NHTSA — Engine Problems

1.6

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
102,000 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2006 Volvo S40 engine problems

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2006 Volvo S40 Owner Comments

problem #5

Sep 252019

S40

  • 114,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2006 Volvo S40. The contact stated while driving at 20 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several minutes and several attempts. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure recurred intermittently. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000.

- Chicago, IL, USA

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problem #4

Aug 022019

S40

  • 100,000 miles
Found complaints on multiple sites about issue found on my vehicle. The oil filter housing corrugated breathing hose was so badly rotted was only little piece left rest fell off somewhere while operating vehicle. On top of that issue im ssuming due to thiss problem and it on going until I got check engine light it has caused oil filter housing itself to go bad im assuming in part to all oil build up from hose missing causing vacuum issues' why isnt his car that has same issue as others that were recalled with same exact operating and looking part with same exact hose rotting issue causing oil filter housing to become built up with gunk causing leaks both air and oil.... pleae answer these issues for it shows how much Volvo cares about quality of there products

- Neptune City, NJ, USA

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problem #3

Jan 152014

S40

  • 95,000 miles
Egr or aka. Oil trap housing, tubing is broken and sucking in air. Improper ventilation is tripping off emission code on dash. Brittle black plastic housing, defective in nature and by design. Potential other issues is the unwanted pressure build up in engine which can cause premature failure of oil cam seals which I also experienced.

- Middletown, NJ, USA

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problem #2

Dec 272015

S40

  • 78,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Volvo S40. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the engine stalled while the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure and the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 08V033000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

- Fort Myers, FL, USA

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problem #1

Jun 262013

S40 5-cyl

  • 123,000 miles
I was on highway 410 headed to I35 in rush hour traffic and the power to the engine shut off while I was driving.. I had to glide the car to safety.

- San Marcos, TX, USA

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