VOLVO Complaints

FUEL SMELL VOLVO S60 YEAR 2002 NHTSA HAS A CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V152000 AND VOLVO HAS CAMPAIGN NUMBER R176. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S80. WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING ACTIVATED AND MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

STRONG FUEL ODOR AROUND MY 2001 VOLVO S60 STARTING AROUND 11-2-2007. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 40K MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

AIRBAG HAS FAILED TWICE. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND FAILED AGAIN. VOLVO CLAIMS NO WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED AIRBAG. *TR

ON OCTOBER 31ST OF THIS YEAR OUR 2007 VOLVO XC90 CAUGHT FIRE NEAR THE REAR HATCH. MY WIFE, WHO NORMALLY DRIVES THIS VEHICLE, WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR ON HER FIRST ATTEMPT. IT APPEARED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. AFTER A COUPLE OF MORE ATTEMPTS THE CAR DID START BUT, A CHECK ENGINE SIGNAL APPEARED. AT THIS POINT SHE DECIDED NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND LEFT IT AT HOME. I CAME HOME AT LUNCH AND AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS THE CAR DID START. I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES AFTER WHICH TIME SMOKE STARTING FILLING UP THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I LOOKED UNDER AND AROUND THE CAR BUT, THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS SOURCE OF A FIRE. I OPENED THE REAR HATCH AND SAW FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE REAR JUMP SEATS. I IMMEDIATELY PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN BRISTOL, TN. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER IN BRISTOL AND EXAMINED THE CAR WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE FIRE HAD STARTED AROUND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT IN THE REAR OF THE CAR UNDER THE BACK SEATS. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY RESPONSE FROM VOLVO AS TO THE CAUSE OF THEIR PLAN FOR REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THEIR IS SEVERE BURN DAMAGE TO THE REAR SEATS, FLOORING MATERIAL AND OBVIOUS SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR. *TR

I HAVE A 1998 VOLVO S70 WHICH HAS ABS/TRAC LIGHT PROBLEMS. I'VE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THIS WHERE THE INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON AND THE ABS WILL SOMETIMES PULSATE AND IT MAKES A TERRIBLE NOISE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WHEN THE ABS INDICATOR IS ON, I DON'T HAVE ABS BRAKES. IT APPEARS FROM THE VOLVO BRICKBOARD THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY (BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT IS SCARY WHEN THE BRAKES START GOING) AND THINK VOLVO SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE ONLY ON THIS YEAR/MAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 VOLVO 850. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ALSO NOT DIM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT IT WAS NEVER USED BY THE CONTACT. WHEN THE SWITCH WAS ENGAGED, THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATE. HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V235000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

CARS SHUT OFF ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH OUT A MOMENTS NOTICE WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD, ONCE AT A STOP SIGN ANOTHER TIME IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN TWO MONTHS. THERE ARE NO SIGNALS OR CODES LISTED ON THE CAR AS TO WHY IT SHUT OFF. CAR DOESN'T HAVE PROBLEM RESTARTING AT ALL. VOLVO DEALER HAS LISTED THIS CAR AS UP TO DATE WITH ALL RECALLS. ISSUE IS YET TO BE RESOLVED, DUE TO MECHANIC'S NOT EXPERIENCING THE SHUT OFF POINT THEY ARE FAILING TO DIAGNOSE THE SITUATION PERIOD. MY SAFETY IS 1ST, HOWEVER MY CAR MAY SHUT OFF AT ANY POINT, SO I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AT ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE JACK CRANK HANDLE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V221000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S40. EACH MORNING, THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE BRAKES BECAME OPERATIONAL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V474000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.