Volvo V70 Complaints

934 consumer complaints on file.

#852864November 15, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BOTH BULBS WITHIN HEADLIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT WITHIN 15000 MILES, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND A SAFETY HAZARD.DLR IS AWARE OF BULBS PREMATURLEY BURNING OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713691October 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH, STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713506October 18, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 AND STAYED THERE FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE AND THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARED TO BE WORKING AGAIN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND THEN WENT BACK TO 0 WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL IN MOTION IT STARTED WORKING,ONLY TO RETURN TO 0 FOR ABOUT 1 MILE. IT KICKED IN AGAIN. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE SPACE OF 20 MINUTES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713420October 17, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
FRONT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS STOP FLASHING WHILE REAR TURN LIGHTS CONTINUE TO WORK. REMOVED BOTH FRONT BULBS, FILAMENTS OK, APPEARS FAILUE DUE TO ARCING OF CONTACT MATERIALS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF BULB LEADS. CLEANED CONTACTS AND INSTALLED NEW BULBS, NOW WORK FINE. DID NOT DISCUSS WITH DEALER BUT UNDERSTAND PROBLEM IS COMMON. COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS SINCE TURN INDICATORS ARE A SAFETY ITEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548851October 14, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
DUE TO DESIGN (ABSENCE OF A SHIELD OVER FUEL LINE), DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE FROM ROCK IN THE ROAD SURFACE OCCURRED, WHICH SPRAYED SMALL AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RESULTED IN FIRE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713161October 11, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNALS FAIL EVERY FEW MONTHS. EACH TIME THE BULB CONTACTS AS WELL AS THE BULB RECEPTACLE ARE SEVERELY SCORCHED AND PLASTIC IS MELTED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713164October 11, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNALS FAIL EVERY FEW MONTHS. EACH TIME THE BULB CONTACTS AS WELL AS THE BULB RECEPTACLE ARE SEVERLY SCORCHED AND PLASTIC IS MELTED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713083October 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
WE LEARNED THIS WEEK THAT OUR VOLVO V70 HAS A DESIGN DEFECT - IN THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS BECOME WARPED AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF USAGE. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR, INFORMED US OF THIS. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE, IN LESS THAN A YEAR, FIRST IN DECEMBER 1998 AND NOW AGAIN IN OCTOBER 1999. THE MECHANICS TELL US THAT THE ROTORS SHOULD USUALLY LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THE ROTORS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR IN THE V70 AND 840 SERIES. HE INDICATED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THAT VOLVO CONSIDERS THE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT THIS OFTEN, AS SIMPLE WEAR AND TEAR. ANOTHER CUSTOMER PRESENT AT THE SAME TIME ALSO STATED SHE HAD PROBLEMS AND THAT MOST RECENTLY IN HER HAD BEEN TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS BUT THAT VOLVO IN UNRESPONSIVE. WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE WE PURCHASED A VOLVO FOR ITS SAFETY REPUTATION. WE HAVE A FOUR YEAR DAUGHTER WE TRANSPORT IN THE CAR, AND WE ARE AFRAID OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN. NOT ONLY WOULD AN ACCIDENT HARM US, BUT OTHERS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT ACTION WE SHOULD TAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850258October 7, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH DRIVER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL, AND RESULTING IN INJURIES EVEN THOUFG SEAT BELT WAS WORN. NO INDICTATION OF AIRBAGS BEING DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#711343September 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
COMPLETELY WORN BRAKE PADS AFTER ONLY 14K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847090September 8, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT HEAD LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT DUE TO THE LIGHT BULB'S THAT KEEP BLOWING OUT. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE BULBS EIGHT TO NINE TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609649September 8, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LEFT HEADLIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609800September 8, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
EVAPORATIVE VALVE STICKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844371August 4, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION CAP CROSS THREADED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844090August 2, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THEIRS IS A VERY BAD FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA, IT LEAKS UP TO FIVE GALLONS WITHIN AN HOUR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708796July 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE PROBLEM IS A GRINDING/VIBRATION WHEN THE CAR GETS HOT. THE DEALER/VOLVO SAY IT IS THE VISCOUIS COUPLING. NEITHER ONE KNOW HOW TO FIX. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE AT LEAST TWO BRAND NEW CARS THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT ON THEIR LOT THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM (WONDER WHAT THEY WILL DO WITH THESE CARS?).I THINK THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP...... *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708815July 19, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED NEW WITH A FUEL PROBLEM--A LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. SINCE THEN, IT HAS 3 TIMES DEVELOPED GAS LEAKS, ONE TIME SERIOUS ENOUGH THAT GAS WAS POURING THE GAS TANK AREA (APPARENTLY A RUPTURED SEAL).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708690July 16, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS SIGNALLED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I PULLED OVER TO CONFIRM AND FOUND THAT INDEED I DID NOT HAVE WORKING BRAKE LIGHTS. WHEN I GOT HOME I FOUND THAT I HAD BLOWN A FUSE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AT MY FOLLOWING SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE SERVICE REP CONFIRMED THAT ALL 3 LIGHTS (2 MAIN & THE HIGH MOUNTED 3RD LIGHT WERE ON THE SAME FUSE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS 1 FUSE GOING OUT WITH SEEMINGLY NO CAUSE LEAVES THE VEHICLE AND DRIVER VULNERABLE TO A REAR END ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782520July 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A POWER LOSS AND HAS HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO GET IT TO START, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841265June 28, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURN SIGNAL FAILED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE CONTACT TERMINAL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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