VOLVO Complaints

FOLLOWING MULTIPLE BREAKDOWNS FAILED INSULATION ON EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND ALTERNATOR WERE FOUND. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO FIRE AND HAVE TAKEN THE CAR OFF THE ROAD PENDING REPAIR. I SEARCHED GOOGLE FOR VOLVO BAD WIRING AND CAME UP WITH MANY HITS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY RELATED DESIGN FAULT RELATED TO THE TYPE OF WIRE USED ONLY IN CERTAIN YEARS IN THE EARLY 1980'S. EARLIER AND LATER CARS SEEM TO BE OK. IT SEEMS THE WIRE IS NOT HEAT RESISTENT.

THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR LOCKED UP, CAUSING SOME COMPONENTS TO BURN UP. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A STUCK CALIPER, WHICH ACCORDING TO VOLVO IS NOT RELATED TO THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT PERFORMED BY DEALER. LOWER BALL JOINT WAS ALSO REPLACED. *LA

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER USED A HIGHER BRAKE FORCE THAN USUAL, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PUMP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $800.00. *AK *MR MAINTENANCE RECORD SHOW THAT ROUTINE SERVICE INCLUDING REAR BRAKE PADS AT 19580K MILES, AT 41416K MILES, FRONT PADS AT 28312K MILES AND WAS INCLUDE IN THE REPAIRS FOR INCIDENT 56739K MILES. *SC

I OWN A VOLVO XC90 T6 AWD. THIS CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TWIN TURBO-CHARGERS, THE WARNING LIGHTS, A TIRE BLOWOUT, VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL, ALIGNMENT ISSUES, SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL PANEL, POOR FIT AND FINISH OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL AND A HOST OF OTHER FIT AND FINISH PROBLEMS. THE MOMENTUM VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AND VOLVO NORTH AMERICA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DENIED ANY PROBLEMS BEING A SERIOUS OR RECURRING PROBLEM. THIS ALL TOOK PLACE IN A SPAN OF LESS THAN 10 MONTHS FOR A BRAND NEW VEHICLE.THE CAR SPENT MORE TIME IN THE SHOP THAN IN OUR POSSESSION INITIALLY. THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUED TO FIX THE RECURRING PROBLEMS AND DENIED ANY CHRONIC ISSUES EXISTED. I WISH TO ALERT NHTSA IN THE EVENT ANY OTHER OWNER OF VOLVO XC 1990 HAS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OR A TRAGEDY OCCURS AS A RESULT OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE LISTED. *AK

DRIVING 2000 MAKE VOLVO V70 ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. ETS AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. CAR BEGINS LOSING POWER, CAN'T SLOW DOWN OR SPEED UP. FINALLY STEER TO AN EXIT RAMP; CAR DIES AT BOTTOM OF EXIT RAMP. NO CRASHES, BUT MAJOR TRAFFIC JAMS. CAR COMPLETELY DEAD, NEEDS TO BE TOWED. VIEWING INTERNET FORUMS RE: VOLVO, ETS WARNING LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) PROBLEMS ARE A MAJOR OCCURRENCE AND A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, JUDGING FROM THE MANY CLOSE CALLS I'VE READ ABOUT SIMILAR TO MINE. DEALER REPLACING THE ETS MODULE. DID NOT CARE ABOUT MY SAFETY. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE THAT VOLVO NEEDS TO DEAL WITH. I AND MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, AND OTHERS AS WELL. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT BANRIDGE VOLVO WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL DEALING WITH THE FUEL RAIL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 04/22/2004. *AK

THE ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENLY FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THEN ON APRIL 20, 2004 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE LIGHT STAYS ON THE CAR WAS SLUGGISH IN ACCELERATING. I HAD TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY TO TAKE LOCAL STREETS. *AK

THE LEATHER ON THE DOOR INSERTS PULLED AWAY FROM THE MOLDING. IT COST 400.00 PER DOOR FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME. MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.*AK

WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR ALONG PERIOD OF TIME. *AK

I OWN A 1998 VOLVO V70. WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE AIR PUMP AND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ON A CAR THAT IS FIVE YEARS OLD. SINCE THE CAR IS PAST ITS WARRANTY PERIOD, VOLVO WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THESE PARTS (A TOTAL OF $1,273). IN RESPONSE TO A LETTER FROM ME, VOLVO SAID, "IN THE EVENT THAT EITHER OF THESE COMPONENTS IS RECALLED, REIMBURSEMENT COULD BE CONSIDERED AT THAT TIME." PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO OTHERS WHO UNDOUBTEDLY HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THESE FAULTY PARTS (AIR PUMP - PKS70AP AND ABS/TRAC - 8602266) SO THAT A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED. I WOULD BE GLAD TO SUBMIT TO NHTSA BOTH LETTERS BETWEEN VOLVO AND MYSELF.*AK