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: Jun 12, 2005
CAR STALLING. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST MY BAD LUCK- THAT I HAD BOUGHT A LEMON. I PURCHASED MY 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 SEDAN BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER 1999. I HAVE HAD MANY, MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, ALL OF WHICH WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE REASON I AM WRITING TO YOU JUST NOW IS BECAUSE OF WHAT I JUST READ ON THE INTERNET. MY CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC LAST MONTH. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT. TH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2005
ALTERNATOR HAS INTERMITTENT CHARGING PROBLEMS, LEFT STRANDED WITH DEAD BATTERY. WHEN I SPOKE WITH VOLVO THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SERVICE STATION AND THEY HAD SEEN THE PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE VOLVOS AS WELL. *JB
Incident date: Jul 31, 2005
THE CAR STALLS WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. STALLING OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Incident date: Jul 18, 2005
MY 1999 VOLVO V70 STALLED IN TRAFFIC CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS MOVING SLOWLY BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND RESTART IT AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY CLEANED FUEL DEPOSITS OFF THE THROTTLE, BUT INFORMED ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2005
DT: 1999 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON GLT. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SPEED. CONSUMER WAS JUST DRIVING AND IT STARTED LOSING POWER. WHEN PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL IT STARTED BUCKING. WHEN CONSUMER FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALER HE TOLD HIM THAT IF CONSUMER LEFT VEHICLE SITTING FOR A WHILE IT WOULD START BACK. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. T... Read more
Incident date: Nov 25, 2004
1999 VOLVO S70 T5 THROTTLE BODY (ETM) FAILED SUDDENLY. NO INJURIES BUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE AS THEY ALL FAIL BETWEEN 45,000 AND 100,000 MILES. *NM
Incident date: Jun 28, 2005
DRIVING ON I-80 IN CALIFORNIA IN BUSY TRAFFIC WHEN THROTTLE RESPONSE ON MY 2001 VOLVO V70 XC SUDDENLY VANISHED. AVOIDED SEVERAL CARS COLLIDING WITH MINE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. RESTARTING THE CAR CLEARED THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, 30 MIN LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. ON THE FIST EVENT, THE CAR DISPLAYED "REDUCED PERFORMANCE", AND ON THE SECOND EVENT, THE CAR DISPLAYED "CRITICAL ENGINE FAULT". T... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2005
A WHISTLE SOUND THAT THE VOLVO DEALER AFFIRMS BUT ADMITS THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS. THE DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED SOMEONE FROM "CORPORATE" TO COME AND CHECK MY CAR OUT. AS WELL, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY JUMPS OR FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL FOR NO REASON. *NM
Incident date: Jul 27, 2005
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT. THE SPEED DROPPED TO BELOW 20 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE ABOVE 20 MPH. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AT A COST OF OVER $900. *NM
Incident date: Jul 15, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 VOLVO S70. CONTACT WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT AN AIR-INTAKE PROBLEM. HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND NOT ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING. HAD CAR IN THE REPAIR SHOP THIS PAST WEEK, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. HOWEVER, THEY CLEANED OUT AIR INTAKE, BUT SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, SAW AN ARTICLE AT WWW.NBC4.COM UNDER THE AUTOMOTIVE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 23, 2004
OUR VOLVO WAS SERVICED REGULARLY BY OUR DEALER. WE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR HESITATING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. WE LEFT NJ FOR A THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TRIP TO MYRTLE BEACH SC. ABOUT 30 MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION, THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE FROM 65 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 20 MPH. WE PROCEED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND LET THE CAR COOL DOWN. AFTER APPROX. 30 MINUT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 30, 2005
I OWN A 2003 VOLVO S60, 4 DR SEDAN, PURCHASED FROM DON BEYER VOLVO IN FALLS CHURCH, VA, SERVICED AT DON BEYER VOLVO IN DULLES, VA. THE CAR HAS SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TWICE IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS BUT WOULD RE-START ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. LAST NIGHT, IT STALLED GOING 70 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. I LOST ALL POWER IMMEDIATELY AND HAD TO MANEUVER OVER LANES... Read more
Incident date: Jul 20, 2005
1) VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING IN ANY WEATHER CONDITION 2) VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER STALLING 3) POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING ARE REDUCED AND PRESENT A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION 4) VOLVO DEALERSHIP AVOIDS FAULTY DESIGN RESPONSIBILITY. *NM
Incident date: Jul 20, 2005
1) VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING IN ANY WEATHER CONDITION 2) VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER STALLING 3) POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING ARE REDUCED AND PRESENT A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION 4) VOLVO DEALERSHIP AVOIDS FAULTY DESIGN RESPONSIBILITY. *NM
Incident date: Sep 9, 2004
ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004, MY VOLVO XC-70 (2001) STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON 695 WEST IN BALTIMORE JUST BEFORE THE EXIT FOR I-83N (EXIT 24). I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI AND SEVERAL OTHER CARS. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, ON DECEMBER 1, 2004, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN MY CAR STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION BUT WE WERE ABLE T... Read more
Incident date: Nov 30, 2003
BOUGHT USED VOLVO 2000 S80 FROM VOLVO OF HOUSTON, HAD SHIPPED TO CALIFORNIA WITH 30K MILES. WE HAVE PUT ANOTHER 45K ON THE VEHICLE. VOLVO OF PLEASANTON, HAS GIVEN US EXCELLENT SERVICE, THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 11 TIMES. I AM WRITING YOU THIS LETTER DUE TO THE INVESTIGATION FOR STALLING. THIS WAS THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT WE ENCOUNTERED, THE CAUSE WAS THE MASS AIR INTAKE SENSOR. THE CAR WOULD COM... Read more
Incident date: Nov 30, 2003
BOUGHT USED VOLVO 2000 S80 FROM VOLVO OF HOUSTON, HAD SHIPPED TO CALIFORNIA WITH 30K MILES. WE HAVE PUT ANOTHER 45K ON THE VEHICLE. VOLVO OF PLEASANTON, HAS GIVEN US EXCELLENT SERVICE, THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 11 TIMES. I AM WRITING YOU THIS LETTER DUE TO THE INVESTIGATION FOR STALLING. THIS WAS THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT WE ENCOUNTERED, THE CAUSE WAS THE MASS AIR INTAKE SENSOR. THE CAR WOULD COM... Read more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2005
A 1010 WINS NEW STORY ALERTED ME TO THE FACT THAT I AM HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS WITH MY VOLVO S40 VIN#: [XXX]. I LOSE SPEED AS I AM DRIVING AND THE ENGINE FEELS AS IF IT IS GOING TO STOP AT ANY MOMENT. THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE IS 2001. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Incident date: Jul 6, 2005
"THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING INTO POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH VOLVO SEDANS AND STATION WAGONS. AT ISSUE ARE COMPLAINTS SOME VEHICLES CAN LOSE SPEED OR THE ENGINE CAN STALL WITHOUT WARNING." THIS IS HAPPENING TO MY WITH MY 2001 VOLVO S80. *NM
Incident date: Jul 15, 2005
MY 2000 S80 VOLVO A FEW WEEKS AGO HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED ON HIGHWAY. MESSAGE SCREEN SAID TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. THIS WAS AT 65 MPH. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING CAR IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 2K RPMS. AFTER 20 MINUTES IT STARTED AND I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE AND ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMENDED AND I DID UPGRADE SOFTWARE ON ANOTHER CONTROLLE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2005
MY CAR STARTED RIDING ROUGH IN ABOUT 2003. RPM'S JUMP, CAR THRUSTS LIKE A GAS SURGE. THIS CAN OCCUR WHILE ON HIGHWAY SPEED OR WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND REPAIRED, BUT THEN THE PROBLEM CAME BACK (AFTER THE SERVICE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY). VOLVO HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM SUFFICIENTLY, BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY ARE RELATED TO MASS AIR CONTROL, THROTTLE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 26, 2005
ON JAN. 26, 2005, MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND COULDN'T GET IT TO DRIVE OVER 10 MPH. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AT THEIR INSISTENCE. $790.43 LATER, I HAD MY THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ON MY 2001 VOLVO S60 AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS BEYOND WARRANTY. THE DEALER WOULD DO NOTHING FOR ME SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT A 3 1/2 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD T... Read more
Incident date: Jul 22, 2005
2000 VOLVO S-70 CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. I HAD TO SPEND $1200 TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT REGULATES THE AIRFLOW AND GAS TO THE ENGINE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IS NOT RECALLING OR REIMBURSING CAR OWNERS. *NM
Incident date: Jul 22, 2005
2000 VOLVO S-70 CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. I HAD TO SPEND $1200 TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT REGULATES THE AIRFLOW AND GAS TO THE ENGINE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IS NOT RECALLING OR REIMBURSING CAR OWNERS. *NM
Incident date: Jul 29, 2005
WITHOUT WARNING MY 1998 VOLVO V70 AWD WAGON SHUTS OFF...WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING AND ALL. I'VE SPENT OVER $700 IN REPAIRS AND THE MECHANIC CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. NOW I DARE NOT TAKE IT ON A HIGHWAY. THE RECENT REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO YEARS 1999 AND ON MUST BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE 1998. I BOUGHT THIS WAGON BECAUSE OF VOLVO'S LONGEVITY REPUTATION. NOW IT'S A POTENTIAL ROAD HAZARD. *NM
Incident date: Jun 4, 2005
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND STALLING OF ENGINE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PULLED CAR SAFELY OFF ROAD. CAR RESTARTED. BROUGHT CAR TO VOLVO DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. *NM
Incident date: May 29, 2005
DT: WHILE HE WAS IN A PARKING LOT THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL FELL OFF. THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE FRONT ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF, AND THE AXLE BROKE. DEALER SAID HE SAW THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. ANOTHER DEALER SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, AND GAVE HIM THEIR PHONE NUMBER. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK
Incident date: May 29, 2005
DT: WHILE HE WAS IN A PARKING LOT THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL FELL OFF. THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE FRONT ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF, AND THE AXLE BROKE. DEALER SAID HE SAW THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. ANOTHER DEALER SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, AND GAVE HIM THEIR PHONE NUMBER. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK
Incident date: Jan 6, 2005
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM THE PROBLEM IS NOT BEING HANDLED RESPONSIBLY AND THE DEALERS USE INTIMIDATION AND THEN BULLY THEIR CLIENTS INTO PAYING FOR OTHER SERVICES. THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THIS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. THEY ARE WITHHOLDING VALUABLE INFORMATION. I OWN BOTH VOLVO S70 AND S80 AND THEY HAVE SHUT DOWN IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *THIS IS A DIRECT QUOTE I RECEIVED FROM A MASTER VOLVO MECHAN... Read more
Incident date: Jan 6, 2005
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM THE PROBLEM IS NOT BEING HANDLED RESPONSIBLY AND THE DEALERS USE INTIMIDATION AND THEN BULLY THEIR CLIENTS INTO PAYING FOR OTHER SERVICES. THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THIS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. THEY ARE WITHHOLDING VALUABLE INFORMATION. I OWN BOTH VOLVO S70 AND S80 AND THEY HAVE SHUT DOWN IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *THIS IS A DIRECT QUOTE I RECEIVED FROM A MASTER VOLVO MECHAN... Read more
Incident date: Jul 18, 2005
DT: RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL S139032105, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. AFTER AN EMISSION TEST WAS DONE VEHICLE DID NOT PASS IT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER FOR A CHECK UP. THE DEALER SAID THAT PART FOR THE EMISSION WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE SAME THING. THIS WAS DONE ON JULY 18, 2005. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS PART SHOULD BE INCLUDE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 27, 2005
DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT A VEHICLE SHE WAS ABOUT TO PURCHASE HAD ODOMETER FRAUD INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS 1993 VOLVO WAGON 240. THE CONSUMER WAS CONSIDERING PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE RAN A CAR FAX ON THE VOLVO. THE CAR FAX SHOWED THAT THE MILEAGE WAS INCREASING. THE ACTUAL MILEAGE WAS INCREASING AND CONSISTENT, COULD TELL THROUGH THE DMV RECORDS. THE LAST MILEAGE SHOWN WAS ON JULY 30, 2004 WITH TH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2005
2000 VOLVO S70 ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURE.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LEAVES THE DRIVER WITH UNEXPECTED LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. *JB
Incident date: Jul 22, 2005
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITHIN THE DESIGNATED 70 MILE LIMIT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. IT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT AND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, OR A TRAGIC ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED, SINCE MY TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. I LANDED IN A DITCH. THE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND THE ROAD WAS CLEAR OF DEBRIS. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED A LO... Read more
Incident date: Oct 24, 2004
2001 VOLVO S80 SERIES DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN RESOLVED, HOWEVER 8 MONTHS LATER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS... Read more
Incident date: Oct 24, 2004
2001 VOLVO S80 SERIES DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN RESOLVED, HOWEVER 8 MONTHS LATER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS... Read more
Incident date: Oct 24, 2004
2001 VOLVO S80 SERIES DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN RESOLVED, HOWEVER 8 MONTHS LATER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS... Read more
Incident date: Oct 24, 2004
2001 VOLVO S80 SERIES DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN RESOLVED, HOWEVER 8 MONTHS LATER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS... Read more
Incident date: Oct 24, 2004
2001 VOLVO S80 SERIES DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN RESOLVED, HOWEVER 8 MONTHS LATER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS... Read more
Incident date: Oct 24, 2004
2001 VOLVO S80 SERIES DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN RESOLVED, HOWEVER 8 MONTHS LATER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS... Read more
VOLVO
C70 CONVERTIBLE
(2000) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Jul 27, 2005
Incident date: Jul 20, 2005
1. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 16 - UPHILL SLOPE, HEAVY TRAFFIC. 2. SPEED DROPPED FROM 60 TO 30 MPH - NO WARNING. CAR REMAINED VERY SLUGGISH. WARNING FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL CAME ON. PUT FLASHERS ON, MOVED TO RIGHT LANE AT 30 MPH. CLOSE CALL TO AN ACCIIDENT. 3. HAD CAR TOWED TO VOLVO DEALER. ELECTRONIC MODULE REPLACED.
Incident date: May 19, 2005
CAR HAS SHUT OFF 6-8 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE MAJORITY OF TIMES HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE IN RUSH HOUR. THE FIRST FEW TIMES THIS HAPPENED THE CAR WOULD "SURGE" AND THE LIGHTS INSIDE WOULD FLICKER BEFORE THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. EACH TIME IT HAS TAKEN LONGER TO GET THE CAR TO START BACK UP. THE CAR WOULD TURN OVER AND THEN IMMEDIATELY CHOKE DOWN.... Read more
Incident date: Jul 19, 2005
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
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 19, 2005
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
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 22, 2005
SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2001 VOLVO XC70 WITH 16,535 MILES IN AUGUST 2004, I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER (BORTON VOLVO) FOUR TIMES TO FIX THE SAME ISSUE: GASOLINE SHOOTING OUT OF THE TANK UPON COMPLETION OF FILLING. THIS OCCURS AT ANY AND ALL GAS STATIONS, EVEN AFTER THE FOLLOWING REMEDIES HAVE BEEN TAKEN: VENT CLEANING, FUEL CONTROL REPLACEMENT, FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT, SENDING UNIT REPLACEMENT, EVA... Read more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2005
1996 VOLVO 960 SEDAN - FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE PROBLEM, FRONT OF FUEL RAIL DEVELOPED A LEAK AT A FACTORY PLUG (METAL). FUEL WAS POURING OUT BETWEEN METAL PLUG AND FUEL RAIL ONTO THE (HOT) ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THERMOSTAT HOUSING. INQUIRED ABOUT PARTS TO REPLACE FUEL RAIL ASS'Y FOR A 1996 VOLVO 960, FUEL RAIL ASS'Y HAS BEEN SUPERCEDED BY A 1998 UP DESIGN. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD WHICH COULD RESU... Read more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2005
DRIVING ALONG 495 HEADING WEST IN FAST LANE AT ABOUT 65 MPH. ETC LIGHT CAME ON. I STARTED MOVING OVER TO BREAKDOWN LANE AND STOPED. HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AS ENGINE WAS SURGING. SHUT OFF ENGINE. LOOKED UP ETC IN MANUAL WHICH SAID "SHUT OFF ENGINE THEN RESTART. AFTER RESTARTING, ENGINE WAS SURGING. TACHOMETER GOING UP AND DOWN. SWITCHED OFF ENGINE. OPENED HOOD TO LOOK FOR LOOSE WIRE, CONNECT... Read more
Incident date: Jun 9, 2005
VEHICLE EXHIBITS "HESITATION AND STUTTERING" DURING BOTH ACCELERATION AND MAINTAINING STEADY SPEED. ETS WARNING LIGHT HAS APPEARED AND THEN RESET TWICE. TUNE-UP AND FUEL CHANGES WERE TESTED WITH NO CHANGE IN ISSUE. ETS WARNING LIGHT AND ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE THE OLD PART AND THE DIAGNOSTIC PRINTOUTS. AFTER RESEARCHING THI... Read more
Incident date: May 30, 2005
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE IN THE MORNING THE FIRST TRY RESULTS IN LOUD SHAKING AND SHUTTERING. SOUNDS LIKE CAR IS NOT RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS, OR HAS BAD TIMING. INITAL PROBLEM IS THAT HOOD INSULATOR FASTENERS ARE COMMING OFF WHICH COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT AND CASUE ENGINE FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO DEALER TWO TIMES. DEALER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM COULD... Read more
Incident date: Jul 20, 2005
MY 2000 VOLVO S70 IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE TROUBLE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A REPAIR SHOP THAT IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS TO SEVERAL OTHER SHOPS AND DEALERS, AS WELL AS INVESTIGATIONS OVER THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MODULE THAT WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO GO INTO A "CRIPPLE MODE" AT ANY GIVEN POINT... Read more