Volvo S70 Complaints

593 consumer complaints on file.

#8004253February 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALAER REPLACED AXLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004005February 13, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATES THE WELD ON THE UPPER HINGE IS BROKEN FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. NLM *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758128February 12, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN FOR A SCHEDULED 45000 MILE SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 2001, I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE. I THOUGHT THAT THE DOOR HAD SIMPLY NOT BEEN LUBED. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE NEXT SERVICE IN JANUARY 2002, I SPECIFIED THAT THE DOOR WAS POPPING AND TO MAKE SURE IT WAS LUBED. I WAS ASSURED THAT IT WOULD BE LUBED. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT WAS STILL MAKING THE POPPING NOISE. WITHIN A WEEK IT WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. I CALLED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DOOR HINGE HAD MOST LIKELY BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE RE-WELDED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY HAD SEEN PREVIOUSLY ON THIS MODEL AND OTHERS, AND THAT IT WAS NOT DUE TO WEAR OR TEAR ON THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CAR. I DO NOT KNOW IF A SAFETY ISSUE EXISTS WITH REGARD TO EXITING THE CAR FOLLOWING A COLLISION, OR WITH THE DOOR'S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY DURING A COLLISION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756963January 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT, SINCE THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT IT IS THIRD SUCH FAILURE THAT THEY HAVE REPAIRED ON VOLVO S70'S IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001214December 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED, HAS STALLED 3 TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED ETS SYSTEM, THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756097December 27, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS FAILED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED MULTIPLE PARTS INCLUDING SWITCHES, RELAYS, ETC. THE CAR WORKS FINE FOR 1 - 4 MONTHS, AND THEN THE A/C STOPS WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755069November 29, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
OVER MAXIMUM "30" SECOND PERIOD, VEHICLE BUCKED, THEN INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND BEGAN BLINKING, THEN THROTTLE STUCK IN "FULL" POSITION, THEN BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE BLACK SMOKE EMERGED FROM UNDER HOOD AND WHEEL WELLS, THEN FLAMES VISIBLE FROM FROM GRILL OVER HOOD OF CAR, THEN VEHICLE FINALLY BROUGHT TO STOP USING EMERGENCY BRAKES AT WHICH TIME FLAMES WERE TWO-THREE FEET HIGH FROM GRILL AND WHEEL WELL(S) AREA OF CAR - EXITED IMMEDIATELY - CAR TOTAL LOSS ..... HAVE SINCE BEEN MADE AWARE OF "ANOTHER" '98 S70 FIRE WITH VERY SIMILAR SEQUENCE OF FAILURE EVENTS AND RESULT - VOLVO CONTACTED AND CLAIMS EVIDENCE OF ANIMAL NEST UNDER HOOD (ASSISTANCE DENIED) - CINNCINATI INSURANCE (MY CARRIER) HIRED & CONDUCTED PROFESSIONAL/INDEPENDENT FIRE INVESTIGATION WITH RESULTS PENDING ...... HAVE FULL SET OF PHOTOS - GENERAL COMMENT: IF THERE WERE AN ELDERLY PERSON, DIABLED PERSON OR CHILD STRAPPED IN CHILDSEAT RIDING IN VEHICLE, UNABLE TO REACT/MOVE SO QUICKLY, RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753954October 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I AM AWARE OF 2 OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS SAME VEHICLE (YR. MAKE AND MODEL). ALL HAVE THE SAME PART THAT HAS GONE BAD IN THE LAST MONTH. THE 2 DEALERS I'VE CONTACTED SAY THAT THERE IS A LONG WAITING LIST FOR THIS PART! YOU'RE JUST SUPPOSED TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THEY CAN GET IT (NOT KNOWING IF YOU HAVE ABS OR NOT I SUPPOSED)! ALSO ANOTHER DECEPTIVE/DANGEROUS PART OF THIS PROBLEM IS THAT THE DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE INCONSISTANT. ON SOME TRIPS IT COMES ON AND ON OTHERS IT DOESN'T. IT NEVER STAYS ON. YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF YOU SHOULD PUMP THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY OR NOT!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753809October 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SELLING DEALER AND MANUFACTURER-PROVIDED EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSE TO UNDERWRITE $750 EXPENSE OF REPLACEMENT. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT 7 SIMILAR CARS ARE CURRENTLY AWAITING REPLACEMENT OF THE SAME CONTROL UNIT. NO SAFETYD EFEC TLISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753774October 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, OWNER STRUCK WINDSHIELD WITH HEAD, BROKE WINDSHIELD AND INJURED NECK. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID SOMETHING FAILED W.R.T THE AIRBAGS. THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. VOLVO HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT NO RESULTS YET REGARDING THEIR FINDINGS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#753411October 19, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIREMAN'S BEST GUESS WAS A FUEL LEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897703October 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EMISSION SYSTEM CONTINUED TO FAIL. AT STOP VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHEN MOVING FORWARD. WOULD BE NO WARNING. BEEN TO DEALER 8 TIMES, AND WAS TEST DRIVEN. VEHICLE DID NOT STALL ON MECHANIC. OWNER , DEPUTY SHERIFF VIDEO TAPE PROBLEM. WAS REPAIRED UNDER FAULT CODES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752961October 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WITH APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER I STARTED EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATIONS WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES STOPPING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND WHEN TURNING LEFT AT SPEEDS APPROXIMATING 15-20 MILES AN HOUR. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED BECAUSE THEY ARE ALUMINUM AND WARP IF THEY GET WET WHEN THEY ARE HOT. DUH! THIS IS FLORIDA, HOW CAN THEY NOT GET HOT & WET? THE REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT APPROX 30,000 MILES.DEEL IS CURRENTLY REPLACING THE RACK & PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY WHICH APPARENTLY CAUSED THE SEVERE VIBRATIONS WHEN TURNING LEFT & BRAKING. THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT DEEL VOLVO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURERS GUIDELINES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752678September 28, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS, TIRES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I PURCHASED THE CAR JAN.26 2001. TWO DAYS LATER I HAD IT IN FOR REPEATED OIL LEAKS. DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY LEAKS. ALSO THE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, THE FOGLIGHT WAS OUT, THE CAR HAD MISMATCHED TIRES, THE FUEL CAP WAS NOT ATTACHED PROPERLY AND WAS TIED ON WITH A WIRE. A MONTH LATER THE O2 SENSOR WENT OUT IN THE CAR AND WAS ALSO MAKING A WINDING NOISE. DEALER CAME OUT AND TOLD ME THAT THE HUB WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE OIL LEAKS. DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHIHG. APPROX. 1 MONTH LATER THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SWITCH WENT OUT. THE AIR GUIDE WAS ALSO REPLACED ON THE CAR. OIL CONTINUED TO LEAK. I TOOK IT TO AN OUTSIDE SOURCE AN DTHEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THREE OIL LEAKS IN A MATTER OF TWO HOURS. THEY RECCOMENDED THE TURBO UNIT BE REPLACED THAT IT WAS BAD. ON VACATION THIS SUMMER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ONCE MORE CAM ON AND DEALER STATED A FUEL GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. AUGUST THIS YEAR THE FAN BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE SO THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. SEPT. 24 2001, I WENT TO GET INTO THE CAR AND IT WOUL DNOT TURN OVER. THE IGNITION SYSTEM HAD GONE OUT. MEANWHILE THE LEATHER HAS DETACHED FROM THE INTEREIOR OF THE DOOR AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562496August 14, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE BULBS, FRONT AND REAR AND IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, SINCE THE MANUFACTURER IS NOW RECONIZING THE PROBLAM AS A DEFECT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749841August 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
AT TIME OF FIRE, DASH BOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON FOR LIGHT OUT AND THAT CAR WAS IN LOW GEAR, BUT CAR WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN IN LOW GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. NO IINDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON TO INDICATE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS ENGINE WAS OVERHEATED OR LOW IN ANY FLUIDS. I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THROUGH LOW GEARS TO REMOVE LOW GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT, BUT THAT DID NOT DO ANYTHING. I PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I TURNED ENGINE BACK ON, AT FIRST THE LOW GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON, BUT WITHIN ASHORT DISTANCE THE LOW GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT CAME BACK ON EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN NORMAL DRIVE GEAR AND NO FEELING THAT CAR WAS ACTUALLY IN A LOW GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562081July 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION, TIRES
PRIOR TO THE 30K MILE TUNE-UP THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE DRIVING HARD, SHIFTING HARD, THE TACHOMETER READING HIGHER AND THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL, THE DEALER CHECK THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, WHILE DRIVING WITH 36K MILES ON THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND CAUGHT FIRE, THE MANUFACTURER IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747272June 23, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN INOPERATIVE SINCE PURCHASE (WARNING LIGHT ON) DESPITE NUMEROUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS. VEHICLE WAS IN SOME SORT OF ACCIDENT PRIOR TO SALE BY VOLVO. THIS MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY DISABLED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891014June 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
RECALL 00V405000; CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER, AFTER REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL FAILED. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, RELATED TO IGNITION, WAS CAUSING PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890481June 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
DURING BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY THERE IS A LOUD POP. THEN, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 8-9 TIMES. REPLACED BRAKE PADS TWICE, FOUND LOTS OF BLACK DUST, BUT STATED THAT WAS NORMAL. PROBLEM NOT REMEDIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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