VOLVO Complaints

REAR SEAT HEADREST CANNOT BE REPOSITIONED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO DRIVER. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK *SLC

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ALMOST SIMUTANEOUSLY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH BULBS,AT 16766 THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT SINCE ASBESTOS HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM BRAKE PADS THAT THE BRAKE LIFE IS SHORTER. NLM CONSUMER SUGGEST THAT MANUFACTURER DESIGN A BACK UP LIGHTING SYSTEM IN CASE OF HEADLIGHT FAILURE. *TT

REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 16,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK NLM LETTER REGARDING VOLVO'S RESPONSE ATTACHED. *TT

IN A MINIMAL ACCIDENT WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING EXCESSIVE AND NEEDLESS DAMAGE TO THE CAR. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN VEHICLE IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHED ACROSS DASH, AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND COULDN'T FIND CAUSE. *AK

THIS IS THE 2ND MICHELIN TIRE THAT HAS SEPARATED ON THIS VEHICLE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THE CAR HANDLED EXTREMELY WELL. I HAVE WHAT IS LEFT OF THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 98005L TIRESIZE: 185 65R15)

BRAKES TRAVEL TO WITHIN 1 INCH OF FLOOR AND ARE TOO NEAR ACCELERATOR. POSSIBLE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY ACCELERATE AND BRAKE AT SAME TIME WITH A SIZE 11/2 SHOE.*AK

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V235000. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THE DATE RANGE ON THE RECALL NOTICE AS VERIFIED BY VOLVO'S "CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN". HOWEVER, WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS OF THE RECALLED ITEM THE VOLVO DEALER (355 - ROCKVILLE, MD) REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ITEM WITHOUT COST. THE VOLVO DEAL STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PRESENT ANYTHING TO ADEQUATELY DEMONSTATE THAT FACT. IN SPITE OF (1) THE FAILED ITEM WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL, (2) THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THE RECALL TIMEFRAME; THE OWNER WAS FORCED TO PAY THE REPAIR BILL.*AK

TRANSMISSION/PARKING BRAKE ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN CONSUMER IS IN VEHICLE THERE IS A REMINDER OF VEHICLE'S SAFETY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AKCONSUMER STATES THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SAFETY INTERLOCK CABLE IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION GEAR LEVER IN PARK. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE DISINTEGRATED WHILE IN THE TRUNK, TIRE NEVER BEEN USED. *TT

WHILE DRIVING ON A GRATED ROAD, CONSUMERS SON HIT A POTHOLE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SUNROFF SHATTERED INTO PIECES, DAMAGING THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS ANOTHER MOTORIST VEHICLE.*JB