Ignition Problems of Volvo S40

All gauges and readings go to zero. Four warning appear on the message board. After stopping and turning off ignition the car will restart with intermittent warnings, or no warnings at all. Upon hitting a bump the error messages changes and the gauges work or don't work. The car has been in for computer "fixes" three times since late 2005.

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Several times I took my Volvo S40 to the dealership before my warranty expired on the problem with starting my car. When inserting the key in the ignition nothing worked. Now the warranty is expired (59,000 miles) and no one at the Volvo dealership "recalls" our many conversations! after trying to start it several times and calling a tow truck for a jump, still nothing. It displayed the message "brake failure stop car safely", "anti-skid system failure", "reduced engine performance", "power steering failure", sbs airbag failure". The car stopped, I could not restart the engine and the messages kept repeating in random order. The car will be towed to Volvo and they will see what's going on! I have read this same complaint in many different Volvo forums. You would thing there would be a recall on whatever this problem is. I found out that Ford made this particular year!.

On June 28, 2008, my garage door came down on my 2007 Volvo S40 sedan, without warning, causing damage to the roof of the car (est. $2000. 00) as well as irreparable damage to the garage door (replaced at a cost of $1150. 00). A technician from genie (mfg of garage door opener) thoroughly inspected and tested the opener on June 30, 2008, and found the unit to be working properly. It was discovered that the action of unlocking and locking the car doors with the remote as well as starting the ignition of the car caused the garage door to open and close without warning. Each time the car remote was pressed, it transmitted to the garage door opener. After DE programming the homelink in the car, the situation no longer occurred. I no longer felt safe having the homelink active, as I did not want to chance further vehicle damage or bodily harm. The problem was clearly a transmitter/electrical problem with the car remote/homelink. I contacted Volvo on June 30, who assigned a field representative to inspect the car at a local Volvo dealership on July 9, 2008. I had requested they come to my home to witness the problem, but that request was denied. On July 10, 2008 the product investigation coordinator from Volvo informed me that the findings of the field representative showed no operational issues, therefore, it was not a Volvo problem. I have tried contacting homelink, to no avail. Nothing has been done to correct the malfunction, nor have I received any compensation for damage caused by this malfunction.

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