Other Engine Info: S40/V50 & C30 : Automatic in all States except CA,NY,MA,VT,ME,RI,NH/Manual in all States)
Emission: ULEV2
Plant City: Gent Plant
Plant Company Name: Volvo Cars
Plant Country: Belgium
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V033000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE COMPONENT AFTER IT FAILED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND PERFORMED THE REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PUMP ELECTRIC MODULE AND THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO S40. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH AND PARKING THE VEHICLE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A STORE WINDOW. THERE WERE FRONTAL DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. SHE SUFFERED CHEST INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST RESULTS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 10000.