Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 15,069 complaints for VOLVO
Incident date: Dec 10, 2008
ON 12 DEC, 2008, MY 2003 VOLVO S60 STALLED WITH NO WARNING WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. I PULLED TO SAFETY (VEHICLE WAS IN "LIMP HOME" MODE) AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (PARK PLACE VOLVO). SINCE THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND PRESENTED NO CODES, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND GIVEN A BILL FOR $418 (FOR TOW AND DIAGNOSTIC CHECK). APPROX. 1 MONTH LATER,... Read more
Incident date: Dec 16, 2008
SPONTANEOUS ERUPTION( SHATTERING) OF A SUNROOF. *TR
Incident date: Nov 15, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. AS A RESULT, GLASS SHATTERED IN SMALL PIECES ALL OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,200. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NO CURRENT ISSUES ON FILE REGARDING... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2007
SEAT BELT REMINDER IS NOT WORKING. ( NO BEEPING SOUND OR DISPLAY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT SEAT BELT) ERRATIC READING/DISPLAY GAS MILEAGE (ELECTRONIC READING OF GAS GAUGE IS NOT CORRECT). *TR
Incident date: Mar 3, 2007
SEAT BELT REMINDER IS NOT WORKING. ( NO BEEPING SOUND OR DISPLAY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT SEAT BELT) ERRATIC READING/DISPLAY GAS MILEAGE (ELECTRONIC READING OF GAS GAUGE IS NOT CORRECT). *TR
Incident date: Feb 5, 2001
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO VN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OPENED SPONTANEOUSLY. THE FRONTAL VISIBILITY IS REDUCED AND INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE DEALER MUST CONTINUALLY REPLACE THE UNDERHOOD LATCHES AND LINKAGES. THE FAILURE TYPICALLY RECURS AFTER TWO YEARS. CURRENTLY, ALL OF THE REMEDIES HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENT IN CORRECTING THE FAILURES. THE FAI... Read more
Incident date: Aug 23, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLVO VNL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE CHAMBERS CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND IS INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY REIMBURSEMENT. THE DEALER HAS NOT RETURNED HIS CALLS OR EMAILS. THE SPEED W... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 5, 2009
I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT YESTERDAY, CAR SLID ON ICE AND HIT TREE, TOTAL LOSS OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING BY MY SELF, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 4, 2008
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 VOLVO XC90 (54,414 MILES) ON A BUSY CALIFORNIA FREEWAY (THE 405), THE ENGINE STOPPED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CALL FOR A TOW WITHOUT INJURY (ALTHOUGH I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED SINCE THE FAILURE WAS SO SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING) AND HAD IT TOWED TO A VOLVO DEALER IN TORRANCE, CA. IT IS A TRAN... Read more
Incident date: Feb 4, 2008
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 VOLVO XC90 (54,414 MILES) ON A BUSY CALIFORNIA FREEWAY (THE 405), THE ENGINE STOPPED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CALL FOR A TOW WITHOUT INJURY (ALTHOUGH I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED SINCE THE FAILURE WAS SO SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING) AND HAD IT TOWED TO A VOLVO DEALER IN TORRANCE, CA. IT IS A TRAN... Read more
Incident date: Feb 4, 2008
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 VOLVO XC90 (54,414 MILES) ON A BUSY CALIFORNIA FREEWAY (THE 405), THE ENGINE STOPPED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CALL FOR A TOW WITHOUT INJURY (ALTHOUGH I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED SINCE THE FAILURE WAS SO SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING) AND HAD IT TOWED TO A VOLVO DEALER IN TORRANCE, CA. IT IS A TRAN... Read more
Incident date: Nov 11, 2008
FAULTY FUEL PUMP, BROKER FITTING ON INLET, LEAKS GAS. *TR
Incident date: Nov 11, 2008
FAULTY FUEL PUMP, BROKER FITTING ON INLET, LEAKS GAS. *TR
Incident date: Feb 2, 2009
CAR BEGAN LURCHING/CHUGGING FORWARD AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, REMINISCENT OF SPARK PLUG PROBLEMS, EXCEPT THAT THE PLUGS WERE REPLACED THE DAY BEFORE. CAR SLOWED TO "LIMP" MODE AND "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE" LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF, WAITING A MINUTE OR TWO, I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND DRIVE WITHOUT PROBLEMS. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER... Read more
Incident date: Jan 30, 2009
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY STOPPED PROPELLING THE CAR. IT WAS AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE GOING 50 MPH. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BEFORE BECOMING A ROAD HAZARD. *TR
Incident date: Sep 1, 2008
INTERMITTENT ABS/ANTI SKID LIGHT. MY BRAKES ALSO SEEMED AFFECTED, PARTICULARLY THE STOPPING DISTANCE. AFTER THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 6 TIMES, I ASKED A SERVICE TECH AT MY LOCAL DEALER TO FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED BRAKES LOCKING. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND MANY OWNERS OF VOLVOS HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE ABS MODULE IS K... Read more
Incident date: Jan 29, 2009
TRANSMISSION SIMPLY DIED WITH NO WARNING. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND SUDDENLY IT JUST STOPPED. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT CERTAINLY COULD HAVE. I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IS DEFECTIVE AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS OTHERS. *TR
Incident date: Jan 29, 2009
I RECENTLY HAD MY 2002 VOLVO XC70 LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC. AMONG OTHER THINGS, HE SAID THAT WITH NEARLY 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR, IT WAS DUE FOR FRESH TRANSMISSION FLUID. I DRAINED ABOUT A GALLON OF FLUID FROM THE TRANS, WENT TO THE DEALER AND BOUGHT FOUR LITERS OF VOLVO APPROVED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND PUT IT IN THE TRANSMISSION. NOW THE CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. I DID A COUPLE OF SEARCHES ON... Read more
Incident date: Jan 19, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE ENGINE. SHE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTED AND THEN HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. IMMEDIATELY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2008
MY SUNROOF WAS BUSTED OUT IN A CARWAS BY THE BLOWER DRYING IT OFF. *TR
Incident date: Feb 1, 2008
SUNROOF WAS BUSTED OUT BY DRYER IN A CARWASH. *TR
Incident date: Dec 7, 2008
AXLE FAILED AFTER DOING A U TURN AT 5MPH. CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS KEEP BREAKING AND NEED TO BE EPOXIED OFTEN BY MECHANIC. COOLANT LEAK PROBLEMS AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS. *TR
Incident date: Dec 5, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE MECHANISIM WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT LOCK IN COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V239000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,006. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN UPDATED... Read more
Incident date: Jan 17, 2009
OUR 2000 VOLVO XC70 STATIONWAGON EXPERIENCED SLUGGISH SPEED ON A WEDNESDAY - IT DID NOT LIKE TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS ALSO GOING THROUGH OIL, WHICH THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP SAID WAS "NORMAL" FOR A CAR OF THIS AGE - IT ONLY HAD 80,000 MILES ON IT. ON THURSDAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT START (IT WAS VERY COLD). WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FOUND THAT IT HAS OIL PUMP PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT GET OIL... Read more
Incident date: Jan 17, 2009
OUR 2000 VOLVO XC70 STATIONWAGON EXPERIENCED SLUGGISH SPEED ON A WEDNESDAY - IT DID NOT LIKE TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS ALSO GOING THROUGH OIL, WHICH THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP SAID WAS "NORMAL" FOR A CAR OF THIS AGE - IT ONLY HAD 80,000 MILES ON IT. ON THURSDAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT START (IT WAS VERY COLD). WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FOUND THAT IT HAS OIL PUMP PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT GET OIL... Read more
Incident date: Aug 9, 2008
NOTICED GAS SMELL EVERY TIME I FILLED GAS LOOKED UNDER CAR AND NOTICED GAS PUDDLING UNDER CAR. ALSO GAS PUDDLING AFTER PARKING OF CAR. HAVE NOT TAKEN TANK DOWN AS OF YET TO TROUBLE SHOOT PROBLEM BUT BELIEVE IT TO BE A CRACKED GAS TANK AS THE AMOUNT OF GAS PUT INTO TANK BEFORE LEAKING HAS STEADILY DECREASED. *TR
Incident date: Oct 10, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 VOLVO 960. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN XPS TRACTION TIRES. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE SUSPENSION FELT AS IF IT SNAPPED. THE CONTACT FELT A SCISSORING MOTION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HE UTILIZED THE SPARE TIRE, WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE. HE SUSPECTED THAT THE TIRE OR THE BELT WAS FAULTY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE FOUND THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 10, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 VOLVO 960. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN XPS TRACTION TIRES. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE SUSPENSION FELT AS IF IT SNAPPED. THE CONTACT FELT A SCISSORING MOTION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HE UTILIZED THE SPARE TIRE, WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE. HE SUSPECTED THAT THE TIRE OR THE BELT WAS FAULTY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE FOUND THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 21, 2009
UPPER STRUT BUSHINGS CRACKED FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FRONT LINK RODS REAR LINK RODS FLAME TRAP BOX LEAKING OIL THIS 2001 S80 VOLVO IS A PIECE OF JUNK TRIED TO HAVE THIS VOLVO WORK DONE PER THE EXTENDED WARR ULTIMATE I HAVE A PIECE OF JUNK. *TR
Incident date: Jan 21, 2009
UPPER STRUT BUSHINGS CRACKED FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FRONT LINK RODS REAR LINK RODS FLAME TRAP BOX LEAKING OIL THIS 2001 S80 VOLVO IS A PIECE OF JUNK TRIED TO HAVE THIS VOLVO WORK DONE PER THE EXTENDED WARR ULTIMATE I HAVE A PIECE OF JUNK. *TR
Incident date: Jan 21, 2009
UPPER STRUT BUSHINGS CRACKED FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FRONT LINK RODS REAR LINK RODS FLAME TRAP BOX LEAKING OIL THIS 2001 S80 VOLVO IS A PIECE OF JUNK TRIED TO HAVE THIS VOLVO WORK DONE PER THE EXTENDED WARR ULTIMATE I HAVE A PIECE OF JUNK. *TR
Incident date: Dec 17, 2008
REPAIRS ON A CLASS 8 OVER THE ROAD TRACTOR, TWO FUEL PUMP HAS BEING INSTALL WITH NO,RESORT THE THIRD ONE WILL BE INSTALL ON FRIDAY THE 23 OF JANUARY HOPING THAT WILL BE ENOUGH TO DO THE JOB. *TR
Incident date: Jan 18, 2009
AFTER 60000 MILE SERVICE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO BE SLIPPING WHEN COLD. "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT" MESSAGE APPEARED. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM THIRD GEAR. SHOP INDICATED THERE IS NO ADJUSTABLE PART. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WOULD LIKELY BE NEEDED, WHEN CONTACTED VOLVO INDICATED THE WARRANTY WAS OFF AT 55K MILES. UPON RESEARCHING THROUGH THE INTERNET THERE ARE AN EXTREMELY LARGE NUMBER ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2009
I WAS GOING THROUGH AN AUTOBUFF'S CARWASH IN DOUGLASVILLE, GA AND MY SUNROOF IMPLODED! I TOOK MY CAR TO VOLVO AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER THE GLASS, NOT THE LABOR, NOR THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD, ETC. THERE ARE MORE THAN 81 OTHER PERSONS WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR VOLVO, AND YET VOLVO DOES NOT CHOOSE TO CONSIDER IT A NECESSARY RECALL. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND I WANT SOMETHING... Read more
2 injured
Incident date: Nov 28, 2008
I HAVE A 2004 VOLVO XC90 T6 AWD SUV THAT I PURCHASED FROM A VOLVO DEALER. WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND HAD TO BE REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (LUCKY), BUT THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAD A ENGINEERING FLAW AND HE HAD SEEN A NUMBER OF THESE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE FLAW, THE TURBO ENGINE PUTS TOO MUCH TORQUE ON THE 4 SPEED GM TRA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2009
PARKING BRAKE PAD DELAMINATED FROM SHOE: DISLODGED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND BECAME WEDGED INTO REAR SPINDLE CAUSING WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO BRAKE AND WHEEL COMPONENTS. 1 OCCURRENCE, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF LEFT REAR ROTOR, BACKING PLATE, SPINDLE, PARKING BRAKE SHOES (BOTH SIDES) AND PARKING BRAKE CABLE. *TR
Incident date: Feb 1, 2008
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 55,000 MILES. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
2004 VOLVO S60 MAY HAVE A PRESSURE SENSOR PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS NO VOLVO DEALER IN HER AREA AND NEEDS HELP WITH FINDING ONE. *NJ
Incident date: Dec 29, 2008
2001 VOLVO S60 T5 AFTER ABOUT 30 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, I CAME TO A STOP DUE TO TRAFFIC. WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING, I NOTICED JERKING AND HARD SHIFTING. THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR 4000.00. THE 2001 S60 TRANSMISSION ISSUE IS VERY COM... Read more
Incident date: Jan 14, 2009
CUSTOMERS CAR BROKE DOWN, LOST STEERING CONTROL, INNER AND OUTER TIE-ROD END CAME APART AT THREADS, NO APARENT DAMAGE TO PARTS, REPLACED BOTH PARTS, SAVED OLD PARTS. *TR
Incident date: Dec 17, 2008
TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWO TIMES, AT APPROX. 38,000 AND AT ABOUT 48,000 MILES. UNITS START SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR AND LEAVE YOU RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE UNTIL THEY DECIDE TO RENGAGE. BALL JOINTS AND ALL FOUR HUBS REPLACED BY 50,000 MILES. AXLES (FRONT) NEED REPLACING NOW AT 70,000 MILES. SWAY BAR ENDS REPLACED AT 55,000 MILES. THIS IS THE NEEDIEST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. FRONT BEA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 17, 2008
TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWO TIMES, AT APPROX. 38,000 AND AT ABOUT 48,000 MILES. UNITS START SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR AND LEAVE YOU RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE UNTIL THEY DECIDE TO RENGAGE. BALL JOINTS AND ALL FOUR HUBS REPLACED BY 50,000 MILES. AXLES (FRONT) NEED REPLACING NOW AT 70,000 MILES. SWAY BAR ENDS REPLACED AT 55,000 MILES. THIS IS THE NEEDIEST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. FRONT BEA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 17, 2008
TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWO TIMES, AT APPROX. 38,000 AND AT ABOUT 48,000 MILES. UNITS START SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR AND LEAVE YOU RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE UNTIL THEY DECIDE TO RENGAGE. BALL JOINTS AND ALL FOUR HUBS REPLACED BY 50,000 MILES. AXLES (FRONT) NEED REPLACING NOW AT 70,000 MILES. SWAY BAR ENDS REPLACED AT 55,000 MILES. THIS IS THE NEEDIEST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. FRONT BEA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 21, 2008
OUR 2002 VOLVO XC70 HAS A TENDENCY TO JERK ?VIOLENTLY? FORWARD ?SHIFT FLARE? AND HARSH SHIFTING PROBLEMS AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS DONE SO ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE RIDING WITH OUR FAMILY; FRIGHTENING EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST YEAR TO THE POINT WE ARE UNABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SERI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 21, 2008
OUR 2002 VOLVO XC70 HAS A TENDENCY TO JERK ?VIOLENTLY? FORWARD ?SHIFT FLARE? AND HARSH SHIFTING PROBLEMS AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS DONE SO ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE RIDING WITH OUR FAMILY; FRIGHTENING EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST YEAR TO THE POINT WE ARE UNABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SERI... Read more
Incident date: Dec 17, 2008
WHILE DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE, MY GLASS SUNROOF INEXPLICABLY JETTISONED OUT OF THE CAR. THE GLASS WAS INTACT AND SHATTERED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS DRIVING IN THE SLOW LANE AND THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME. THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS AVOIDED, ALTHOUGH IT IS CLEAR THAT A DEFECT CAUSED THIS OCCURRENCE. THE MANUFACTURER (VOLVO) IS UNWILLING ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2008
I OWN A 2006 VOLVO XC90 AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARING MAY BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I RECENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO A VOLVO DEALER (JULY 2008 WHILE STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY) AS I FELT THAT IT WASN'T RUNNING PROPERLY AND IT WAS MAKING WEIRD NOISES THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM (I MADE THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDE ME WITH A CAR FAX REPORT AS I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AS A DEMO). JUST L... Read more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2008
I OWN A 2006 VOLVO XC90 AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARING MAY BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I RECENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO A VOLVO DEALER (JULY 2008 WHILE STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY) AS I FELT THAT IT WASN'T RUNNING PROPERLY AND IT WAS MAKING WEIRD NOISES THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM (I MADE THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDE ME WITH A CAR FAX REPORT AS I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AS A DEMO). JUST L... Read more
Incident date: Jan 9, 2009
I DRIVE A 2006 VNL VOLVO WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON DIM YOU CANNOT HARDLY SEE THE ROAD MOST OF THE TIME ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY DRIVERS WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF TRUCK AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT THE POOR LIGHTING SYSTEM WHEN ON DIM I HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE OR REASON FOR THIS INCLUDING HOW MANY VOLTS ARE GETTING TO THE LIGHTS AND... Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2009
OVER THE LAST 1.5 ' 2 YEARS THE VEHICLE 2002 VOLVO S80 HAS DISPLAYED A FUEL ODOR IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE EXTERIOR IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. JUNE OF 2008 RECEIVED WARRANTY NOTICE FROM VOLVO THAT THERE HAS BEEN A VOLUNTARILY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THE FUEL PUMP FOR VEHICLES THAT DISPLAYED A FUEL ODOR. JANUARY 8, 2009 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALERS... Read more