2000 Volvo S40
Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-17 | 03V474000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | 36,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | This is to describe airbag injuries. My car performed well. If not for the airbag and good construction of this Volvo… |
| 2018-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS PROBLEMS STARTING AND TAKES A FEW TRIES BEFORE STARTING UP. HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WHERE THE CAR WAS IN PA… |
| 2016-01-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY 1/28/16 AND IN APRIL 2015 (THE DEALERSHIP "FIXED IT" BUT IT DIDN'T WORK!!!!) YESTERDAY, WHIL… |
| 2014-10-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED… |
| 2012-10-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT BEHIND SEVERAL CARS. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, BUT DID NOT … |
| 2012-08-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE'S SPEED ERRONEOUSLY I… |
| 2012-04-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 1 | IT WAS CLOSE TO 9PM. I HAD EXITED THE FREEWAY TO STOP IN A PARKING LOT TO CHECK DIRECTIONS. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOU… |
| 2012-01-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY WITHOUT DEPRESSI… |
| 2011-08-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENG… |
| 2011-02-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS PULLING INTO MY PARKING GARAGE AND MY 2000 VOLVO S40 BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. IT REVVED UP TO 3000 RPMS A… |
| 2010-04-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 2000 VOLVO S40 HAD ANOTHER UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EPISODE ON APRIL 12, 2010 (I FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT #10288666… |
| 2010-02-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITH CAR IN DRIVE. CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY INCREASING SPEED WITH FOOT OFF ACCE… |
| 2009-10-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON MY 2000 VOLVO S40. ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT PRESSING PEDAL. MUST PRESS BRAKE HARD T… |
| 2009-09-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED & THERE WAS A CLUNKING SOUND THAT WAS HEARD. UPON INSPECTION … |
| 2009-08-16 | WHEELS | No | 0 | LUGNUTS CAME LOOSE ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, CAR IS ALWAYS SERVICED HERE AND WE ALWAYS HAND TORQUE LUG NUTS. ODD THIN IS TH… |
| 2009-03-04 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | ON 3/4/2009, WHILE DOING OTHER WORK TO THE CAR, A MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS BROK… |
| 2009-01-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | CUSTOMERS CAR BROKE DOWN, LOST STEERING CONTROL, INNER AND OUTER TIE-ROD END CAME APART AT THREADS, NO APARENT DAMAGE T… |
| 2008-10-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | TIRES ON VEHICLE FAILED. BELTS BROKEN CAUSING IMPAIRED DRIVABILITY. TIRES WITH LESS THAN 10K MILEAGE W/95+ % TREAD LEFT… |
| 2008-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | NOTICED DECREASED VISIBILITY DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE AIMING MECHANISM ON BOTH HEADLAMPS HAS DISINTEGRATED CAUSING LOSS O… |
| 2008-09-14 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | 1. EVENTS = REGULAR TIRE ROTATION IN SEPTEMBER 2008. TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT TO ME THE CORROSION AND CRACK/FAILURE IN BO… |
| 2008-07-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TURN SIGNALS WILL STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT HAPPENS NEITHER LH NOR LH TURN SIGNAL WILL ILLUMINATE AND NEITHE… |
| 2008-05-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY… |
| 2008-01-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT THE CASING IN BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WAS DETERIORATING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REP… |
| 2007-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE, THIS ISSUE WAS ON A RECALLED PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY RESOLVED. *JB |
| 2007-09-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE … |
| 2007-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED OIL BURNING. THREE MINUTES LATER THE E… |
| 2007-02-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING UNDER WET CONDITIONS AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. … |
| 2006-12-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE STARTER KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE FORWARD POSITION, I HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN IT BACK TO THE CORRECT POSITION. ALSO,… |
| 2006-12-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE: VOLVO, S40 (YEAR:2000), MILES: 95,000 VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS IN LINE WITH THE OTHER 360,000 RECALLED VOLVOS I… |
| 2006-12-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, UNFAMILIAR NOISE WHILE DRIVING. HE DISCOVERED THAT TH… |
| 2006-09-28 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | ROUTINE 90K MAINTENANCE ON VOLVO S40 YEAR 2000 REVEALED CRACKED ENGINE MOUNT. ACCORDING TO THE VOLVO MECHANIC THIS IS S… |
| 2006-09-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FENDER BENDER AND THE RSR (SEAT BELT RESTRAINT) LI… |
| 2006-09-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | 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 I… |
| 2006-05-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BADLY FRAYED AT SHOULDER LEVEL. CAUSED BY SHARP GROOVE WORN IN PLASTIC TRIM WHERE BELT PULLS OUT… |
| 2006-04-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING OR DRIVING ON AN UNLEVELED ROAD, THERE WAS A METAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM TH… |
| 2005-11-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THREE TIMES MY DAUGHTER'S 2000 VOLVO S40 ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. TWICE (ON THE SAME NIGHT) IT ALMOST PULLED HER INTO … |
| 2005-09-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | BOUGHT A NEW 2000 VOLVO S40 IN APRIL OF 2000. THE CAR NOW HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT....LIGHT DRIVING BY MOST STANDARDS. AT… |
| 2005-03-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE DRIVER NOTICED WHILE IN COLD WEATHER WHEN THE VEHICLE WARMING UP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WERE TIME… |
| 2005-02-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | THE RECALL REPAIR DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. IT CONTIUNES TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND MY LEAD TO INJURY OR EVEN … |
| 2004-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03-V-474-000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRICAL BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SPO… |
| 2004-07-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | 2000 VOLVO ("V") S40.ON BELOW DATE I EXIT. HWY AFTER DRIVING NORMAL&WITHIN SPEED LIMIT&PARK AT A GAS PUMP.I WAS AT PUMP… |
| 2004-07-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING WITHIN 10-15 MPH OR 30-35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PR… |
| 2004-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | A SLIGHT SQUEAKING OR SQUEALING NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR, NO VISIBLE DEFECTS APON INSPECTION… |
| 2004-04-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL LOOSE ELECTRICAL POWER AND SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING LIGHTS WILL DIM AND … |
| 2004-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER#03V474000 REGARDING THE ELECTRIC BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. THE DEALERSHIP STILL DOES N… |
| 2004-03-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S40. WE JUST HAD OUR FIFTH TRIP TO THE DEALER TO CORRECT KNOCKING NOISE/RATTLE IN THE FRONT SUSPENS… |
| 2004-02-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | 2000 VOLVO S40 NO BRAKES UNTIL CAR IS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE. I REPORTED THIS TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID TO C… |
| 2004-01-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASHED INTO … |
| 2004-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | POWER BRAKES DON NOT WORK WELL |
| 2004-01-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DEALER REPLACED, IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, HEADLIGHTS/ALTERNATOR/TAIL LIGHTS, AND SIGNAL LIGHTS, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS S… |