VOLVO Complaints

GASOLINE FUMES IN MY GARAGE, NO APPARENT EVIDENCE OF GAS LEAK IN CAR. THIS IS A 1995 VOLVO SEDAN 940 WITH 80000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE IT WAS NEW. NEXT DAY FUMES GREW STRONGER, WE THOUGHT IT WAS FROM LAWN MOWER GAS. ON THE 3RD DAY THE GAS WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I HAD TO HAVE A NEW GAS TANK INSTALLED AT A COST OF $600+. THE GAS TANK ON THE CAR HAD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, JUST FAILED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-25 AT 65 MPH THE GLASS SUN OOF EXPLODED AND SHOWERED BOTH OF US WITH SHARDS OF GLASS. THERE WAS NO WARNING. JUST A LOUD BOOM AND THE GLASS BROKE. 2001 VOLVO STATION WAGON V-70. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING AT 7 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND ROLLED OVER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 111,000. *AK

THE 2005 VOLVO V50 WITH 22,000 MILES DID NOT PERFORM AS I FELT IT SHOULD WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I FELT SHAKING AND THE WHEEL FELT OUT OF CONTROL WHEN USING THE BRAKES.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN A 1992 VOLVO 940 GL WITH 180,000 FAILURE MILEAGE WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR AND PUSHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *AK UPDATED 05/21/07. *JB

ON 07/21/07 I PURCHASED A 2005 VOLVO S80 T6 FROM MOMENTUM VOLVO IN HOUSTON, TX. IT WAS DELIVERED ON 08/02/2005 BRAND NEW WITH 7 MILES ON IT. THE FOLLOWING ARE AN ACCOUNT OF THE ISSUES AND SAFETY HAZARDS THIS CAR HAS HAD WITHIN THE LAST 18 MONTHS AND 24,000 MILES. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS DAMAGE FROM TRANSIT - FRONT AND REAR BUMPER HAD TO BE REPAIRED AND PAINTED. THE SECOND ISSUE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 01/14/06. IT WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK. I ALSO COMPLAINED OF NO AM RECEPTION (FIXED) . THE THIRD ISSUE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON 01/30/06. THIS TIME IT WAS A FAULTY LEAKAGE DETECTION PUMPED IN THE EXHAUST THAT WAS REPLACED. I COMPLAINED AGAIN OF NO AM RECEPTION. THE FOURTH ISSUE - CAR WAS IN SHOP FOR RECALL WORK FOR AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE STARTER SOLENOID AND THE BATTERY CABLES. I INFORMED THEM THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND THAT THERE WAS NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT. MOMENTUM BLAMED IT ON THE TIRES NEEDING REPLACED ON A CAR THAT HAD 14,913 MILES ON IT - NO WORK DONE. COMPLAINED OF NO AM RECEPTION. THE FIFTH ISSUE - CAR WAS AT MOMENTUM FROM 01/30/07 - 02/08/07 BECAUSE POPPING NOISE UNDER HOOD AND CLICKING NOISE CAR MADE WHEN TURNING SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. EXPLANATION - POPPING NOISE WAS BECAUSE STRUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED ORIGINALLY. THE CLICKING NOISE WAS NOT FOUND, BUT THEY DID FIND THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING AND REPLACED THE POWER STEERING AND REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND STEERING SHAFT. RESOLVED AM ISSUE. THE SIXTH ISSUE - CAR WENT BACK TO SHOP ON 02/09/07 - 02/17/07 BECAUSE OF NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT. EXPLANATION - FRAME NOT BEING TIGHTENED. CORRECTED. THE SEVENTH ISSUE THAT THEY DID NOT FIX THE SIXTH ISSUE. I DROVE RIGHT BACK TO MOMENTUM. EXPLANATION - FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT WHERE TWO WIRES WERE BEING GROUND OUT. *AK THE EIGHTH ISSUE WAS ON APRIL 8, 2007 - AUTOMOBILE HAS POPPING SOUND UNDER HOOD AGAIN THERE IS A METAL GRINDING METAL FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR NEAR BACK WHEEL. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN SPEED THE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE FAILURE OCCURRED OCCASIONALY ON A DAILY BASIS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER MISDIAGNOSED THE FAILURE ON THE LAST THREE ATTEMPTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000 , AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 80,000. *AK

CUSTOMER WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SIMILAR DEFECTS ON THE VOLVO S 80**CC THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER IT RAINED, WATER WOULD APPEAR IN THE LUGGAGE CARRIER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S-70 GLT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, THE ETS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT IT STILL CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. THE CONSUMER STATES THIS EVENT OCCURRED 3-4 TIMES IN AUGUST 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THE ETS MODULE SHOULD BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN YEARS LATER THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE MODULE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 70,000.*AK UPDATE 4/30/07 *TR

ABS MALFUNCTION BRAKE SHUTDOWN AND UNIT TURNED OF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. I PLACED VEHICLE IN COMPANY SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND INCIDENT CONTINUED TO OCCUR NUMEROUS TIMES. I SPOKE TO SWIFT OPERATION MANAGER SCOTT JOHNSON LOCATED IN OCALA FLORIDA ABOUT PROBLEM AND NOTHING WAS DONE. I SPOKE TO RICK PICKARD SWIFT FLEET MANAGE IN OCALA OFFICER AND NOTHING WAS DONE. I SPOKE TO ROB WHO IS THE HEAD SHOP MANAGER OF THE OCALA OFFICE. I REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE SENT TO VOLCO TECHNICIANS AND NOTHING WAS DONE. THEY PLACE THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS FOR THE SAME INITIAL PROBLEM AND NOTHING WAS DONE. FURTHERMORE IT STATES IN THE VEHICLE MANUAL OF VOLVO, IF TOTAL SHUTDOWN OF VEHICLE OCCURS AT ANY TIME PLEASE NOTIFY VOLVO DIRECTLY AS WELL AS DOT TO REPORT VEHICLE PROBLEMS TO PREVENT ANY OUTCOME OF AN ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH. PAGE 134 OF VEHICLE MANUAL. *JB