Volvo S70 Complaints

593 consumer complaints on file.

#10041721October 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
FAILURE OF ABS CONTROLLER MODULE. MY RESEARCH OVER THE INTERNET AND NUMEROUS VOLVO CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS INDICATE THIS FAILURE IS PROBLEMATIC WITH THE TEVES 20 ABS MODULE. AN INTERNET FORUM PAGE DEALING WITH THE VOLVO 850/S70 MODELS IS LITTERED WITH INQUIRIES INTO THIS PROBLEM. ONE VOLVO TECHNICIAN I CORRESPONDED WITH INDICATED HE HAD REPLACED "HUNDREDS" OF THESE MODULES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705881October 1, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE SIDE. CONTACTED VOLVO AND ASKED TO INSPECT. THEIR ANSWER WAS THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK. I ASKED FOR A REPORT WITH ALL THE ENGINEERING DATA AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO SHOW WHY IT WAS OK, NO RESPONSE, HAVE ASKED TWICE. THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS OK. I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE HIDING THE TRUTH. THE SIDE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED TO GIVE EXTRA PROTECTION. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR ANSWER AND I DO NEED YOU HELP. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10039521September 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
ABS/TRACS LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF INDICATING A BRAKE MODULE MALFUNCTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039388September 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
REAR PASSENGER WHEEL SENSOR FOR THE ABS, SHOWS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE SENSOR REPLACEMENT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE AUTO TECH RESEARCHED FROM A COMMON AUTO TECHNICHIANS WEB PAGE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE S70. THE PROBLEM LAYS WITH A FAULTY COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLES. AS A RESULT THE ABS DOES NOT OPERATE. 1998 VOLVO S70T.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039980September 15, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATED ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH. VEHICLE WENT ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038796September 12, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, I HAD THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCHED ON. THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE LIT AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. AS I DROVE INTO A LESS LIGHTED AREA, I NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE IN FACT NOT LIT. I CONFIRMED THAT THE SWITCH WAS ON, WHICH THEY WERE. I CONFIRMED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. LATER, I HAD THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED, WHICH FIXED THIS PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. MY VOLVO MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT A DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. I TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 1998 VOLVO S70, BUT NOT THE 1999 VOLVO S70, FOR THIS PROBLEM. HE WAS AMAZED BECAUSE HE SAID THAT BOTH CARS USE THE SAME SWITCH. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037547September 9, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WINDOWS AND SUNROOF FAILURES DUE TO SHORT IN CIRCUIT BREAKER, MULTIPLE LIGHT FAILURES,WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID INDICATOR LIGHT ALWAYS ON DESPITE REPLACEMENT OF FLUID, LIGHT FAILURE INDICATOR LIGHTED THEN STOPS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037396September 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS COMPUTER CHIP WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR HAS FEWER THAN 60,000 MILES. THIS COMPONENT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND COST OVER $600 TO REPLACE. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IF FAILURE OF THE ABS CHIP IS AS COMMON AS I'M TOLD, THEN I BELIEVE VOLVO SHOULD PICK UP THE COST FOR REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE COMPONENT IN THEIR VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037204September 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS AND TRACS LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. AFFECTS THE BRAKES BECAUSE ABS IS DISABLED AND ALSO ACTIVATED DURING DRIVING. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN WIDELY DISCUSSED IN ONLINE FORUMS, AND IS ALSO WELL-KNOWN TO DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE ABS/TRACS CONTROL UNIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037152September 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY ABS UNIT AS IS WAS FAULTY BUT ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036988September 1, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEED CONTROL. HAVE HAD A VARIETY OF SPEED/ENGINE CONTROL PROBLEMS. ENGINE WOULD DIE. ENGINE WOULD CAUSE "BUCKING". ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THROTTLE BODY AND AIR MASS METER REPLACED. THROTTLE BODY COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR AIR MASS METER REPLACEMENT. CURRENT PROBLEM TRAVELING @ 55 TO 60 MPH PRESS ON ACCELERATOR AND CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE BUT WILL SLOW DOWN WITH RPMS HESITATING AT 5000 AND 4500 WITHOUT ACCELERATING. CAR SLOWS DOWN,LOSES POWER. THIS OCCURS USUALLY UNDER A HILL CLIMBING SITUATION BUT HAS OCCURRED ON FLAT TERRAIN. IN HILL CLIMBING ONCE MORE GRADUAL SLOPE REACHED, CAR ACCELERATES.*AK UPDATED 01/03/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036937August 31, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
VOLVO CUSTOMER RELATIONS RE: VIN [XXX], 1998 S70 SIR OR MADAM MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 1998 VOLVO S70 IN 2000. TWO NIGHTS AGO AS WE WERE DRIVING ON A 30-MILE RURAL-STRETCH HOME, OUR HEADLIGHT SWITCH BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. WITH THE SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT BY PUSHING THE SWITCH INWARD TOWARD THE DASH, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS WOULD STAY LIT, SO LONG AS YOU WERE CONSTANTLY PUSHING IN THE SWITCH. YESTERDAY I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY NHTSA RECALL NO. 99V235/VOLVO RECALL NO. 94. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED MAKING PHONE CALLS TO GET THIS PART REPLACED. VOLVO OF LISLE RETRIEVED MY CARS INFORMATION AND INFORMED ME THAT THE SWITCH HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL ON 051799, PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL SWITCH HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS, I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE RECALL ON THE SWITCH WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA BECAUSE THE PROBLEM PUT THE DRIVER AT RISK OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. OBVIOUSLY, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, AND TO MY DISMAY I AM FORCED TO PAY FOR IT. I FEEL THAT VOLVO IS ALWAYS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE DESIGN, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY TIMES THE PART UNDER RECALL BREAKS. I EXPECT THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, AS I AM SENDING THEM A COPY OF THIS LETTER. I KEPT THE BROKEN SWITCH AND I WOULD LIKE A NAME AND ADDRESS IN YOUR WARRANTY DEPARTMENT TO SEND IT TO. I EXPECT TO BE REFUNDED THE COSTS I INCURRED FOR THIS REPAIR, AS WELL AS RECEIVING A NEW SWITCH INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE, ONCE THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. CC: NHTSA. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030086August 22, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. VOLVO REFUSED TO SEND THE CONSUMER AN ANALYSIS REPORT. *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10030901August 6, 2003
SEAT BELTS
THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, BUT A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. MY COWORKER HAS A 1998 VOLVO S70. SHE IS FAIRLY SHORT AND THE SHOULDER BELT RUBS ON HER NECK. IS THERE ANY PRODUCT AVAILABLE THAT WOULD HELP MOVE THE SEAT BELT TO A BETTER POSITION WITHOUT COMPROMISING ITS EFFECTIVENESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030347July 29, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. I START THE CAR AND IT STRUGGLES TO TURN ON AFTER A COUPLE OF SECOND IT IDLES NORMALLY. I THINK IT'S A FEUL DILIVERY PROBLEM BUT I'M NOT A MECHANIC. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO SERVICE AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028931July 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I OWN A VOLVO S70, SEDAN YEAR 1999 4 DOOR. I PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 1999. AT 12K MILES THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED MALFUNCITIONING WITHOUT WARNING. MOST RECENTLY THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEMS HAS STARTED TO HEAT UP AND ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIIDLE OF THE NIGHT. FOR A COMPANY WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE THE "SAFETEST VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. I DO NOT CONSIDER THE VEHICLE WHICH LIGHTS AND ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHTSAFE? . I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT VOLVO MULTIPLE TIMES. ONCE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON A PART, OF WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION. THEY CLAIM THAT SINCE I TAKE MY VEHICLE FOR REGULAR SERVICE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY, BUT THEY WOULD NEVER ADMIT OR HAVE RECORDS OF WHETHER THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. THESE ARE NOT SAFE VEHICLE PLEASE CHECK INTO RECALLING THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEFORE SOME GETS FURTHERED INJURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028592July 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS SYSTEM CONTROLLER IS DEFECTIVE ON MY 98 VOLVO S70 WITH 90K MILES. UNDER VERY LIGHT BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ABS WILL ENGAGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME IT FAILS COMPLETELY. I AM TOLD IT IS A CHRONIC CONDITION WITH THIS MODEL AND IS A SERIOUS CONDITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029441July 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING ABS FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019766June 26, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGE MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. *NLM PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023687June 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS WORK ONLY PART OF THE TIME. LIGHTS FOR THESE FEATURES USUALLY LIGHT UP AFTER AN ODD, ONE-SECOND HUMM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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