Other Engine Info: Emissions: w/o EGR, w/o air pump, w/OBDII, w/variable valve timing, w/close-coupled catalyst, Siemens, w/RuLo, w/ORVR (25)
Other Restraint System Info: Dual Airbags (SRS)
Plant City: Born
Plant Country: Netherlands
Pretensioner: Yes
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2001 VOLVO S40 HAS ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN, WHETHER IT IS IN PARK, DRIVE OR NEUTRAL MODE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF BUT MOST RECENTLY FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. MY MECHANIC HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
REAR LEFT BRAKE PADS WORN THROUGH AT 26,000 MILES. I HAVE ALSO BEEN INFORMED THIS SITUATION IS NORMAL ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT PADS CAN BE WORN ON CARS THIS QUICKLY. I HAVE FOLLOWED THEIR MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS ALSO. IN ADDITION, I LIVE OVER 100 MILES FROM MY NEAREST DEALER AND REPLACEMENT PADS ARE NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH AUTOMOTIVE PARTS STORES.*AK