VOLVO Complaints

WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. VOLVO XC90 PUT AN SUV ONTOP OF A CAR CHASSIS CAUSING TOO MUCH LOAD ON WHEELS AND WHEEL BEARING. TIRES WEAR OUT OFTEN AND BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY. IF YOU SEARCH FORUMS LIKE:HTTP://TOWNHALLTALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0ED3F5/0 HTTP://FORUMS.SWEDESPEED.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=77305 HTTP://WWW.VOLVO-FORUMS.COM/T7392-RELIABILITY-CONCERNS-ABOUT-2006-XC90.HTM YOU WILL SEE THAT MANY CAR OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEMS. VOLVO NEED TO LET CUSTOMERS KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. INSTEAD OF KEEPING IT HUSH THEY SHOULD INFORM CONSUMERS AND DO A RECALL. *TR

THE OTHER DAY, MY '01 VOLVO V70 CROSSCOUNTRY DEVELOPED A "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" WARNING ON THE DASH. TWO MINUTES LATER WHILE SLOWLY APPROACHING A RR TRACK THE CAR LUNGED AND STOPPED, RIGHT ON THE TRACK. FROM A DISTANCE I COULD HEAR A TRAIN'S WARNING BLAST. MY NINE YEAR-OLD WAS ASLEEP IN THE BACK SEAT SO I ENDEAVORED TO RESTART THE CAR ASAP. IT WOULDN'T. THIS IS A PRETTY RURAL AREA AND I STILL COULDN'T SEE THE TRAIN BUT KNEW IT WAS APPROACHING. IT TOOK LITERALLY 30 SECONDS TO GET THE CAR GOING. EASILY THE LONGEST HALF MINUTE OF MY LIFE. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND MASS AIRFLOW METER BUT THE CAR IS GETTING WORSE. DIES. MY APPT WITH VOLVO IS TOMORROW MORNING BUT SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE IT'S A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ETM. APPARENTLY, THIS EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS ISSUE IS WELL-KNOWN TO VOLVO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR ITS SAFETY FEATURES; NOW I FEEL LIKE I'VE PUT MY FAMILY IN JEOPARDY. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS AND FRANKLY DISHONEST SITUATION.

2004 VOLVO S80 2.5T, LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE FELL OFF. CONNECTION BETWEEN FITING AND HOSE FAILED, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 VOLVO 850. THE VEHICLE CHECK STRAP HAS FAILED AND IS CAUSING THE METAL TO WEAR OUT AND DAMAGE THE HINGES. THE FAILURE IS CREATING A HOLE IN THE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PILLARS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR IS $947. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,700.

ON 1/6/07 I WAS TRAVELING VIA INTERSTATE WHEN THE 2004 VOLVO S60T EXPERIENCED WHAT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN AS REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE, AND QUICKLY SLOWED TO ABOUT 40 MPH. I WAS VERY NEARLY REAR-ENDED AS I WAS IN THE FAST LANE IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE. I PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND COASTED INTO A GAS STATION. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TRIED TO RESTARTED IT. HOWEVER, IT MADE A LOUD NOISE, SHOOK, AND THEN FAILED TO CRANK. IT WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY (ETM). THE CAR ONLY HAD 58,000 MILES , 8,000 OUT OF WARRANTY. THE REPAIRS INCLUDED REMOVING AND CLEANING THE ETM, REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, AND ETM SOFTWARE RELOADED FOR A TOTAL OF $14,000. 3 MONTHS LATER, WHILE I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL GIVING BIRTH, MY HUSBAND EXPERIENCED THE SAME MALFUNCTION ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL, LOST POWER, AND HAD TO GET ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION. WE TRADED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT REPAIR. *AK

THE VEHICLE BOTH ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED WITHOUT INPUT, PLACING ME IN A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR THE ENGINE, WHICH HAD OVERHEATED, THE RADIATOR HOSE BLEW OUT. THE RADIATOR HOSE WAS REPLACED. I AM CURRENTLY DISCUSSING CORRECTION TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WHICH APPEARED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DOWNHILL, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING AND SAW SMOKE. THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING, OR BRAKE FUNCTION. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES FIFTEEN SECONDS AFTER STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VOLVO INVESTIGATORS STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY BIRD SEED DEPOSITS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE INSURANCE AGENCY AND VOLVO INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO A SHORT IN THE WIRE HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A MESSAGE STATING "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT". THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVE BODY WAS FAULTY AND THERE WAS MECHANICAL FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT FELT THERE MAY BE A DEFECT WITH THE SOFTWARE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 100,255 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,769.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE REAR BEARING AXLE WAS REPLACED. THE TUMBLER IGNITION LOCK FAILED AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE IGNITION LOCK WAS REPLACED. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 74,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR