Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Volvo V40.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V40. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE U… |
| 2011-06-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2000 VOLVO V40 - VERY WELL MAINTAINED, 2ND OWNER, APPROXIMATELY 83,000 MILES. I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE CAR WOULD SU… |
| 2010-08-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED COMING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. ABLE TO STOP CAR BY USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. BROUGHT T… |
| 2010-03-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE IDLE INCREASE ON BRAKING TO ABOUT 1500 RPMS. WHEN PUT IN PARK, IDLE INCREASED TO 4500 RPMS. I TRIED TAPING THE… |
| 2008-11-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FAILURE OF UPPER STRUT MOUNT BUSHINGS CAUSING LOSS OF SUSPENSION / STEERING. REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME ON 2000 V-40 … |
| 2008-07-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ON JULY 19,2008, OUR 2000 VOLVO V40 LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON US 29 IN VIRGINIA. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, BU… |
| 2008-03-18 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED OUR 2000 V40 FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AT 81K. WE NEEDED BOTH REAR SPRINGS REPLACED RIGHT AWAY. THIS WAS T… |
| 2008-02-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE 2000 VOLVO V40 STATIONWAGON FROM A PRIVATE DEALERSHIP I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS TRYING TO S… |
| 2007-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE BOTH ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED WITHOUT INPUT, PLACING ME IN A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. WHEN I STOPPED TH… |
| 2006-03-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | Yes | 2 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT T… |
| 2005-03-23 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 2000 VOLVO V40 FRONT WHEELS BECOME LOOSE. (1) CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL ON BRAKING SYSTEM. (2) DEPARTING… |
| 2004-12-09 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME FOR A COMPLAINT ABOUT A SUSPICIOUS SOUNDING THUMP OR CLUNK IN THE P… |
| 2004-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE WHILE BEING SERVICED BY THE DEALER. CONSUMER FELT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE UPON DELIVERY. *AK THE … |
| 2004-08-02 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS ROUGH FOR ABOUT A YEAR. FOUND BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS CRACKED AT 65,000 MILES, AND REPLACED. *… |
| 2003-12-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | RECALL NOTICE REGARDING 2000 VOLVO V-40 BRAKE SYSTEM.*MR |
| 2003-08-22 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | REAR SPRINGS CRACKED ON 2000 VOLVO V40 WITH ONLY 63805 MILES. *AK |
| 2003-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | BRAKE SYSTEM IN CAR WORKS POORLY WHEN CAR IS COLD OR LEFT FOR A FEW HOURS. SIGNIFICANTLY MORE BRAKE PRESSURE IS REQUIR… |
| 2003-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM |
| 2003-01-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION . *NLM |
| 2002-11-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM |
| 2002-11-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. *NLM |
| 2002-11-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP LOCKING THE REAR TIRES WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM |
| 2002-10-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | THE WHEEL BEARING SNAPPED CAUSING THE TIRE TO WOBBLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM |
| 2002-09-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | THE REAR HATCH DID NOT CLOSE. *NLM |
| 2002-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE, WHICH BEGAN IN THE FIRST WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP AND HAS C… |
| 2002-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | VOLVO OF NO AM CONTACTED ABOUT WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. THEY OFFERED A 15% DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR BILL AND CLAIM NO LIABILIT… |
| 2001-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY WORN ALMOST TO THE ROTORS ONLY 20,000 MILES, 90% HIGHWAY DRIVING. DEALER TOLD US THAT WAS ABNOR… |
| 2001-07-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-05-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | UNPREDICTABLE EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE ON VOLVO MODELS V40 AND V70. VOLVO HAS A TSB THAT REMEDIES THIS DANGEROUS PROB… |
| 2001-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY IS IN NEED OF NEW BRAKE PADS. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. *AK. CONSUMER STATES PREV… |
| 2001-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL VERY STIFF AFTER CAR HAS BEEN SITTING, CAUSING EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES. VOLVO TSB # 52-01 ADRESSES THIS… |
| 2001-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME VEHICLE … |
| 2001-03-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL AND THE METAL IS CUTTING INTO THE ROTOR. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL FOR BRAKE… |
| 2001-03-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT BULBS FALL OUT OF LIGHT HARNESS. REPEATED PROBLEM - DEALER ONLY REPLACES BULBS, BUT BULBS STILL FALL OUT L… |
| 2000-12-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL BECAME SOFT,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN … |
| 2000-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS TOTAL FAILURE AND SHORTED WITHIN ONE WEEK OF PURCHASE, UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE AND DSM WAR… |
| 2000-07-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | HERE IS HOW THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTS TO OCCUR. IT STARTS OUT AS AN INTERMITTENT THING AND GRADUALLY PROGRESSES TO EVER… |
| 2000-05-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | OIL CAME OUT OF ENGINE - OIL LIGHT NOT COME ON - ENGINE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. JUST MISSED AN A… |
| 2000-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES NOT DEPRESSING, HAPPENED ON OUR CAR AND ON THE LOANER WE HAVE FROM VOLVO TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK. THE ENGINE: A … |
| 1999-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. WHEN I USE THE CAR AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE… |
| 1999-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND TRYING TO PULL INTO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, AND THEY DEPRESSE… |
| 1901-01-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | 2000 VOLVO V-40 REAR COIL SPRING FAILURE. CUSTOMER STATED THAT REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE FRACTURED TWICE. MANUFACTURER WO… |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK MOVES BACKWARD, SOMETIMES CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE C… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MOISTURE IN THE VACUUM SYSTEM CAUSED THE VACUUM PUMP TO FAIL. WHEN IT WAS COLD THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES DIDN'T FUNCTION AT… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN WORK SOME OF THE TIME. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | AT 12,000 MILES BRAKE PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. CAUSE UNKOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | AT 15K MILES FRONT BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER ADVISED THAT IS NORMAL. REAR BRAKES SHOULD LAST 30K MILES. NO… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES HAD OR HAVE A PROBLEM, BRAKES FREEZE AND IT IS LIKE PUTTING YOU FOOT ON A BOARD WITH NO GIVE. |
| — | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS LOOSE, WHICH CAUSED A NOISE.*JB |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | TWO HEADLAMPS AT DIFFERENT TIMES BLEW OUT PREMATURELY. REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS BOTHE SIDES. IT HAS BEEN ADMITTED THAT… |