Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||||
| 8320 | 12/22/2000 | 616739 | Information on replacing front window regulator. *tt | 03/09/2001 | |
| 8817 | 08/14/2000 | 615018 | Subject regarding caution: accessory installation. *tt | 12/18/2000 | |
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 8327 | 05/07/2002 | 8327 | 635227 | Subject regarding sunroof water entrance. *tt | 10/21/2002 |
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||||
| 3360021 | 05/01/2002 | 635157 | This service bulletin describes how the windscreen washer hoses should be checked / ad justed when having decreased washer function. *tt | 10/18/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/30/2003 | 1 | ||
| While parked in the driveway, a water balloon hit the sun roof of the car and it shattered. *tt | |||
| 05/06/2001 | 1 | 04/27/2001 | |
| While driving on a grated road, consumers son hit a pothole, and all of a sudden the sunroff shattered into pieces, damaging the vehicle as well as another motorist vehicle.*jb | |||
| 01/22/2002 | 1 | ||
| While vehicle was parked, the sunroof came loose and fell into the passenger's compartment. when this occurred, glass shattered and spread throughout passenger's compartment, dealership has examined vehicle, and was making necessary repairs. *ak. consumer states that volvo purchased the vehicle back from him. *yd | |||
| 05/06/2001 | 1 | 04/27/2001 | |
| While driving on a grated road, consumers son hit a pothole, and all of a sudden the sunroff shattered into pieces, damaging the vehicle as well as another motorist vehicle.*jb | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 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 | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - LINKAGES | |||
| 01/02/2006 | 57000 | 3 | 01/05/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the windshield wiper linkages are out of sync and lock together which causes a loss of visibility. this problem occurred on both the driver and passenger side windshield wiper linkage arms. after the first incident the contact called the manufacturer's customer service department. they instructed the contact to open the housing on the windshield wiper linkage arm and tighten the bolt. the contact did as instructed on the driver's side and this corrected the problem. afterwards, the problem returned to the passenger side linkage. the contact took the vehicle to an independent repair shop, and they performed the same repair that was instructed by manufacturer's customer service department. however, the problem recurred. *ak the engine would hesitate when the consumer attempted to accelerate. the dealer replaced the oxygen sensor. updated 01/25/06. *jb | |||