Volvo S40 Safety Issue - Steering locked while driving

The steering locked on our 2004.5 Volvo S40 T5 as my wife and 6 week old daughter were backing out of our driveway under power. No errors were reported when the car started, but the wheel locked (and an error was displayed) after the car was in motion. She stopped the vehicle when she was unable to turn the wheel. She was then able to put the car into drive and move back to her previous position. Clearly a safety sensor did not do its job. Volvo needs to do the right thing and recall this issue!

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• volvo
• safety
• concern
• unsafe
• s40
• 2005
• 2004.5
• risk
• issue

[wowthisislame3]

no recalls. I was very vocal and asked for a goodwill replacement. They covered the cost of parts and I paid for labor. They replaced the SCL (Steering Column Lock) and the ignition.

Labor cost me 450. Parts were roughtly the same - 450.

I think this needs to be a recal....my wife was driving when the column locked on her.....very unsafe.

[kshawn563]

my vehicle is doing the exact same thing. No recalls and had to have it towed in

[r0manguitr0n]

i am having the same problem now...any recalls you found?