Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Volvo S40.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact's wife owns a 2005 Volvo S40. The contact stated the vehicle was difficult to start for several days. Even… |
| 2023-04-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The drivers seat belt does not lock/latch in properly. Everytime I enter the vehicle I reach for my seat belt and buckl… |
| 2021-03-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALL… |
| 2020-06-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS TOLD BY SHOP THAT WORK ON MY CAR THAT WERE A RECALL ON THE PVC VAUL ON THE 2005 VOLV S40 2.4. *TR |
| 2020-06-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE IM DRIVING IT. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC 3 TIMES AND WAS ADVISED ITS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL P… |
| 2019-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CARPET WAS SATURATED WITH WATER … |
| 2018-05-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR IT MISSES A LITTLE THEN IT JUST SHUTS DOWN LIKE IT'S NOT GETTING ANY FUEL THE CAR DON'T DIE … |
| 2018-05-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR STARTS MISSING THEN STALLS OUT AFTER ABOUT 30MILES OF DRIVING IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF CROSSING A 4 LANE AND… |
| 2017-12-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VE… |
| 2017-10-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2017-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2005 VOLVO S40 ENGINE AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGUN THE CAR WOULD BE COOL AT START THEN … |
| 2017-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE (PEM) FAILS DURING WET CONDITIONS. CAR WILL CRANK LIKE NORMAL BUT WILL NOT START. LET CAR DR… |
| 2017-02-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I HAD ENGINE STUTTERING AT HIGH SPEED. MY FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. I QUESTION WH… |
| 2016-11-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO TURN AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FRO… |
| 2016-04-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE V… |
| 2016-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD A… |
| 2015-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSERTED KEY IN IGNITION AND NOTHING HAPPENED. COMPUTER READS KEY ERROR TRY AGAIN. KEPT TRYING AND FINALLY STARTED. NEX… |
| 2014-07-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGH… |
| 2014-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | (S40 2.4I) INITIAL CAR MESSAGE: "BRAKE FAILURE, PULL OVER SAFELY." I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME SINCE I WAS A FEW BLOCKS … |
| 2014-01-21 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOA… |
| 2013-10-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR LOOSING POWER AND ENGINE MISSING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. FAILURE OF FUEL PRESSURE MONITOR. |
| 2013-06-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE RESEARCHED VOLVO FORUMS AND FOUND THAT VOLVO COMPLETED RECALL #181 FOR A FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. (HTTP://SS.OT… |
| 2013-06-20 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2005 VOLVO S40. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE SUN ROOF DRAINAGE THAT LEAD TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. *S… |
| 2013-06-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS MAKING A PUMPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I TOOK IT TO A LO… |
| 2013-05-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE INFORMATION… |
| 2013-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS IN THE INTERSECTION READY TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED ALL THE DASH DISPLAY LIGHTS WENT OUT ALL G… |
| 2013-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS DEVELOPED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHERE THE DASH LIGHTS START FLICKERING ON AND OFF DISPLAYING VARIOUS FAILU… |
| 2013-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | [THIS IS A PREVENTATIVE COMPLAINT. NO INJURY SUSTAINED.] THIS CAR HAS A FAILED PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR THAT WHEN DEPRES… |
| 2012-12-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR STALLS WITH OUT WARNING WHEN TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF 0-65 MPH VERY DANGEROUS!! THERE ARE RECALLS RE: FUEL PRESSURE SENS… |
| 2012-10-16 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM IN MY CAR THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. GLASS THEN CAME DOWN O… |
| 2012-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. DIFFERENT WARNINGS WERE COMING UP ON… |
| 2012-05-11 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IN THE REAR HAS FAILED. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2012-04-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE TRAP FLAME BOX WAS LEAKING OIL AND EXHIBITED … |
| 2011-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OFTEN, THE HEADLAMPS BULBS FAIL, AFTER A FEW YEARS CHANGING BULBS, I FOUND OUT THAT DUE TO CONTACT BETWEEN DETACHMENT O… |
| 2011-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2005 VOLVO S40 T5 WHICH I HAVE ENJOYED THUS FAR. HOWEVER EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN YOU INSERT THE KEY, WHICH I… |
| 2011-05-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH… |
| 2011-05-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALLS RANDOMLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION … |
| 2011-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED STALLING AND MISFIRES THE FIRST TIME AT 65 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CEL) CAME ON AND THE DIA… |
| 2011-01-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | A 2005 VOLVO S40 T5 MODEL HAS REPEATING FUEL LINE LEAKAGE. THE CAR WAS SERVICED TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL POLYAMIDE FUEL… |
| 2011-01-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. … |
| 2010-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLE… |
| 2010-10-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE COMPL… |
| 2010-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN YOU INSERT THE KEY, WHICH IS AN ELECTRONIC KEY THE MESSAGE DISPLAY WILL DISPLAY "K… |
| 2010-09-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2010-08-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2010-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE STARTER CONTROL UNIT (SCU) ON MY 2005 VOLVO S40 HAS CEASED TO FUNCTION TWICE IN THE 5 YEARS THAT I'VE HAD IT (50,00… |
| 2010-01-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 1 MONTH FOR A NEW ALTERNATOR FOR MY 2005 S40 VOLVO. I CANNOT GET AN ANSWER FROM ANYONE IN… |
| 2009-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILURE. CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO WYNN VOLVO. WAS TOLD THAT THE BELTS BROKE, LE… |
| 2009-04-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | 3 OF THE 4 DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ON MY CAR HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE LOCK… |
| 2009-04-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED A VOLVO OVERSEAS IN 2005 AND IT RECENTLY BROKE DOWN LAST WEEK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I HAD IT TOW… |