VOLVO Complaints

I BOUGHT THIS VOLVO USED W/ 120K MILES. I SAW RECORDS OF MAJOR WORK DONE AT THE DEALER JUST PREVIOUS TO 100,000 AND FIGURED IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR ANOTHER 100K. AT 131K, IT BEGAN CONSTANTLY STALLING AND LUNGING. I DID A TINY BIT OF RESEARCH AND LEARNED OF THE RECALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME 200 TO DO NOTHING OTHER THAN READ THE CODES AND TELL ME THE ETM SOFTWARE HAD ALREADY BEEN UPDATED, AND THAT THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR WAS BAD. I REPLACED THE MAFS TO NO CHANGE. *TR

2005 (SEP/NOV/DEC): ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON 3 TIMES. DEALER REPAIRED ALL 3 TIMES AND FOLLOWING MONTHS, WHICH IS 2006, HAVING SUDDEN SHIFTING/ACCELARATING AT LOW SPEED. DEALER FIXED 2 TIMES AND 1 TIME COULDNOT FIND THE ISSUE. AUG. 18, 2007: CONTINUED HAVING SAME PROBLEMS PLUS CAR WAS JERKING ON FWY SPEED. TWO DAYS LATER, I COULDN'T START THE CAR. DEALER REPLACE NEG. BATTERY CABLE AND #4 IGNITION COIL. AUG.21, 2007: CALLED TO INFORM VOLVO NORTH AMERICA AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD TALK TO DEALER SERVICE MANAGER. AUG. 27, 2007: THE CAR IS HAVING SAME ISSUE: SUDDEN SHIFTING @ LOW SPEED & JERKING ON FWY SPEED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL MIDDLE OF FWY. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE CAR SYMPTONS ARE VERY MUCH LIKE ETM PROBLEM (RECALL) ON OTHER MODELS. AUG. 29,2007: DEALER REPLACED ANOTHER #3 IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUG. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I WILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPEAT REPAIR. THE DEALER DIDN'T BOTHER TO CHECK ETM UNIT. SO FAR, I AM LUCKY THAT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ACCIDENT. (SAME DEALER SERVICE MY CAR SINCE 2001)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, SHE THOUGHT THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT LEARNED OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END (HOOD BRACKET, HOOD HINGE, MARKER LIGHT, FRONT BUMPER COVER, WIPER BLADES, SIDE LAMPS, GRILL, HEAD LAMPS, HOOD AND LATCH, AND PAINT). THE REPAIR WILL COST $4,870.81, WHICH INCLUDES THE $500 INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE. THE COST OF THE RENTAL VEHICLE WAS $390. THE DAMAGES TO THE REAR END OF THE OTHER VEHICLE (1998 TOYOTA FORERUNNER) WERE THE QUARTER PANEL, RE-FINISH ON THE REAR BUMPER, AND A REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE REAR BUMPER OUTER EXTENSION. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $563.22. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,590. UPDATED 01/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/15/09. *JB

2002 VOLVO XC70 WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, BUCKING, AND JERKING WHEN SHIFTING INTO LOWER GEARS. *KB THE VEHICLE HAD A SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK FROM THE ENGINE TURBO OIL RETURN. THE HEADLIGHT AND REAR MARKER LIGHT WOULD FLICKER WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE OVER BUMPY ROADS *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN CONDITIONS OVER 100 DEGREES, THE KEY FOB WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS TO THE VEHICLE. HE WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOORS. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE THE CONTACT IS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT, HE CANNOT OPEN THE REAR DOORS BECAUSE THE REAR POWER DOOR LOCKS ALSO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS AN ENGINEERING FAILURE THAT COULD NOT BE SOLVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN CONDITIONS OVER 100 DEGREES, THE KEY FOB WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS TO THE VEHICLE. HE WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOORS. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE THE CONTACT IS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT, HE CANNOT OPEN THE REAR DOORS BECAUSE THE REAR POWER DOOR LOCKS ALSO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS AN ENGINEERING FAILURE THAT COULD NOT BE SOLVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR UNLOCKING PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING DIRECTLY ON THE DOOR. THE AUTOMATIC UNLOCKING FEATURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE LOCATED ON THE FRONT DOORS OR FROM THE KEY RING WILL NOT OPEN THE DOORS. THEY CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY PULLING UP THE INDIVIDUAL DOOR LOCKING BUTTON. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB

2001VOLVO S60 TURBO - TRANSMISSION SLIPPING; HAVING PROBLEMS CHANGING GEARS; EITHER IT IS STRAINING TO CHANGE GEARS OR I HEAR AND FEEL A LOUD (CLUNCK). PROBLEM HAPPENS A LOT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4000. READ OTHER FORUMS AND OTHER VOLVO OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB

TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT APPEARED. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THE 'UPDATED' THE SOFTWARE WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. CAR NOW JERKS INTO GEAR. WARRANTY NOW EXPIRED, AND DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS 'GOING OUT AND TIME TO TRADE UP' (BUY A NEW VOLVO) *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RAINY AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 2-3 MINUTES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AREA BEGAN OCCURING AND I TOOK TO THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE "BRAKE BOOSTER" AND THAT IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT IF NOT CORRECTED COULD LEAD TO TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE CAR IS USED TWICE A WEEK AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR