VOLVO Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. ENGINE REVS AND THE TRANSMISSION WON'T UPSHIFT...EVENTUAL GEAR CHANGE CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD A BIT, WITH A LOUD THUD HEARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILS TO MOVE OFF FROM A STOP ON OCCASION...WITH THE ENGINE REVVING FOR A WHILE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. DISPLAY MESSAGE IN THE CLUSTER: "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT"...GOES OFF AND ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME. *TR

WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE SOMETIMES, NOT ALWAYS, THAT SAYS "CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS". WHEN THE MESSAGE IS UP, THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKES IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT ILLUMINATE, BUT THE MIDDLE ONE IN THE BACK OF MY REAR WINDOW STILL DOES. WHEN THE MESSAGE GOES AWAY, ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. *TR

MY VOLVO S60 IS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO START AND IS BEGINNING TO SMELL LIKE GASOLINE. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE FUEL FILTER. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL IN OTHER STATES LIKE ARIZONA AND FLORIDA BUT APPARENTLY VOLVO HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR CARS IN CALIFORNIA. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO DRIVE A CAR THAT IS LEAKING FUEL DUE TO A MANUFACTURES DEFECT REGARDLESS OF WHAT STATE YOU LIVE IN. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE NHTSA INSTRUCT VOLVO TO INCLUDE ALL STATES IN THE RECALL OF THE DEFECTIVE FUEL FILTER. PLEASE SEND ME ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE SHIFT GEAR LEVER WAS DEFECTIVE AND BOTH THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS WERE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE AGE HAD EXCEEDED THE TIME FRAME IN WHICH THEY WERE WILLING TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

ON TWO OCCASIONS MY CAR DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING TO 30 MPH. DEALER UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE MADE A THUMPING SOUND AND DECELERATED. ALSO, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURNING SIGNALS FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE OPERATING NORMALLY AFTER A FEW HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,918.

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND ACCELERATING TO 35 MPH, ENTIRE DASHBOARD BLACKED OUT. NO SPEEDOMETER, NO ODOMETER, NO GAS GAUGE,NO MESSAGE. RADIO, WINDOWS, AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTINUED TO WORK NORMALLY, AS DID HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS. I TURNED OFF ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED CAR. SAME SYMPTOMS. THE THIRD TIME I RESTARTED CAR I RECEIVED MESSAGE ON PANEL, SRS/AIRBAG SERVICE URGENT LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I COULD NOT RETRIEVE ANY OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING AVERAGE SPEED, HOW FULL GAS TANK IS, ETC. I JUST WENT OUT TO MY CAR, WHICH HAS BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 21/2 HOURS SINCE THE INCIDENT, TO GET THE MILEAGE FOR THIS REPORT AND PANEL LIGHTS HAVE DISAPPEARED AGAIN! I WILL GET CAR TO MECHANIC TOMORROW, BUT I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN,AND ESPECIALLY WITH NIGHT TIME OR HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY DRIVING! MY MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MILES. I COULD NOT GET A READING FROM MY ODOMETER AS THE PANEL IS BLACKED OUT AGAIN! *TR

THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DEAD, AND WILL NOT COME BACK TO LIFE. THE TACHOMETER, ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE ARE OFF AS THOUGH THE CAR IS OFF. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE QUOTED ME $1200+ TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INSTRUMENTS WENT DEAD WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND LEAVE ME WITHOUT THE INFORMATION I NEED TO SAFELY DRIVE. VOLVO SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE FAULTY PARTS, THERE A QUITE A FEW FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WHERE OTHER VOLVO DRIVERS HAVE THE SAME INSTRUMENT FAILURE. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME THE CAR STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT ABOVE 25 MPH. IT ALSO STARTED TO LUNGE FORWARD SPORADICALLY AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AT ANY MOMENT. I CONTACTED VOLVO DIRECTLY AND THEY CALLED IT "LIMP HOME MODE" AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS, HORRABLE!!. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT WITH ME. APPARENTLY VOLVO RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM BUT ARE NO LONGER FIXING THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. VOLVO ESTIMATED THAT THE FIX WOULD BE ON THE LOW END $900.00 UP TO ABOUT $1400.00. VOLVO IS NOT TAKING ANYMORE RESPONSIBILITY AND NOW IT'S UP TO THE CONSUMER TO ABSORB THE COST. *TR

I'VE HAD MY CAR ALL OF 4 MONTHS AND I STARTED TO NOTICE WHEN IT GOT REALLY HOT OUTSIDE (SUMMER) AND WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD STALL AS IF IT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING UP. LONG STORY SHORT I TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER, THEY RUN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST AN TELL ME THERE IS A CRACK IN MY FUEL PUMP. I CURRENTLY LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA WHICH IS NOT ONE OF THE STATES LISTED FOR THE FUEL PUMP RECALL. I HIGHLY BELIEVE MY CAR HAD A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE IN THE SPRING TIME, WHEN IT WASN'T SO HOT MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. THE VOLVO DEALER SHIP CHARGED ME $98.11/HR TO RUN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST WHICH CAME TO $102.83. THEN ON TOP OF THAT THEY CHARGED ME $795 + TAX FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP AFTER FINDING THERE WAS A CRACK IN IT. EVERYONE KEEPS TELLING ME THAT MY FUEL PUMP IS NOT ON THE RECALL BUT IT HAS THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AS ALL OTHER VOLVO CARS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE RECALL. I'M TRYING TO RESEARCH HOW I COULD FIND OUT HOW THESE PEOPLE KNOW IF MY FUEL PUMP WAS RECALLED OR NOT. I HAVE TWIN 2 YEAR OLD GIRLS THAT I HAD IN MY CAR ALL A WHILE IT WAS HAVING THIS UNKNOWN ISSUE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND COULD OF CAUSED US HARM. LUCKILY MY FATHER IS CAR SMART AND INFORMED ME WHAT THE POSSIBLE ISSUE COULD BE. *TR