2001 Volvo S40 from North America - Comments

21st Jul 2004, 09:26

"My S-40 is a true lemon"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Car stalls frequently near idle while in drive position.

Check engine light and other informational lights on frequently.

Cruise control replaced.

Radio replaced.

Brakes replaced prematurely.

General comments?

Numerous fixes have been attempted for the stalling problem, however it has not been corrected.

The overall computer-electrical system seems confused. Incorrect engine lights illuminate. On a summer day while the "arrow" light illuminated, the outside temperature monitor said it was -44 degrees.


23rd Jul 2009, 10:21

That "arrow" light means overdrive is on. Volvo's are notorious for having problems with the overdrive relays.


24th Jul 2009, 04:02

The arrow light also indicates that a low gear hold has been selected (knocked into 3rd gear hold instead of Drive for example) - so you will probably find that was driver error rather than car error!!! Also, the temperature thing is probably just a dodgy sensor located behind the front bumper. I've never heard of overdrive problems on the S/V40 range - especially as I didn't think they had overdrive!

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