Electrical System Problems of Volvo S40 - part 2

Front end suspension isn't right,pulls when driving and there is a knocking items NHTSA 10016415 and 630879. Check engine has always been on 10003441. There is a clunking noise when shifting 10003398. There was never an accident these are just ongoing things and the suspension may cause an accident and check engine light is hard to get passed for inspection in nc.

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3 of the 4 door lock actuators on my car have stopped working. This happened right after the warranty expired. The locks will not longer lock or unlock. This is a safety issue. Please look at requiring Volvo to fix this issue. It is a know issue due to faulty parts.

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The contact owns a 2004 Volvo S40. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle rapidly accelerated automatically. The vehicle would not slow down when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact had a difficult time pulling the vehicle over to the side of the road. The vehicle behind her notified her that the vehicle was on fire. Flames appeared while attempting to pull over the vehicle. The police department was notified. The vehicle was towed to her residence and then to the Volvo dealer. The tires and other equipment were damaged by the flames. The vehicle is currently being diagnosed by the dealer. The failure and current mileages were 65,000.

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The contact owns a 2006 Volvo S40. While idling at a traffic light and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle stalled. Secondly, the doors automatically locked the contact inside the passenger compartment, the windshield wipers began moving, and all the lighting was inoperative. She was unable to restart the vehicle and had it towed. The contact is in the process of having the vehicle inspected to determine the cause of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 57,000.

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My 1 1/2 years old Volvo S40 did this twice, shortly after starting it and moving it for a couple of miles. It displayed the message "brake failure stop car safely", "anti-skid system failure", "reduced engine performance". The car could not go more than 15 mph. After parking it, I could not restart the engine and the messages kept repeating in random order. The first time that I took it to the dealer they said that they changed the computer message module (the mechanic carried a box with many plugs in it, just to show me what it looked like). But just after 500 miles, the problem re-appeared. Now the car is in the repair shop, and people do not know what to do with it for two weeks.

I have a Volvo S40 2005 and the radio/cd player just blanks out. When I start the car the radio/cd won't play. It will power up and the display will show, but no sound comes on. It has done this three times. I have to totally turn the car off and let it sit for a while before it will work again.

The s-40 was on the highway and the message came on stating engine failure. I pulled over in the breakdown lane and shut the car off. I restarted the car and was able to drive home. I made an appointment with the dealer to look into the problem which occurred at that time, today I experienced the same and now the cd does not work properly. I made an appointment to bring the s 40 t5 in for service to check the problem again.

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 01v169000. The dealer refuses to repair for free. The resistor that is defective and causing the problem. They claim that there are no outstanding recalls on this vehicle. Please clarify if this resistor defect is included under the recall.

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In September of 2004, I began experiencing problems with my Volvo S40 sedan. The vehicle would shut off while I was operating it for no apparent reason. I took the vehicle to the dealer twice and then contacted the Volvo customer care department following an incident when the vehicle shut off while I was in a very busy intersection in town. I narrowly avoided a very serious crash. They sent a regional technician to the Volvo dealer. Volvo had the car for an extended period of time and said while they could not determine the problem, they replaced several parts. I experienced no further problems until June of 2005 when the exact problem resurfaced. When I took the car back to the dealer and contacted Volvo customer care, they indicated to me that they still could not tell what was wrong with the car and so they would not "throw parts" at a car. My husband and I are both in law enforcement and know firsthand the devastation of car crashes. We felt so unsafe in the vehicle, that we decided to trade it in July of 2005. . . . A very costly and financially devastating result. (we lost over $4,300) however, I felt too guilty to sell the car to anyone privately. I was so disappointed that Volvo refused to deal with this problem and left me no other choices than to drive in a very unsafe car, or face financial devastation.

Consumer complained about electrical problems. The windshield wipers suddenly cut on and off at times; the power windows and doors did not work, and gas gauge always showed that vehicle had no fuel. Also, airbag light came on. Finally, the trunk did not open.

While driving, vehicle will loose electrical power and shut off. Sometimes prior to this happening lights will dim and flicker. Sometimes the engine will stumble. This seems to happen more when it is hot outside and the ac is on. This happens mostly when car is at idle or low speeds. Car was taken to dealer and they cannot duplicate the problem.

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While driving vehicle lost all electrical power. Dealer has been contacted, cannot locate source of problem, please provide further details.

While driving 40 mph, my car engine stopped. After being in the shop for a month, they detected that the tackometer was bad and replace it. This is a major safety issue in that I do not feel comfortable driving the car anymore. It has not occurred again but I think this needs to be researched. Regarding the radio, we have had problems with this over the last year. I have had them look at the problem at least 12 times. We are having static throughout the chicagoland area.

For months, the service light comes on in the car. I have taken the car in for repair 6 times. Each time, the light comes back on. Volvo engineer came in Friday to supervise the repair of car. Saturday evening the light went on. Two weeks ago, dealer loaned me a 2003 v40 for several days while they worked on car. Surprise! service engine light went on in loaner car. During last visit to dealer, two people in front of me were coming in for service engine light! there is a problem with these cars. I am on a lease, and asking factory to terminate lease.