Volvo S40 Complaints (2004)

48 consumer complaints on file.

• #10169333September 26, 2006
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

  THE VEHICLE HAS THE FOLLOWING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DASHBOARD, RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROLS TURN-OFF BY THEMSELVES. WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES. SRS WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED. FUEL DOOR BUTTON DOES NOT ACTIVATE. IGNITION WILL NOT ACTIVE SO CAR WILL NOT START. *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10133818August 22, 2005
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  THE ENGINE DIES INTERMITTENTLY ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN OR SLOWING DOWN. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP. THE GEAR MUST BE PUT BACK IN PARK, MUST TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN RE-START AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FLUKE, THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY CHANGED A VALVE IN THE ENGINE, THE THIRD TIME THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEY CHANGED THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND POSITIVE/NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLES (THEY HAD A VOLVO OF NORTH AMERICA TECHNICIAN COME DOWN). THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2005. I'VE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO TAKE MY CALL.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10130085July 26, 2005
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

  DURING A FRONTAL DRIVERS SIDE CRASH THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER. HOWEVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, BUT NO PASSENGERS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH WAS MOSTLY DRIVERS SIDE. I ALSO BELIEVE THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED SINCE MY CAR FAILED TO SLOW LIKE A CAR SHOULD DURING BRAKING.

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #10126887June 20, 2005
  EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

  2004 VOLVO S40 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *MR THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS INTERMITTENT. AT NIGHT THERE WOULD BE NO REAR TAIL LIGHTS. THE RIGHT FRONT PARK LIGHT AND THE YELLOW SIDE MARKER LIGHT HAD GONE OUT AS WELL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CEM. THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY LASTED 8 MONTHS. *SC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10115193March 15, 2005
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY CUT ON AND OFF AT TIMES; THE POWER WINDOWS AND DOORS DID NOT WORK, AND GAS GAUGE ALWAYS SHOWED THAT VEHICLE HAD NO FUEL. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. FINALLY, THE TRUNK DID NOT OPEN. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10113582March 7, 2005
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

  THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB. THERE WERE FIVE INCIDENTS WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED APON APPLICATION OF BRAKES. INITIALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO VOLVO ON 11/11/2004. THEY RAN ALL TESTS AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. SINCE THEN, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND CONSUMER WILL AGAIN REQUEST VOLVO TO CHECK IT. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10113589March 7, 2005
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

  CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONDITION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THE VEHICLE MEETS NHTSA SPECIFICATION . *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10097709October 19, 2004
  AIR BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

  MULTIPLE FAILURES. AIR BAG SYSTEM, PROBLEM STARTING AND NOISE IN STEERING. *BF THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD AN AIR CONDITION PROBLEM. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A DEVICE THAT WEIGHED PASSENGERS TO DETERMINE IF THE AIR BAG SHOULD BE ACTIVATED. *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0