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2007 VOLVO S40 in Camarillo, CA
The rear brakes on this vehicle caught on fire after a short drive (1 mile) having to be extinguished with a fire extinguisher. the rear brake assembly (left rear) completely failed and overheated to the point of causing flames to appear n...read more / reply »
2001 VOLVO S40 in Advance, NC
Tl contact owns a 2001 volvo s40. each morning, the brakes would fail. the contact had to leave the vehicle running for approximately five minutes before the brakes became operational. he took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated th...
2006 VOLVO S40 in Crofton, MD
Noticed reduced braking power and brakes squealing. took vehicle to dealership repair facility for inspection. brakes were found to be "disengaged" on the passengers side front and "partially functional" on drivers side front. no brake w...
2006 VOLVO S40 in Pittsburgh, PA
The brake pedal and gas pedal on my 2006 volvo s40 are too close together.
2000 VOLVO S40 in Madison Heights, MI
Brake failure, this issue was on a recalled problem that has not been properly resolved.
2000 VOLVO S40 in Prior Lake, MN
Tl contact owns a 2000 volvo s40. while driving 65 mph, the engine stalled without warning. the contact was able to pull safely off the road. the dealer stated that the failure was caused by coolant leaking from the engine. the cause of...
2006 VOLVO S40 in Chicago, IL
1. severe summer thunderstorms and rain. 2. drove approximately 1 mile and right blinker stayed solid green after turning. drove about a mile further onto highway entrance ramp and car indicator lights flashed abs brake failure and air bag...
2006 VOLVO S40 in Chicago, IL
1. severe summer thunderstorms and rain. 2. drove approximately 1 mile and right blinker stayed solid green after turning. drove about a mile further onto highway entrance ramp and car indicator lights flashed abs brake failure and air bag...
2005 VOLVO S40 in Valencia, CA
2005 volvo s40 t5 : multiple failures of oil trap housing at 22,500 and 68,330 miles. first failure occurred 10 months after purchase. volvo checked valve (30677524), and replaced oil housing (30684381), hose clamp (976561) upgraded ecm pet...
2006 VOLVO S40 in Hernando, MS
Tl contact owns a 2006 volvo s40. while driving at any speed, the air condition emits hot air. the failure occurs while the air conditioner is set at 65 degrees. the outside temperature gauge was replaced, but that did not remedy the fai...
2006 VOLVO S40 in Naples, FL
I experienced a tire sidewall blowout on a michelin energy mxv4 plus v rated tire size 205 55 16 with 9000 miles at approximately 70 mph. this caused car to become extremely hard to control swerving across several lanes of traffic, and t...
2007 VOLVO S40 in San Francisco, CA
Tl contact owns a 2007 volvo s40. the contact has recently rented three zip-cars within the past few months and has detected an unusual scent coming from the vents. the pants he had hanging inside the vehicle had a faint smell to them onc...
2004 VOLVO S40 in Hudson, MA
Dashboard went crazy, fading in and out. all panels were unreadable, speedometer, radio, temperature gauge. car accelerated on its own, without my foot on the pedal. cd was shot into the backseat landing in my child safety seat. all of ...
2004 VOLVO S40 in Hudson, MA
Dashboard went crazy, fading in and out. all panels were unreadable, speedometer, radio, temperature gauge. car accelerated on its own, without my foot on the pedal. cd was shot into the backseat landing in my child safety seat. all of ...
2004 VOLVO S40 in Hudson, MA
Dashboard went crazy, fading in and out. all panels were unreadable, speedometer, radio, temperature gauge. car accelerated on its own, without my foot on the pedal. cd was shot into the backseat landing in my child safety seat. all of ...
2004 VOLVO S40 in Hudson, MA
Dashboard went crazy, fading in and out. all panels were unreadable, speedometer, radio, temperature gauge. car accelerated on its own, without my foot on the pedal. cd was shot into the backseat landing in my child safety seat. all of ...
2000 VOLVO S40 in Hamburg, NJ
Tl contact owns a 2000 volvo s40. the contact heard a loud, unfamiliar noise while driving. he discovered that the rear coil springs had failed on both the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle. he took the vehicle to the dealer and ...
2002 VOLVO S40 in Upper Arlington, OH
Tl contact owns a 2002 volvo s40. the vehicle hesitated when it was started by the contact. the winter weather driving warning indicator arrow and the check engine light illuminated while driving 5 mph. the check engine light remained il...
2002 VOLVO S40 in Oklahoma City, OK
Types of recurring issues with volvo s40: headlights, driver front window motor, early brake pad wear. headlight bulbs were replaced 2-3 times a year at consumer's cost. when brought to the attention of volvo dealer they reported that it ...
2002 VOLVO S40 in Oklahoma City, OK
Types of recurring issues with volvo s40: headlights, driver front window motor, early brake pad wear. headlight bulbs were replaced 2-3 times a year at consumer's cost. when brought to the attention of volvo dealer they reported that it ...
2002 VOLVO S40 in Oklahoma City, OK
Types of recurring issues with volvo s40: headlights, driver front window motor, early brake pad wear. headlight bulbs were replaced 2-3 times a year at consumer's cost. when brought to the attention of volvo dealer they reported that it ...
2000 VOLVO S40 in Bethesda, MD
Tl contact owns a 2000 volvo s40. while driving 60 mph the contact smelled oil burning. three minutes later the engine completely shut off. the vehicle was towed to a mechanic, who determined that the engine overheated due to lack of c...
2001 VOLVO S40 in West Grove, PA
Tl contact owns a 2001 volvo s40. the contact was notified that this vehicle was not included in recall # 01v169000 concerning equipment:electrical:air conditioner due to the vin according to the manufacturer. when the vehicle was bro...
2001 VOLVO S40 in Princeton Junction, NJ
Tl* - the contact owns a 2001 volvo s40. the vehicle hesitated when accelerating. the vehicle idled roughly. the dealer could not find anything wrong. the check engine light started turning on. the failure mileage was 36,000. the deale...
2003 VOLVO S40 in Richfield, MN
My 2003 s40 has been slipping gear between 3rd and 4th gear and ocassional hard shift between 2nd and 3rd gear. the car only has 49000 miles. i have gone to the dealer and they said, there is no software update for the tcm (transmission con...
2000 VOLVO S40 in Ridge, NY
3/6/2007. volvo s40 2000. contact has a concern with the brakes and the headlights. the headlights and brakes failed.
2001 VOLVO S40 in Cary, NC
A defect has occurred since i purchased the car in 2005. the vehicle is a 2001 volvo s40 . the defect is with a resistor for the heater blower motor that operates erratically. this type of defect was identified as nhtsa recall number 01v...
2000 VOLVO S40 in Ridge, NY
3/6/2007. volvo s40 2000. contact has a concern with the brakes and the headlights. the headlights and brakes failed.
2005 VOLVO S40 in Miami, FL
1) i had to change a flat tire and used the vehicle supplied scissor jack. i noticed that it got increasingly difficult to turn the jack to raise the car. eventually it got so stiff that it required both arms to turn the lever. 2) the ja...
2002 VOLVO S40 in Tuscon, AZ
Tl*- the contact stated that while attempting to drive the 2002 volvo s40 he turned the key in the ignition and a thick black smoke came from the front driver side door panel and filled the interior of the vehicle immediately. the contact...
2000 VOLVO S40 in Racine, WI
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 volvo s40. while driving under wet conditions at 25 mph the vehicle began to accelerate. the driver was able to stop the vehicle. however, the engine continued to accelerate. without accelerating the vehicl...
2002 VOLVO S40 in Lexington, KY
Tl* - the contact owns a 2002 volvo s40. the contact stated that the enginewas idling high. volvo stated that the vehicle was operating normally. the rpm surge occurred frequently when the contactwas driving the vehicle. the check eng...
2007 VOLVO S40 in Bristol, TN
On my brand new s-40 volvo with a manual 5 speed transmission operating the clutch pedal to be fully depressed to the floor can be obstructed easily by an adjacent protruding panel on the floor board. when my left foot is blocked by this p...
2000 VOLVO S40 in Mount Union, PA
The starter keeps getting stuck in the forward position, i have to manually turn it back to the correct position. also, it is taking about 5 seconds to start the car.
2006 VOLVO S40 in Virginia Beach, VA
Tl* - the contact stated that the air bag off light stayed on when therewas a passenger in the seat. this happensedintermittently, and has been happening since sept 1, 2006. the vehicle currently has 9000 miles. the failure did not happe...
2004 VOLVO S40 in Bridgeport, PA
Car was serviced on 25-oct at ~49k miles. no computer updates were done to the vehicle. 12-dec, i had new tires put on the car. 13-dec the car reported "reduced engine performance" and oil light came on. pulled over, stopped car, waited...
2004 VOLVO S40 in Bridgeport, PA
Car was serviced on 25-oct at ~49k miles. no computer updates were done to the vehicle. 12-dec, i had new tires put on the car. 13-dec the car reported "reduced engine performance" and oil light came on. pulled over, stopped car, waited...
2000 VOLVO S40 in Cathlamet, WA
Vehicle: volvo, s40 (year:2000), miles: 95,000 vehicle has problems in line with the other 360,000 recalled volvos involving etm. why is s40 not part of recall? last weekend vehicle had recurrence of continuing problem. vehicle sudd...
2003 VOLVO S40 in Huntsville, TX
Got a check engine light on and tried to get a full diagnostic test done, but the power control module was not communicating with vehicle.
2001 VOLVO S40 in Patoka, IN
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle lost power while driving 50 mph and entered the limp home mode. the vehicle was taken to a private repair shop, who was unable to determine the problem. the manufacturer was also notified. there was a ...
2001 VOLVO S40 in Providence, RI
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle lost power at any speed during acceleration. there were no warnings prior to the failure. the vehicle was taken to the service dealer, who could not identify the cause of the problem.
2004 VOLVO S40 in Glassboro, NJ
I was driving home at night when all of the gauges in my car went out completely. i had no speedometer, no gas reading, no engine heat meter, the message center was out, no turn signals. this is a 2 year old vehicle that was purchased bra...
2006 VOLVO S40 in Los Angeles, CA
Problem with brakes on 2006 volvo s40 t5. severe screaching noise comes from brakes when in reverse. volvo is aware of the problem yet they have not been able to resolve the issue. my volvo s40 has had brake parts replaced 4 times. each...
2000 VOLVO S40 in Santa Clara, CA
Routine 90k maintenance on volvo s40 year 2000 revealed cracked engine mount. according to the volvo mechanic this is seen often on volvo cars s80, s60 and s40.
2004 VOLVO S40 in Elmwood Park, IL
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...
2004 VOLVO S40 in Elmwood Park, IL
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...
2004 VOLVO S40 in Elmwood Park, IL
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...
2004 VOLVO S40 in Elmwood Park, IL
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...
2004 VOLVO S40 in Elmwood Park, IL
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...
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