VOLVO Complaints

MULTIPLE FAILURES. AIR BAG SYSTEM, PROBLEM STARTING AND NOISE IN STEERING. *BF THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD AN AIR CONDITION PROBLEM. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A DEVICE THAT WEIGHED PASSENGERS TO DETERMINE IF THE AIR BAG SHOULD BE ACTIVATED. *JB

MULTIPLE FAILURES; DOOR LOCK,TIRES WERE WORN TO THE CORD. * BF THE LUG NUTS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED, THE DOORS DID NOT FIT PROPERLY, THE RADIO FAILED, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION, THE LEFT REAR DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT MOLDING AND THE TIRE DISPLAYED UNUSUAL WEAR AND WERE WORN SMOOTH TO THE CORD. THE LUG NUTS THAT WERE INSTALLED RUSTED AGAIN. (TIRES/PERRILLI SCORPIAN) *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(04C002000) REGARDING THE THE HARNESS STRAP, THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE!!!!!!!!!!*JB

PIRRELY, P400 TOURING, SIZE P185/65R15, DOT CHFPH1410. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TWO REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK BOTH REAR TIRES SPLIT OPEN. *SC

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. *AK *SC

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ROLL INTO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER JUMP INTO THE TRUNK WHILE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET UNTIL IT RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER NECK AND MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE. *JB

AFTER CHARGING THE BATTERY, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. *BF THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO FIX TO THE PROBLEM. *JB

(SAFETY ISSUE) WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE PLASTIC SUN ROOF AIR DEFLECTOR SHATTERED AND PIECES OF THE AIR DEFLECTOR ENDED UP ON THE HIGHWAY POSSIBLY HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF THE AIR DEFLECTOR BEING HIT BY ANY TYPE OF OBJECT. IT JUST APPEARED TO CRACK IN THE CENTER AND THE CENTER SECTION CAME OFF. BOTH ENDS OF THE DEFLECTOR WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. I DID REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO VOLVO, BUT THEY DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT IT AND WOULD NOT LET ME KNOW IF THIS WAS A RECURRING INCIDENT. *NM

ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON REPEATEDLY. AFTER NUMEROUS RESETS BY MY VOLVO REPAIR SHOP, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER MODULE HAD FAILED. THE UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $642.93. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE DOING AN AVERAGE OF ONE OR TWO SUCH REPLACEMENTS ON THIS MODEL PER WEEK AND THAT THEY BELIEVED THIS TO BE A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE FOR THIS MODEL IN GENERAL. THE REPAIR SHOP WORKS EXCLUSIVELY ON VOLVOS, HUBBARD WOODS MOTORS, 985 GREENBAY ROAD, WINNETKA, IL, 60093; PHONE 8470446-0711; OWNER, ROBERT L. BERGER. *NM

ABS TRACTION CONTROLLER FAILURE ON MY 1997 VOLOV 850 REQUIRING REPLACEMENT COSTING APPROX. $750. THE REPAIR SHOP I USE WORKS EXCLUSIVELY ON VOLVOS AND HAS INDICATED TO ME THAT THEY HAVE ON AVERAGE ONE SUCH FAILURE AND CUSTOMER REPAIR EACH WEEK. THE REPAIR SHOP IS HUBBARD WOODS MOTORS, 985 GREENBAY ROAD, WINNETKA, IL 60093, PHONE 847-446-0711, OWNER, ROBERT L. BERGER. *NM