VOLVO Complaints

ON NOVEMBER 14, 2007, MY DAUGHTER, HAD A ACCIDENT WITH MY CAR, A 2005 VOLVO S.40, 24.1. SHE HIT A MEDIUM SIZE TREE HEAD ON. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. *TR

DASH WARNING MESSAGE SHOWED THIRD BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING. SUBSEQUENT TRIP TO DEALER DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS IN REAR TAILGATE. SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

INFORMATION DISPLAY ON DASH SHOWED WAGON REAR DOOR NOT CLOSED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION SHOWED THE DOOR (GATE) WOULD NOT LOCK AND/OR LATCH AT RANDOM INTERVALS, PARTICULARLY DURING COLD WEATHER (0 F). TRIP TO DEALER RESULTED IN THE REAR LATCH BEING REPLACED AS DEFECTIVE. EN ROUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP ANOTHER WARNING SHOWED ON THE DISPLAY THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE THIRD TAIL LIGHT WAS DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE AND IS SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

THE PROXIMITY OF THE GAS & BRAKE PEDAL IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM WAS EVIDENT THE VERY FIRST TIME I DROVE THE CAR. REGULAR SNEAKERS ARE NOTICED, BUT IS COMPOUNDED WHEN IN WORK STYLE BOOTS. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS- *TR

TOOK DELIVERY OF VOLVO XC90 ON FEB 4, 2008. ON FEB 11, 2008 WITH 435 MILES, THE CAR LOST ALMOST ALL ITS ENGINE OIL AND THE COMPUTER DISPLAYED "LOW OIL LEVEL" MESSAGE. ALL THE TIME, IT WAS SPEWING BLUISH/WHITE SMOKE DURING INITIAL START UP AND ACCELERATION. WAS FLAT-BEDDED TO THE DEALER AND IT TOOK 11 DAYS TO REPAIR. SPARK PLUG WAS INITIALLY REPLACED, DIDN'T WORK, THEN IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE INNER TIMING CHAIN HOUSING SEALS WHICH WERE ALL REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE WORK ORDER. I DID NOT GET THE OLD PARTS/SEALS/GASKETS THAT WERE REPLACED. ALL I HAVE IS A DETAILED WORK ORDER OF WHAT WAS DONE. CURRENTLY, ENGINE IS STILL SPEWING WHITE SMOKE OCCASIONALLY AND I HAVE TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL PERIODICALLY, JUST TO MAKE SURE THIS VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO LEAVE ME STRANDED. VOLVO CARS OF NA OFFERED TO GIVE ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE OF THIS. I INITIALLY WANTED FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF ITS ENGINE WITHIN A WEEK OF DELIVERY. I DID NOT GET A RESPONSE TO MY REQUEST, INSTEAD, THEY CONTINUED REPAIRING THE VEHICLE AND RETURNED IT BACK TO ME, 11 DAYS LATER WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART ONCE STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO SHOP TO BE SERVICED FOR THE RECALL, AND THE LAST TWO TIMES IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,162.

THIS IS A COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATION INSPECTION REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: (1) HOUSTON - METRO BUS (2) SAN ANTONIO - VIA BUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A TOLL BOOTH AND WAS ACCELERATING. A TRACTOR TRAILER BEGAN COMING CLOSER TO ME. I MOVED OVER TO AVOID IMPACT WITH THE TRUCK. IN THE PROCESS MY FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEELS RUBBED AGAINST A CURB CAUSING THE SIDE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN A TWO INCH SCRAPE ON THE RIMS. THE EMPLOYEES IN THE BODY SHOP AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED DUE TO THE WHEELS RUBBING CURB. THE WOMAN AT VOLVO STATED THAT THE CAR "DETECTED IMMINENT DAMAGE" WHICH CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I WAS DECELERATING AT THE TIME OF THE DEPLOYMENT, HAD I BEEN ACCELERATING TO PASS THE TRUCK I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE INVESTIGATOR FROM VOLVO STATED THAT THEY MOVED THE SENSORS TO THE WHEEL WELLS AND THE ARE MORE SENSITIVE. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS THE VEHICLE, UPON DETECTING IMMINENT DANGER ALMOST KILLED ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO VH. WHEN A TRAILER WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE, IT WEIGHED DOWN THE SUSPENSION AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO TOUCH THE DRIVESHAFT. THE DRIVESHAFT CAUSED A HOLE IN THE SERVICE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED NO ERROR CODES. THE PURCHASE DATE, VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND TRANSMISSION TYPE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 274,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GAS ODOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CAUSED THE FAILURE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 07V152000) HOWEVER THE RECALL ONLY COVERS VEHICLES IN NEVADA, AND ARIZONA. AS OF MARCH 25, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGES 115,000. UPDATED 04-08-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED 04/08/08 *TR