2003 Volvo S40 LX review from North America
"Be Careful purchasing this vehicle"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
First of all we purchased this car in Tyler, Texas. About 20,000 miles into the purchase all of the service, brake, and other lights would come on just basically whenever. I would take it back to get them reset.
Then came the brake issues at 40,000 miles. I had the rotors changes and all of the brake pads. This was so expensive. Then came all of the brake and head light issues. I have replaced those so many times I can't even count from this point. And that brings me to today. I has two new rotors only 10,000 after I replaced them all and got again all new brake pads.
I had this procedure done at another brake shop in the city that I live because when I went to the dealer on the last brake job they charged me double what this shop did.
After that I went by the dealership to reset the service engine light and replace a tail light. I tell you... Be very careful when purchasing this car. I have never seen anything like this in my life.
When I asked the service manager at the dealership about all of this she just shook her head and said...it's a Volvo. Well, it's certainly not what I bargained for.
Be careful.
TEXAS.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2003 |
| Year of manufacture | 2003 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 17 miles |
| Most recent distance | 47000 miles |
| Previous car | Volvo S40 |
| Date of Entry | 4th January, 2005 |