I dove my car in the morning when stop in the middle of street and call to aaa for towing to fix I brought the alternator I think the was fixed but I put the new battery december 3 still my car make some noise I think is electrical problem but I discover has leek inside the passenger side back and front is like pool I really upset and I don't know how much money I have to spent to fix, and I don't what place knows to fix
Electrical system
Volvo V50 Electrical problems by year
7 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Volvo V50's electrical system. Dead batteries, warning lights, wiring, alternators, infotainment and electronic module failures.
Electrical complaints by model year
Latest V50 electrical complaints
Failure to notify owners of a potentially deadly, known defective part that results in massive corrosion of electronics and cem causing engine to quit working. Electronics began to quit working while traveling. We took the car into a dealership service garage and turned the ignition off. They were unable to start the engine, and could not find the problem. They called volvo who told them the v50 had a known defective water pump that caused other parts to corrode. Volvo secretly changed to a different water pump...
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in new cars after discovering this defect : but did not notify owners or issue a recall. This pump leaks washer fluid, dripping onto the main wiring harness and cem mainframe computer which controls the engine, causing the inability to start or shut down the engine, security alarm to activate intermittently with no provocation, disabled key fob entry, and other intermittent issues related to electronics. These parts were completely corroded and fried. If this failed while driving and had stopped the engine, the same results would have occurred as the gm chevrolet ignition problem. With no engine, the controls to power brakes, power steering and airbag deployment would be inactive. Volvo covered only the cost of the parts, but left us with a $3000 bill for the labor portion. They told us that because of the cars age and mileage and a "loyalty" factor, they would not cover the labor costs. They said they would only cover labor if there was a recall, which they haven't done. We own 2 volvo's and our daughter purchased a volvo on our recommendation just before this failure. We asked that they also pick the labor costs regardless and they refused. This could lead to a potential deadly result similar to the gm ignition problem & cover-up. *Tr
Issue: car would not start and "steering locked, please try again" error message was displayed. The wheel is not locked, I can turn it, but the engine will not start and it keeps on giving me the same message. I had to have my car towed to the dealer who explained this is a part failure and is charging me $434.00 To repair it. I see this being a potential safety issue since the steering may lock on me at some point when the car is running. This should be a recall issue and volvo held accountable for repairing these vehicles at their cost. *Tr
3 Separate issues: 1. Electrical: power windows and power locks sporadically stop working. This started happening around march of 2011. This happens without warning and does not matter if the car is in motion or not. 2. Suspension: after only 33,000 miles of driving in southern california mild weather, several parts of the suspension system are broken, including the struts, control arms, and engine mount. 3. Visibility: since purchasing the vehicle, I have experience poor visibility while driving due to the front dash reflecting in the windsheild. This is especially bothersome during sunny weather, which is nearly every day where I live. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 volvo v50. The contact stated that while exiting a parking space the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the fuel pump and the central electrical module were defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 93,000.
Car breakdown required the following parts to be replaced - start control module, pump control module, fuel pressure sensor. *Tr
Remote key transmitter on 2005+ volvo v50 is a personal safety hazard and potential swindle for volvo on selling replacement transmitters. The design is such that the key will inadvertently fall off the valet key (which incidentally cannot be used to start the car). The latching mechanism is in close proximity (+/- 3mm) to the key ring it would normally sit on and when the key ring bumps against the latch in your pocket or purse, it can partially dislodge key and when you pull it from pocket, the key goes flying...
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elsewhere unknown to the owner. No this complaint doesn't involve direct personal injury, but imagine losing your key in an unsafe place or situation and having to crawl around and try to find the thing. Delphi is the manufacturer of the keyfob. The use testing of this key must have been non-existent as I have lost one key within 60 days of ownership (cost me $60, could have been more since dealer normally charges 2 hours labor to program key). Now I have mine hooked together with safety wire. Volvo will not respond to repeated emails, calls. Dealer won't address issue at all. I cannot be the only person. My wifes key does the same thing. I have searched internet forums to find other uses with similar issues on other volvo keys. It's just a shame volvo won't fix what isn't right. *Nm
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