VOLVO Complaints

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE BLEW OUT, RESULTING IN DAMAGING THE FUEL LINE. CONSUMER WAS AT A GAS STATION AND REFUELED THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

SHORTLY AFTER MY VEHICLE'S 60K MILE SERVICE, I NOTICED SLIGHT HESITATION WHILE CRUSING AROUND 60 MILES PER HOUR ON HIGHWAY. ONCE I EXPERIENCE THE HESITATION, THE ENGINER SERVICE LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN THE "ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE URGENT" MESSAGE WOULD COME ON AS WELL. WHEN THE HESITATION STARTS, I WOULD FEEL AS IF I NO LONGER HAVE THE FULL CONTROL OF THE GAS THROTTLE AS IT DOES NOT RESPOND AT ALL. EG. WHEN I TAKE OFF MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, I WOULD FEEL A SUDDEN SURGE IN VEHICLE ACCELERATION! WHILE WAITING TO GET THE CAR SERVICED BY MY DEALED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM, THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME AND GO. FINALLY, DURING MY TRIP TO GET MY CAR SERVICED, THE GAS THROTTLE STOP RESPONDING THUS THE CAR CRUISED TO A FULL STOP. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND CONTINUE WITH MY JOURNEY. LATER I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY IN ORDER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS WHY THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT DETECTED DURING MY "MAJOR" TUNEUP SERVICE ABOUT 3 WEEKS PRIOR INSETAD,I HAD TO MAKE A SEPARATE TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND POTENTIALLY GET INTO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED THEN TO LOSE THE CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE'S GAS THROTTLE WHERE IT MAY SUDDENLY ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE. *AK

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES BECAUSE OF EXTREME WEAR AT LOW MILEAGE. THE 2003 VOLVO XC90 HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THAT HAD TO BE CORRECTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. *BF THE LUG NUTS WERE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO RUST WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED, UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION, RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE LEFT DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT MOLDING. AFTER 15K PLUS MILES, THE TIRES HAD WORN SMOOTH TO THE CORD. (TIRE-PERRILLI SCORPION) *SC

1. ETS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 VOLVO C70 LT CONVERTIBLE. ETS LIGHT SUBSEQUENTLY EXTINGUISHED (ON ITS OWN). 2. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS INFORMED THE ETC MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE, WITH A REPLACEMENT COST OF OVER $1000. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE REPAIR, SO I INFORMED THE DEALER TO NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I WAS NOT INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THIS FAILURE WOULD CAUSE ANY SAFETY ISSUES IN DRIVING THE CAR. 3. ON OCTOBER 14, 2004, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ACCELERATION SURGE AGAIN. 4. AS STATED ABOVE, I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS SITUATION ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND SIMILAR EXPERIENCES FROM OTHER OWNERS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT IN THE VOLVO, AND THAT OTHER OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND POSSIBLE SAFETY SITUATION INVOLVED.*AK

THE 2 OF 4 WELDS ON THE JACKING POINT BRACKET FAILED. THE JACKING POINT BENT OVER, CAUSING THE CAR TO FALL DOWN ABOUT 1" ONTO THE VOLVO JACK, PINNING THE JACK BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE PAVEMENT. NO INJURIES.*AK

ETM MODULE FAILED ON THE FREEWAY AND I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE CAR WAS ABLE TO STARTUP AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR, THEY DID NOT TELL ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF VOLVO AND I ENDED UP PAYING $128 DOLLARS FOR BOGUS TROUBLESHOOTING AND NO PROBLEM FOUND. THEN LESS THAN 4 DAYS LATER, THE CAR DIED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I WAS LUCKY AND IT DIED ON A SIDE STREET. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND QUITE A FEW ARTICLES OF PEOPLE WHO HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. UPON DRIVING MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, IT DIED AND I HAD TO COAST THE CAR DOWN 3 HILLSIDE BLOCKS AND INTO THE DEALERSHIP. ANOTHER $50 DOLLARS WAS CHARGED TO ME FOR DOING THE WARRANTY WORK AND THE TOTAL COST TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE MODULE WAS $723.67. I AM VERY LUCKY TO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT FOR ANYONE THAT DOES NOT, THEY ARE BEING TOTALLY SCREWED BY VOLVO AND ITS DEALERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT STEPPED UP AND REPLACED THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS MODULE THAT CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THE PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP THAT I TOOK MY CAR TO, MADE TROUBLESHOOTING MONEY ON ME EVEN THOUGH NOBODY WOULD TOUCH MY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROBLEM WHEN I SHOWED THEM 3 PAGES OF ARTICLES THAT I FOUND ON THE WEB REGARDING THE PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND USER GROUPS THAT TALKED ABOUT COMPLAINING TO VOLVO.*AK

VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROW WHEN CONSUMER REMOVED FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN DRIVING UP AN INCLINE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE. *AK

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT - URGENT WENT ON. I NOTICED SLIGHT HESITATION IN CAR ONLY WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON. SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON & OFF. WENT TO DEALER AND INFORMED THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY UNIT AT A COST OF $1129.95. CAR ONLY HAS 73,000 MILES AND IS REGULARLY SERVICED BY VOLVO. INFORMED THAT THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WENT ON LINE TO NHTSA AND DISCOVERED MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING SIMILAR PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER NOTICED A LIQUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE SURGES AT IDLE SPEED WHILE AT STOP IN INTERSECTIONS FORCING SUDDEN BRAKE APLLICATION TO AVOID COLLISION. FOLLOWING APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS OF SIMILAR SPORADIC EPISODES, ALL WITHOUT ANY MESSAGE INDICATORS, VEHICLE WOULD ONLY TRAVEL 15 MPH. THROTTLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED TO RECTIFY PROBLEM. SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY BARELY AVOIDED! SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THERRE APPEAR TO BE NUMEROUS DEFECTS REPORTED.*AK