VOLVO Complaints

CONSUMER COMPLAINT FOR MICHELIN ENERGY TIRES. SHE STATES IN THE PAST 2.5 YEARS SHE HAS HAD 6 SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS WITH THESE TIRES. SHE IS CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF HER SELF AND CHILDREN AND WANTS THEM RECALLED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HAS 2.5 YEARS LEFT ON THE WARRANTY OF THIS TIRE AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DIFFERENT TIRE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO AN EVAPORATOR LEAK *TR

2000 VOLVO S70 WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR BAD REPAIRS. HE HAD REPAIRS AND A RECALL REPAIR DONE THAT WERE NOT DONE PROPERLY AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE BAD REPAIRS. *KB

WHEEL BEARINGS - 3 SIMULTANEOUSLY ON 2004 VOLVO XC-70 REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT A COST OF $1,000.00. NOT UNDER WARRANTY SINCE WE WERE 3,000 MILES PAST WARRANTY MILEAGE. *TR

2002 VOLVO V70XC STARTED LEAKING FUEL AFTER NORMAL DRIVING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY DISCOVERED A CRACKED FUEL PUMP HOUSING AT ONLY 108,000 MILES. THE PUMP DID NOT HAVE A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH AN "IMPROVED" PART DUE TO FAULTY/INFERIOR DESIGN/MANUFACTURE. THE PART IS CURRENTLY ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER DUE TO A HIGH DEMAND AS OTHER CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR FAILURES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-60 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT APPLIED. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED NORMALLY. THE ABS CONTROL UNIT (PART NUMBER 860266) WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CEASED FOR 30,000 MILES BEFORE IT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

I HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE OF THE SECOND REAR WHEEL BEARING ON MY 2004 VOLVO XC-90 AWD, WITH THE SECOND FAILURE RESULTING IN THE PARTIAL SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE WHEEL BEARING, AND THESE BEARINGS SHOULD BE REPLACED IN THE FIELD BEFORE THER IS A FATALITY OR SERIOUS INJURY. ALTHOUGH VOLVO HAS REPLACED BOTH BEARINGS UNDER WARRANTY, A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE ON THIS MODEL. DAMAGE ON THE SECOND FAILURE RESULTED IN $1800 DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

I HAD THE VERY VERY STRONG GAS SMELL WITH MY 2001 S60 T5 A MONTH AGO BOTH DURING DRIVING AND PARKING. TURNED OUT TO BE A LEAKING FUEL ON THE TOP OF TANK WHICH CAUSE KIND OF WET AT BOTTOM OF CAR AROUND THE TANK. FLOOR DRIPPING ALSO CAN BE SEEN AFTER SEVERAL HOURS PARKING. RECENTLY, SEVERAL COLD ENGINE STAT BECAME HARDER. VOLVO DIAGNOSED AS FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED(POORLY DESIGNED PLASTIC PUMP HOUSING). I SCARED TO PARK MY VOLVO IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL FIRE. I HEARD THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED IN HUNDREDS VOLVOS IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA WHICH CAUSED SAFETY RECALL. I'M WONDERING WHY THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM CAN'T RESULT IN RECALL IN OTHER STATES. HUMAN LIFE SHOULD BE THE SAME VALUE AS VOLVO BUILDERS. I HOPE VOLVO BUILDER MUST RESPECT CUSTOMER LIFE INSTEAD OF JUST SELLING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE VEHICLE UNNECESSARILY GOES INTO UNEVEN ENGINE IDLING WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 10-30 MPH. THE FAILURE PREVENTS THE BRAKES FROM WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL INSTEAD OF STOPPING. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE, INSTALLED A NEW ECM, AND REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW PIPE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,554. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB THERE WAS A MASS AIR FLOW FAILURE. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT SMELLED A GASEOUS ODOR NEAR THE FUEL FILLER DOOR. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, BUT NO REPLACEMENT WAS MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,500. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PUMP HAS NOT FAILED AS OF YET, BUT WILL EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $550 OR ABOVE. UPDATED 10/31/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT VOLVO SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ETM CODE OF ECM91A7. THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALER BECAUSE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO POWER VOLVO AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS AN ETM FAILURE. VOLVO NORTH AMERICA HAS NOT GIVEN THEIR CONSENT TO THE DEALER TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH VOLVO AND THEY STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALREADY HAD THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A WARRANTY ON THE PART FOR 200,000 MILES/TEN YEARS AND VOLVO AGREED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,917.