Hi there,

I got my S40 brand new in July 07 and at about 6000 miles the cigarette outlets stopped working. I took it in to the dealer and they said the fuses needed to be replaced so they did that but the outlets still did not work...when I called them back they said it is probably because I use them to charge my phone and the charger may be too strong. I was using one outlet to power my sirius radio and sometimes would use the other to charge my cell phone or laptop.

I tried replacing the fuses several times and even tried a higher voltage but they blow instantly when I turn on my car and plug in the sirius radio or the phone charger. I called again and they told me that this just happens a lot and pretty much gave me no hope...

I took the car in to the dealership and they messed with it a few hours and came back and told me it was wokring now but when I got in and tried the sirius radio, it didn't work...fuses still blown! I am hoping there is a better answer than "just don't use the outlets to charge your phone, listen to sirius, listen to your ipod, etc" Those are the only uses I have for the outlets anyways! Anyone else have this problem? They told me it is common yet I haven't found a strand on this yet...

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

That is total BS. go to a different dealership. Then contact Volvo NA. sounds like an internal problem for them to keep blowing. I know people who have things plugged into their outlets, short of a microwave oven and no problems.