VOLVO Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY SCREECH, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THEY WERE JUST GLAZING, HOWEVER THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ABS STARTED ACTIVATING INAPPROPRIATELY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT MOST LIKELY THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR.*JB

DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IN PARKING GARAGE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND HAD FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM IS STILLOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, I SWITCHED THE SEAT HEATER ON AND DROVE AWAY. WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING, A SHARP PAIN DEVELOPED IN MY RIGHT BUTTOCK. WITHIN SECONDS A TRAIL OF DARK SMOKE ROSE FROM THE SAME AREA. AFTER LIFTING MY BOTTOM OFF OF THE SEAT AND REALIZING THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE SEAT I SHUTOFF THE SEAT WARMER. THE RESULT OF THE INCIDENT LEFT A BURN MARK ON MY PANTS AND A CIGARETTE SIZED HOLE IN MY SEAT CUSHION. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER INVESTIGATION I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTEE. THE COST OF THE NEW SEAT WARMER AND REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT CUSHION WAS 770 US DOLLARS. I REFUSED TO PAY AND ASKED THE DEALER TO SIMPLY DISCONNECT THE SEAT WARMER.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MAY 1997 AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN MAY 2001. IN JULY OF 2001, I NOTICED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLASH ON AND OFF. IT DID NOT SEEM TO AFFECT MY REGULAR BRAKING. AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE IN DECEMBER I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. NOW A YEAR LATER I FOUND THAT THE ABS LIGHT WAS STAYING ON FOR LONGER AND LONGER PERIODS, BUT IT WAS STILL INTERMITTENT. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN THIS MONTH WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY TESTED IT WITH THE COMPUTER AND FOUND THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. BESIDES BEING A $600 ITEM, THIS MEANT THAT WHENEVER THE LIGHT WAS ON, WHICH WAS OFTEN OVER THE LAST YEAR, I ACTUALLY HAD NO ABS FUNCTION ALTHOUGH I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING IT. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN TO OTHER VOLVO OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THIS MODULE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART MADE BY VOLVO, AND VERY DANGEROUS. IF SOMEONE IS ON AN ICY SURFACE AND STEPS ON THE BRAKD HARD TO ACTIVATE THE ABS, THEY WILL BE SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THE THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED BECAUSE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THIS MODULE SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. *AK

DEFECT EXISTS WITH VACUUM SEAL ON BRAKE PUMP. WHEN VEHICLE IS "COLD" THERE IS NO PRESSURE ON BRAKES, AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER 3 TIMES. *AK

IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE LOST TOTAL BRAKING ABILITY 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER IS SIGHTING A BROKEN T-CONNECTOR ON A LOW PRESSURE HOSE AS THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED THE REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE. AFTER 3RD TIME, WITHOUT ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE WITH A BRASS T-CONNECTOR, WHICH TO DATE THEY CAN NOT FIND. THEY CONSIDER THE CAR SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE BRAKES WORK CURRENTLY, HOWEVER THEY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING THE LAST 2 TIMES. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE IN PLACES WHERE NO ACCIDENT OCCURED. I DID ROLL THROUGH A TOLL BOOTH, STOP SIGN ON THE FIRST TWO OCCURANCES. DEALER WILL NOT REVEAL IF THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT, PARTS DEFECTS OR SOMETHING SPECIFIC IN THIS AUTOMOBILE. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD BUT VOLVO SEEMS TO NOT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.*AK

I DEPLOYED THE CAR JACK AS DIRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS INDICATED IN THE DRIVER'S MANUAL. WE HAD A FLAT IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. DURING THE LIFITING POCESS, THE KNURLED END OF THE SCREW OPPOSITE TO THE CRANK END FAILED. THAT IS THE END OF THE SCREW WHICH SERVES TO PULL THE SISSORS TOGETHER WHILE PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE SISSORS AT THE OTHER END OF THE JACK BY THE ROTATION OF THE SCREW IN THE THREADED SLIDER AT THE CRANK END OF THE SISSORS. IT FAILED CATASTROPHIC WAY WITH A BIG BANG, THE CAR DROPPED ONTO THE FLAT TIRE, AND LUCKILY I WAS NOT HURT. IT WOULD APPERAR THAT THE JACK IS A HAZZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED.*AK

IN THE YEAR 2000 CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL (00V238000), HOWEVER ON AUG 12, 2002 WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED, WHICH CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION, THE DEALER INSTALLED O-RINGS AND BOLTS TO THE SUBFRAME.*JB

CONSUMER STATED HOLLOW SPRING FAILED, THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. (PART # 1629553). (VOLVO TRUCK WXLL64 1999) NLM