2005 Volvo S40 Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“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”

“2005 VOLVO S40 FAULTY WIRE IN IGNITION SWITCH. CAR FAILS TO START. NO MESSAGES INITIALLY, THEN IMMOBILIZER LIGHT INDICATED”

“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)”

“2005 VOLVO S40. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE SUN ROOF DRAINAGE THAT LEAD TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. *SMD THE CONSUMER NOTICED WATER LEAKING IN THE VEHICLE AND SOAKING THE FLOOR MATS BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT”

“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”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CARPET WAS SATURATED WITH WATER AFTER A RAIN STORM. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED”

“ON THE 2005 VOLVO S40 T5 AUTOMATIC ONLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. IN FACT, A SIZE 9 SHOE OF MEDIUM WIDTH WILL BARELY FIT ON THE GAS PEDAL WHILE TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL”

“I OWN A 2005 VOLVO S40 AND THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THIS HAS CAUSED AN ISSUE WITH MY FOOT CATCHING THE BRAKE FROM BEHIND AS I MOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS TO THE BRAKE”

“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”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRONIC MODULE HAD FAILED DUE TO RUSTING AND CORROSION”

“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”

“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”

“(S40 2.4I) INITIAL CAR MESSAGE: "BRAKE FAILURE, PULL OVER SAFELY." I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME SINCE I WAS A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. MESSAGE CHANGED TO "ANTI SKID SERVICE REQUIRED" THEN BACK TO BRAKE FAILURE AGAIN”

“WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. DIFFERENT WARNINGS WERE COMING UP ON THE CONTROL PANEL, ALERTING ME TO BRAKE FLUID LOW, AS WELL AS MY CURRENT MILEAGE DISAPPEARING”

“THE S-40 WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE MESSAGE CAME ON STATING ENGINE FAILURE. I PULLED OVER IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE ENGINE MAKES A HOWLING NOISE. THE NOISE STOPS WHILE DRIVING HIGHER SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL TRAP (PCV SYSTEM) IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT WAS CLOGGED AND COULD CAUSE THE CRANK CASE TO FAIL”

“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”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE TRAP FLAME BOX WAS LEAKING OIL AND EXHIBITED A WHISTLING NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“ONE DAY OUT OF THE BLUE, THE WARNING LIGHT SAYING THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT OPERATING APPEARED. FOUND OUT THAT A SENSOR LOCATED WITHIN ANOTHER PART, LOCATED SAFELY UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE”

“ON NOVEMBER 14, 2007, MY DAUGHTER, HAD A ACCIDENT WITH MY CAR, A 2005 VOLVO S.40, 24.1. SHE HIT A MEDIUM SIZE TREE HEAD ON. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED”