Overview & Reviews
The S40 is Volvo's completely new entry-level sedan. Along with its wagon variant, the V40, this car rounds out Volvo's vehicle lineup. Safety, styling and comfort are its main attributes.
- Strong complement of safety features, affordable base price, non-boxy styling.
- No manual transmission, price of car can quickly escalate with optional equipment installed.
User Reviews:
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Will never buy another Volvo! - 2000 Volvo S40
By Volvo Victim - February 4 - 8:40 pmOut of the 4 cars I have owned I have had the most trouble with my S40 Volvo. In a 4 yr. period I have paid $8,000 in repair (that includes 1 scheduled maintenance at 80,000 miles but does not include regular oil changes). A few problematic things to mention are shifter broke, radiator hoses, motor mounts catalytic converter, attena stopped working, window stopped working, O2 sensors...the list goes on. I will never buy another Volvo!
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worst investment Ive ever made - 2000 Volvo S40
By never_again5 - November 7 - 1:15 pmI have had this car for 3 and 1/2 years and I have spent at least 5k on repairs. I bought it for about $3,800. I have nothing but problems from day one. Ive had the engine rebuilt (blown head gasket), which was the most expensive. Had a massive oil leak, which took my mechanic boyfriend countless hours and dollars trying to fix. That was fixed... then on to the rest of the problems. Now, my favorite issue is that it revs when in drive, park, or neutral. It accelerates and decelerates all by it self if my foot isnt on the gas pedal. How fun! I dont have enough room to go over all of the problems Ive had but Ive been so sad about it. The car is so cute and I love the turbo but just awful.
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NEVER BUY A VOLVO - 2000 Volvo S40
By lopp - March 25 - 11:43 amI will never buy another volvo in my life. My car has been in and out of the mechanic shop for various reasons - coil springs, thermostat,sensors, throttle position, etc. Believe it or not my car has even accelerated twice on its own. Talk about a scary situation. The drivers window doesnt go down and interior parts from the sunroof have fallen off.MY radio antenna recently fell off. Last but not least half the lights on the radio no longer work. Thanks volvo for the lemon!
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Nothing but trouble... - 2000 Volvo S40
By Volvo Hater - July 28 - 10:00 amThis car has been in the shop too many times to count. We have almost replaced the whole car piece by piece. Just when we think were finished, something else goes. Fuel pump first 7000 miles,numerous bulbs of every kind,sunroof twice,brakes,brakes,brakes,and headlight wipers. Oh,did I mention brakes? Brakes have failed and makes me feel unsafe. Lots of other repairs on miscellaneous parts. Our service dept. is terrible and the dealer wont help us out of the lease. We are counting down the months until were out! This is one family that wont be buying another Volvo. Also, my daughter thinks its ugly. Maybe because the paint is falling off.
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Who Messed Up Volvo - 2000 Volvo S40
By TSandd - March 8 - 12:36 amBoxey was Best. I have never been so angry at an inanimate object in my life! Bought in 2003.Tune ups $500, varous issues with brakes $800 and finally the head gasket blew and killed the engine.Bought an engine with 50,000 miles on it. 6 months later hose to coolant broke and temperture gauge did not register.Alas, another blown headgasket.Found this company on the internet that completely fixed it with a liquid for $165 bucks, awesome saved me $1200.Well, then the battery died, bought a new one, slow to start the 2nd day, almost impossible to crank and roll over the 3rd day!!! On the 4th day would not start, mecahnic has no clue what is wrong and cannot start it. I AM DONE WITH VOLVOs....
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Most Disappointed - 2000 Volvo S40
By Disappointed in MI - March 17 - 2:00 amThis car has been nothing but trouble since day one. Both brakes had to be replaced after one year. Struts were replaced, windows dont work, squeaky roof/sunroof. Im in for repairs once per month. Volvo refused to admit there is a problem and will NOT assist me in getting me out of this lease. I have been loyal Ford consumer until I got this Volvo, but I had never had my Ford products in the shop other than for oil changes. Volvo expects the consumer to pay $350 to have a maintenance check after every 10,000 miles. NEVER AGAIN
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Volvo=Reliable??? Think Again.... - 2000 Volvo S40
By Auher - April 8 - 12:00 pmIve never been one to write car reviews, always sort of thought they are all the same enough that while you might have problems, they arent too bad. Then I bought a 2000 Volvo S40 "Certified Pre-Owned." The problems started early on......the wonderful headlight problem. Volvo knows there was a problem was this, the resistor wasnt built into the car properly, and they issued a "Service Bulletin" on it. Amazingly, "Service Bulletins" arent covered under the Certified Pre-Owned warranty. So after burning through 3 sets of Pep Boys headlights in 1 month, I called up Volvo to make an appt. to get my S40s problem fixed. I thought since I even had the Service Bulletin, it would be easy
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Lemon - 2000 Volvo S40
By unhappy mom - April 11 - 10:00 amI have had all the problems that have been listed in these reviews, some repeatedly. This is the worst car I have ever owned. Plus, the dealership has not been willing to work with us. The power assist brake system failed while driving, and luckily I was able to stop the vehicle. The airbag light was on at the time this occurred, and the dealership informed me that the airbags would not have deployed had there been an accident. The brakes continue to give us problems.
