Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 2319 | 10/05/2001 | 626905 | Subject regarding rough idle, possible diagnostic trouble code 2e-25-14. *yd | 12/19/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 08/30/2012 | 95000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 volvo s40. the contact stated that while traveling 30 mph the vehicle's speed erroneously increased to 55 mph. the contact firmly depressed the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. the contact merged to the side of the road to restart the vehicle. the vehicle then functioned as normal. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic where it was found that the coolant temperature sensor had failed. the vehicle was repaired. the failure recurred several times after the repair. the failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 96,828. pmb | |||
| 08/30/2012 | 95000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 volvo s40. the contact stated while traveling 30 mph the vehicle's speed erroneously increased to 55 mph. the contact firmly depressed the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. the contact merged to the side of the road to restart the vehicle. the vehicle then functioned as normal. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic where it was found that the coolant temperature sensor had failed. the vehicle was repaired. the failure recurred several times after the repair. the failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 96,828. mh | |||
| 01/28/2012 | 74000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2000 volvo s40. the contact stated that the vehicle would accelerate abnormally without depressing the accelerator pedal. the failure occurred intermittently whether driving in reverse or going forward, as well as when sitting at a complete stop. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that they need to repair the electronic throttle control, idle control valve and the brake system. these repairs were not completed. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 74,000. kmj | |||
| 01/28/2012 | 74000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2000 volvo s40. the contact stated the vehicle has sudden acceleration without depress the accelerator pedal. this failure sporadically occurred in reverse or going forward and when sitting at a stop light. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated they need to repair the etc, idle control valve and the brake system. these repairs were not completed. the manufacturer was not notified. the mileage was 74,000. mw | |||
| 08/24/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 volvo s40. the contact stated with his foot on the brake pedal there was an increase in engine rpms and the vehicle lunged forward. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 130,000. rvk | |||
| 08/24/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2000 volvo s40. the contact stated that while wait on a stop light with his foot on the brakes there was an increase in engine rpms and the vehicle lunge forward. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 130,000. pm | |||
| 02/06/2011 | 95000 | ||
| I was pulling into my parking garage and my 2000 volvo s40 began to accelerate on its own. it revved up to 3000 rpms and i had to press hard on the break for it to stop. i pulled over in the garage and placed the car in park. the car continued to rev. i stepped on the gas a couple of times and after about 4 minutes it returned to its normal operating rpm after which i was able to park the car. | |||
| 05/15/2008 | 88000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 volvo 240. the contact stated that the vehicle accelerates without driver intent. the failure occurred first in 2008 and the throttle sensor was replaced and it repaired the failure until recently. while pulling into the parking lot the vehicle accelerated and it was extremely hard to stop but she finally got it in park and the acceleration stopped. volvo was notified and she was informed her model was not involved in any recalls so the repairs would be made at her expense. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 88,000. the current mileage was approximately 98,000. vin unknown. rd | |||
| 04/12/2010 | 135000 | ||
| My 2000 volvo s40 had another unintended acceleration episode on april 12, 2010 (i filed a previous complaint #10288666 in oct 2009). on the highway it would go 60 mph without depressing the gas pedal (and no it was not stuck and there was no floor mat in the way). the last time this occured was six or seven months earlier. the ect sensor was replaced at that time. this last time the volvo memphis dealership replaced the ect sensor and it has not occured again.....yet. this was the third ect sensor replaced in about a year's time. i asked that volvo corporate be involved to check out why this was happening. they had a field technician ride in the car with me and check it out. basically they shared no reason for the recurrent replacement of the ect sensor and even though i continued to try to get an answer (and reimbursement for the repeat repairs). this is one of the emails i received from the volvo investigator after their inspection and my continued dissatisfaction with not identifying a root cause ---- dear mr. gustafson, i can certainly understand your disappointment in having to replace the same part three times. as stated, if the symptoms reoccur, please either contact me directly, or contact the service manager at volvo of memphis, randy pearson, so that we may get ben involved once again to review your concerns regarding your vehicle. to date, your vehicle is performing as designed. thank you for allowing us the opportunity to inspect your vehicle. erica kirsch product investigation coordinator volvo cars or north america i am not interested in continuing to pursue this just because of repair costs i feel should be covered by volvo. the symptoms i have repeatedly experienced are scary and a huge safety issue. i also saw an on complaint #10288666 filed on feb 18 2010 that sounds like the same issue as mine. | |||
| 02/18/2010 | 88000 | 1 | |
| Unintended acceleration occurred with car in drive. car began to accelerate slowly increasing speed with foot off accelerator. pulled up on accelerator with no results. put car into neutral and rpm increased to 6000 rpm then back to 750 idle speed. back into drive and engine accelerated again. engine shut off via key then it wouldn't start again. cranked but would not turn over. dealer replaced ect because of failure of part. *tr | |||
| 10/09/2009 | 130000 | 1 | |
| Unintended acceleration on my 2000 volvo s40. accelerating in traffic without pressing pedal. must press brake hard to stop. continues to rev high. this has happened twice in the last month. after the first time, my service shop replaced the idle air control valve but it occurred again about a week and a half after that. service technician has indicated he cannot potentially diagnose unless it is occurring when he can drive and look at it. it is a serious risk for crash or injury. *tr | |||
| 02/13/2007 | 73000 | 2 | 06/18/2004 |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2000 volvo s40. while driving under wet conditions at 25 mph the vehicle began to accelerate. the driver was able to stop the vehicle. however, the engine continued to accelerate. without accelerating the vehicle continued to move forward. in an attempt to park the vehicle, the engine began to redline and the driver turned the ignition off. the vehicle was towed to the dealer to diagnose the failure. the vehicle and failure mileage was 73,000. *ak | |||
| 12/08/2006 | 30000 | 15 | 10/14/2003 |
| Vehicle: volvo, s40 (year:2000), miles: 95,000 vehicle has problems in line with the other 360,000 recalled volvos involving etm. why is s40 not part of recall? last weekend vehicle had recurrence of continuing problem. vehicle suddenly and violently down shifts at road and highway speeds. this has results in rapid slowing of vehicle and a massive rpm surge. this could result in a serious accident at highway speeds. vehicle acts like it shifts into safe or limp mode, but there are no trouble lights that come on. have replaced mass flow censor, which did not help. when it occurs, shutting vehicle off for a couple of minutes seems to fix the problem for awhile. in my opinion, this is a serious safety concern and appears related to the etm that has been the source of problems in other volvo vehicles. please add the s40 to the recall campaign. *nm | |||
| 09/06/2006 | 44000 | 2 | 05/02/2002 |
| The key has been sticking in my ignition when i park. this time when i could not get the key out, i restarted the car in park, of course with my foot on the brake. the car jumped into reverse and flew backwards out of my garage at a high rate of speed. it crossed the road and ended up knocking down a garage and totaling the car. the brakes were on as evidenced by the tire tread and skid marks. it was a bizarre occurrence and very frighteningly. *jb | |||
| 11/15/2005 | 60000 | 3 | |
| Three times my daughter's 2000 volvo s40 accelerated unexpectedly. twice (on the same night) it almost pulled her into a busy intersection. the third time it happened to the service manger (jeff) at a local volvo dealership. after two visits from a technician from volvo it was determined that a temperature sensor had failed. this failure led to excess air being fed to the engine which in turn led to excess fuel being fed to the engine, which in turn accelerated the engine. volvo replaced a temperature control sensor that operates the air slide in the engine on 12/7/05. *nm | |||
| 12/10/2001 | 1 | 07/01/2000 | |
| Dealer/manufacturer claimed that no known problems existed, but nhtsa had complaint odi id 879358 since 7/1/2000. no safety defecgt listed. *ak | |||
| 12/10/2001 | 07/01/2000 | ||
| While slowing to a stop in a parking place (1-2mph), the vehicle suddenly accelerated. within 2 seconds, the vehicle jumped the curb, spinning the front wheels fast enough to dig 2 deep troughs in the gravel, and crashed into a brick wall 10 feet beyond the original parking space. the passenger airbag deployed shattering the windshield. the driver suffers only minor soreness thanks to the short distance between the parking space and the wall. this is certainly a defect in the s40. two other customer reports exist concerning a runaway throttle on the volvo s40: 879358 & 878201.*ak | |||
| 07/01/2000 | |||
| Vehicle will suddenly accelerate, and while trying to brake vehicle still accelerates. *ak | |||