VOLVO Complaints

THE ABS/TRACS FAILURE WAS DUE TO A $500 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE MECHANIC SAYS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM KNOWN TO MANY, AS THERE HAVE BEEN A RASH OF THEM IN THE LAST YEAR. DT

CONSUMER STATES THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT, CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM NOT TO ENGAGE. PH

THIS VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE WHILE SHIFTING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ENTERPRISE WAS NOTIFIED. TS

MOUNTING BOLT ON REAR OF LEFT FRONT HUB/SPINDLE ASSEMBLY HAS BACKED OUT AND JAMMED INTO DRIVE SHAFT CAUSING LEFT WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND TWICE CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS. HAS OCCURED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON THIRD OCCASION, MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. ALSO SEVERE AND VIOLENT AT TIMES OCCASIONAL CLUNKING FROM LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN SEEN BY DEALER 5 TIMES WITHOUT CORRECTION. DT

REAR MAIN SEAL FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE OIL TO LEAK ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 850. VOLVO DOES NOT AUTHORIZE OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIRS ON THIS COMPONENT. VARIOUS CONSUMER WEBSITES CONTAIN MULTIPLE POSTINGS OF THIS FAILURE THAT VOLVO DOES NOT ADMIT AS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. DT

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED CAUSING BOTH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO BE INTERMITTENTLY INOPERABLE. BASED ON MY OWN RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT VOLVO NORTH AMERICA CLAIMS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF. MULTIPLE WEBSITES HAVE POSTINGS FROM OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS THERE IS INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM AND VOLVO WILL NOT REPAIR IT AT THEIR COST. DT

WHEN I BOUGHT MY VOLVO THE 17 RIMS WERE ALREADY ON THE CAR. I FEEL I WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY EDUCATED ABOUT THESE WHEELS SO THAT I COULD MAKE N INFORMED CHOICE WHETHER TO KEEP THEM OR NOT. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE 6TH AND 7TH BENT RIM ON MY CAR. I HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS FROM THE OTHER FIVE RIM REPAIRS IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. TODAY I ORDERED NEW 16 RIMS COSTING $1,000 AND IT WILL COST ANOTHER $1,000 TO BUY THE NEW TIRES AND HAVE THEM INSTALLED. I HAVE SPENT ALMOST $1200. ON RIM REPAIRS AND REPLACING DAMAGED TIRES. I WANT ALL THAT MONEY BACK IT IS ABSURD TO SPEND $40,000 ON A CAR THAT KEEPS COSTING SO MUCH MONEY. DT

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUNROOF. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ON A CAR WASH AN THE MINUTE THE DRYER STARTED SUCKING THE AIR TO DRY THE VEHICLE THE SUNROOF BROKE IN PIECES AND THE ROOF ALMOST CAME OFF. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. TS

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS RESULTED IN DRIVER BEING BURNT ON THEIR NECK AND STOMACH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

THE 2001 VOLVO S80 HEADLIGHT & DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT SYSTEM. THE 2001 VOLVO S80 HEADLIGHT & DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT SYSTEM. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON AT START UP. DURING DARKNESS THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE NIGHT TIME HEADLAMPS ARE IN THE OFF POSITION (BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE ON AND DAYTIME LAMPS ILLUMINATE THE ROAD TO SOME EXTENT). THE UNSAFE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT BY NOT TURNING ON THE NIGHT TIME HEADLAMPS IN DARKNESS, THE 2001 VOLVO S80 OPERATES VOID OF TAIL LAMP ILLUMINATION.MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF OUR VOLVO. SHE COMBATS THE PROBLEM BY LEAVING THE NIGHT TIME HEADLAMPS ON AT ALL TIMES. WHEN I DRIVE THE VOLVO, I HAVE A HABIT OF TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AFTER USE. MANY TIMES, MY WIFE HAS FORGOTTEN TO TURN THE NIGHT TIME HEADLAMPS BACK ON IN DARKNESS AND HAS BEEN IN HARMS WAY AS SHE DRIVES VOID OF TAIL LAMP ILLUMINATION IN DARKNESS! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS TAIL LAMP PROBLEM WHICH APPEARS TO BE A CARELESS OVERSIGHT BY THE DESIGN TEAM. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND RETROFITTED TO THE CURRENT VEHICLES AFFECTED IMMEDIATELY. DT