VOLVO Complaints

SUDDENLY, HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FAIL TO OPERATE WHEN SWITCH IS IN EITHER HEADLIGHT "ON" POSITION. WHEN SET IN PARKING LIGHT POSITION, DASH AND PARKING LIGHTS (ONLY) WORK. IF HIGH BEAM SWITCH IS MANUALLY HELD, THEN HIGH BEAMS (ONLY) WORK.

DT: CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (EMT) WAS REPLACED, BUT THIS DID RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CONTACT TRIED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER BUT DID NOT SUCCEED. CONTACT CALLED THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS WORKED ON BEFORE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE SUFFERED LOSS OF POWER ON I95 IN CONNECTICUT CAUSING DRIVER TO HAVE TO PULL OFF ONTO BREAKFDOWN LANE CROSSING TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS COLLISION. PROBLEM CAUSED BY FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM). IT IS BEING REPLACED BY VOLVO DEALER FOR $1200.

PICKED UP MY BRAND NEW 2005 (4 MILES ON ODOMETER) VOLVO S60 ON JUNE 9 AT DEALER. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE NEXT AM, AND WITH 37 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION. I BRAKED NORMALLY AND CAME TO A STOP. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE RACED AND THE CAR DROVE INTO THE INTERSECTION. MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. I NARROWLY MISSED AN ON COMING VEHICLE. I REGAINED CONTROL AND GOT THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR SEEMED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND I TRIED SEVERAL STOPS AND STARTS WITHOUT PROBLEM. I CONTINUED TOWARDS WORK AND ABOUT 5 MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT ANOTHER INTERSECTION. WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE RACED (TACH SHOT UP) AND THE CAR TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN. I CONTACTED VOLVO AND HAD THE CAR TOWED AWAY. VOLVO LATER TOLD ME THE MAIN ENGINE COMPUTER REGISTERED A FAULT CODE CAUSED BY A "LOOSE WIRE". I ASKED FOR DETAILS AND THE FAULT CODE NUMBER BUT VOLVO DID NOT RESPOND. THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I REQUEST YOUR HELP TO RESOLVE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS CAR MAY BE DEFECTIVE OR THERE MAY BE A SYSTEMIC DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT ENDAGERS VOLVO DRIVERS. I AM REMINDED OF THE AUDI 5000 PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM SOUNDS THE SAME.

VOLVO DEALER-SERVICED 2000 VOLVO V70XC WITH @60K MILES OCCASIONALLY REFUSED TO START. DEALERSHIP FLASHES CHIPS. 6 MONTHS LATER, AT 67K, ELETRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES REPEATEDLY DURING 1500 MILE JOURNEY CAUSING VOLVO TO SURGE & VARY SPEED CONTINUOUSLY. PROBLEM REOCCURS OCCASSIONALLY DURING NEXT WEEK BEFORE VOLVO V70XC CAN BE DEALER SERVICED - PLANNED TRIP CANCELLED DUE TO QUESTIONABLE STATUS OF VOLVO RELIABILITY. VOLVO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADMITS EVENTUALLY ENGINE WOULD JUST QUIT STRANDING OCCUPANT. SINCE OUT-OF-WARRANTY, OWNER PAYS $1200 REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. OWNER OBTAINS OLD PART BUT NO LONGER TRUSTS VOLVO WITH WIFE & CHILD AS REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY SAME WITH NO BETTER GUARANTEE AGAINST FAILURE.

THANK YOU LETTER REGARDING VOLVO'S RESPONSE TO CONSUMER PROBLEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED AT ONLY 10500 MILES DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THEM WITH SERVICE RECEIPTS. *NM

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURE (ETS), CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO THROTTLE INPUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CAR NEEDS TO BE FIXED BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THE OUTRAGEOUS COST OF THE REPAIR $1100.

BRAND NEW VOLVO S 60 2.5T LEASED TODAY. DISCOVERED STRONG FUEL SMELL. UPON CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD NOTICED VERY HEAVY FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS ON TO THE ENGINE CASING

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND MASS AIRFLOW ON HIS 2000 VOLVO S70. *JB THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RESERVOIR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHY DRIVING, THE AIR DIRECTOR FELL OFF THE BUMPER. *JB *NM

DT: ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK, V THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A FLAW IN VOLVO'S MANUFACTURING. *AK CONSUMER WANTS NAME AND CONCERN SHARED WITH VOLVO. CONSUMER STATES VOLVO KNOWS OF THIS WIDESPREAD ERA IN THEIR CARS. ON MAY 18TH 2005 CONSUMER SENT A LETTER TO VOLVO ABOUT THE ODOMETER PROBLEM, ALONG WITH A FOLLOW UP LETTER ON JUNE 9TH 2005. CONSUMER STATES THAT FAILURE IS DUE TO A SMALL PLASTIC GEAR IN THE SPEEDOMETER.*SB *NM