2007 volvo s-40. consumer writes regarding a seat belt defect after suffering an injury to the eye due to a rear end collision *tgw the consumer stated he was struck from the rear while stopped yielding to traffic. the consumer stated he and his wife were hit with such force that the vehicle rolled approximately 25 feet from where they were originally stopped. the driver's side seat belt did not retrain the consumers upper body which allowed his torso to go forward; consequently, his head struck the left windshield pillar. from the impact of his head striking the ...
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 volvo s40. the contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 35 mph when the brakes were applied but the vehicle would not stop until crashing into another vehicle. the air bags did not deploy and the seat belt failed to retain the driver. a police report was filed and the driver suffered serious injuries. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent repair shop, but the cause of failure was not diagnosed. the failure and current mileage was 114,000. the vin was unavailable.
I was driving my 2008 volvo s40 stopped in traffic when i was in major/severe rear end collision. the force of the impact (70+ mph) pushed me into a vehicle ahead which caused severe frontal damage that went all the way past my radiator. property damages over $17k and airbags failed to deploy resulting in injuries. *tr
Overall the worst problem with Volvo S40 relates to ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific S40 years that are prone to issues with these components.