VOLVO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, CONSUMER SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT SMELL. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE SLEEPER BIRTH AREA, THEN THE CABIN WAS IN FLAMES. THE FIRE INSPECTOR INDICATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED THE BUILT IN REFRIGERATOR FREEZER. *NLM WHILE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON 195 1998 VOLVO VN770 HAD SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT CAB. FIRE WAS A RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED THE BUILT IN REFRIGERATOR FREEZER. TRUCK WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS.*MR

VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP, POWER WINDOWS, AND FAULTY BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSORS.*MR (NAR) *CB

MY 1998 VOLVO S70 HAD THE ABS MODULE FAILED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. HAD THIS FAILED IN RAIN OR SNOW, THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE.*AK FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY VOLVO, BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THE COST IS OUTRAGEOUS, OVER $600.

THE DASHBOARD IS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY.*AK

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60 MPH), ON AN UPHILL GRADE, THE CAR WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. THE CAR LOST POWER AND RPM INDICATION BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 1800 AND 2300 RPM. THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR TRIP HOME (ROUGHLY 60 MILES). THE CAR HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT AND SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE BEEN READING. SINCE THEN, THE CAR REPEATS THESE SYMPTOMS AT ANY SPEED IN THE TWO TRIPS TO 1) LOCAL MECHANIC AND 2) DEALER VEHICLE PURCHASED AT. *LA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST SPEED OR HESITATED, AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. DEALER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL, AND YEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE WHEEL SEPARATED THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND CITED THE CONSUMER. VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SHAFT BROKE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF, AND THE COLLISION TO OCCUR. *AK

1998 VOLVO C70 PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FAILURE - HAVE REPLACED MECHANISM TWICE IN PAST 2 YEARS. NO INJURY BUT 2ND FAILURE PREVENTED OPENING DOOR FROM INSIDE CAR CREATING SAFETY RISK. THANK YOU. *LA

MY VOLVO 1999 S70 T5 HAS HAD PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAKING (OR BURNING) SINCE THE SECOND YEAR. MY HUSBAND HEARD SOME STRANGE AND LOUDER THAN NORMAL NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND HE CHECKED THE OIL AND NO MORE OIL IN THE ENGINE. HE HAD TO PUT 3 TO 4 QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL IN. THIS KIND OF INCIDENT HAPPENED AT TWO TIMES WHEN MY CAR WAS UNDER 50,000 MILES AND UNDER WARRANTY. WE REPORTED TO VOLVO DEALER SERVICES, THEY COULD FOUND ANY PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME. SECOND TIME THEY FOUND SOME PROBLEM AND FIXED IT. NOW AT 51700 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY), WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUT 3 QUARTS OF OIL INTO THE ENGINE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO MORE OIL LEFT IN IT. THIS MORNING I NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. WE CALLED BOTH VOLVO OF IRVINE, AND CERRITOS OF CALIFORNIA AND THEY DENIED THAT WE REPORTED ANY PROBLEM ABOUT OIL IN THE PAST. ONLY VOLVO OF IRVINE SAYING THAT THEY DID FIX SOME PROBLEM WITH OIL PUMP IN THE PAST BECAUSE WE COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE NOISE. THEY DID NOT PUT IT DOWN ABOUT THE COMPLAINED OF OUT OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. WE CANNOT TRUST VOLVO SERVICES. POOR SERVICE AND VERY BAD VOLVO CAR. *LA

SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. TWICE THIS HAS RESULTED IN BROKEN COURTESY LIGHTS AND ONCE THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED, VOLVO AGREED TO REPLACE IT. I HAD THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY) AND IT NOW WORKS FINE. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE STILL SAGS AND HAS ONCE AGAIN BROKEN THE COURTESY LIGHT IN THE DOOR. I ASKED MY VOLVO DEALER ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND "EVEN THE NEW CARS DO THAT." I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS AND HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM POSTED MANY TIMES ON A VOLVO MESSAGE BOARD. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS CLEARLY THE PROBLEM, VOLVO WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPEATEDLY BROKEN LIGHT. *LA