This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The first two complaints are actually the same problem (disregard the 1st, "steering"). this problem is clearly the most significant of any reported; we had to disconnect the horn permanently. Mechanics have told us that the "horn contacts" within steer.
Gear position sensor, S1 & S2 solenoids: Volvo has known about this defect for some time and should have declared a recall.( Volvo even lost a small claims suit in California over this failure) while Volvo paid $900 of the $1300 repair bill to remedy the problem, they should have paid for the whole bill. Re: horn failure, the Volvo mechanics said Volvo has known about this problem also, but refuses to do any thing about it. My car has not yet reached 50,000 miles and I have had to spend about $1,400 dollars to repair a sunroof, replace the steering wheel, and fix the solenoids and gear position sensors. I believe Volvo should reimburse me for these expenditures. I have been a Volvo owner since 1972, and I will never buy another Volvo again. For the amount of money spent on a Volvo, I could have had a reliable car like a small Lexus!
Dealer inspected the steering wheel and stated that it will cost $700 to replace it. Dealer stated that none of the other 850 owners had any problems with their horns.
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- Knoxville, TN, USA