Volvo XC70 Complaints

418 consumer complaints on file.

#10929905December 5, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR LOT ON SATURDAY, TWO DAYS AGO. LAST NIGHT I WAS HAMMERED BY THE PRESENCE OF A NAUSEATINGLY INTENSE FUEL SMELL, BOTH INSIDE AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR HOURS OR IF I'VE BEEN DRIVING IT, THE SMELL IS EQUALLY INTENSE AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT, I AM FRIGHTENED FOR MY SAFETY. I HAVE NO RECOURSE WITH THE CAR LOT, "AS IS" SEEMS TO COVER SELLING ME A DEATH TRAP. NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE EXACT MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE BUT SOMEHOW VOLVO HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH NOT COVERING THE KNOWN ISSUE IN ALL BUT A FEW STATES. IS IT GOING TO REQUIRE A FIREY DEATH OF A FAMILY BEFORE THIS IS ADDRESSED?? THERE ARE POSTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF OTHER PEOPLE FACING THE SAME PROSPECT. I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE, NOW THAT I HAVE BOUGHT THIS ONE. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THE POSSIBLE MEANS OF MY DESTRUCTION. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!! WHY HAVE THEY NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE? WHY ARE ONLY CERTAIN STATES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928465November 29, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR WAS NOTICED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928614November 29, 2016
ENGINE
OUR CAR HAS ABOUT 93,000 MILES ON IT. BEGINNING AT 60,000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN TO USE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE LOW OIL INDICATOR COMES ON AND WE NEED TO ADD ONE OR MORE QUARTS OF OIL AT EACH 3,000 TO 3,500 MILES. THE CAR DEALER TELLS US IT IS "NORMAL" FOR SOME CARS TO USE THIS AMOUNT OF OIL AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I NOTICED A RECALL NOTICETSB #TJ30021 COVERED SOME 2011 VOLVO XC 70S FOR OIL LOSS. WHY DOES IT NOT COVER THE 2010 CARS? THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE? I HAVE RECORDS FOR MY OIL CHANGES FROM THE CAR DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927875November 25, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES IN CAR WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET, AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO MY VOLVO MECHANIC. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CRACKED FUEL PUMP. COST ME $723.55 OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR. BOUGHT THE CAR ON 02/14/2015 AND THIS REPAIR WAS ON 09/24/2015; JUST OVER SEVEN MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP! I RESEARCHED, AND SAW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, AND CALLED VOLVO ABOUT IT. VOLVO SAID THEY WOULD NOT HONOR RECALL NOTICE ON MY CAR BECAUSE I WAS NOT LOCATED IN ONE OF THE STATES SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. TOTALLY UNFAIR!! OBVIOUSLY, THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED IN MY VOLVO IN THE STATE OF COLORADO, WHICH HAS TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS FROM BELOW 0DEG F TO OVER 95DEG F THROUGHOUT THE SEASONS. I AM VERY UNHAPPY AND FEEL I AM NOT THE ONLY VOLVO OWNER WHO HAS RUN ACROSS THIS GEOGRAPHICAL DISPARITY CONTAINED IN VOLVO'S RECALL NOTICE. I WANT A REIMBURSEMENT, AND, ALTHOUGH MY MECHANIC IS NOT A VOLVO DEALER, HE HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 25 YEARS, AND SPECIFICALLY WORKS ON VOLVO VEHICLES ONLY. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM PEDERSEN VOLVO IN FORT COLLINS, CO, ON FEBRUARY 14, 2015, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER CHRIS SAID HE ALSO WOULD CONTACT VOLVO FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP ME AS VOLVO MAINTAINED THE STIPULATION OF VEHICLE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. MY REPAIR MECHANIC IS CARL DUKE VOLVO REPAIR, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908190September 20, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMALLY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT HESITATED. THE IGNITION WOULD TURN OVER, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903097September 1, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD THE SAME FAILURE 3 TIMES WITH THIS CAR. STARTED CAR UP AFTER IT WAS SITTING IN PARKING LOT ON A VERY HOT DAY. WITHIN 1-2 MILES STARTED EXPERIENCING INABILITY TO ROLL WINDOWS UP OR DOWN, CAR STARTED LOSING POWER AND INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL WENT BLANK. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SAFETY OFF THE ROAD. IT WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. IT HAS BEEN TOWED TWICE. THE LAST TIME TO A VOLVO DEALER WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE; NO CODES WERE STORED OR FOUND. THE CAR IS BACK TO RUNNING GREAT...UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT DIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897812August 22, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EGNISSION TURNS BUT TURNS OFF AFTER A HALF SECOND AFTER TURNING KEY TO START CAR. HALF TANK STILL WON'T START. IT WAS PARKED AND TRYING TO START CAR. THE DAY BEFORE THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND IN PARK WITH AC RUNING AND CAR WAS MAKING NOISE AS SHUTTERING OR GOING IN AND OUT OF GEARS. CODE READS FULE PUMP MODAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896960August 18, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO XC70. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V218000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896566August 17, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HATCHBACK DID NOT OPEN WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. WHEN THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY FAILED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE HATCH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO HANDLE OR ANY MEANS TO UNLOCK THE HATCH FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER, MAKING IT A DEATH TRAP IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION FOR THOSE SEATED IN THE BACK ROWS. THE CONTACT MADE THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS CONCERN WOULD BE NOTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,810. UPDATED 01/10/2017*CT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883457July 7, 2016
STEERING, WHEELS
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE VEHICLE WANTS TO "CLIMB OR STEER" INTO THE HIGH SIDE OF LONGITUDNAL GROOVES ON THE DRIVING SURFACE. CONSIDERABLE FORCE HAS TO BE MAINTAINED ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM STEERING/RUNNING OFF THE DRIVING SURFACE EITHER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR OFF THE ROADWAY OR INTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD, THE INCIDENT CAN OCCUR ON A STREET OR ON A HIGHWAY. THIS SITUATION OCCURS ON STREET AND HIGHWAY SURFACES THAT ARE WORN/GROOVED DUE TO THE USE OF STUDDED TIRES AND HEAVY LOADS. THE TIRES ARE INFLATED TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION, A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN DONE FOUR TIMES, THE STEERING RACK AND STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 4/16TH INCH OF TREAD REMAINING. THIS SITUATION OCCURS ON BOTH WET AND DRY SURFACES. VOLVO'S CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED. THEIR RESPONSE WAS "THEY WERE SORRY THAT I WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM'. THEY OFFERED NO HELP/RESOLUTION. I TOLD THEM THAT I WANTED TO PUT A NARROWER TIRE WITH A HIGHER ASPECT RATIO. THEY THEN INFORMED THAT MY PRESENT TIRE SIZE WAS THE ONLY TIRE SIZE THAT THEY WOULD APPROVE TO BE USED ON THIS CAR. UNLESS THE DRIVER OF THIS CAR STAYS EXTREMELY ALERT, ----- IT IS A DEATH TRAP JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE APRIL 2015 AND IS NOT THE RESULT ON AN INCIDENT/ACCIDENT/CRASH OR ANY OTHER PHYSICAL DAMAGE. PS: I HAVE A 1946 CHEVROLET PICKUP (STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL OEM CONFIGURATION) THAT IS EASIER TO CONTROL DRIVING THE SAME ROAD SURFACES. SO MUCH TO SAID FOR TECHNOLOGY AND SPACE-AGE ENGINEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874270June 14, 2016
WHEELS
WENT TO THE LOCAL SERVICE STATION ABOUT A LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT CONTINENTAL AND MICHELIN TIRES HAVE HAD AN ISSUE OF TIRE ROT. THE AIR COMES RIGHT THROUGH THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRES. HE RECOMMENDED NEW TIRES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE ALSO RECOMMENDED AND AMERICAN MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865329May 17, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLVO XC70. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LENS COVER ON THE HEADLAMPS WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY BECAUSE THE LENS COVER WAS BLURRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE CONSUMER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS T CLEAR THE SURFACE OF THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT LENSES BY GOING TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP WHO ATTEMPTED TO BUFF OUT THE DEFECTS WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE CONSUMER THEN TRIED RAIN-X WITH NO SUCCESS. HE FINALLY TRIED A COMPOUNDING ROUGH, ALSO WITH NO SUCCESS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE LENSES ALONE COULD NOT BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200. UPDATED 06/13/16.*JB...UPDATED 06/30/16 *BF UPDATED 07/14/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854733April 25, 2016
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, TIRES:VALVE
2008 VOLVO XC-70. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSORS CORROSION. *M THE CONSUMER STATED DURING A TIRE CHANGE, IT WAS DISCOVERED TWO VALVES WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. *JB *TR UPDATED 12/14/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855025April 12, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE BEEN BRING MY CAR TO A VOLVO DEALER IN MY AREA FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS. I THOUGHT THAT I COULD TRUST THEM. STARTING IN 2014 I NOTICED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD APPEAR WHEN DRIVING DURING WET CONDITIONS AND IF I HIT A POTHOLE OF WHICH WE HAVE MANY HERE. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ON TO 2 DIFFERENT VISITS. BOTH TIMES THEY SAID THEIR WAS NO PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR A SECOND OPTION FOR AN ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT ISSUE, IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING A TEST DRIVE BY THE LEAD MECHANIC THAT MY CAR WAS NOT DRIVING IN AWD. THAT VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THEIR MECHANICS PUT, ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER. UNFORGIVABLE. THIS ISSUE(S) OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION) IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AS I LIVE IN A LARGE CITY AND WITH ELDERLY PASSENGERS AS I WAS A VOLUNTEER DRIVER FOR THE ELDERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854800April 11, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO XC70. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852893April 1, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SIDE REAR L/R BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN, THE TOP CENTER LED BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO WORK NORMALLY. TAPPING ON THE BRAKE LIGHT RELAYS INSTALLED IN THE REAR ELECTRONIC MODULE CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF. "RECALL CAMPAIGN NO.131 BRAKE LIGHT RELAY" NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO 2004 MODELS AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839486March 2, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DESPITE FUEL GAUGE READING OVER 1/4 TANK CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY AND NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION; THANKFULLY NO ONE HURT. DESPITE SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS ISSUE WITH 2008XC70 NO RECALL EVER ISSUED. SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO NHTSA, I BELIEVE A RECALL IS APPROPRIATE DUE TO THE OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS AND BECAUSE THIS ONLY HAPPENS TO THE 2008 MODEL- OBVIOUSLY IT WAS FIXED ON ALL THE FUTURE MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823711February 2, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823551February 1, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE HESITATION WITH STARTING AND DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820973January 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE NEARLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE SRS, CHECK ENGINE, AND REAR DOOR CAR AJAR WARING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY WAS FLUSHED AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VALET KEY NOT BE USED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE REAR DOOR MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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