I will followup once I have a report from a mechanic. My car stalled while driving in heavy traffic; a pedestrian ran in front of me and I braked. I didn't hit anything or anyone, not even a pothole. My car stalled and all the dashlights went off. I put the car in park and tried to restart, but it would not start. My emergency lights wouldn't work and because I was on a busy thoroughfare in DC, my daughter and I were nearly rear ended by a bus. Even after we got out of the car, we watched other cars nearly hit it because it couldn't be pulled over and the emergency flashers wouldn't turn on. The mechanic said that the battery was fine. I had a regularly serviced oil change 2k miles ago, and everything was fine. The mechanic will replace the starter since the car will no longer start, but said that a bad starter would not cause the car to just die in heavy traffic. I called Volvo to report the issue, but they said they wouldn't take safety reports unless it was towed to a Volvo dealer. Of course, my car stalled out far away from a Volvo dealer, and roadside assistance only tows to the nearest mechanic.

- Springfield, VA, USA

Engine control module (ECM) failed at 56,000 miles. Car has become inoperable.

- Youngstown, NY, USA

Constant problems/failures with start/stop function. Car's electrical system will completely shut down for no reason while in traffic and engine will not restart. Car has to be shut off and system has to be re-booted. Dealer service dept can find no problem. Most recently, car's starter motor failed and had to be replaced under warranty by the dealer. Having the car's engine start/stop system constant fail is a serious safety risk. We had serveral near-miss accidents caused by this failure. The work around has been to manually disable the start/stop function, which has to be done each time the car is started for the first time.

- Alameda, CA, USA