2006 Volvo S40 problems
Owners have filed 81 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Volvo S40. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 31% of complaints. After that come engine (11%) and fuel system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 81 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 62 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 62 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 74,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 74,000 miles (21 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 2 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Volvo S40 with enough data (35 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
When I signed a purchase order on 5/10/08, the odometer disclosure statement was 6225 miles. Jackson volvo service at hilo did not give me the copy of odometer disclosure statement. It was delivered on 5/12/2008. Then the odometer disclosure statement showed 106,225 miles. The A/C also became very polluted.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 volvo s40. While driving approximately 5 MPH and applying pressure to the brake pedal, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact continued to apply pressure to the brake pedal and was able to stop the vehicle. The failure recurred two different times. The second time the failure recurred, the vehicle crashed into a concrete wall. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection yet the technician stated was unable to diagnose the failure.
1. Severe summer thunderstorms and rain. 2. Drove approximately 1 mile and right blinker stayed solid green after turning. Drove about a mile further onto highway entrance ramp and car indicator lights flashed ABS brake failure and air bag failure, then all car instruments (gas gauge, speedometer, tachometer, etc) failed for about five minutes. Instruments came back on but ABS brake and air bag failure continued to flash for about 1 more minute. Drove directly to dealership. 3.
The sunroof leaks and causes puddles in front driver side and driver side passenger side, rust and mill-dew smell also electrical issues in the vehicle why? Even after short time of purchasing a car. Volvo shouldn't make customers pay for this expense cost since most of these issues seem to plague many volvo customers.