Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
48
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-24 | 06V137000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 16,175 | — | Details |
| 2003-10-24 | 03V424000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 15,067 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVING A COOLANT LEAKAGE, CRASH MODE AND SAFETY ALARM SYSTEM CHECK KEEPS COMING ON...WHEN CRASH MODE COMES ON...CAR JUS… |
| 2018-09-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER ZEON RS3-A TIRES, SIZE: 205/55/16R (NA). THE CONTACT HEARD A… |
| 2018-05-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NO COLLISION. SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE 2007. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED WIRING, AIR BAGS AND NOTHING HELPS. SR… |
| 2017-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE KEY DOES NOT TURN ALL THE WAY TO TURN THE IGNITION - IT'S LOCKED AFTER TURNING I AND II (NOT TO III). I HAD TO HAV… |
| 2017-01-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE ISSUE OF NO HEADLIGHTS (LOW-BULB FAILURE) IS DANGEROUS & EXPENSIVE. NOR IS THERE A VIABLE PERMANENT REPAIR AS THE "… |
| 2016-09-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHENEVER I OPERATE THE GAS PEDAL, THE SIDE OF MY SHOE ALSO ACTIVATES TH… |
| 2016-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE DOORS LOCK UP AND CAN'T BE UNLOCKED DUE TO FAULTY LOCKS. NO WAY TO GET DOOR OR DOORS TO UNLOCK. WHICH CAN CA… |
| 2016-06-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR IS STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN PUT ON MACHINE ERROR GIVEN IS FUEL PRESSURE. … |
| 2015-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICU… |
| 2014-12-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE … |
| 2014-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I JUST BROUGHT THE CAR FROM JCL AUTO SALES IN ALLENTOWN PA AT THE END OF AUGUST AND MY CHECK ENGINE CONTINUES TO COME O… |
| 2014-10-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FOR THE PAST TWO MORNINGS MY CAR HAS NO BRAKES WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR, ONCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES IT… |
| 2014-05-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK … |
| 2012-10-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. T… |
| 2012-02-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FIRST OCCURRENCE ABOUT 87000 MILES WAS TRAVELING ON FREEWAY WHEN CAR STALLED. STARTED IT BACK UP AND CHECK ENGINE LIG… |
| 2011-09-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WAS SOAKING WET. THE D… |
| 2011-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTAN… |
| 2011-03-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. WHILE THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO I… |
| 2011-02-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNO… |
| 2011-01-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED UNDER … |
| 2010-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WAR… |
| 2010-09-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VOLVO S40 T5 2004 IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. RPMS INCREASE DRASTICALLY AND SPEED DOES NOT INCREASE. THE VEHICLE HAS … |
| 2010-08-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ON CERTAIN VOLVO VEHICLES, INSUFFICIENT SEALING OF THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRONIC MODULE MAY LEAD TO WATER INGRESS CORROSION,… |
| 2010-03-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I LIVE IN TEXAS. I OWN A VOLVO. 2004 S-40. APPARENTLY HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON VOLVO S-40'S PERTAINING TO THE GASOL… |
| 2010-02-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING MY CAR, HE START GOING FASTER WITHOUT PRESSING A GAS PEDAL WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE THE CAR TURN OFF, I PUT … |
| 2010-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I AM WRITING TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU OF A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TO NEED TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2004 S40. I HAVE OWED T… |
| 2009-12-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTR… |
| 2009-03-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDI… |
| 2009-02-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | DEAR SIR OR MADAM, I BOUGHT THE VOLVO S40 FOR ITS SAFETY RECORD. THIS ONE IS A 2004 VOLVO S40. AT THAT TIME, IT HAD … |
| 2009-02-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE IS SIMPLY A DEFECTIVE PART AFTER SOME USAGE DUE TO A POOR WELDING JOB AT MANUFACTUR… |
| 2008-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICL… |
| 2008-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY… |
| 2008-10-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ON OCTOBER 4TH I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH A DRIVER HIT MY CAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE PUSHING MY CAR DOWN A… |
| 2007-12-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | MY 2004 VOLVO S40 OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY HYDRAULIC BRAKE ASSISTANCE WHEN IT IS FIRST STARTED IN THE MOR… |
| 2007-09-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE… |
| 2006-12-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DASHBOARD WENT CRAZY, FADING IN AND OUT. ALL PANELS WERE UNREADABLE, SPEEDOMETER, RADIO, TEMPERATURE GAUGE. CAR ACCELE… |
| 2006-12-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | CAR WAS SERVICED ON 25-OCT AT ~49K MILES. NO COMPUTER UPDATES WERE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. 12-DEC, I HAD NEW TIRES PUT O… |
| 2006-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT WHEN ALL OF THE GAUGES IN MY CAR WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER, NO GAS READING… |
| 2006-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS THE FOLLOWING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DASHBOARD, RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROLS TURN-OFF BY THEMSEL… |
| 2005-12-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | I GOT NEW CAR IN NOV 2003 OF THE YEAR 2004 MODEL. IT FEELS LIKE ONE HAS TO PUT FOOT ON BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO APPLY. IT … |
| 2005-11-15 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VE… |
| 2005-08-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE DIES INTERMITTENTLY ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN OR SLOWING DOWN. A… |
| 2005-07-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DURING A FRONTAL DRIVERS SIDE CRASH THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER. HOWEVER THE PA… |
| 2005-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY CUT ON AND OFF AT TIMES; THE POWER WINDO… |
| 2005-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE … |
| 2005-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICA… |
| 2004-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2004 VOLVO S40 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *MR THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS I… |
| 2004-09-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MULTIPLE FAILURES. AIR BAG SYSTEM, PROBLEM STARTING AND NOISE IN STEERING. *BF THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD AN AIR CONDITI… |