Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 2515 | 07/31/2003 | 2515 | 10003441 | The diagnosis of front and rear oxygen sensors can prove difficult since the operation of the rear sensor can influence the operation of the front sensor. the sensors share common sources of potential faults but also have unique fault sour | 10/20/2003 |
| 1715 | 07/12/2000 | 615029 | Subject regarding diagnostic trouble codes 7d and 82 - running a/c with the transport fuse module up. *tt | 12/18/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 11/25/2011 | 51334 | ||
| Engine stalled while the car was in a moving motion. a cracked case of the breather sensor damaged idle air control valve and blown the fuse for the engine sensors.this is a very serious problem. luckily, i was not on high way and running 65 miles a hour. my son and i would be killed. without warning, one failed sensor blown other engine sensors' fuse that on the same circuit. no doubt there is an electrical designing problem with this kind car. | |||
| 03/09/2006 | 24000 | 1 | 04/06/2005 |
| A defect has occurred since i purchased the car in 2005. the vehicle is a 2001 volvo s40 . the defect is with a resistor for the heater blower motor that operates erratically. this type of defect was identified as nhtsa recall number 01v169000. the dealer refuses to repair for free. the resistor that is defective and causing the problem. they claim that there are no outstanding recalls on this vehicle. please clarify if this resistor defect is included under the recall. *jb | |||
| 04/16/2004 | 44594 | 7 | 01/23/2001 |
| When accelerating vehicle would down shift gears. the dealership will be notified. *ak the dealer have not been able to duplicate the problem. the transmission jerking occurred, the engine light would come on. there would be a burning oil smell, the gear shifter would not release and would stick intermittently, the steering wheel squeaked and was unable to be duplicated, the windshield wipers would squeak, and the speaker was erratic. *sc trhe battery was replaced, the tail lights were out, the windshield was replaced. *jb | |||
| 11/03/2000 | 52 | 6 | |
| For months, the service light comes on in the car. i have taken the car in for repair 6 times. each time, the light comes back on. volvo engineer came in friday to supervise the repair of car. saturday evening the light went on. two weeks ago, dealer loaned me a 2003 v40 for several days while they worked on car. surprise! service engine light went on in loaner car. during last visit to dealer, two people in front of me were coming in for service engine light! there is a problem with these cars. i am on a lease, and asking factory to terminate lease. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 10/20/2000 | 5 | 08/22/2000 | |
| 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.*ak the vehicle failed to start. the forward and backward seat adjustment was not working. there was noise coming from the sunroof. the engine was noisy. the engine light came on. *yh | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 10 | 12/01/2000 | |
| Brakes were very hard - car would not stop for several feet. also car wouldn't start on one occasion - a shield was put into car to prevent this from happening again | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 04/20/2001 | 1 | 12/01/2000 | |
| Driving we smelled an electrical type of smell, then bell owing smoke and then we stopped and tried to open hood fire came gushing out. called 911 report to fire dept. car totalled.*ak | |||