VOLVO S40 Road Test Reports and Car Reviews

Volvo S40 S40 D 2005

Sat here waiting for the car to be taken into the garage (again). To add to the problems of stalling at low revs; seat belt lights and buzzer coming on (this is alarming when in the outside lane of the motorway when the bing bing alarm goes of, and no nothing on the seat). That I sorted myself by unplugging the wiring loom under the seat and plugging it back in again, 3 visits to the garage and they can’t work that out. Best one was the interior light in the passenger footwell that would not turn off (when ignition on), they couldn’t see it!! I show the sales office manager, nearly stuck his nose in it "Oh I see! Really!!!!". Driving slowly, revs suddenly drop to 0 = stalls. Radio turned itsself up to full volume, then wouldn’t switch off; £789.36 for the 36,000 miles service!!!!! Really tired of Volvo treating me like a inconvenience; the best garage they had used to understand my queries, so what did Stratstone do? Close it!!!! It has now got to the point that I dare not go too far from home despite having breakdown cover, it is the hassle and stress of thinking - "Will it start this time after I stop?".