VOLVO Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED CAUSING BOTH COMPONENTS TO BE INOPERABLE. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED BOTH SYSTEMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/31/2006 -*NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PERFORMING A STATE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PARKING BRAKE LINES WERE WORN AND FRACTURED. THE PARKING BRAKE LINES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FOR THE SAME CONDITION, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD REOCCURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.

I HAVE A 2004 VOLVO XC90 WITH ROUGHLY 40,000 MILES. I JUST HAD THE REAR WHEEL BEARING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT ROUGHLY 10,000 MILES. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THEY HAVE FAILED TWICE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF THE CONDITION OF THE BEARINGS IS BAD ENOUGH, THE WHEEL CAN FALL OFF. I FEEL VOLVO SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS BEYOND 4 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. *NM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE FUEL LINE FAILED IN REGION BETWEEN FIRE WALL AND ENGINE APPROXIMATELY IN LAST FOOT OF PRESSURIZED FUEL DELIVERY LINE. ANOTHER DRIVER DETECTED FLOW OF LIQUID ONTO GROUND BELOW VEHICLE AND ALERTED ME. I PULLED VEHICLE INTO PARKING LOT AND EVALUATED SOURCE OF LEAK. I THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE I RECENTLY HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HAD VOLVO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. FUEL HAD SPRAYED ON SHIELD OVER EXHAUST AND ONTO FRAME MEMBER THEN ONTO GROUND. HAD THE OTHER VEHICLE DRIVER FAILED TO ALERT ME I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE LARGE FUEL PUDDLE IGNITED UNDER THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A VOLVO DEALER AFTER THE FUEL PUDDLES EVAPORATED. THE DEALER PLACED A SPLICE IN THE FUEL LINE AFTER REMOVING PART OF ITS COVERING. THE REPAIR STAFF BELIEVED THE CAUSE WAS A WEAKENING OF THE LINE DUE TO A POSSIBLE RODENT BITE ON THE LINE. *NM

1992 VOLVO 960 SERIES STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS ALSO CEASED FUNCTIONING WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. *KB THE VEHICLE JERKED PRIOR TO STALLING. THE VEHICLE BATTERY WOULD GO DEAD IF PARKED ONE DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR ONE DAY, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE FIRE. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - THE VEHICLE WAS LAST DRIVEN ABOUT 14 HOURS PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE HARNESS TO THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT 15,000 MILES WAS PERFORMED, IT WAS DETERMINED ALL FOUR TIRES WERE 60% WORN, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THESE ARE PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES.*AK UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

TRANSMISSION HAD A JERK TO IT WHEN YOU CAME OUT OF A STOP. WHEN YOU ACCELERATED FROM A STOP THE ENGINE THEN WOULD STOP. WE HAVE THE DEALER SHIP VOLVO ( BARRIER LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. THERE IS STILL HOWEVER A SMALL JERK IN THE TRANSMISSION AND A SLIGHT HESITATION IN THE ENGINE TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRACTOR TRAILER'S STEERING SYSTEM PULLED TO EITHER SIDE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MANY DIFFERENT STATES WHO DETERMINED ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT FOR HEAVY TRUCK ALIGNMENT SO IT HAD BEEN REFERRED TO OTHER COMPANIES WITH THE SPECIALIZED ALIGNMENT EQUIPMENT. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN IN FOR ALIGNMENT NINE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. ALSO, THE TREAD LOCATED IN MIDDLE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE EXCESSIVELY WORN OUT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ALIGNMENT AS THE SOURCE OF THIS IRREGULAR WEAR. THE THIRD PROBLEM WAS ON THE SEMI REAR AXLE, WHICH WAS NOT PARALLEL TO THE MIDDLE AXLE CREATING IRREGULAR ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT OF THE TRAILER, WHICH ENTAILED A SERIOUS RISK TO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THE INNER TIRE OF THE REAR AXLE WORE EXCESSIVELY INDICATING STRUCTURAL DEFECT IN THE AXLE MOUNTING.

1992 960 STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A JERKING MOTION BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL WHILE PARKING. THE POWER WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. THE BATTERY DIED IF THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 1 DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL DRAIN ON THE CIRCUIT FOR THE POWER WINDOWS AND SHIFTLOCK CIRCUIT. *NM