VOLVO Complaints

MY VOLVO XC90 CONTINUES TO HAVE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. AFTER 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE PROBLEMS WERE VERIFIED WITH THE AXLE, THE SPLINES, THE BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE CALIPERS, THE CAR STILL KNOCKS!! I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING IT! VOLVO CORPORATE HAS BEEN NO HELP. *JB

WHEN SHUTTING BOTH FRONTAL DOORS CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DOOR HINGES BROKE FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS CAUSING THE DOORS NOT TO CLOSE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART, AND TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. AND MECHANIC REPLACED ABS MODULE BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED REAR SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER'S HEATED SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE SEATS FABRIC CONTAINED THE FIRE. *AK *NM

CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE NUMEROUS REPAIRS DONE TO HER VEHICLE WITHIN A YEAR. (NAR) *PH *CB

I HAVE A 2002 VOLVO S 60 AWD WITH THE OPTIONAL 17" X 7.5" "THOR" WHEELS AND PIRELLI TIRES. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 3 SETS OF PIRELLI TIRES IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. PIRELLI IS NOT INTERESTED IN THIS ISSUE AS REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THEM HAVE PROVEN UNSUCCESSFUL. DUE TO THE ONGOING PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE'S TIRES, I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE PIRELLI TIRES COMBINED WITH THE VOLVO S 60 AWD AND HAVE FOUND MANY ALARMING STORIES REGARDING SAFETY CONCERNS WITH MY VEHICLE COMBINED WITH THE PIRELLI TIRE. MANY SOURCES INDICATE PROBLEMS WITH PIRELLI TIRES, ESPECIALLY ON THE S 60 AWD WITH 17" WHEEL OPTION. I AM ON MY 3RD SET OF PIRELLI TIRES, MY CURRENT SET OF TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED BY THREE DIFFERENT PIRELLI DEALERS AND I AM STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WARPING AND CUPPING, TO THE EXTENT THAT MY FRONT TWO TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I SEE THAT THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT I COULD EXPERIENCE A TIRE BLOW-OUT BECAUSE OF THE WEAKENED SIDE WALLS THESE TIRES RIDE ON COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF MY S60 AND IT'S AWD SYSTEM. IN MARCH OF 2002, DUE TO LOOSING CONTROL OF MY 2002 S60 AWD, I WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER MY ACCIDENT THAT I HAD LEARNED THE REASON I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. APPARENTLY, LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A FRONT TIRE SIDE-WALL BLOW OUT, THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A RAPID LANE CHANGE I WAS FORCED TO MAKE TO AVOID A OUT-OF-CONTROL DRIVER. BECAUSE OF MY ONGOING TIRE PROBLEMS AND RECENT RESEARCH THAT I HAVE CONDUCTED, I HAVE NOW REALIZED THAT THERE IS INDEED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY TIRES. THIS IS SHOCKINGLY REMINISCENT OF THE FORD EXPLORER / FIRESTONE TIRE INCIDENTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION IMMEDIATELY ON ALL S 60 AWD 7" WHEEL/PIRELLI TIRE FITMENTS. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED WITH THIS SAFETY FLAW THAT VOLVO HAS OBVIOUSLY OVERLOOKED AND FEEL THAT YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER COULD LEAD TO PREVENTABLE INJURY OR EVEN DEATHS. *AK

I HAD A MAJOR LEAK IN MY 2000 VOLVO S80 POWER STEERING RACK AT 36000MILES. CALLED THE FACTORY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A BACKORDER ON THE PART AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHEN THEY COULD REPLACE THE PART. SEEMS THERE MUST BE A RECURRENT PROBLEM HERE AND I AM WONDERING IF A RECALL IS IN ORDER. VOLVO DECLINED TO HELP PAY FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT.*AK

I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S40. WE JUST HAD OUR FIFTH TRIP TO THE DEALER TO CORRECT KNOCKING NOISE/RATTLE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. PROBLEM STARTED AT 44,191 MILES. NOW AT 59,800. TWO SETS OF CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND TWO SETS OF SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLACED. NOISE RETURNS WITHIN 2000 MI OF SERVICE. ALSO, I HAVE HAD THE REAR BRAKES GO OUT AT 17,500 MILES. PADS WORE THIN AND CUT INTO THE ROTORS. THAT ONE COST $335. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AT 9000 MILES. I PAID THE EXTRA MONEY TO GET A VOLVO BECAUSE I KEEP MY CARS FOR A LONG TIME. (I ALSO OWN A 18 YEAR OLD AUDI 4000.) I BOUGHT VOLVO FOR ONE WORD: RELIABILITY. I HAVE FOUND THAT VOLVO DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. THIS S40 IS HUGELY EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. I AM MAKING FAR TOO MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO KEEP TRYING TO GET DEFECTS FIXED. *JB

CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AS DESIGNED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IT FAILED. TWICE IN TRAFFIC AND ONE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. USED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO ENGAGE, FOR IT WOULD ENGAGE AFTER REPEATED STOMPING ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE, I USED BOTH FEET TOO ENGAGE IT, HOPING THAT THE FOR TO MENTIONED WOULD OCCUR, IT DID NOT. THE ENTIRE CLUTCH PLATE ON THE FIRE WALL BROKE. THIS LED TO THE SUDDEN COLLAPSE OF THE PEDAL WHICH SLAMMED INTO THE FLOOR AND SNAPPED BOTH KNEES AND BUCKLED MY LEFT HIP WHICH I NOW HAVE RECURRING INJURIES WHICH HAS NOW FORCED ME TO LEAVE THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY. THE SHOP SUPERVISOR EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL VOLVO TRUCKS AND HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THEM FOR THE CYLINDER THAT CONTROLS THE CLUTCH LEVER RODS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH RUST AND OTHER CONTAINMENTS WHICH CAN CAUSE THE LEVEL ROD THAT CONTROL THE CLUTCH PEDAL TOO FREEZE UP, WHICH STOPS THE CLUTCH FROM ENGAGING. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE CYLINDER HAVING TOO MUCH OPEN SPACE ON THE TOP BEFORE A RUBBER SEAL WHICH IS LOWER INSIDE TO STOP THE RUST, WATER, AND CONTANIMENTS FROM CAUSEING PROBLEMS WITH CLUTCH OPERATION. VOLVO HAS A REPLACEMENT FOR THIS AND DID IN FACT REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER CORRECTED CYLINDER AT THE TIME OF MY INJURIES.*AK