Volvo S40 owners have reported 1 problem related to engine burning oil (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Volvo S40 based on all problems reported for the S40.
The 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 coolant. The check engine light illuminated, and then quickly dim whenever the vehicle had a full tank of gas. The current and failure mileages were 80,000.
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