VOLVO Complaints

VEHICLE KEEPS CUTTING OFF AT ANY SPEED, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED DASHBOARD/ ENGINE HEAD, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK *JB

I HAVE REPLACED 3 PIRELLI P6 235/45 R17 TIRES DUE TO BUBBLING OF THE SIDEWALL. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY STATED THAT THEY KNEW OF NO PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE OR CAR MODEL. I THEN FOUND ON THE WEB THAT SOMEONE HAD ALREADY COMPLAINED TO THE NHTSA ABOUT THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE E-MAILED VOLVO AND PIRELLI AND I AM AWAITING REPLY. HOWEVER, THE SAFETY ISSUE APPEARS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO WARRANT MY CONTACTING THE NHTSA.*AK

WHEN GOING TO GET AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM RECHARGED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED AN EVAPORATOR, ACCUMULTOR, TEMP SENSOR, EVAC AND RECHARGE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT USED TO THAT EXTENT TO REQUIRE THIS LEVEL OF REPAIRS THIS SOON. *SLC

VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK WHEN EASING UP OFF THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKES WENT OUT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

TIRE STARTED SHOWING SLOW LEAK. AFTER FINDING FLAT AFTER SITTING FOR 3 DAYS, RE-INFLATED AT HOME THEN DROVE TO SERVICE STATION TO FULLY INFLATE. TWO DAYS LATER TIRE WAS AT ZERO PSI. RE-INFLATED AGAIN AND TOOK TO SERVICE STATION FOR FLAT FIX. DISCOVERED THAT OVER 50% OF THE SEAM BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE CARCASS HAD SEPARATED. STEEL PLY EASILY VISIBLE. ONE STRAND OF THE STEEL PLY HAS MOVED OUT FROM THE PLY AND HAS POKED THROUGH THE RUBBER. TIRE WAS MOUNTED 9/2000. IT HAS 9 TO 10,000 MILES OF MOSTLY CITY DRIVING ON IT. OTHER TIRES MOUNTED AT SAME TIME ARE HOLDING PRESSURE. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THEM CHECKED FOR ANY PROBLEMS. I AM HAVING THE INSTALLING COMPANY LOOK AT THE TIRE AND I AM WORKING WITH WWW.TIRERACK.COM FOR REPLACEMENT OF THIS TIRE.*AK

OWNER REPORTS REGULAR OCCURRENCE OF STEERING WHEEL "LOCK-UP". REPORTS THAT WHEEL FREQUENTLY LOCK AFTER 1/2-3/4 REVOLUTION OF STEER WHEEL WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHILE ACCELERATING FROM STOP.UPON LOCKING, STEERING WHEEL MUST BE FORCE TO REGAIN MOVEMENT . *MJ

REAR BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE WILL WEAR OUT EVERY 12000 MILES, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

AIR LEVELING VALVES MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN AIR BAGS LOSING AIR.DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK

DRIVESHAFT BECAME INOPERABLE , UNABLING VEHICLE TO MOVE/ HAS COME APART. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK