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No more Volvos for me
Lucas Tam, 12/29/2008
2005 Volvo S40 2.4i Fwd 4dr Sedan (2.4L 5cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
This is my first and last Volvo ever. Since I bought the car in 2005, it's been in the shop over 16 times for a variety of reasons: air bag malfunction, climate control issues, circuit boards frying, battery failures, remote not working, steering failure, etc. In fact, the car has been towed to the dealership 2 times since 2005! (And this was a brand new car). Never again am I going to buy an S40... and never again a Volvo!
2005 S40 T5 AWD
jstephens617, 08/26/2008
2005 Volvo S40 T5 AWD 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 6M)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
I bought this car used in 2006 with 20K miles on it. This was my first "new" car purchase out of college. The dealership gave me a great deal at 22K fully loaded with leather, cold weather package, sunroof, etc. I needed the all wheel drive since I drive roughly 100 miles round trip to work. This car has excellent acceleration and while on the highway it has no need to downshift to pass somebody. The power range and turbo plus the AWD system make this car a blast so drive. The geartronic transmission make the drive even more enjoyable by allowing me to switch into manual mode when needed.
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Very disappointed
Ramona, 08/16/2018
2005 Volvo S40 2.4i Fwd 4dr Sedan (2.4L 5cyl 5M)
7 of 10 people found this review helpful
I bought a 2005 Volvo s40 for $1850 and thought I had a great daily driver for a reasonable price. Within the first 6 months, my husband and I had to replace the starter (it was replaced right before we bought it), the alternator (which is almost $300), the calipers kept sexing even after replacing caliper 3x and the brake line, washer fluid sensor doesn’t work, terrible blind spots through front and back of car, headliner is falling down, headlights are super dim. I am honestly not that picky, but it seems like every time we turn around, the car is begging for attention. That being said, it is a very attractive car, is very comfortable with the heated leather seats, comfortable and smooth ride (when it doesn’t act up), and feels very safe. Oh yeah, not even an auxiliary hook up in this.
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Great little car
K Borton, 08/21/2016
2005 Volvo S40 2.4i Fwd 4dr Sedan (2.4L 5cyl 5M)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
This was my first car; while not real fancy, it was reliable. I never had a problem with the car. Regular service, but never a major repair
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DECK ERROR
Darrell, 07/06/2009
2005 Volvo S40 T5 Fwd 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
The cd player should be recalled but it would cost Volvo too much to repair them all. For me - $720, not counting labor. I can get one from Best Buy for half that installed. Very disappointing - I thought Volvo would stand by their product but, instead, they hand you a bill. I'm going to try Audi or Mercedes when I purchase my next car.