Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2000 Volvo S40

Table 1 shows two common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2000 Volvo S40. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (ten problems). The second most common problem is related to the car accelerates on its own (seven problems).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Volvo S40

Problem Category Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems
10
Car Accelerates On Its Own problems
7

Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 2000 Volvo S40

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

The car has problems starting and takes a few tries before starting up. Have also had a problem where the car was in park with the parking brake engaged and the car was revving on its own. There have also been problems while the car has been slowing down on the freeway, specifically when the brakes   Read details...

The Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

My 2000 Volvo S40 had another unintended acceleration episode on April 12, 2010 (I filed a previous complaint #10288666 in oct 2009). On the highway it would go 60 mph without depressing the gas pedal (and no it was not stuck and there was no floor mat in the way).   Read details...


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