general problems of the 2004 Volvo S40

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Volvo S40. The contact stated that the acceleration pedal and the brake pedal had become difficult to depress and due to the distance of how close the pedals were on the floor, the contact experienced the brake pedal being tapped when applying the acceleration pedal. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

The contact owns a 2004 Volvo S40. While attempting to park the vehicle with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle accelerated on its own and crashed into a telephone pole. The contact was uninjured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they repaired the damages at the cost of $8,000. The cause of the failure could not be determined. The failure mileage was 37,171 and current mileage was 38100 updated 1/5/09 updated 01/09/09.

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 this occurred while driving on the highway. In all 3 instances the message indicator stated to not drive the car. I had the car towed to 2 different dealers. The first time they said it was the software and reinstalled. The second time, they replaced the alternator and the car was in the shop for over a week, the third time, the replace the cem module and radio. The the fourth time the car wouldn't read the key and had to be towed and they replaced the steering module. This car has been in the shop 3 times in less than 6 months for 3 electrical related issues the car only has 42,000 mile.