2004 Volvo S40 Fuel system Problems

CAR IS STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN PUT ON MACHINE ERROR GIVEN IS FUEL PRESSURE. THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AND WAS AT CORRECT PRESSURE FOR THE CAR. I HAVE REPLACED FUEL CENSER AND CAR RAN FINE FOR 2 DAYS THEN SAME ISSUE WITH SAME ERROR THE FUEL CONTROLLER HAS A CORRODED PEN I TRIED TO CALL VOLVO THEY ARE TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO WHEN I CAN CLEARLY SEE THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD A RECALL FOR THE EXACT ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR. THE RECALL NUMBER IN YOUR SYSTEM IS 08V033000 I NORMALLY WOULD JUST GET THE CAR FIXED BUT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE IT SEEMS THE LOCATION OF THE CONTROLLER NEEDS TO BE MOVED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS A CAR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVES SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND MY CONCERN WITH VOVLO NOT WANTING TO CORRECT THIS

NHTSA ID

10875785

Incident

Jun 5, 2016

Mileage

104,000 mi

I GOT NEW CAR IN NOV 2003 OF THE YEAR 2004 MODEL. IT FEELS LIKE ONE HAS TO PUT FOOT ON BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO APPLY. IT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. IN DEC 2005, WHILE EXISTING FROM HIGHWAY WE MEET AN ACCIDENT AS IT DID NOT STOP WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO STOP. VOLVO DEALER TOP THE BREAK FLUID DURING MAINTENANCE. BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE GOT NEW BRAKE PADS FROM VOLVO DEALER AND CHANGED ALONG WITH BRAKE DISCS IN 2009. BUT, IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IN THE MORNING, IT WILL NOT BREAK UNLESS ONE HAS TO PUT FOOT ON PEDAL FEW TIMES. AGAIN IN 2015 WE GOT BRAKE PADS FROM OTHER AUTO PART SHOP OF HIGH QUALITY BUT IT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, I SMELL GAS BUT COULD NOT LOCATE ANY LEAK OF FUEL. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD AND WE TOOK TO VOLVO FEW TIMES BUT IT IS THE SAME.

NHTSA ID

10794522

Incident

Dec 9, 2005

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V033000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). A DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,600. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. UPDATED 08/21/2014 *JS

NHTSA ID

10597709

Incident

May 2, 2014

Mileage

118,600 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S40. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V033000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE COMPONENT AFTER IT FAILED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND PERFORMED THE REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PUMP ELECTRIC MODULE AND THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

NHTSA ID

10390269

Incident

Nov 1, 2010

Mileage

95,000 mi

VOLVO S40 T5 2004 IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. RPMS INCREASE DRASTICALLY AND SPEED DOES NOT INCREASE. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ALONG WITH TRAFFIC. REPAIRS RELATED TO SIMILAR SYMPTOMS: REPLACED AND RELOCATED PEM IN 2008, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED DUE TO FAULTY SOFTWARE IN 2008 SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRED A MONTH AGO AND RECURRING AT A MORE EXTREME LEVEL NOW. THIS FAULTY MANUFACTURING DOES NOT INCLUDE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WERE FIXED A FEW MONTHS AGO WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW REAPPEARING AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10355630

Incident

Sep 13, 2010

ON CERTAIN VOLVO VEHICLES, INSUFFICIENT SEALING OF THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRONIC MODULE MAY LEAD TO WATER INGRESS CORROSION, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE UNIT TO FAIL. THIS MAY RESULT IN INCREASED, DECREASED, OR LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE. ENGINE STALLING WOULD RESULT IN LOST PROPULSION WHICH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRAFFIC AND ROAD CONDITIONS, AND THE DRIVER'S REACTIONS, COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A COLLISION OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY. CORRECTION: DEALERS SHOULD REPLACE AND RELOCATE THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRONIC MODULE. RELOCATION OF PEM IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF VEHICLE USE. THIS DESIGN FLAW PRESENTS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT MAY AFFECT THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. VOLVO EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BUT HAS NOT VOLUNTARILY RECALLED THIS COMPONENT FOR THE 2004 THROUGH 2007 VOLVOS. BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY THEY ARE AVOIDING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE A DESIGN FLAW THAT MAY ENDANGER OCCUPANTS OF VOLVOS. PLEASE REFER TO TRANSPORT CANADA'S MANDATE REGARDING MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10352679

Incident

Aug 24, 2010

Mileage

64,000 mi

I LIVE IN TEXAS. I OWN A VOLVO. 2004 S-40. APPARENTLY HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON VOLVO S-40'S PERTAINING TO THE GASOLINE FUEL PUMPS. THESE RECALLS ONLY APPLY TO CERTAIN STATES UP NORTH. I DID SPEAK TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (BART) AT VOLVO. I FEEL LIKE I AM INVOLVED IN A CAT AN MOUSE GAME WHEN I TALK TO HIM. HE SAYS MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I TOLD HIM IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL SINCE VOLVO HAS ONLY INVOLVED STATES UP NORTH. THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF MY CALL. HOW IS IT THAT AUTO COMPANY'S ARE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THESE GLITCHES? THE RECALL INVOLVES FUEL PUMPS EXPOSURE (CORROSION)TO SALT (CHEMICAL) ON THE ROADS THAT ARE MOSTLY EXPOSED IN NORTHERN STATES. I THINK THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE. WHAT IF THE OWNER MOVES FROM TEXAS UP NORTH TO LIVE? THE PERSON THAT MOVES FROM SOUTH TO NORTH STILL WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF THE RECALL NOTIFICATION BECAUSE THEY BOUGHT THE VEHICLE DOWN SOUTH. WHAT IF THE PERSON IS IN A AREA OF THE STATE (OTHER THAN UP NORTH) AND THE CAR IS EXPOSED TO SALTY ENVIRONMENT. I DID NOT GET ANYWHERE WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE BECAUSE HE WAS ?PLAYING WITH WORDS? LITERALLY TRYING TO CONFUSE ME. MY POINT IS THIS THE RECALLS SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON WERE YOU LIVE WHEN IT COMES TO CLIMATE. PEOPLE MOVE ALL THE TIME. ALSO SOMETIMES THEY FIND THAT THE PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHERE PEOPLE LIVE IT COULD BE THE OVERALL PROBLEM WITH THE CAR DESPITE LOCATION. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS FIGURED OUR. I FEEL VOLVO IS BEING VERY DECEPTIVE BY PRESENTING THIS RECALL THE WAY THAT IT DID. THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FUEL PUMP. THERE ARE SEVERAL. ALSO I JUST RECENTLY SAW TODAY ON TV ABOUT TOYOTA RECALLING TUNDRA TRUCKS UNDER VERY SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AS I DESCRIBED WITH VOLVO( CLIMATE EXPOSURE). THE TUNDRAS WERE RUSTING AND THE WHEELS AND GAS TANKS WERE FALLING OFF(APPARENTLY IT WAS ONLY IN 20 COLD STATES) NOW THEY EXPANDED TO 50 STATES. WHY? *TR

NHTSA ID

10318428

Incident

Mar 3, 2010

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY CUT ON AND OFF AT TIMES; THE POWER WINDOWS AND DOORS DID NOT WORK, AND GAS GAUGE ALWAYS SHOWED THAT VEHICLE HAD NO FUEL. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. FINALLY, THE TRUNK DID NOT OPEN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10115193

Incident

Mar 15, 2005