Volvo S40 Complaints

491 consumer complaints on file.

#10028704July 21, 2003
WHEELS
NEITHER I NOR VOLVO ROADSIDE ASSITANCE ABLE TO REMOVE WHEEL TO INSTALL SPARE TIRE. VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028706July 21, 2003
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE SERVICED FOR PULL- DEALER STATED THAT NO ACTION WAS NECESSARY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028707July 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
DEALER REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AND SAID PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO A CORRODED CALIPER. DEALER TOOK NO ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CORRODED CALIPER, (27679 MILES). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028709July 21, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT FOR 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028711July 21, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR
VEHICLE SERVICED FOR PULL AND HARSHNESS - DEALER REPLACED REAR STRUTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028712July 21, 2003
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE SERVICED FOR PULL AND HARSHNESS (5TH TIME VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR PULL IN LESS THAN 40,000 MILES). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028713July 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FOR THE IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022718July 18, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY GONE. THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST FOR ALL REPAIRS WERE $545.61. *AK ALSO THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029488July 17, 2003
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
THE TIRES WERE NOT SET CORRECTLY ON THE HUB, AND WHILE DRIVING, THE LUGS:NUTS LOOSENED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026090July 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING A 2003 VOLVO S40. IT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A TRANSMISSION SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR TWO TIMES DUE TO THE ABOVE PROBLEM. THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS UPGRADING THE PROGRAM, WHICH IT DID NOT HELP AT ALL. THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS I ALMOST GOT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON 6/27/2003 WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE CAR LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ON COMING TRAFFIC BARELY MISSED RUNNING INTO MY VOLVO. THIS TRANSMISSION SLIPPING USUALLY LAST FOR 2 TO 3 SECS AND THIS LOST OF POWER CAN PUT ME INTO MAJOR ACCIDENT EASILY. I ASKED VOLVO TO TAKE MY CAR BACK, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP, THE TURTH IS, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERYDAY. I AM EXTREMLY MAD THAT VOLVO DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE LIFES OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. IN FACT, THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM EVEN VOLVO HAS A TECH NOTE FOR THIS. BUT I GUESS AS LONG AS THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THEY DONT CARE EVEN WE ARE TAKING ABOUT POTENTIAL MAJOR ACCIDENTS HERE. PLEASE HELP. THANKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022816July 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE POWER ASSIST FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE BRAKES WERE SOFT UPON COLD STARTS AND WAS DISFUNCTIONAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD WARMED UP. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED ON FIVE OCCASIONS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE VACUUM HOSE TWICE. A REPRESENTATIVE OF VOLVO RECOMMENDED NEW WIRING AND IT SEEMED TO HAVE REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023312June 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED ON MY 2001 VOLVO S40 AT THE VOLVO DEALER. AT ONLY 21,500 MILES THE REAR BRAKES WERE GRINDING LOUDLY. I COMPLAINED TO VOLVO CONSUMER SERVICES FROM THEIR WEB PAGE. THEY WERE NOT ONLY NOT SURPRISED AT THE REAR BRAKE FAILURE AT 21,500 MILES, BUT SAID THAT THEY USUALLY GO OUT BETWEEN 10K AND 20K MILES. THE REAR BRAKES ON THAT VEHICLE ARE POORLY DESIGNED, CREATING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT HAZARD BECAUSE OF CONSUMERS' IGNORANCE OF THEIR UNDER-ENGINEERING. AN AMERICAN CAR WOULD LIKELY GET AS MUCH AS 80K MILES OUT OF THE REAR BRAKES, BEING REPLACED ONLY THE THIRD TIME THE FRONT BRAKES ARE SERVICE. AN AMERICAN CAR COMPANY THAT IS AS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF A FAILURE OF THIS NATURE WOULD LIKELY HAVE DONE A REDESIGN AND RECALL. THE REAR BRAKE PADS ON THE VOLVO S40 ARE NO BIGGER THAN THOSE OF A MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND VOLVO SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022133June 3, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020803May 31, 2003
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, A WATER BALLOON HIT THE SUN ROOF OF THE CAR AND IT SHATTERED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022349May 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, STEERING
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TWO REAR BRAKE PADS AFTER 10230. IN ADDITION, HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. POWER STEERING WHEEL SHAFT. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019747May 13, 2003
SEATS
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK LUNGED BACKWARDS WITH THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH OR MOVEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DESIGN DEFECT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016992May 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 3RD FROM TIME TO TIME. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR SHIFTS HARSHLY FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015719April 11, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. *JB *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011287April 1, 2003
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SEATS
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT,THE WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT, THE SEATS RECLINED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010055March 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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