Volvo S40 Steering problems by year

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 volvo s40. The contact stated that after exiting a store and entering the vehicle, the contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that there were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that a message displayed on the instrument panel stated to turn the steering wheel and try again. The vehicle was first towed to the residence and then to autobahn volvo fort worth (2910 white settlement rd, fort worth, tx 76107) where the vehicle was diagnosed with a steering column lock module failure and an battery failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

I bought a 2001 volvo s40 from tom blevins owner of popples garage. The odometer quit working as soon as I bought it. The key would get stuck in the ignition and would have to be left in the ignition. The drivers side window got stuck in the down position because of a faulty controller. The hood hydraulic arm that holds the hood up when it's raised does not work and has to be propped up with a wood block. Headlights and turn signals do not work. There are more problems to discuss but I am out of space.

I was driving and the engine shut off causing me to lose control of my vehicle as the power steering shut down. I was able to steer my vehicle with difficulty to the side of the road where it stopped. About one week later this happened again. This time I was coming out of a parking lot and had to aim my vehicle in a way to avoid hitting other vehicles. Both time, after a few minutes the car started right up and I was able to drive again. Last friday, may 3, I pulled my vehicle over and when I stopped the vehicle...

2008 S40, car was placed in park and turned off while running errands, no problems. Came out of the store and placed the key into the ignition and received this error message, "turn steering, try start again." Prior to this, the car was completely operable. Removed the key and inserted key into the ignition again and nothing happened. I noticed the following: when the key is turned to 1 and 2, all dash light and headlights come on. At three, the headlights go off, the arm rest buttons go off and only check engine...

I was getting in my car with my two young children and the car would not start (turn steering wheel and try to start again). I tried multiple times, but it would not start. After 15 minutes, I decided it was too hot with my children outside so I went inside. I checked an hour later, the car would not start. My husband was able to start the car hours later after moving the steering column up and down quickly and harshly. This morning, I was getting in the car with my two young children, the car would not start...

My car would not start because there was a message indicating the steering wheel was locked, but, it was not locked. I had to tow the car to the shop. They reported a defective steering column lock module. I found this is a common problem for this cars which is totally unsafe and unacceptable.

I was driving on a main route at night around 730 and a car was trying to get in my line and I assume they did not see me. I tried to move to the left to get out of the way but my steering wheel was so tight I could not veer away from the curb. Due to this I have numerous repairs that need to be paid and my power steering was tight for several weeks, it was almost hard for a strong man to turn the wheel. I tried power steering fluid when I started to notice the problem and it did not help. *Tr

The steering locked on our 2004.5 Volvo s40 t5 as my wife and 6 week old daughter were backing out of our driveway under power. No errors were reported when the car started, but the wheel locked (and an error was displayed) after the car was in motion. She stopped the vehicle when she was unable to turn the wheel. She was then able to put the car into drive and move back to her previous position. Clearly a safety sensor did not do its job. Leading up to this event we have had occasional incidents where the...

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 volvo s40. The contact stated that the steering wheel locked while the vehicle was parked. The failure recurred sporadically. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who repaired the lock mechanism and reprogrammed the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vin was unavailable. The current mileage was approximately 86,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

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 about 43k miles on it. Now, it has 53k miles on it. On 23rd february 2009, the steering wheel completely froze up on the interstate making it very difficult to change lanes, etc. With great difficulty, we managed to bring it home. The next day, it was still frozen and we could not turn the steering wheel at all. I believe this may be a safety issue since I travel with my kids in this...

Customers car broke down, lost steering control, inner and outer tie-rod end came apart at threads, no aparent damage to parts, replaced both parts, saved old parts. *Tr

Tires on vehicle failed. Belts broken causing impaired drivability. Tires with less than 10k mileage w/95+ % tread left. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 volvo s40. While driving 60 mph, the contact experienced extreme difficulty steering the vehicle. The first time he took the vehicle to the dealer, they stated that hard steering was a common characteristic of that model vehicle. He took the vehicle back to the dealer and was informed that the steering rack and pinion would have to be replaced at his own expense because the warranty expired. The vehicle has not been repaired. The engine size was unknown. The failure mileage was 18,971 and current mileage was 41,602. Remailed 04/24/08. *Lj

Dashboard went crazy, fading in and out. All panels were unreadable, speedometer, radio, temperature gauge. Car accelerated on its own, without my foot on the pedal. Cd was shot into the backseat landing in my child safety seat. All of this occurred while driving on the highway. In all 3 instances the message indicator stated to not drive the car. I had the car towed to 2 different dealers. The first time they said it was the software and reinstalled. The second time, they replaced the alternator and the...

Multiple failures. Air bag system, problem starting and noise in steering. *Bf the vehicle also had an air condition problem. The air bag light illuminated on 3 occasions. The consumer stated the passenger seat was equipped with a device that weighed passengers to determine if the air bag should be activated. *Jb