NHTSA Complaint #10247568 — 2005 VOLVO S40

ENGINE FAILURE. CAR STALLED WHILE ON HIGHWAY. UPON ARRIVAL AT VOLVO SERVICE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT A DRIVE BELT BROKE, LEADING TO THE BREAKAGE OF THE TIMING BELT AND SUBSEQUENT EXTREME DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. ALL BELTS, PISTONS, VALVES AND TOP PART OF ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. APPROXIMATE DAMAGE WAS $5000. CAR HAS ONLY 85K ON IT, DRIVE BELT AND TIMING BELT HAVE A RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT IN MANUAL AS 125K. VOLVO DID NOTHING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE, IN FACT CALLING OUT THE SERVICE RECORD WHICH IS IMPECCABLE MINUS A 50K SERVICE WHICH WOULD'VE COST $1500 AND DID NOT INCLUDE ANY MAINTENANCE TO THE TIMING BELT. IN LOOKING UP THIS ISSUE ON MANY WEBSITES, IT WOULD APPEAR THIS IS NOT ATYPICAL FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VOLVO. *TR