Major Problems with 2003 Volvo S40 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2003 Volvo S40

2003 Volvo S40 COOLING SYSTEM Mileage: 85106 miles

2003 Volvo S40 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 108000 miles

2003 Volvo S40 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Mileage: 7000 miles

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Problems with AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volvo S40 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN transmission slips from 2nd to 3rd from time to time. additionally the car shifts harshly from 3rd to 2nd gear.	4 ~ 20288 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2003 volvo s40. the contact stated that while sitting at a traffic stop the vehicle...	2 ~ 101000 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i returned to my car and found that i could not turn the ignition switch and as a result of...	2 ~ 116500 miles
TIRES to whom it may concern:i would like to report a complaint that one of the michelin tires on my new...	2
FUEL RAIL > FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2002 volvo s40 experienced mechanical failure of the engine fuel line. mr cb ...	2
SUSPENSION the rear strut/shocks continue to break/crack over and over. i have gone through 3 new struts and shocks and they...	1 ~ 120000 miles
POWER TRAIN prior to latest incident the car had occasionally gone into "limp" mode sticking in 3rd gear but drivable. that problem...	1 ~ 108000 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i was driving when the car start to accelerated by itself accel pedal went to the floor. i could not...	1 ~ 85106 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i was driving when the car start to accelerated by itself accel pedal went to the floor. i could not...	1 ~ 85106 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i was driving when the car start to accelerated by itself accel pedal went to the floor. i could not...	1 ~ 85106 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER i was driving when the car start to accelerated by itself accel pedal went to the floor. i could not...	1 ~ 85106 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN my 2003 s40 has been slipping gear between 3rd and 4th gear and ocassional hard shift between 2nd and 3rd...	1 ~ 48000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM got a check engine light on and tried to get a full diagnostic test done but the power control module	1
LABELS > OTHER > EQUIPMENT consumer indicated that the isofix guide that the manufacturer sent for recall 03v284000 could not fix the problem. *ak...	1
LINES AND FITTINGS > AIR SUSPENSION > SPRINGS the following is a synopsis of original e-mail i sent to volvo cars of north america for your records. *ak...	1

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