VOLVO Complaints

OUTSIDE EDGE OF TIRES WEAR OUT AFTER 15,000 MILES. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *NM

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT WHEN ALL OF THE GAUGES IN MY CAR WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER, NO GAS READING, NO ENGINE HEAT METER, THE MESSAGE CENTER WAS OUT, NO TURN SIGNALS. THIS IS A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM VOLVO IN 2004. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME 60 MILES ON AN EXTREME;Y DARK ROAD WITH NO SAFETY GAUGES- I COULDN'T CALL FOR ROADSIDE AS I WAS ALONE AND AM A WOMAN- I WASN'T GOING TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO WAIT FOR ROADSIDE. I WAS TOLD BY VOLVO THAT IT WAS THE DDM MODULE AND THE WIRING HARNESS- MY ELECTRICAL /COMPUTER SYSTEM WENT BAD. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE IN A BRAND NEW CAR? FURTHERMORE, I WAS 1,000 MILES OVER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY OF 50,000 MILES- THUS VOLVO CHARGED ME $1,645.00. WITHIN IN MINUTES OF DRIVING THE CAR AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED- THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TOLD THAT MY SOFTWARE HAD TO BE UPGRADED AND MY THROTTLE CLEANED? I BELIEVE THAT THE ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN THESE CARS ARE NO GOOD. *NM

FOR THE PAST YEAR MY CHECK ENGINE AND URGENT LIGHT HAVE BEEN POPPING ON. I HAVE TO GO TO MY MACHANIC (WHO IS VOLVO CERTIFIED) TO HAVE THEM TURN OFF. BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON MORE FREQUENT NOW. FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, WHEN I START THE CAR, IT HESITATES AND RUNS ROUGH, LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY MACHANIC SAID IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. TODAY 10/19/06 I BROUGHT IT TO MY MACANIC AGAIN, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE MODULE AND THE 1999 S80 'S ARE HAVING ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND THAT I NEED TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BEFORE IT GETS WORSE. *NM

PROBLEM WITH BRAKES ON 2006 VOLVO S40 T5. SEVERE SCREACHING NOISE COMES FROM BRAKES WHEN IN REVERSE. VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM YET THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. MY VOLVO S40 HAS HAD BRAKE PARTS REPLACED 4 TIMES. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE NOISE IS BACK. THE NOISE IS NOW BACK FOR THE FIFTH (5) TIME.

THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BACK IN 10/31/04. WITHIN WEEKS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE, WE NOTICED LOST OF POWER AND PERFORMANCES IF THE VEHICLE. WE CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND SAID THAT IT MIGHT JUST BE DUE TO THE GAS CAP. AS IT TURNED OUT THEY HAD TO REPLACE A SOLENOID WHICH PART OF THE STARTER OR SOME TYPE OF FIRING MECHANISM FOR THE ENGINE. AFTER THAT PROBLEM WAS FIXED, WE HAD TO CONTINUALLY BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE CHECK ENGINE CONSTANTLY COMING ON. THIS WENT ON FOR NUMEROUS TIMES UNTIL THEY FOUND A RELAY PROBLEM. LAST FRIDAY MY WIFE, WHO PRIMARILY DRIVES THE CAR, COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE AND LOST OF POWER ISSUE. I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED HER WORRIES ABOUT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND A SUDDEN JERK OR RISE OF RPM WHEN IT HITS ITS MARK. ALSO AROUND 60 MPH AND 70 MPH YOU CAN HEAR OBVIOUS NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. AT IDLE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE YOU CAN SMELL SOMETHING BURNING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER ON 10/17/06. *NM

I HAVE A 2003 VOLVO S 60 THAT HAS BEGUN STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SIMILAR TO OTHER CAR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED RECENTLY. THE CAR DIES AFTER IT HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURES. IT JUST STOPS ON THE INTERSTATE OR AT A STOP LIGHT, IN INTERSECTIONS, ETC. IT TAKES BETWEEN 10 AND 30 SECONDS BEFORE IT CAN BE RESTARTED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD BE AN RECURRING UNREPORTED PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE PRIOR TO STALLING. THE SURGE WAS CONTROLLABLE DURING BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO CHANGED THE SOFTWARE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE, BUT THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO CLEANED THE THROTTLE MODULE. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A DETERMINATION FOR THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING AN EXTENSION ON THE WARRANTY ON PARTS THAT INCLUDED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. THE DEALER DID NOT HONOR THE LETTER.*AK

PURCHASED A 2000 VOLVO S80 IN MARCH OF 2006, EXPERIENCE POWER LOSS WITH THING SUCH AS SUNROOF AND WINDOWS, TERRIBLE GLARE FROM FRONT WINDSHIELD IMPAIRS VISION, SUSPENSION- BALL JOINTS, AXLES, RODS, STRUT BUSHINGS, STRUTS, BRAKE CALIPERS, CV BOOTS/JOINTS, CONTROL ARM, AND TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ... STILL HEAR NOISE., ENGINE SURGES AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN CAR IS STOPPED- ENGINE TORQUE MOUNT REPLACED, BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PRESSED COMPLETELY BEFORE CAR STOPS-DESPITE BRAKE BOOSTER, AND MASTER CYLINDER BEING REPLACED. ABS MODULE WAS REPLACED. CAR DRAGS (HAS A DELAY) WHEN ACCELERATING. RECEIVED UPDATES AND RECALLS PERFORMED. FIXED ALMOST EVERYTHING CAR SURGED FORWARD INTO A TRAILER HOOK ON THE BACK OF A PARKED CAR-COSMETIC DAMAGE VERY EXPENSIVE. HAVE BEEN HOPING THAT THE REPAIRS WILL COME TO AN END...FIRST CAR EVER PURCHASED AND HAVE ALMOST SPENT 1/2 OF ITS BLUE BOOK VALUE IN REPAIRS. SEEKING EXPLANATIONS, REIMBURSEMENTS, AND NATIONAL AWARENESS. LOVE THE APPEARANCE, WISH IT WASN'T SO MANY DEFECTS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THE HARDER THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, THE FASTER THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND LURCH FORWARD, UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF. WHEN RESTARTED, EVERYTHING OPERATED NORMALLY. THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED 5 TIMES AND A MINOR COLLISION HAPPENED, ALTHOUGH NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM OR FIND ANYTHING WRONG ON THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 11/21/2006 - *NM

2004 XC90 HAS HAD THREE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, PERHAPS RELATED. URGENT MESSAGE APPEARS ON PANEL, "SRS NEEDS ATTENTION - URGENT". CAR TAKEN TO DEALER WITH MESSAGE ACTIVE, DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, RESETS SYSTEM. 3 MONTHS LATER, SRS MESSAGE REAPPEARS, CAR WON'T START, NO LIGHTS OR OTHER ACCESSORIES LEFT ON. BATTERY DIAGNOSED AS DEAD, REPLACED, SRS MESSAGE CLEARS WITH NEW BATTERY. 3 MONTHS LATER, SRS MESSAGE REAPPEARS, TWO CONTROL MODULES REPLACED. *JB