VOLVO Complaints

CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AND SKIPS AS IT SHIFTS GEARS DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A DEER AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

2007 VOLVO VNL SEMI-TRUCK WAS LEAKING DIESEL FUEL DUE TO A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. *NJ (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0413-90) *JB UPDATED02/24/10 *BF

I HAD SLIGHT JERKING AND SLIPPING DURING RECENT TWO YEARS. BUT SINCE THIS MONTH (AUG. 2008), MY 2001 S60 T5 BECOMES WORSE WITH FREQUENT JERKING AND SLIPPING DURING TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. DRIVING WITH THOSE SYMPTOMS IS VERY DANGEROUS. VISITED DEALER SHOP FOR SEVERAL TIMES, THE SUGGESTIONS WERE ALWAYS NEW TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WHICH COST OVER $4,000. I WAS ALSO TOLD MANY S60 2001 AND LATER HAVE THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I THINK THE VOLVO BUILDER MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SAFETY RELATED BAD PART MANUFACTURER ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT A COMMERCIAL VOLVO TRUCK VT880 IN FEBRUARY 2006 AND SINCE THAN I'VE BEEN IN SERVICES 27 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 17 WEEKS AND FOR THIS MATTER I AM IN A VERY BAD FINANCIAL SITUATION,THE MATTER OF FACT I'M THINKING TO DECLARE BANKRUPTCY AND I WANT TO HOLD VOLVO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BAD TRUCK THAT THEY DELIVER TO ME AND FOR MY FINANCIAL SITUATION. I CONTACT A LEMON LAW LAWYER IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AND I JUST FOUND OUT THAT VOLVO IS REFUSING TO HELP US WITH THE TENS OF THOUSAND OF DOLLARS THAT I LOST BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS IN SERVICES SO MANY TIMES. I'M STILL USING THIS TRUCK BUT TO THIS DAY I AM ON AND OFF SERVICES. I MADE SO MANY COMPLAINS WITH THE VOLVO ACTION BUT NOBODY CALL ME BACK ,I TRIED TO CONTACT SOMEBODY FROM THE VOLVO HEADQUARTERS BUT EVERYBODY IGNORE ME. I'M AFRAID THE TRUCK IT WILL BE DOWN AGAIN SOON AND I CAN'T MANAGE ANYMORE. THE ONLY HOPE THAT I HAD IT WAS THE LAWYER ,BUT HE DECIDED TO NO LONGER REPRESENT ME. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 VOLVO XC90 WITH 65,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE RECENTLY NOTICED NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ARE GOING BAD FOR ONE TO GO BAD IS ONE THING, FOR BOTH HIGHLY UNLIKELY. FORTUNATELY, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. IF THE REAR WHEELS WOULD HAVE LOCKUP UP, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. I SPOKE TO OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT BOTH WOULD GO BAD AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PARTS. I BELIEVE THAT THE REAL WHEEL HUBS ON THE VOLVO XC90S FROM 2004 FORWARD SHOULD BE REVIEW FOR FAULTY MECHANICAL ISSUES. THIS IS CONCERNING TO ME SINCE OTHER COULD BE HARMED BY A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO V70R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THE ACCELERATION WOULD "DROP OUT" AND PICK BACK UP FOR A SECOND OR TWO. IT APPEARED AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED, BUT NO BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. AS A RESULT, OTHER DRIVERS COULD NOT BE FOREWARNED ABOUT THE DECELERATION, POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE RISK FOR A CRASH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH OR WHILE ACCELERATING TO SOME EXTENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) FOR MODEL YEARS 2003-2004, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE NO CODES APPEARED DURING THE DIAGNOSTIC. IN ADDITION, HIS MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE 2005 MODEL YEAR WAS THE SAME AS THE 2003 AND 2004 YEARS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

MY VOLVO 2004 XC90 T6 HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE FIRST INDICATION OF FAILURE WAS A LACK OF MOTION WHEN INITIALLY ACCELERATING DESPITE THE TACHOMETER READING 3500 RPM. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DID A FIRMWARE UPDATE TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS THE FIRST. THE THIRD TIME THE ENGINE ENGAGED THE GEARS WITH A SERIES OF SHUDDERING JERKS FORWARD AND A FOUL-SMELLING (SMOKY) ODOR WAS BRIEFLY PRESENT. THE CAR IS BACK IN THE REPAIR SHOP PRESENTLY. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN USED TO TOW ANYTHING AND THE DRIVING HAS BEEN MOSTLY IN TOWN (AVERAGE SPEED 27 MPH). *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR (2001 VOLVO S60), THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE FRONT LEFT OF HER CAR; HOWEVER, ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HER SPEED BEFORE BREAKING WAS ~50 MPH; THE CAR WAS TOTALED. ALTHOUGH MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE VELOCITY WAS GREAT ENOUGH FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOY. ADDITIONALLY, THE SIDE CURTAINS DID NOT DEPLOY. OF WHAT VALUE IS A MALFUNCTION SAFETY DEVICE? OTHER THAN A FAULT LIGHT (WHICH WAS NOT LIT) HOW CAN ONE BE CERTAIN AN AIRBAG IS FUNCTION PROPERLY? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 VOLVO 740. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXCESSIVELY OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED AN OIL LEAK UNDER THE HOOD. WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PC VALVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.