Volvo S70 Complaints

593 consumer complaints on file.

#767849September 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILED. THE ABS IS DISABLED BY THE FAILURE. A NEW ABS CONTROL UNIT IS ON ORDER AT THE VOLVO DEALER. IT IS COVERED BY WARRENTY. I'M REPORTING THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM IS A SAFETY SYSTEM AND IT SHOULD NOT FAIL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART. ALTHOUGH NOT VALID FOR YOUR DATA COLLECTION, I CAN SAY I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VOLVO WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767511September 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALER AND VOLVO NA. CRITICAL PART OF SAFETY SYSTEM, OUT OF WARRANTY, $553 REPAIR COST. KNOWN DEFECT IN S/V/C 70 SERIES. *AK
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0
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#766992September 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS IS WORKING ONLY SOME OF THE TIME (VOLVO OF LAS VEGAS HAS CONCLUDED THAT ABS MODULE IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED). YOU NEVER KNOW AT WHICH POINT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THAT THE ABS DECIDES NOT TO FUNCTION ANYMORE. BRAKING CAN BECOME QUITE WORRISOME AND FRIGHTENING ABS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT OF THE CAR AND VOLVO HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE SPORADICALLY FUNCTIONING ABS SYSTEM CAN BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AND CAUSE A SERIOUS, IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT. VOLVO STANDS FOR SAFETY AND THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THIS FAULTY ABS MODULE HAS BECOME A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR 1998 S70'S. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA SHOULD MANDATE A RECALL.*AK
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0
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#767014September 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING, I NOTED THAT THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. THE NEXT TRIP IN THE CAR, THE ABS SIGN WAS STILL ON. I WAITED BECAUSE INTERMITTENTLY VARIOUS LIGHTS COME ON MY DASH, DISAPPEAR, AND NEVER REAPPEAR. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO VERIFY THE FAILURE OF THE ABS. THE DEALER AFFIRMED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE ABS. THE CAR IS A 1998 S70. TWO OF MY COWORKERS HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR ABS REPLACED, WITHIN ONE MONTH OF MY ABS FAILURE. ONE COWORKER HAS A VOLVO THAT IS THE SAME YEAR AS MINE; THE OTHER CAR IS A YEAR OR 2 OLDER. THIS SOUNDS LIKE MANUFACTURER PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE TO ME. HOW COULD THIS BE A COINCIDENCE? I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF ITS REPUTATION FOR RELIABLE STURDY STRUCTURE AND SAFETY AND I AM DISAPPOINTED.*AK
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767027September 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
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No
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0
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0
#766434August 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS IS A COMMON, EXPENSIVE, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FAILURE ON 1998 VOLVO 70-SERIES.. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766365August 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MAY 1997 AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN MAY 2001. IN JULY OF 2001, I NOTICED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLASH ON AND OFF. IT DID NOT SEEM TO AFFECT MY REGULAR BRAKING. AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE IN DECEMBER I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. NOW A YEAR LATER I FOUND THAT THE ABS LIGHT WAS STAYING ON FOR LONGER AND LONGER PERIODS, BUT IT WAS STILL INTERMITTENT. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN THIS MONTH WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY TESTED IT WITH THE COMPUTER AND FOUND THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. BESIDES BEING A $600 ITEM, THIS MEANT THAT WHENEVER THE LIGHT WAS ON, WHICH WAS OFTEN OVER THE LAST YEAR, I ACTUALLY HAD NO ABS FUNCTION ALTHOUGH I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING IT. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN TO OTHER VOLVO OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THIS MODULE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART MADE BY VOLVO, AND VERY DANGEROUS. IF SOMEONE IS ON AN ICY SURFACE AND STEPS ON THE BRAKD HARD TO ACTIVATE THE ABS, THEY WILL BE SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THE THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED BECAUSE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THIS MODULE SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017416August 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND HAD FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM IS STILLOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016825August 21, 2002
TIRES
TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE RATED LESS THEN THE PROPER REQUIREMENT. DEALER NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015664August 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING, AND THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP HEADLIGHTS ON IS TO HOLD SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764563July 22, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE STARTED SHOWING SLOW LEAK. AFTER FINDING FLAT AFTER SITTING FOR 3 DAYS, RE-INFLATED AT HOME THEN DROVE TO SERVICE STATION TO FULLY INFLATE. TWO DAYS LATER TIRE WAS AT ZERO PSI. RE-INFLATED AGAIN AND TOOK TO SERVICE STATION FOR FLAT FIX. DISCOVERED THAT OVER 50% OF THE SEAM BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE CARCASS HAD SEPARATED. STEEL PLY EASILY VISIBLE. ONE STRAND OF THE STEEL PLY HAS MOVED OUT FROM THE PLY AND HAS POKED THROUGH THE RUBBER. TIRE WAS MOUNTED 9/2000. IT HAS 9 TO 10,000 MILES OF MOSTLY CITY DRIVING ON IT. OTHER TIRES MOUNTED AT SAME TIME ARE HOLDING PRESSURE. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THEM CHECKED FOR ANY PROBLEMS. I AM HAVING THE INSTALLING COMPANY LOOK AT THE TIRE AND I AM WORKING WITH WWW.TIRERACK.COM FOR REPLACEMENT OF THIS TIRE.*AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566642July 11, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND LEFT REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK VEHICLE WITH THE KEY OR THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WOULD NOT FIX THE LOCKS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012898June 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY HAS A CRACK, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
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0
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0
#8010904June 3, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEATBELT LATCHES ARE NOT IN THE PROPER PLACES. CONSUMER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH CHILD SAFETY SEATS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#761881May 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND MUST BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE ABS SYSTEM TO WORK. THE REPAIR SHOP OWNER INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS "COMMON" FOR THIS TYPE OF VOLVO AND THAT HIS SMALL SHOP HAD REPLACED 8-10 OF THEM. THE CAR REMAINS DRIVEABLE, BUT I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT UNTIL THE CONTROL MODULE IS REPLACED, I RUN THE RISK OF ROTOR DAMAGE, AS WELL AS NOT HAVING THE USE OF THE ABS. I CONTACTED VOLVO AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT NHTSA. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS AND IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE. THANK YOU.*AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#8008168April 22, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND SLAMMING ON BRAKES, SEATBACK FELL FORWARD ON TOP OF THE CHILD. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE LATCH AFTER COMPLAINING TO VOLVO REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS. *JG
Crash:
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#8008251April 22, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
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Injuries:
0
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#761052April 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ABS SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATES UPON BRAKING, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BUT DEALER AND OTHER SERVICE ORGANIZATION UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE DESPITE ERROR CODE. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005910March 19, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE INSTALLING CAR SEAT IN THE REAR CENTER OF VEHICLE, SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME OFF THE BELT, CAUSING CENTER SEAT BELT TO BE UNUSABLE. *JG *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#8004517February 25, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
WITHOUT WARNING REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION. HAD BRAKE LIGHTS REPLACED. INDICATOR ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED AFTER SERVICE WAS RENDERED TO VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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