VOLVO Complaints

CONSUMER WAS IN HIS HOME WHEN THE SMOKE DECTECTOR WENT OFF, CONSUMER WENT OUTSIDE AND SAW THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, POSSIBLY ENGINE RELATED, FIRE ORIGINATED FROM VEHICLE AND SPREAD THROUGH CONSUMER'S HOME, BOTH THE VEHICLE AND HOME WERE DESTROYED. *JB

CONSUMER STATES HIS 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT INTO VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS, SHE PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED THE KEY TOWARDS THE ON POSITION TO ENABLE THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS, AS SOON AS SHE TURNED THE KEY THE AIR BAG EXPLODED IN HER FACE WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURIES, CONSUMER STATES KEY WAS NOT IN THE START POSITION, AND WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER WAS UNLOADING GROCIERS FROM TRUCK. HYDRAULIC BAR SNAPPED/ FELL DOWN, AND HIT HER IN HEAD.

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED AT JUST A FEW MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING.*AK

RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. FOUND R/F SIGNAL LIGHT BULB BLOWN,MELTED HOUSING OF CORNER LAMP. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. CAR WAS REPAIRED AT VOLVO REPAIR SHOP UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

THERE IS A TOXIC SULFUR DIOXIDE SMELL COMING FROM EXHAUST, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BECOME SICK. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIX DEFECT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DEBRIS WAS LEFT IN THE FUEL TANK, THAT AT CERTAIN FUEL LEVELS CLOG THE FUEL LINE THAT CAUSES ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, THE DEALER HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM BY USING A FUEL FILTER, HOWEVER DEALER STILL HAS THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE TANK RUNS DRY WHILE STILL INDICATING 75 MILES OF GAS ON THE INSTRUMENTATION. *JB

CONSUMER STATES HE HAS BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH REAR TAIL LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLIES AND THE FRONT MARKER LIGHT, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MATERIALS THAT ARE BEING USED ARE VERY BRITTLE, CONSUMER STATES OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS HE HAS NOTICED NUMEROUS CRACKS, SURFACE DISTORTIONS, AND CLOUDING, ALSO WATER ENTERS THE LENS/REFELCTOR ASSEMBLIES AND HAS FURTHER AGGRAVATED THE PROBLEM BY INTRODUCING ROAD CONTAMINATES INTO THE LENS HOUSING, AS WELL AS CAUSING NUMERUS PREMATURE BULB FAILURES. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH STALLING WHILE DECELERATING AND/OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

VEHICLE S CONSTANTLY OVERWEIGHT ON THE FRONT AXLE WHEN FUELED. THIS CONDITION EXISTS WITHOUT BEING HOOKED UP TO A TRAILER. VOLVO TRUCKS MAKES IT VERY HARD TO HELP A SMALL OWNER OPERATOR LIKE MYSELF. THE FRONT TIRE WEAR IS NOT THE BEST EITHER. [XXX] HAS HELPED US A LOT. THE FUEL TANKS NEED TO MOVED TO THE REAR. THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE SHOWING ABNORMAL WEAR PATTERN. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION SEVERAL TIMES DURING NORMAL WARRANTY WORK. ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL.THIS VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED WITH DUAL 150 GALLONS AN D HAS ALL THE APPLICABLE STICKERS MEETING VARIOUS SAFETY STANDARDS. THIS VEHICLE HAS HARD TIME GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUEL LEGALLY. THE FRONT AXLE WEIGHT LIMIT BEING OF 12000LBS IN MOST STATES WITH NORMAL ROAD TIRES , THIS IS WITH NORMAL 14PLY TIRES WHICH ARE STANDARD OEM SUPPLY. VOLVO HAS THOUGHT OF THIS SITUATION BUT NOT A [XXX] OF A LOT HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE BIG MANUFACTURERS GO AFTER THE BIG FLEET OWNERS KNOWING WELL THAT US SMALL-FRY WHEN WE GET P-O AFTER THEIR LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE WILL EJECT FROM THEIR AND PURCHASE SOMETHING ELSE AND TAKE IT IN THE SHORTS WITH THE TRADE IN. ALL OH THIS DOES NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE SAFETY OF [XXX] PUBLIC WHO THINKS THAT THESE BEHEMOTHS THAT HE HAS TO SHARE THE ROAD WITH ARE DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN OWNING AND OPERATING THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT FOR 30YRS NOW AND GOT A GOOD IDEA ABOUT DOING IT (FINALLY ?) I WISH TO THINK THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO HELP. THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VOLVOS THAT ARE IN THE SAME BOAT. VOLVO ISN'T SELLING TO WELL LATELY. THE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM WON'T BE CHEAP EITHER. SOME RECOGNITION FROM THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE HELPFUL OTHER THAN A NEW STICKER ON THE CHASIS...THANK YOU VERY MUCH , SINCERELY [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS *TR