VOLVO Complaints

CONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHT SWITCH BROKE, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER STATES RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS WORK ONLY PART OF THE TIME. LIGHTS FOR THESE FEATURES USUALLY LIGHT UP AFTER AN ODD, ONE-SECOND HUMM. *JB

THE SIDE WALLS WERE VERY WEAK, THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH/BRUSH CAUSED THEM TO GO FLAT. TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT TIRE HAD A BUBBLE. MODEL TYPE 4 SEASONS. *AK *TS *JB

VOLVO 2001 V-40 SATION WAGON: REAR BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY GONE BY 17000 MILES, LEADING TO ROTOR DAMAGE AND UNSAFE BRAKING. INSPECTION AT 15200 MILES SHOWED NO BRAKE RELATED ABNORMALITIES. VOLVO CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAID FAST WEARING OUT OF BRAKES IS COMMON IN THIS MODEL. *NLM

I HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED ON MY 2001 VOLVO S40 AT THE VOLVO DEALER. AT ONLY 21,500 MILES THE REAR BRAKES WERE GRINDING LOUDLY. I COMPLAINED TO VOLVO CONSUMER SERVICES FROM THEIR WEB PAGE. THEY WERE NOT ONLY NOT SURPRISED AT THE REAR BRAKE FAILURE AT 21,500 MILES, BUT SAID THAT THEY USUALLY GO OUT BETWEEN 10K AND 20K MILES. THE REAR BRAKES ON THAT VEHICLE ARE POORLY DESIGNED, CREATING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT HAZARD BECAUSE OF CONSUMERS' IGNORANCE OF THEIR UNDER-ENGINEERING. AN AMERICAN CAR WOULD LIKELY GET AS MUCH AS 80K MILES OUT OF THE REAR BRAKES, BEING REPLACED ONLY THE THIRD TIME THE FRONT BRAKES ARE SERVICE. AN AMERICAN CAR COMPANY THAT IS AS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF A FAILURE OF THIS NATURE WOULD LIKELY HAVE DONE A REDESIGN AND RECALL. THE REAR BRAKE PADS ON THE VOLVO S40 ARE NO BIGGER THAN THOSE OF A MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND VOLVO SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THEM. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAYAND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. REAR BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOORBOARD. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE HORN WILL NOT BLOW. *AK

THROTTLE MODULE FAILED, LEAVING ME PULLING ONTO INTERSTATE, BUT UNABLE TO GO MORE THAN 20 MPH BEFORE CAR DIED. DEALER SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN 3 OF THESE FAILURES THIS WEEK AND WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE S60. *NLM

THE SEAT BELT (DRIVERS SIDE, SHOULDER) CONTINUES TO 'JAM' OR 'LOCK' IN PLACE AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR USE. TO CORRECT, VEHICLE MUST BE TAKEN INTO NEAREST/LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ADJUSTMENT AND REPAIR. THUS FAR, THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES OVER THE PREVIOUS TWELVE MONTHS. ADDITIONALLY, ALL REPAIRS/LABOR HAS BEEN COVERED UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY, HOWEVER, TECHNICIANS CANNOT SEEM TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND MAKE FINAL REPAIRS. *NLM

FAILURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM COMPUTER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR OCCURRENCE ON THE VOLVO 850. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY RELATED ISSUE, AND A RECALL INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *NLM