Volvo Recalls 71,000 Cars

[wikedgolf]

Volvo Recalls 71,000 Cars to Check for Fuel Leaks
Associated Press - December 1, 2003


Motor Trend
Volvo Cars is recalling 71,000 new V40 and S40 models worldwide to check for a possible fuel leak in the engine, a spokesman said Saturday.

Owners of 2003 and 2004 models have been notified by mail and asked to bring their cars to the closest Volvo repair shop, Volvo Cars spokesman Bo Larsen said.

The recall includes about 15,000 cars in the United States, 9,000 in Sweden and 8,000 in Britain.

Larsen said a handful of owners complained of drivability problems due to a leak from the fuel rail. He said no fires resulted and that the recall was precautionary.

U.S.-based Ford Motor Co. bought Volvo Cars in 1999.

Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved.

[stevehayes01]

Bad month for the Swedes!! Too Many recalls!

[Doug242ti]

Thank god. Before Ford this would have been just like everything else... let the owners figure it out.

Atleast now since they've been owned by Ford they've been much more active about recalls.

[creanium]

The "Ford bought Volvo ..." line just seems a little out of place in the story; or is that just me?

[PWRPUFF]

The "Ford bought Volvo ..." line just seems a little out of place in the story; or is that just me?
In the older days, as Doug mentioned, Volvo wasn't exactly the most concerning of car companies. Any owner of an early/mid-80's Volvo should know, what with the biodegradable wiring harness that I suppose could cause a fire ... or the known sludging issues with the PRV-V6 (frog motor). Both of these are recall actions nowadays, but back then, it was "well, it's out of warranty now ... so how will you be paying for this repair?"

Though it does appear out of line, it's put in there for a good reason. Ford is using this to show that they are concerned, and noting the change because they are the owners now. This kind of PR writing is to help neutralize both parties of their past performance with regards to recalls.

The Ford Pinto still leaves a sour note to many, y'know.

-- Kane

[stevehayes01]

In the older days, as Doug mentioned, Volvo wasn't exactly the most concerning of car companies. Any owner of an early/mid-80's Volvo should know, what with the biodegradable wiring harness that I suppose could cause a fire ... or the known sludging issues with the PRV-V6 (frog motor). Both of these are recall actions nowadays, but back then, it was "well, it's out of warranty now ... so how will you be paying for this repair?"

Though it does appear out of line, it's put in there for a good reason. Ford is using this to show that they are concerned, and noting the change because they are the owners now. This kind of PR writing is to help neutralize both parties of their past performance with regards to recalls.

The Ford Pinto still leaves a sour note to many, y'know.

-- Kane
You have a the exact same point that was made by GM's SAAB recall as well. Saab has always built a good car but they have always had their quirks that SAAB would never acknowledge until GM took over. Recall's or not I still love Swedish cars!!

[Doug242ti]

yeeaaaahhhh biodegradable wiring.

I think every 240T owner has learned that lesson :*(

[PWRPUFF]

I think every 240T owner has learned that lesson :*(
Yep - every 240T would have suffered that problem ... it was through that era.

Obviously, Volvo knew about it then, since some cars had 'em replaced under warranty ... and their warranty then was only 1 year! It just took them several more years to do something about it.

As cars get more and more complicated, the propensity for recalls will increase. The automakers better be careful, though ... no matter how well the problems are addressed and resolved, recalls still leave a sour note to customers, both current and future.

-- Kane