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Chart based on 11 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2009 Volvo C30 4-door
5-cylinder automatic 2WD
21680 mi
Driver side seatbelt lock sticky, cleaned by the dealer.
32000 mi
Passenger seat would not recline, stuck in upward position. Recline mechanism replaced.
Seat slides on track too easily and won't stay forward when trying to access rear seats. Lower corner of windshield is cracked. Wanted Manager to look at it when I come in for parts to be replaced on another item. Ending up denying. Hardly noticeble and unlikely to spread, so not fixing it. Fog lights not aligned properly.
21200 mi
Faulty Tire-Pressure Sensor was giving misreads on need for air, discovered when "tire pressure low" message came up and car was brought in to replace a broken valve stem.
37700 mi
Rear Passanger seat back came loose during normal use with seat back down.
39000 mi
New seat back cover put in place. Works fine now. Volvo did seem to upgrade the material used on the unseen side of the part to a stiffer fabric. Not a common issue with this car.
68300 mi
US $5
Seat back recline knob stripped on of the prongs inside. Replaced knob.
Manual seat intermittently does not return to the set position after rear passenger entry. The mechanic had no remedy and since it was intermittent, he left it alone.
22000 mi
stuck seat latch,service dept lubed the assy for operation of tilt function for access to back seat
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