VOLVO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE, A PROGRAMMING UPDATE WAS MADE TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWO MORE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO V50. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HARDER AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE CONTACT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC MODULE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V033000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90.THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 57 MPH, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CENTRAL CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE INFORMATION SENSOR LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. NO LIGHTS, NO ENGINE, NO POWER STEERING, NO DASH LIGHTS. THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR REST AND THEN IT STARTED UP AGAIN. I NOTICED THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK IT TO ARBORMOTION IN ANN ARBOR MI AND THEY TOLD ME A CODE CAME UP AND SOME PART HAD TO BE CLEANED. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH AIR GOING THROUGH THE PART TO ALLOW GAS TO FLOW. THEY FIXED THE PART AND A MONTH LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY ONLY THIS TIME HOWEVER, UNLIKE THE FIRST TIME, JUST THE LIGHTS STAYED ON. I WENT TO THE SAME SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS ANOTHER CODE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

I WAS IN THE INTERSECTION READY TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED ALL THE DASH DISPLAY LIGHTS WENT OUT ALL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT GO OFF WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR THE DASH SUDDENLY DISPLAYED BRAKE FAILURE PULL OVER SAFELY, AND IMMOBILIZER CHECK MANUAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START IT HAD TO BE PUSHED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN A PARKING LOT SINCE THEN WAITING TO BE TOWED THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED AT COMPANY EXPENSE EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE IN A PARKING LOT OR A PUBLIC STREET BUT ON THE LAST INCIDENT I WOULD'VE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY. I HOPE SOME ONE WILL CALL OR CONTACT ME TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE I LOVE THE VOLVO BRAND BUT GOING THROUGH THIS MAKE NOT WANT TO CONTINUE ON WITH ANY OTHER MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO OPERATE BY NOT RETRACTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO ENTER TRAFFIC THERE WAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT HESITATION FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN LURCH WHICH ALMOST LEAD TO A T-BONE ACCIDENT. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. VOLVO FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR 6 CYLINDER ENGINE AND INSTALLED THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF IT WORKED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FUEL PUMP LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V152000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHILE DRIVEN FROM WORK. MY CAR SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN AND SHOW A MESSAGE. REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THEN CAR STOPPED BY IT SELF.RESTART THE CAR AND ENGINE START JUMPING. NEED ADVISE. *TR