2005 Volvo S40 owner complaints

Car loosing power and engine missing at highway speeds. Engine light went on. Failure of fuel pressure monitor.

Engine failure. Car stalled while driving on highway. Car was towed to wynn Volvo. Was told that the belts broke, leading to the breakage of the timing belt, located inside the engine, resulting in major damage to the engine. Was given a quote of $5600 to repair. The car has 63000 miles and the manual does say that the belts need to be replace at 125 thousand miles. The services suggested prior to this does not include any of the belts being replaced. I believe that this should be a recall or atleast considered in the services and now. If this is considered, I would hope that this would warrant Volvo to repair my car at no cost to myself. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 Volvo s40. The contact stated that the check engine light illuminated and the vehicle stalled while she was driving. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was repaired according to recall 08v033000 (fuel system, gasoline: delivery:fuel pump) but the contact still experienced the same failure after the repair. The dealer also informed her that she needed to have a fuel pump sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired again. The manufacturer had not been notified. The current mileage was approximately 69,000. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000. Updated 03/15/11*lj also, there was an internal fault with the ignition which caused the vehicle to shut down. Updated 04/28/11

Engine failure. Car stalled while on highway. Upon arrival at Volvo service dealer, I was told that a drive belt broke, leading to the breakage of the timing belt and subsequent extreme damage to the engine. All belts, pistons, valves and top part of engine needed replacing. Approximate damage was $5000. Car has only 85k on it, drive belt and timing belt have a recommended replacement in manual as 125k. Volvo did nothing to acknowledge this issue, in fact calling out the service record which is impeccable minus a 50k service which would've cost $1500 and did not include any maintenance to the timing belt. In looking up this issue on many websites, it would appear this is not atypical for this make, model and year Volvo. *tr

Car is all of a sudden accelerating on its own. It has happened a handful of times within the last month. I will make a turn, let off the gas peddle and then the car will just jerk forward revving up the rpms and accelerating on its own.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 Volvo s40. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH when the vehicle completely stalled. There were no warning lights prior to the failure. The contact was able to coast to the side of the road. She restarted the vehicle and was able to drive to her destination where the vehicle stalled again. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the battery cables were replaced for a second time in fourteen months. The contact was driving when the failure occurred. The vehicle was at the dealer at the time of the complaint; the dealer could not diagnose the problem. The contact called the manufacturer who advised her to take the vehicle to the dealer. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage was approximately 40,000. The failure mileage was a

In august of 08 my 2004.5(new body style) Volvo s40 t5's engine began to make a high screeching noise at idle and the check engine light came on. It had 61,000miles and I brought it to the dealership where they diagnosed that it needed a new oil trap. The problem has not recurred. My wife's 05 s40 t5 has 58,000miles and the same problem has occurred in her's. There must be an issue with this vehicle. *tr

I have a 2005 Volvo s40 2.4i with about 47k miles and I am having problems with the a/c. I live in houston (tx) where it gets very hot so I have to have the a/c on constantly. When I first turn the car on and drive off, the a/c starts cooling and working just fine. However, when it is 90f or above, the a/c begins to blow warm air after a few minutes. When that happens I have to turn it off and back on a few times to get it working again but it only works for a few minutes before I have to repeat "on/off" ritual. Usually, if I leave it off for a few minutes it works for a bit longer time before it stops again. This problem 1st appeared when it was about a year old @ about 9-10k miles but it only happened once and was fine after I turned off and back on. 2nd time happened about 1-1/2 yr

The consumer stated that the distance between the brake pedal and the tunnel was 5.1 inches which did not leave enough room for his foot to maneuver. The consumer felt that this was a design defect. *ak (Volvo s40 2005) *sc *jb

Three attempts have been made so far to correct a brake problem. We are currently working on having the car services a fourth time in the course of 6 months, my car has been in the shop a total of three weeks. *nm

The vehicle exhibited stalling and misfires the first time at 65 MPH. The check engine light (CEL) came on and the diagnostic indication was that fuel pressure sensor needed replaced. It continued with stall and misfire at intermittent times with the CEL staying on and off intermittently. I bought a fuel pressure sensor and replaced the original, which has remedied the problem. When I replaced the fuel pressure sensor, I examined the original part and noted that it had a part number of 8699448 instead of 31272733 like the replacement part. Putting in fuel pressure sensor 8699448 on the internet, I quickly found Volvo recall 181 which covers this part for Volvo 2003 - 2004 s60/v70 cars (48,000 plus). My motor is a slight variant of the motors used and not included. It is obvious that

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Volvo s40. The contact stated that the vehicle would stalls randomly with the illumination of the power service warning light. The contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was told that the pump electronic module was failing and that there was a recall for the failure (NHTSA campaign id number: 08v033000-fuel system gasoline: delivery: fuel pump). The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was told that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 71,000.

Windshield wipers are causing scratches in the windshield. I feel this is a defect with the wiperblades causing dirt to scratch the windshield making it very difficult to see. *tr

I was driving down the highway when there was a loud boom in my car that sounded like a gunshot. Glass then came down on and around me in my car. I pulled over as quickly as possible. It looks like the glass from my sunroof came up and out of my car. It did not appear as if anything hit it. There is a large gaping hole in my sunroof. *tr

Ignition switch malfunctioning. When you insert the key, which is an electronic key the message display will display "key error try again." when this happens the car will not start at all. Thus far repeatedly jiggling the key fob while in the switch, and/or turning on/off multiple times gets the system to eventually recognize the key. There are 2 keys to my car and this happens with both keys, so I know it isn't the key. I have researched this online and found it to be a common problem. This problem will let me remove the key, but the radio and interior lights stay on, and I can't lock the car. This happens sporadically, but on average once a week. *tr

The starter control unit (scu) on my 2005 Volvo s40 has ceased to function twice in the 5 years that I've had it (50,000 miles). Essentially, this means that the scu does not read the key (the car tells me I have a "key error"), and therefore the car shuts down completely and does not turn on (the steering locks, the car does not start, it is unusable). The first time it happened, it was under warranty, therefore it was fixed free of charge. It happened again last month, was diagnosed by the bill pearce (reno, nv) dealership as the same issue, and I was given a 50% discount on the repair. It is an issue that apparently many other 2005 Volvo s40 owners have had (learned this through a simple internet search), but it is not recognized as an issue with Volvo and is not a recall item. It

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Volvo s40. While driving various speeds on several occasions, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump electronic module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 08v033000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Volvo s40. The contact stated that the passenger air bag off warning light illuminated with the passenger seat occupied. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who inspected the failure and advised that the air bag weight sensor needed to be replaced. The dealer was notified and advised that they would contact him with an estimate for repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

The drivers seat belt does not lock/latch in properly. Everytime I enter the vehicle I reach for my seat belt and buckle myself, well so I thought I did. When I insert the belt it seems as though its buckles however once I start to drive the belt comes un done and it i always have to pull over to put it back on becsuse it locks the seat belt so I'm not able to just buckle back in.

As I accelerated to pass another car the overdrive got stuck. Even as I hit the brakes the car didn't stop. I put it in neutral and it started making a sound as if something was holding it back and would not stop. After approximately 5 minutes of hitting the brakes the overdrive finally let go. I called the Volvo and told them about the incident and they said it must be the computer and that I should just take the car to get it fixed. This could have caused a serious accident and even death. What is worse I had my granddaughter, who is just a toddler, in the back seat. *tr