VOLVO Complaints

STEERING AXLE IS TOO HEAVY FOR VEHICLE, CAUSING MISALIGNMENT. CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HORN COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE IS NO SOUND. ALSO, AFTER FIFTH ATTEMP TO START, IT COMES ON. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT HER CONTACTS WERE BAD.*AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DEFECTIVE. WARNING LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER LIGHTS, AND ETC. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *AK

BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY WORN ALMOST TO THE ROTORS ONLY 20,000 MILES, 90% HIGHWAY DRIVING. DEALER TOLD US THAT WAS ABNORMAL WEAR AND THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITH SOFTER PADS TO PREVENT SQUEALING AND WILL REPLACE AT MY COST WITH HARDER BREAK PADS THAT SHOULD LAST LONGER. DEALER SAID THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE V40'S " ONE LADY HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT 11,000 MILES". *AK

IN REGARDS TO THE HEAVY WEIGHT ON THE FRONT, CONSUMER COULD NOT SLIDE THE FIFTH WHEEL FORWARD, DEALER SAID THEY COULDN?T DO ANYTHING. *YD

A DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION COMMON TO THE VOLVO XC AWD WORE THROUGH THE HEAT SHIELD AND WAS WEARING THROUGH THE PLASTIC GAS TANK. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE VIBRATION, THEY FOUND THE VISCOUS COUPLING HOUSING HAD WORN THROUGH THE SHIELD AND TANK AND REPLACED THE TANK. *AK

TRUCK HAS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. CONSUMER HAS HAD 8 SETS OF STEER TIRES. CONSUMERS TRUCK IS STILL VIBRATING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK

THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRUCKS ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL FOR STEER AXLE WEIGHT PROBLEM AND RELOCATION OF FUEL TANKS. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH IN SOLVING THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE AFTER RELOCATING THE FUEL TANKS AND REPOSITIONING THE 5TH WHEEL, THE TRUCKS ARE STILL OVER WEIGHT. *YH

A YEAR AGO FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES. A YEAR LATER, THE NEW TIRES WERE WORN OUT. CONSUMER FELT THEREAS A DEFECTIVE AXLE, TIRE SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THIS FAST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING STEER TIRE WEAR.(VEHICLE TYPE IHC CONVENTIONAL). *JB