Seats Problems of Volvo S40

Volvo S40 owners have reported 8 seats related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 2 most common seats problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seats (7 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front seat power adjust (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Seats related problems of Volvo S40

Problem Category Number of Problems
Seats problems
7
Front Seat Power Adjust problems
1

Recently reported Seats problems of Volvo S40

The Seats problem

Driving down the highway at 55 mph when instrument panel went completely blank I heard a sizzling noise behind the dash board. I lost the speedometer, gas gauge, light indicator, blinker indicators, all of the instruments you depend on while driving down the road.   Read details...

The Front Seat Power Adjust problem

Battery was drained, and this caused car not to start at 150 miles. Srs light kept coming on at 1100 miles. This indicated that there was something wrong with airbags. At 1400 miles, srs light appeared again after dealer had corrected problem. The vehicle failed to start.   Read details...




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