Volvo S70 Complaints

593 consumer complaints on file.

#10279166August 3, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
FAILURE OF WELD OF LEFT FRONT (DRIVER) DOOR CHECK - SEPARATED FROM FRAME OF CAR. SECOND OCCURRENCE IN 9 YEARS *TR
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0
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#10275992July 7, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. IN 2006, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,447 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
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0
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#10274761June 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 1999 S70 VOLVO IN MARCH OF 1999 I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD GET THE SAME WARRANTY AS A NEW CAR. THE DEALER HAD PUT 5000 MILES ON THE CAR. AFTER THE CAR WAS APPROX. 4 YRS OLD IT STARTED TO LOOSE POWER THE SPEED WOULD DROP TO ZERO THE CAR WOULD REDUCE SPEED. IN 2006 IT STARTED TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. EACH TIME I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER NEVER SPOKE TO ME REF THE ETM. THEY WOULD DIAG. SOME OTHER PROBLEM. THEY REPAIRED IT ON OCT. 8, 2008, IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN IN NOV 2008, I TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS FINE. THE CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN JUNE 19, 2009. NOW I AM TOLD THAT IT IS THE ETM. O'STEEN VOLVO WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10274313June 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. IN 2001, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND DISPLAYED ZERO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC AND WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSORS SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. SHE WAS UNSURE ABOUT THE NAME OF THE SENSOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. RECENTLY, IN JUNE OF 2009, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILED AND THE BATTERY CABLE WAS CORRODED. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,021. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,842 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 189,000.
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No
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0
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0
#10273835June 15, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER'S DOOR HAD BAD POPPING SOUND. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VOLVO S70 DOOR NOISE WAS TYPICAL, AND ALWAYS DUE TO FAILURE OF HINGE WELDING. DEALER SAID TAKE IT TO AUTO BODY REPAIR. BODY REPAIR SHOP INDICATED HE PERFORMED THIS TYPE OF JOB THOUSANDS OF TIMES. COST: $250. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267445May 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WE OWN A 1999 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT STARTED TO SURGE WHILE AT A STOP WITHOUT AND FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AT ALL. WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT FROM A STOP SIGN THE CAR HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. IT DID WHAT IT WANTED TOO WITHOUT MY CONTROLLING IT. THE GAS PEDAL WENT UP AND DOWN ALL BY ITSELF. THE CAR THEN STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AND RUN. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A ETS LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKY WE WHERE NOT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND WHERE ABLE TO PULL OVER. WE HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO BRING IT HOME. I CALLED A VOLVO DEALER IN OUR AREA. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FIND OUT THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN ALL 99 TO 2001 VOLVO'S. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE VOLVO DEALER WILL ONLY UPGRADE A SOFTWARE ISSUE. IF THE PART { ETM} FAILS THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. WE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT THE GAS PEDAL IS CONTROLLED BY THIS SYSTEM. AFTER GETTING OUT CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER THE SAME DAY IT DID IT AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK AND EVEN THOUGH THE CAR MEETS THE RECALL REQUIREMENTS THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT THE ETM. NOW WE HAVE A CAR THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A INTERSTATE WE COULD HAVE BEEN REARENDED OR RAN INTO SOMEONE ELSE. PLEASE HELP. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10266730April 26, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
ETM ISSUE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING ENDED UP HAVING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. ETM MAY ACT NORMAL OR GO INTO LIMP HOME MODE AT ANY MOMENT SOMETIMES YOU CAN DRIVE ALL DAY N PROBLEMS OTHER DAYS YOU CAN'T GO ANYWHERE. WHEN AFFECTED RPMS WILL NOT EXCEED 2500 AND TOP SPEED SEEMS TO BE ABOUT 20 MPH. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260341March 1, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NOTICED ENGINE DYING OUT WHEN ACCELERATING, THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICEABLY GETTING WORSE. FINALLY THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT, LIGHT TURNED GREEN PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NO RESPONSE, CAR SAT THERE IN IDLE WITH NO RESPONSE TO PRESSING ON THE PEDAL. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10253105December 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE TAIL-LIGHTS AND INTERIOR PANEL. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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#10245278October 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S70 WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE PROBLEM. MY CAR EXHIBITS THE CLASSICS SYMPTOMS ALREADY NOTED IN NHTSA'S FINDINGS. I JUST WANT TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS THAT VOLVO IS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY CAR TO (IN FIFE, WA) FOR CHRONIC ETS LIGHT COMING ON, CAR RUNNING ROUGH, STALLING, ETC. WILL NOT REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, THE CAR KEEP STALLING AND RUNNING ROUGH, AND GOING INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE ASKED THEM IF IT NOT THE ETM THEN WHAT IS IT? AND THEY ONLY TOLD ME TO CHANGE THE AIR FLOW SENSOR WHICH I DID AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK OVER AND OVER. I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATED AND CONCERNED FOR MINE AND MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY BECAUSE THE CAR WILL LOSE THROTTLE POWER ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 MPH. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO JUST RECALL THE DARN THING. WHAT CAN I DO. I CALLED 1800-VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ROUTED ME RIGHT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHO WON'T FIX ANYTHING IN THE FIRST PLACE! ELIZABETH LARSON *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243389September 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLEANED THE ETS. WHEN THE CONTACT WENT TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE, THE ETS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,728 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,528.
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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#10242160September 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION COIL FAILURE. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10241680September 10, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 15 MPH (AT THE LOWEST). THE CONTACT FREQUENTLY NOTICED THE FAILURE AND ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE TACHOMETER WOULD FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO RETRIEVED AN ERROR CODE AND REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER RETRIEVED THE FAILURE CODE FOR THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). SHE CONSULTED SIX DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY ALL STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE ON BACKORDER FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS. THE CLOSEST DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THEY HAVE YET TO RECEIVE PARTS, EVEN AFTER THE SIX WEEK DEADLINE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED DURING ACCELERATION AND DECLERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. UPATED 10/07/08. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235906July 27, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY ON A PARKWAY IN WASH DC. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 10 MPH. I "LIMPED" TO A GAS STATION AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, INSPECTED FOR LOOSE WIRES, OR OTHER OBSERVABLE DEFECTS. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THE ETS LIGHT WAS ON AND STAYED ON. NOW THE CAR RUNS ERRATICALLY LURCHING FORWARD OR SPUTTERING OR JUST PLAIN LOSING POWER AT RANDOM. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235357July 22, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
**APPROX. INCIDENT DATE IS ACTUALLY ONGOING FOR PAST FOUR YEARS.*** I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S70 WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2000 FROM VOLVO ATHENS, GA. DEALER. I CURRENTLY HAVE 190,000+ MILES. OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ETM SITUATION. AT FIRST, BEING NEW TO VOLVO CARS AND REPAIR SITUATIONS, VOLVO DENIED THE ETM PROBLEM AND STUCK IT ON ME TO BE REPAIRED IN NOV. 2004. NOT UNTIL I DESCRIBED MY ISSUES WITH ENGINE FAILURE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WAS I WARNED ABOUT THE ONGOING PROBLEMS IN MY MODEL VEHICLE. SINCE MY INITIAL REPAIR I HAVE ENCOUNTERED FOUR OTHER TIME PERIODS WHEN THE SAME ETM SITUATION BEGINS OCCURRING, TYPICALLY 20-30,000 MILE INTERVALS SINCE THE LASTS SERVICE OF THE SPECIFIC ETM DEFECT. NOW, I AM ON MY FOURTH TRIP IN FOUR YEARS TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE ETM SITUATION REPAIRED. I AM AT 190,000 MILES AND ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER "EXTENDED WARRANTY" ON THIS PROBLEM, MY ABILITY TO HAVE THIS ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE FIXED AT MANUFACTURER COSTS WILL CEASE IN APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES. CLEARLY THIS SAFETY DEFECT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH MY MODEL CAR SINCE ITS MANUFACTURE BY VOLVO AND TO DATE NO EFFECTIVE REMEDY HAS BEEN FOUND. I FEEL THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT AS MY CAR WILL STALL OR HESITATE THEN SURGE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT THUS CAUSING A POTENTIAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVOLVING NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT MY PASSENGERS, AND POTENTIALLY OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF VOLVO NOT TAKING MORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND FINDING A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, NOT JUST A STOP GAP MEASURE TO APPEASE NHTSA. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED BY NHTSA REGARDING THIS ISSUE DESPITE MY ONGOING COMPLAINTS TO MY LOCAL VOLVO DEALER AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE CENTER. IT APPEARS FROM DOCUMENTATION ON THIS WEBSITE THAT NHTSA HAS GATHERED, OR ATTEMPTED TO GATHER, COMPLAINTS ON VOLVO ETM MATTER AND I WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN SUCH COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231286June 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT APPROXIMATELY 206,000 MILES MY CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE OVER 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP ON ITS OWN AND SPUTTERED THROUGHOUT THE REDUCED RPM RANGE. RPMS WOULD NOT GO OVER ABOUT 3500. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE IT TO VOLVO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT AN OUT OF POCKET COST TO ME OF APPROXIMATELY $1,000. THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UP TO 200,000 MILES AS THIS PART HAD A RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I WAS ADEQUATELY NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. I RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A RECALL LAST YEAR AND CALLED THE DEALER TO ASK WHAT IT ALL MEANT SINCE I DID NOT UNDERSTAND IT. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS JUST A SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND WOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THAT SOFTWARE UPGRADE IN MARCH OF 2007 WITH LESS THAN 200,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE ETM / THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THAT TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231325June 17, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
YESTERDAY I PARKED MY 1999 VOLVO IN A STORE PARKING LOT, AND WHEN I PULLED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR IT DID NOT WORK. I WAS ALSO UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY WITH A KEY. WHILE THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A DEATH, IT IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS. IT COST ME OVER $500 TO HAVE THE LOCK FIXED; IN RESPONSE TO MY HUSBAND'S QUESTION AS TO WHAT PRECISELY CAUSED THE PROBLEM, THE AUTOMOTIVE TECH'S EXPLANATION WAS "LOCK FAILURE." I CALLED VOLVO TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT, AND WAS DISMISSED WITH "THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT ISN'T VOLVO'S RESPONSIBILITY." I CONTEND THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD SOMEONE BE UNABLE TO EXIT A VEHICLE DUE TO "LOCK" FAILURE. IF ELECTRONICS FAIL, THE DOOR SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE OPENED MANUALLY WITH A KEY. HAD A FIRE OR ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND I NEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED. THIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231060June 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
FRONT AXLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE SPLIT IN TWO THROUGH THE CROSS-SECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226065April 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
APPROXIMATELY 26 MONTHS AGO, I WAS EXPERIENCING CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY WITH THE STARTING OF MY PASSENGER VEHICLE WITH AN INCREASE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRING. SPECIFICALLY, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN BUT WOULD NOT START. IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE, I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES (3 - 5) UNTIL THE COMPUTER CHIP IN THE KEY SIGNALED THE COMPUTER CHIP IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. UPON CONTACTING A NEARBY DEALERSHIP (DWYER & SONS, MICHIGAN) AND TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ANTENNA RING WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS BROKEN AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS THE IMMOBILIZER AND THE RE-ORDERING OF TWO IGNITION KEYS AND ONE TRUNK KEY. THESE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED MAY 2006 WITH ONLY A LIMITED PARTS WARRANTY AVAILABLE. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AGO, THE PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING AGAIN. UPON CONTACTING MICHAEL MULLETT WITH DWYER & SONS, I INFORMED HIM OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE RESPONDED THAT THE PARTS WARRANTY WAS ONLY VALID FOR TWELVE MONTHS. DURING A RETURN TRIP TO MICHIGAN, I FOLLOWED UP WITH MR. MULLETT AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. AGAIN, MR. MULLETT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE ANTENNA RING AND IMMOBLIZER AS WELL AS TWO IGNITION KEYS AND A TRUNK KEY WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $700.00 (PARTS & LABOR). MR. MULLETT INDICATED THAT THEY (AS A DEALERSHIP) HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS OVER THE YEARS, HOWEVER, VOLVO HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY BE MORE WIDESPREAD AMONG ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS. HELP !! TWO IDENTICAL REPAIRS WITHIN 23 MONTHS. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM IN HOPES OF HAVING IT PROPERLY ADDRESSED AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE AS WELL AS REIMBURSEMENT OF THE INITIAL REPAIR IN MAY 2006. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223261April 3, 2008
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS A METAL PIECE INSIDE THE BUCKLE THAT FAILED. THE FAILURE PREVENTS THE SEAT BELT FROM FASTENING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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