VOLVO Complaints

TIRES HAVE NOT FAILED. SIDEWALL CRACKS/DETERIORATION NOTICED DURING ROUTINE STOP FOR GAS. I PLAN TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES IMMEDIATELY. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY 65 MILES PER HOUR, VEHICLE LOSES COMPLETE POWER, ETS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. TRIED SEVERAL RESTARTS TO SEE IF ENGINE WILL RUN NORMALLY, AFTER 10-15 MINUTES, STARTED CAR, ENG RAN NORMAL, ETS AND CEL LIGHT STILL ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. *TR

WE ARE A 2 VOLVO FAMILY (HAVING PURCHASED THEM "PRE-CERTIFIED FROM VOLVO 2 AND 3 YEARS AGO RESPECTIVELY). BOTH CARS (2002 S60 & 2001 CROSS COUNTRY) HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED SINCE PURCHASE - MINE ONCE (SO FAR) AND MY HUSBAND'S THREE TIMES - ALL BEFORE 55,000 MILES. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON DEFECTIVE VOLVO TRANSMISSIONS: ALL VOLVO MODELS - FROM 2001 THROUGH 2006 AND MILEAGE RANGING FROM 20,000 TO 60,000. WHY HAS VOLVO USA NOT BEEN TAKEN TO TASK ON THESE DEFECTIVE FACTORY INSTALLED TRANSMISSIONS AND MADE TO STAND BEHIND THE MANUFACTURE OF THEIR CARS? *TR

DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. MUST RECYCLE THE LOCK (LOCK THEN UNLOCK, SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE) IN ORDER TO GET THE DOOR TO LATCH SHUT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DAK, SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, STEREO AND OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES QUIT WORKING. THE CAR STILL RAN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETECT AND FIX THE PROBLEMS AFTER ONE WEEK AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN AND STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE CENTRAL COMPUTER. ON THREE OTHER OCCASION THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO VOLVE DEALER FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM UPGRADE; ONCE FOR IDLING ERRATICALLY, ONCE FOR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NOT STOPPING WHEN IT REACHED MAXIMUM CLOSURE HEIGHT AND ONCE FOR STEREO SYSTEM NOT EJECTING CDS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY ON MY 2001 VOLVO XC70 DEGRADED PREMATURELY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND NOW REQUIRED REPLACEMENT @ 70K MI. $7,500 IS THE ESTIMATE TO MAKE THE CAR DRIVABLE. VOLVO NA WILL ONLY OFFER A 10% DISCOUNT ON REPAIRS. *TR

TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT THE CASING IN BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS DETERIORATING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

SRS AIRBAG FAILURE AND ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS AND ALERTS POSTED ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY. TURNS OUT THE PROBLEM WAS DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE AND WAS RESOLVED WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE FAILURE RESULTS IN THE DISABLING OF THE SYSTEMS. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND FIXED IN ABOUT AN HOUR. VOLVO CLEARLY NEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS SINCE THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE (AKA A FIX) WAS ALREADY COMPLETED AND AVAILABLE - VOLVO HAD TO PAY SOMEONE TO FIX THE SOFTWARE, WHY PAY THEM IF THERE WAS NO DEFECT. I BELIEVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE AT LEAST ADVISED IF NOT MANDATORY FOR ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. IT IS A SIMPLE EASY WAY TO AVOID A TRAGEDY IF THESE SYSTEMS ARE DISABLED BY DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70XC. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY DURING ACCELERATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS CAP, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 VOLVO 240. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR INTEGRITY, SIZE 175/70R13 TIRES. SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING NEW TIRES, THEY DEFLATED. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE TIRES TO HAVE THEM INFLATED. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND INFLATED AGAIN FIVE DAYS LATER. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE TIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 228,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 222,350. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR