VOLVO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE THROTTLE FAILED. AS A RESULT THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. *AK *NM

EXHAUST FUMES WERE LEAKING INTO THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT, WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK THE DEALER'S REPLACED THE EGR VALVE SEVERAL TIMES, THE EGR COOLER, EGR O-RING, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET AND BOLTS. *NM

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND REMAINED ON. FOLLOWING THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULAR UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

BOTH HEADLAMP UNITS NEED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISIM HAS BROKEN OUT OF EACH UNIT. ONLY REPAIR IS TOTAL REPLACMENT OF HEAD LAMP UNITS.

2000 S80 VOLVO HAS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ACCORDING TO VOLVO REPAIR CENTER. THIS IS A KNOW AND WIDE SPREAD DEFECT. IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SURGE SPORADICALLY OR TO DIE. VOLVO HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN TO ALL SERVICE CENTERS ADVISING THEM OF THE DEFECT. VOLVO WILL NOT REPLACE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR THOSE AUTO OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM

ON 3/1/04 I DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON MY VOLVO V70 HAD LARGE BULGES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE TIRE IS A PIRELLI P6 235/45 R17 ALL SEASON. THIS IS AN OEM TIRE. THE CAR HAS 7,400 MILES ON IT. I DOVE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE DAMAGE MUST HAVE BEEN CAUSE BY HITTING SOMETHING AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING WITH THE TIRE AND THERE WAS NO THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANYKIND OF ANY IMPACT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE ON 3/2/04 AT MY EXPENSE. I AM FILING THIS NOW BECAUSE ON 7/5/04 I HAD A SECOND SIMILAR EVENT. SEE ODI NUMBER 10080391. HAVING RESEARCHED THE ODI COMPLIANT LOG I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM INCLUDING BLOWOUTS. *NM

ON 7/5/04 I DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON MY VOLVO V70 HAD LARGE BULGES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE TIRE IS A PIRELLI P6 235/45 R17 ALL SEASON. THIS IS AN OEM TIRE. THE CAR HAS 9,300 MILES ON IT. I DOVE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER WHERE IT SITS CURRENTLY. THIS IS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING. THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED WITH A RIGHT FRONT TIRE AT 7,400 MILES. *NM

WHILE BACKING PUT OF A PARKING LOT POWER STEERING FAILED, VEHICLE SMOKED THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER SUFFERED FROM SMOKE INHALATION. *AK PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE YEAR BEFORE (JULY 12, 2003). THE CONSUMER WAS PRESSING ON THE HORN WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE CONSUMERS HAND WAS ON THE WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERAL BROKEN ONES IN HER RIGHT HAND WHICH REQUIRED 2 SURGERIES, EXTENSIVE PHYSICAL THERAPY AND MANY OTHER MEDICAL PROCEDURES. *NM *LA

IN HOT TEMPERATURES C70 CONVERTIBLE REAR WINDOW SEAL DEFECTIVE LOOSENS REAR WINDOW WHICH DISLODGES AND OBSCURES REAR VIEW. *AK

I OWN A 1993 VOLVO 240 SEDAN. I AM SELLING IT AND UPON REMOVING THE "TEMPORARY USE SPARE" TO CLEAN OUT THE TRUNK, I SAW THAT THE TREAD HAS SEPARATED IN A SECTION ABOUT ONE FOOT OF THE CIRCUMPHRENCE. THIS TIRE HAS NEVER BEEN USED, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN THE TRUNK. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES: FIRESTONE TEMPORARY USE ONLY 155R 15 90 Q MADE IN SPAIN DOT F7P7 B2ET 472. *AK