2006 Volvo S40: check engine light

Filed Aug 19, 2022 · Fuel system · PA

Check engine light came on and stays in. Vehicle always sputters to start, acceleration is sometimes slow to respond, has stalled out on a rare occasion usual on hills. I’m afraid someday I might be involved in a crash because of a lack of acceleration.

Filed Jun 25, 2022 · Fuel system · PA

Check engine light came on and has stayed on. Stalled out in traffic, turned the car off and it restarted and I continued. Happens two more times. Initial start up has a delay in the engine turning over. Gas pedal is slow to respond to acceleration. Verified at a garage with code reader. Suspect faulty wiring (corrosion) to fuel pump needing PEM replacement. No warning prior to first incident around 02/2022. I have had the check engine light reset on multiple occasions and each time the light comes back on within 2 days. Safety has been a concern at multiple times. Entered VIN number with Volvo, a Volvo dealer, and with no help in resolving issue.

Filed Aug 2, 2019 · Engine · 100,000 miles · NJ

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 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 Dec 28, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 78,000 miles · FL

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 the federal safety agency campaign number: 08v033000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

Filed Sep 17, 2015 · Electrical · 156,185 miles · NV

Prior to this incident, my car idled down and pressing the gas did not prevent it from coming to a complete stop. The check engine light illuminated and all of the lights came on to include, warning lights, airbag, stability control, and others including ABS. Fortunately we had just exited the highway to purchase fuel and was in no immediate danger. Because of the vehicles age it was recommended we have the starter, oxygen sensor, spark plugs, 1 coil pack, and battery replaced; and the fuses, fuel pump, fuel filter, alternator and wiring examined, but they did not need to be replaced. After reading other complaints about the electrical problems of this vehicle, I am seriously wondering if this car is safe. I don't want to spend more money and still have to be concerned about my family and I being involved in a collision because the replacement of parts won't fix an underlying problem that may be much more serious.

Filed Aug 26, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 74,000 miles · MA

A design flaw caused flooding within the cabin of this vehicle. The sunroof drainage system is faulty and over time leaks water into the floor pan of the car, sometimes enough where flooding occurs. My car flooded a few months back so badly up to 10 gallons of water was vacuumed out. The flooding caused damage to the electrical harness/connections under the driver's/passenger's seat. Currently the check engine light is on, the passenger seat air bag is deactivated and it is unsafe to sit in the passenger seat as the air bag could malfunction at any time, all due to this flooding and the root cause being the faulty drainage system that runs from the sunroof through the dash out of the bottom of the car. There is a class action law suit, no. 2:10-cv-04407-dmc-mf, against volvo for this specific issue, I believe this issue is leading to more and more problems over time, my vehicle currently won't start and there are only $75k miles on it, I believe water damage is the root cause for all issues with the vehicle at this time, there should be a recall on all vehicles effected or compensation to keep drivers safe in this specific vehicle.

Filed Apr 11, 2014 · Electrical · 115,000 miles · CA

At least 5 times I have had the car in the volvo dealership. The car without warning, powers down to 50%, the windshield wipers start up, all the gauges drop to zero position and ABS brake malfunction lights light up. If you pull over and stop, the car shuts down and you can not pull out the key. If I wait 15 minutes, the key can be turned off and you can restart the car. While the check engine light stays on, everything else is normal till the next time. It had done this 6 times in the last 6 months. Dealer can not figure it out other them a electrical malfunction from somewhere in the computer. If it happens going up a grade or hill, the power down slows the car in which is is sometimes impossible to power up over the hill. Every time we take it to the dealer, it then runs with no problem, but lasts 2 or 3 weeks before acting up again. They have changed the batter, alternator, unplugged and replugged the computer terminal. This car is unsafe and unreliable to take on long trips. Do you know of a recall to get this problem fixed ?

Filed Oct 8, 2012 · Electrical · NC

Driving in rain, brake failure message began flashing on dash, then airbag failure. Slowed to a stop and turned off car, turned back on and drove slowly home. Messages continued to flash. Drove to service center and messages were no longer flashing , mechanic said it would need to be active to find problem. Same scenario many times since and the problem has become worse, driving down highway and messages appear then all gauges on panel fail and go to zero, windows fail, blinkers, brake lights fail, entire instrument panel went dark. Back to mechanic, he drove it same thing happened then stopped before returning to shop so could not diagnose.extremely dangerous as several times driving in rain and in high traffic areas and on freeways with high speeds and then in construction zones bumper to bumper with no brake lights or ability to use turn signals. Has been out for five to thirty minutes at a time then appearing to work again before repeating the same failure problem. Never any warning, it just happens suddenly. To mechanic again, codes read and printed out pages of signal failures, none active at time so unable to determine problem. Check engine light has also appeared and when checked nothing active found at time other than pages of signal failures in system.