVT HUB TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 11/25/2013 *JS

FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS NOW I HAVE BEEN SMELLING LOUD ODORS OF GAS/FUEL INSIDE THE CAR COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF MY 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE SMELL IS BECOMING UNBEARABLE CAUSING HEADACHES. I HAD MY HUSBAND LOOK UNDER MY CAR TO SEE IF THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS LEAK. HE NOTICED THAT THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK WAS WET, HE WIPED THE TANK OFF MAKING IT DRY DROVE THE CAR AROUND A COUPLE BLOCKS PARKED IT & CHECKED UNDER THE CAR AGAIN, THE TANK WAS WET ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK AGAIN WITH FUEL LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE. AGAIN NO OBVIOUS SPOT OR LOCATION OF THE LEAK WAS SEEN & ITS NOT A BAD LEAK WHEREAS YOU CAN SEE IT DRIPPING, BUT IT IS LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE. MY CAR IS ALSO EXPERIENCING A SLOW SLUGGISH START IN MY OPINION DUE TO THE FUEL ISSUE. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH & FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN VOLVO'S (01-05 S80, 01-04 V70/S60/XC70, 03-05 XC90) WHEN EXPOSED TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION FOR EXAMPLE HOT CLIMATES & TEMPERATURES. WHEN VOLVO VEHICLES ARE EXPOSED TO THESE CONDITIONS IN COMBINATION WITH FUEL QUALITY THERE'S A HIGHER/GREATER CHANCE THAT THE FUEL PUMP CAN DEVELOP/BECOME CRACKED, DAMAGED, OR PINCHED IN THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE OF WHICH CAUSES AN AIR LEAK IN THE FUEL VAPOR SYSTEM. ALSO 2004 XC90 MODELS HAS THE MOST OVERALL COMPLAINTS. I NEED MORE INFO ON HOW & WHERE VOLVO CAN FIX THIS ISSUE BECAUSE AGAIN UPON RESEARCHING THIS VOLVO HAS DONE A MAJOR RECALL FOR A FAULTY FUEL PUMP OF WHICH INCLUDES MY CAR BASED OFF INFO I HAVE FOUND. HOPEFULLY I WILL BE CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS ISSUE WILL ONLY BECOME WORSE & IN SOME CASES UPON STARTING THE IGNITION CAN STRIKE OR CAUSE A FIRE. THANKS. *JS

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON I-5 WE HEARD A LOUD THUMP IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WE SUDDENLY WENT TO ABOUT 25 MPH ALL OF OUR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN, THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD GRINDING SOUND FOR APPROX. 2-3 SECONDS. NOW I THINK MY TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED AND THE ELECTRONICS SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN PRETTY FREQUENTLY. I AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED TO READ THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS OTHER FAMILIES. THANK GOD NO ONE HAS DIED FROM THIS.....THIS IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT FROM A REPUTABLE AUTO COMPANY. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE OR FAMILY TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE BEFORE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. ITS TIME FOR SOMEONE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS. *JS

THIS 2008 VOLVO S80 HAS ALREADY HAD THE COOLING FAN CONTROL MODULE REPLACED THROUGH A RECALL.THE COOLING FAN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER TO STOP WORKING. I CALLED CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME EXACT THING THAT WAS RECALLED (DUE TO THE RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.) THEY CLAIM THAT ONCE THE RECALL REPAIR IS PERFORMED THE CAMPAIGN IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE SEAT BELTS HAD TO BE RELEASED FROM THE BUCKLE WITH ABNORMAL FORCE. THE SEAT BELTS BUCKLES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHILE DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V051000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

I OWN A 2005 V8 XC90. LIKE SO MANY OTHERS I AM A RECENT MEMBER TO THE CB FAILURE CLUB. YEP. IT'S A CLUB. THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT FAILURE CLUB. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT VOLVO IS AWARE OF AND DOES NOTHING TO REMEDY THE POOR SAPS WHO OWN A 2005 WITH THE FIRST 6883 ENGINES PRODUCED BY YAMAHA FOR VOLVO. AFTER 6883 VOLVO MADE CHANGES TO THE DESIGN OF THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT, BY DRILLING A WEEP HOLE TO LET MOISTURE OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, MY ENGINE WAS IN THE 4000S. I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ABOUT THE DRIEST CLIMATE YOU CAN GET, BUT YET RUST HAS DESTROYED MY COUNTER BALANCE AND THUS DESTROYED MY ENGINE WITH ONLY 80000 MILES ON IT.BTW, I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE SERVICED REGULARLY. BUT THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN NOT BE SERVICED WITHOUT TEARING THE ENGINE APART. IT LIES IN THE VALLEY OF THE V8. IN MY CASE, AND IN ALL THE OTHER CASES I AM READING ABOUT, THE BEARINGS RUSTED AND THE SHAFT RUSTED AND IT TORE APART MY ENGINE BLOCK. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON A FREEWAY WITH MY CHILDREN AND LOST POWER IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. HOW IS IT THAT THIS DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSES CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE CAN BE ALLOWED NOT TO BE RECALLED? IN FACT, THANKS TO A OVERCHARGED ALTERNATOR, I HAD JUST PUT A NEW $1400 COMPUTER IN THE CAR. YET, THE COMPUTER NEVER READ CHECK ENGINE. WHY? BECAUSE THE COMPUTER IS NOT MONITORING THE LUBRICATION IN A SEALED BEARING. AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT TEARING THE ENGINE DOWN FOR 10 HOURS (1200.00 IN LABOR) TO GET TO THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT TO SEE THE CONDITION OF IT. PLEASE, FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS WHO MIGHT BE UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND FIND THEMSELVES ON A FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE BLOWS DUE TO CHEAP RUSTED BEARINGS -- ISSUE A RECALL!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.