Check a vehicle VIN check Latest recalls Latest complaints Common problems Rankings Compare vehicles Recall roundups All makes Guides Share your experience
Theme

Engine & cooling

2006 Volvo S40 Engine problems

Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 2006 Volvo S40's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 17% of all its complaints, most recently on March 18, 2020. They describe 0 crashes, 0 fires and 1 injury. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
10
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
1
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 volvo s40. The contact stated while driving at 20 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several minutes and several attempts. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure recurred intermittently. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11318613
Engine & cooling

Found complaints on multiple sites about issue found on my vehicle . The oil filter housing corrugated breathing hose was so badly rotted was only little piece left rest fell off somewhere while operating vehicle. On top of that issue im ssuming due to thiss problem and it on going until I got check engine light it has caused oil filter housing itself to go bad im assuming in part to all oil build up from hose missing causing vacuum issues' why isnt his car that has same issue as others that were recalled with same...

Read the full complaint

exact operating and looking part with same exact hose rotting issue causing oil filter housing to become built up with gunk causing leaks both air and oil.. .. Pleae answer these issues for it shows how much volvo cares about quality of there products

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11241342
Engine & cooling

Egr or aka. Oil trap housing, tubing is broken and sucking in air. Improper ventilation is tripping off emission code on dash. Brittle black plastic housing, defective in nature and by design. Potential other issues is the unwanted pressure build up in engine which can cause premature failure of oil cam seals which I also experienced.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10850393
Engine & coolingFuel system

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 volvo s40. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the engine stalled while the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure and the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 08v033000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

Filed Incident Engine · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 10816446
Engine & coolingVisibility & wipers

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 volvo s40. The contact stated that the sunroof leaked water causing the electrical functions to fail. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the drain hose failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000. The vin was unavailable.

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · VisibilityNHTSA 10676796
Engine & cooling

I was on highway 410 headed to i35 in rush hour traffic and the power to the engine shut off while I was driving.. I had to glide the car to safety. *Tr

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10596022
Engine & cooling1 injury

When I signed a purchase order on 5/10/08, the odometer disclosure statement was 6225 miles. Jackson volvo service at hilo did not give me the copy of odometer disclosure statement. It was delivered on 5/12/2008. Then the odometer disclosure statement showed 106,225 miles. The a/c also became very polluted. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10242107
Engine & coolingElectrical system

My 1 1/2 years old volvo s40 did this twice, shortly after starting it and moving it for a couple of miles. It displayed the message "brake failure stop car safely", "anti-skid system failure", "reduced engine performance". The car could not go more than 15 mph. After parking it, I could not restart the engine and the messages kept repeating in random order. The first time that I took it to the dealer they said that they changed the computer message module (the mechanic carried a box with many plugs in it, just...

Read the full complaint

to show me what it looked like). But just after 500 miles, the problem re-appeared. Now the car is in the repair shop, and people do not know what to do with it for two weeks. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Electrical systemNHTSA 10241262
Engine & cooling

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 volvo s40. While driving at any speed, the air condition emits hot air. The failure occurs while the air conditioner is set at 65 degrees. The outside temperature gauge was replaced, but that did not remedy the failure. The vehicle has been taken to two dealers on approximately twelve occasions. The vehicle still has not been properly repaired. The current mileage was 3,100 and failure mileage was 500.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10197539
Engine & cooling

Dt:the contact stated this was the third time that the check engine light came on. The vehicle has been at the dealership for three weeks, and they did not know what the problem with vehicle was. The corporate office contacted her today and told her that as soon as she found out something she would call her back. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10141456

Volvo S40 engine complaints by year

S40 engine problems, every year

Had a engine problem with your 2006 S40? Tell other owners.

Your experience goes live straight away and helps every owner and buyer who checks this vehicle. Anonymous, free, no account.

Overall, how would you rate it? *

0/4000 · Please leave out names, phone numbers and your full VIN.

By posting you confirm it's your own, honest experience and agree to the rules. Safety defect? Also report it to NHTSA - that's how recalls start.

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data

Owners helping owners

Know before you drive.

Every experience you share - good or bad - shows on that vehicle's page and helps the next owner and buyer. Two minutes, anonymous.

Share your experience