VOLVO Complaints

WHEN BRAKING PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED AND SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. PH...*AK

FOR MONTHS, THE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR 6 TIMES. EACH TIME, THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. VOLVO ENGINEER CAME IN FRIDAY TO SUPERVISE THE REPAIR OF CAR. SATURDAY EVENING THE LIGHT WENT ON. TWO WEEKS AGO, DEALER LOANED ME A 2003 V40 FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE THEY WORKED ON CAR. SURPRISE! SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON IN LOANER CAR. DURING LAST VISIT TO DEALER, TWO PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME WERE COMING IN FOR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT! THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. I AM ON A LEASE, AND ASKING FACTORY TO TERMINATE LEASE.

I WENT TO THE MIDAS AUTO SHOP LOCATED ON 8888 JAMACHA ROAD TO GET MY BRAKE SYSTEM BLED. WHEN I GOT THERE, THE MANAGER, NANCY, SAID THAT I NEEDED TO GET A THOROUGH BRAKE INSPECTION BEFORE GETTING ANYTHING DONE. I CONSENTED, AND SIGNED A CONSENT FORM. NOTE: PRIOR TO GOING TO THE AUTO SHOP, MY CAR WAS IN TOP RUNNING CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKE PROBLEM. AS SOON AS THE BRAKE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED, NANCY TOLD ME THE OTHER "PROBLEMS" THAT MY CAR HAD TO GET FIXED IN ADDITION TO THE BRAKE SITUATION. IN ADDITION TO THAT SHE SAID THAT THE WHOLE BRAKE BLEEDING PROCEDURE AND THE REPLACEMENT OF A MASTER CYLINDER WOULD COST WAY MORE THAN I EXPECTED IT TO, SO I DECLINED TO GET MY CAR SERVICED BY THEM (MIDAS). I PAID THE $19.99 INSPECTION FEE AND LEFT THE AUTO SHOP. ABOUT A MILE AWAY MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING. I TRIED TO RESTART IT, BUT IT WOULDN'T DO SO. I THEN OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK WHAT COULD BE WRONG. I NOTICED A HOSE HANGING LOOSE BEHIND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. IT HAD A CLEAN CUT ABOUT A HALF AN INCH LONG AT THE END. I ALSO SAW A CONNECTOR WITHOUT A HOSE CONNECTED TO IT. I KNEW THEN THAT SOMETHING WAS SUSPICIOUS ABOUT THE "INSPECTION" DONE AT MIDAS. THE HOSE THAT WAS CUT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. IT WAS IN NO WAY DRY OR BRITTLE, AND COULD NOT HAVE FALLEN OFF ON ITS OWN. IT WAS A VACCUM HOSE CONNECTION THAT AIDED IN THE INTAKE OF AIR TO THE CARBUREATOR. WHEN IT WAS DISLOCATED FROM ITS JOINT CONNECTOR, NO AIR WENT THROUGH TO THE CARBUREATOR, THUS MAKING MY CAR STALL FOR LACK OF A GOOD AIR/FUEL MIX. I AM THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH THIS INCIDENT AND I AM ACTIVELY SEEKING LEGAL CONSULTATION ABOUT THIS MATTER.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES' COMPONENTS , WHICH IS OPERATED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. PH

THE "CLEAR" PLASTIC RAW RESIN MATERIAL MODERNLY AND CONTEMPORARILY USED IN HEADLAMP SHIELDS/DOORS/LENSES IS FREQUENTLY OF AN INFERIOR GRADE WHICH PROGRESSIVELY CLOUDS OVER TIME AND YIELDS VEHICLES LESS VISIBLE TO OTHERS AND WITH VERY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY TO THEIR OPERATORS. NON-CLOUDING PLASTICS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE THE '40S AND "BRILLIANT" CRYSTAL PLASTICS ARE VERY POPULAR TODAY, BUT DOMESTIC AND IMPORT MANUFACTURERS FREQUENTLY SKRIMP ON COSTS BY USING INFERIOR PLASTICS. I IMAGINE IT IS A UV-DAMAGE PROBLEM. THIS WAS MUCH LESS A PROBLEM YEARS AGO WHEN ALMOST ALL LAMPS WERE SEALED AND THEIR LENSE DIRECTLY EXPOSED FOR PROJECTION AND VIEW. BUT TODAY, MANY IF NOT MOST, HEADLAMPS USE CARTRIDGES OR BULBS BEHIND THESE EXPENSIVE DESIGNER PLASTIC COVERS/SCREENS. I FEEL THESE INITIALLY-CLEAR PLASTIC COVERS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE VEHICLE'S "ESSENTIAL" "AS MANUFACTURED" SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND THAT MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR REPLACEMENT OF SUCH DEFECTIVE PARTS AS A SAFETY-RELATED RECALL. THERE ARE PLENTY OF NIGHT ACCIDENTS INVOLVING APPARENT IMPAIRED VISION/LIGHTING, BUT I HAVE NO DATA AND NO RESOURCES TO CREATE SUCH DATA.

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE'S HEATED SEATS HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND CAN CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS BOTH HEATERS UNDER THE FRONT SEATS HAVE SHORTED OUT AFTER BURNING. SCC

ABS / TRACS LIGHTS COME ON DUE TO DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROLLER. NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES.

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, CONSUMER STATED WHEN THAT HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE NO BRAKES. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PUMP ON THE BRAKES BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION BUT THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE SYSTEM WORKED PROPERLY. *JB *NLM

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM,'SRS' WARNING LIGHT IS CONTINUOSLY ON DURING OPERTATION OF VEHICLE.THIS CONDITION HAS PREVAILED FOR OVER ONE YEAR DESPITE ATTEMPTS BY DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIANS TO CORRECT. BOTH DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND FACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL AGREE THAT 'SRS' SYSTEM MAY BE COMPROMISED.