The air conditioner had to be replaced after only one to two of being bought.
The headlights and brake lights had to be replaced.
The breakpads/rotors had to be replaced twice within a year an one half in between.
The catalytic converters had to repalced within two years of being owned.
The windsheild wipers and windsheild fluid ejectors had to be replaced and worked on after 2-3 years of being bought.
The engine light keeps coming on.
The fuel pump had to be replaced!
Now they tell me the CV axles are "warped' and need to be replaced at my expense!
The cup holder is a problem and rattles all the time.
This car has serious safety issues and I would not buy it again nor would I recommend it to anyone.
Before buying my 2004 S40, I did my research. Apparently, the 2000 S40 was a lemon year. Even Consumer Reports had it listed as a car to avoid.
It seems as if Volvo learned from their mistake and fixed the problems. Unlike Volkswagen. My 2002 VW Jetta was a lemon. One of many VW lemons out there. It also appears that many of the problems began in the 1999.5 models and obviously weren't corrected as they continued into subsequent years.
Well, I totally disagree with opinion said in this article.. Like there are bad days in our lives, also, there might be a bad piece of car. But that does not mean that all S40ies are bad.
I had it and I was amazed by it, so now I drive my new XC90 which is even more amazing.
2000 Volvo S40 vanity mirror broke with 48,000 miles. Uses a quart of oil every 3k-4k miles has had A/C fan replaced, multiple bulbs for rear and head lights, oil return line from turbo replaced after 26k miles, brake pads every 15k miles. Cup holders in rear and front poor. Leather seat cracking after 30k miles. Worst car I have ever had.
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