VOLVO Complaints

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH SURGING WHEN THE AIR WAS ON. THE ON BOARD COMPUTER DISPLAY SUGGESTED THAT THE PERFORMANCE WAS REDUCED. *JB THE ENGINE FAILURE EXHIBITED AN ENGINE SURGE OR RPM BUMP WHEN AT IDLE. NORMAL IDLE WAY 700 RPM. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP TO ABOUT 1000 RPM, THEN DROP BACK TO 700 RPM. *SC THE THROTTLE UNIT WAS REPLACED. *JB

2000 VOLVO XL70 HEATER BLOWER FAN NOT WORKING AND STARTED SMOKING.*MR THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED. *NM

LTR FM OWNER OF A VOLVO WHO REPAIRED LINK IN THE GAS TANK SEAL. CONSUMER SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT REPAIR COVERED BY RECALL.*MR *NM

2000 VOLVO S80 SUFFERED FROM A FAULTY THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. *MR THERE WAS A PENDING LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA REGARDING THESE MODULES AND THEIR PREMATURE FAILURE RATES. *SC *JB

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75-80 MPH AND REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE ON A VACATION IN MONTANA OUR 2000 VOLVO XC70 HAD ROUGHT IDLE, STALLING, NO RESPONSE TO ACCELERATOR (WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH) AND EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT START. THERE WERE NO VOLVO DEALERS IN MONTANA FOR REPAIR AND A LOCAL MECHANIC INSTRUCTED US TO PULL THE MAIN FUSE TO RE-SET THE COMPUTER. THIS WOULD GET US GOING AGAIN BUT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN EVERY 50 OR SO MILES. DEALERSHIP BACK AT HOME REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AT A COST OF $1200. THERE APPEARS TO BE A HIGH NUMBER OF ETM FAILURES IN THESE CARS AND IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH VOLVO.

DT: THE OWNER TRIED TO PARK CAR AND WAS SLOWY GOING INTO THE PARKING SPACE. ALL OF SUDDEN THE CAR ACCERELATED AND IT CRASHED INTO A WALL OF A BUILDING. THEN, CAR SMOKED. OWNER SUSTAINED INJURIES . BEFORE THE CAR TOOK OFF THE OWNER WAS GOING 1-2 MPH. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND INJURED THE OWNER'S ARM.*AK

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. AT THIS TIME THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CAR DIES AFTER IT HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURES. IT JUST STOPS ON THE INTERSTATE, FLORIDA'S TOLL ROAD, IN INTERSECTIONS, ETC. IT TAKES BETWEEN 15 AND 60 SECONDS BEFORE IT CAN BE RESTARTED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD BE AN UNREPORTED PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.

FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. I HAVE ONLY 61000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THIS. ON MOST CARS THIS PART HAS LIFETIME WARRANTY OR AT LEAST 70,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING 70MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED SUDDENLY SHAKING, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD TO STOP. MANUAL DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING ABOUT "PERFORMACE REDUCED" ERROR AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT'S THROITTLE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. $1200 LATER DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY BREAKS. I THINK THIS WRONG FOR VOLVO NOT TO RECOGNIZE THA THERE IS A PROBLEM, EXTEND THE WARRANTY, AND RECALL ALL THE BAD PARTS.

1998 VOLVO V70A EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS. *MR THE SHOULDER HARNESS WAS FRAYED. ONE WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE SEAT BELT TO UNLOCK AND THEN PULL IT DOWN WHICH CAUSED IT TO WEAR. *SC *JB