VOLVO Complaints

DRIVER'S SEAT ON 2004 VOLVO S60R UNEXPECTEDLY MOVES AFTER UNLOCKING CAR AND OPENING THE DRIVER'S DOOR. VOLVO SAYS SYSTEM IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THEY SAY THAT THE SEAT MUST BE MOVED TO THE DESIRED POSITION WITH THE IGNITION TURNED ON. IF IT IS MOVED WITH THE IGNITION OFF, IT WILL RETURN TO THE LAST POSITION IT WAS MOVED TO WITH THE IGNITION TURNED ON EVERY TIME THE CAR IS UNLOCKED. THERE IS ALMOST A FOOT DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT BETWEEN MY WIFE AND ME. SHE HAS OPENED THE LEFT REAR DOOR, PLACED ITEMS ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT THEN OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO MOVE BACKWARDS TO MY POSITION CRUSHING THE ITEMS ON THE FLOOR. I HAVE REPEATEDLY OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR AT NIGHT, HAD THE SEAT MOVE TO HER POSITION WITHOUT REALIZING IT, STEPPED IN AND HIT MY HEAD ON THE DOOR OPENING. I'M BEING TOLD I HAVE TO GET INTO THE CAR WITH THE SEAT FORWARD, TURN ON THE IGNITION, THEN MOVE THE SEAT TO THE DESIRED POSITION TO PREVENT THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION I HAVE DESCRIBED. ONCE YOU ARE SITTING DOWN THE BUTTONS ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT ARE HARD TO FIND, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THIS IS A COMPUTERIZED NIGHTMARE THAT COULD BE FIXED WITH A SOFTWARE UPGRADE IF VOLVO WERE MOTIVATED TO DO SO. THE SAFE THING WOULD BE FOR THE SEAT TO STAY WHERE WE LEFT IT. *AK

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING,MOSTLY ON TURNS.BUT A FEW TIMES ON A STRAIGHT AWAY. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALESRHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SELLING THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT OUR PROBLEM. *AK

MY ETS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I HAD TO STOP MY CAR IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC 10-12 TIMES AND RESTART IT. A WEB SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH VOLVO S-70. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND WILL SHUT OFF IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE.*AK

AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR OF USE THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TOO LOW BEFORE THE BRAKING EFFECT TAKES PLACE. RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM MANY TIMES REPORTED TO THE DEALER.THE DEALER ADMITS THAT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS. STILL DEALER INSISTS THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION DIFFERENCE. *AK

I OWN A 1996 VOLVO 850 GLT STATION WAGON WITH 72,500 MILES. THE FUEL TANK CRACKED AND DEVELOPED A LEAK FROM THE FOWARD HEAT SHIELD MOUNT ON THE GAS TANK. THERE WAS RAW GAS LEAKING 3 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH NOR HAVE WE HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING THAT DAMAGED THE GAS TANK OR HEAT SHIELD. I REPLACED THE GAS TANK AND SEALS AND HAVE THE OLD GAS TANK.*AK

AS THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE, IT PLACED ITSELF IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE REVVED AND ACCELERATED ACROSS A MEDIAN, AND THEN HAD COME TO REST AGAINST TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND AN ABUTMENT. *AK *SC

CONSUMER SAW/SMELLED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OR DECELERATED FOLLOWED BY A NOISE. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND A VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED GEARS DID NOT MESH PROPERLY, AND VEHICLE REVVED FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TWENTY TIMES SINCE MARCH OF 2004. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK