NHTSA Complaint #10522417 — 2005 VOLVO S40

I HAVE RESEARCHED VOLVO FORUMS AND FOUND THAT VOLVO COMPLETED RECALL #181 FOR A FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. (HTTP://SS.OTHERON.COM/RKELLY/VIDEO/R181+RETAILER+LETTER+-+FINAL.PDF) WHILE I DON'T OWN A VEHICLE INCLUDED IN VOLVO RECALL 181, I DO OWN A VOLVO WHICH SHARES THE SAME FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. HERE IS THE BACKGROUND: I DRIVE A 2005 VOLVO S40, T5 AWD. I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHOM HAS EVER OWNED THIS CAR. IN SEPTEMBER 2011 MY FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED AND I WAS CHARGED APPROXIMATELY $550 AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPLACED. IT FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED POWER-SURGE TYPE BEHAVIORS DURING START-UP, AFTER THE CAR HAD SET OVERNIGHT OR DURING MY WORKDAY. YESTERDAY, WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR, I WAS DRIVING ALONG ABOUT 60MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IS WAS LIKE MY CAR HAD STALLED OUT. THE BRAKES WORKED AND TURN SIGNALS WORKED. HOWEVER, THE STEERING HAD TIGHTENED UP. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE LIT. I COASTED TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND TURNED ON MY CAUTION LIGHTS, STILL BEING IN THE ACTUAL ROAD. I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED OK. AS SOON AS I ARRIVED HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN; THIS WAS NOT EVEN 5 MILES AND 15 MINUTES LATER. THE CURRENT FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR PART NUMBER SHOWS BOSCH PART- 31272730; WHICH, AGAIN, WAS NEW AS OF 2011. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS NOW FAILING- ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER AND LESS THAN 7,000 MILES LATER! RECENTLY I HAVE ALSO FOUND THE ISSUES WITH THE POWER-SURGE DURING START UP HAVE BEGAN RECURRING. UNTIL RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I WAS UNAWARE THERE WAS A RELATION BETWEEN THE POWER-SURGE AND FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON MONDAY TO DROP OFF MY CAR AT VOLVO. AT THIS POINT I DON'T HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE ROOT CAUSE AND COMPLETE SCOPE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN VOLVO RECALL #181 OR THAT REPLACING THIS PART WILL CORRECT THE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR