Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2008 Volvo S40

Table 1 shows two common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2008 Volvo S40. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the cruise control (one problem).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Volvo S40

Problem Category Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems
2
Cruise Control problems
1

Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 2008 Volvo S40

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

My serpentine belt broke on 6/6/2014 and was replaced. On 6/20/2014 I was driving about 60mph on the interstate in chicago, IL when my vehicle stopped accelerating and eventually stopped. This nearly caused an accident on the interstate, but I was able to pull to the left shoulder before being   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

While driving on the highway I set cruise control to 65. Within seconds I felt as if I were going very fast and I had accelerated to near 90 mph. I turned cruise control off, stepped on the brake and when I let off the brake the car began to accelerate again.   Read details...


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