Volvo V70 Complaints
934 consumer complaints on file.
- #10156277April 26, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ETM CLEANED & ADJUSTED AT 48,474 MILES FOR STALLING AND ENGINE SURGING: 10/13/03 ETM REPLACED FOR STALLING; 4/13/05 ENGINE SURGING DIAGNOSED AS ETM AT 79,386, 4/27/05 SOFTWARE UPDATE TO CORRECT SURGING, DID NOT HELP. 5/26/05 ETM REPLACED FOR SURGING IDLE AND TRANS BANGING INTO GEAR, ALSO SOFTWARE UPDATED; 4/24/06 ETM SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR ENGINE SURGING AND BEING IN LIMP HOME MODE TWICE [S.MCH FROM E-MAIL]
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10155358April 14, 2006EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
DT*: WHILE BRAKING THE CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS WARNING ILLUMINATES. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V051000, REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - THE RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK, ONLY THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT WORKED. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10155362April 14, 2006EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES, SOMETIMES I GET A WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD TO CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS, WHEN I CHECK, I GET THE WARNING WHENEVER THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP, AND ONLY THE CENTER DOES. IF I PRESS MULTIPLE TIMES THEY MAY WORK. I FOUND A SIMILAR RECALL ON THE 2002 MODEL, I HAVE THE 2001 MODEL THE NUMBER IS 04V051000. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10155301April 13, 2006STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE REAR HATCHBACK OPENED WITHOUT WARNING DUMPING THE CARGO ONTO THE HIGHWAY. A CRASH WAS AVOIDED AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE HATCHBACK LOCK WAS INOPERABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HATCHBACK LOCK WAS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE DUE TO A SIMILAR INCIDENT. UPDATED 05/04/06. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10154634April 5, 2006EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNS OUT AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED EACH TIME, BUT NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10154317March 31, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILED ON 2001 VOLVO V70 T5 AT 75,400 MILES. FAILURES OF THIS COMPONENT ARE COMMON DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF ETM. VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES. MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS AS MY WIFE WAS MERGING WITH TRAFFIC ONTO FREEWAY. FROM 55 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND REDUCED SPEED TO 20 MPH IN TRAFFIC!. MY WIFE CREPT OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10153932March 28, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FAILURE OF "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM)". LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING OR OTHER INDICATION IMMANENT FAILURE. CAR WENT INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" WHICH PROVIDES ENOUGH POWER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN, BUT BECAUSE THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT COMPUTER ATTEMPTS TO KEEP A FIXED, SOMEWHAT ABOVE IDLE, THROTTLE SETTING, RELEASING THE THROTTLE DOES NOT RESULT IN ENGINE BRAKING AS NORMAL FOR A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE. NEITHER SITUATION, LOSS OF POWER OR LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL, IS ACCEPTABLE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER NEARLY RESULTED IN MY BEING REAR ENDED, LUCKILY THE DRIVER BEHIND ME REACTED QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW SOFTWARE IN THE ETM IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10153475March 22, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 VOLVO V70 ON THE HIGHWAY, AND IT CONSTANTLY ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN WITH NO ACTION DONE BY ME. IN ONE CASE IT ACCELERATED TO THE POINT IN WHICH I LOST CONTROL AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE ETM REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF 1000.00 TO ME BECAUSE IT IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY COVERAGE. *NM
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10153407March 22, 2006UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECENTLY BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PCV SYSTEM HAD BECOME CLOGGED AS A RESULT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ETM. WHEN THEY TESTED THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY DID NOT FIND ANY COMPUTER CODES RELATED TO THE ETM SO THEY ARE REFUSING TO COVER THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE PCV BY THE FAULTY ETM UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN THEY CLEAN OR REPLACE THE ETM THEY SERVICE THE PCV AS PART OF THE REPAIR THEY HAVE INDICATED TO ME THAT UNTIL THE ETM FAILS COMPLETELY THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COVER THE PCV PROBLEM UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10153172March 20, 2006POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE OPERATING AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND REPLACED THE COMPUTER, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE BATTERY. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN SEEN BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING THIS REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS STILL EXPERIENCING STALLING PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ETS. THE DEALER STATED NO CODES WERE SHOWING UP. UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10151274February 27, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TIMING BELT HOLDER BROKE ON MY 1998 VOLVO WHILE ON DRIVING ON US ROUTE 40 IN CHAPEL HILL NORTH CAROLINA. THIS CAUSED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION. FORTUNATELY WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 1
- #10151332February 27, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ETS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED AND MAINLY WHILE TURNING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, AND HAPPENED 50-60 TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10150382February 15, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON 2/3/06 OUR VOLVO V70 YEAR 2000, 74000M SHOWED AN ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CAR STALLED AT UPON STOPPING AND ALSO UPON STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON I WAS ABLE TO HAVE IT ACCELERATE. THE CAR WOULD RUN OK FOR ABOUT 20 MILES THEN LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. CONTACTED VOLVO BYERS IN COLS OH 614-864-0780 WHOM INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE SYSTEM IS NEEDING REPLACED. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 2/6/06. BYERS PERFORM FAULT TESTS AND NOTED THAT THERE WAS LOW VOLTAGE AND STATED CABLES FROM BATTERY WERE NEEDING REPLACED. I INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS CONFUSED WITH HOW THIS COULD CAUSE THE ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND CAUSE MY CAR TO STALL AND AT TIMES NOT ACCELERATE WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. THEY INDICATED THAT PRIOR TO FIXING THE ETS THEY NEEDED TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THE COST $463.59. THEY THEN CLEARED ALL FAULT CODES AND NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO ETS CODE PRESENT. I INFORMED THEM THAT THIS IS PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR ENOUGH AFTER IT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF AS THIS IS WHAT OCCURRED TO ME THE DAY THE ETS CAUSED PROBLEMS. THEY INSISTED THAT IT WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, ON FEBRUARY 15, 2006 THE ETS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE CAR STALLED UPON STOPPING AND THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF UPON RESTARTING THEN DRIVING 10 MILES TURNED BACK ON. I CALLED THE DEALER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ISSUE AND FAILURE TO REMEDY THE INITIAL CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I ADDRESSED MY FRUSTRATION THAT I SPENT OVER $450 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT MAY NEVER HAVE HAD TO BE FIXED. RESEARCHED OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VOLVO ETS AND FOUND SIMILAR ISSUES AND EXPERIENCES WITH THIS MODULE. FURTHERMORE, I LEARN OF A WARRANTY EXTENSION BUT NEVER RECEIVED ANY DOCUMENTATION OF ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. HAD I BEEN STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION/RAILROAD TRACK I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR TO AVOID POTENTIAL INJURY. VERY FRUSTRATED WITH VOLVO IN OHIO. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10150852February 9, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
2001 V70 DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND CLUNKED IN AND OUT OF GEAR. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE STABILIZER MOTOR MOUNT WAS FAULTY. *TS THE THROTTLE BODY, CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND VACUUM BOOST SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10149294February 2, 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRAVELING 30- 40 MPH THE VEHICLE IDLES ROUGHLY. ALSO WHILE STOPPED AT STOP SIGNS THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING DIFFERENT ERROR CODES ILLUMINATE IN THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS WERE RAN ON THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MODULE. ALL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE ARE DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY MODULE FAILING. THE DEALERSHIP WILL CLEAN THE MODULE BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNTIL IT COMPLETELY FAILS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10148992January 30, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES, AFTER 5 YEARS OF DRIVING, THE ENGINE IS WARNING THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM' (ETS) FAILED. THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ONLY CAN REPLACE THE ETS MODULE AT A COST OF $1,200. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ACTUALLY THE SAME AS THE FAILED PART WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET SHOWED THAT THIS PART FAILED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WHEN IT FAILED THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN IN A LIMP ALONG HOME MODE, WHICH I HAVE HAD TO USE, MAKING OTHER CARS PASS ME WHILE THIS CAR COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 5-10 MPH. THE INTERNET POSTINGS INDICATED THAT NHTSA WAS TRYING TO WORK WITH VOLVO TO EXTEND THE FACTORY WARRANTY OF THIS PART, BUT WITH NO SETTLEMENT YET. LETTING VOLVO TO CONTINUE TO USE KNOWN TROUBLE-PRONE PARTS WHICH SHOULD BE RESOLVED.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10147463January 11, 2006STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
AUTOMOBILE: VOLVO V70 WAGON 1998 ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THERE IS A SWING ARM THAT ATTACHES TO THE DOOR AND THE CAR FRAME. ITS PURPOSE APPEARS TO STOP THE DOOR FROM HYPER EXTENDING. THE SWING ARM ATTACHES TO CAR FRAME VIA A BRACKET. THIS BRACKET IS WELDED ON THE FRAME. IN MY CASE THE BRACKET CAME UNWELDED AND ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE ATTACHED AREA, PUNCHED THREW THE FRAME COLUMN. ON THE REAR SIDE OF THE BRACKET, IT REMAINS WELDED TO THE CAR FRAME. IT IS NOT CLEAR TO ME WHETHER IT HAS WEAKENED THE FRAME COLUMN THAT RUNS FROM THE FLOOR TO THE ROOF. THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO NORMAL OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR AND WOULD APPEAR TO BE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. UPON VISITING A FEW BODY SHOPS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA, SOME HAD TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH VOLVO. ALSO, UPON SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, THERE WERE NUMEROUS. HENCE, THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT. THE BODY SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE METAL COLUMN THAT RUNS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE CAR PAST THE WHERE THE DOOR ATTACHES TO THE FRAME AND ENDS IN PROXIMITY OF THE FRONT WINDOW SHIELD. SINCE THE COST WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $2,400 AND THE CAR IS A 98, I HAVE NOT DECIDED IF I WILL GET IT REPAIRED. TO INSTALL THIS METAL COLUMN, THE DASH PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10147375January 10, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY WIFE WAS ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST FREEWAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, WHEN OUR 2001 V-70 BEGAN MISSING AND LOSING POWER. BY THE TIME SHE LIMPED HOME TO THE NEXT OFF RAMP, SHE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AN HOUR, IN TRAFFIC MOVING NEARLY 60 MILES AN HOUR. OBVIOUSLY, THIS CREATED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY WIFE AND OTHER TRAVELERS. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER, CALABASAS VOLVO, AT ABOUT 20-30 MILES PER HOUR. AT THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE GAS PEDAL LINKAGE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY $300 (COPY ENCLOSED), AND THAT THE ETM WOULD BE CLEANED. I HAD ALREADY FOUND INFORMATION ON THE WEB THAT SHOWED CLEANING WAS INEFFECTIVE, AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUED SAFETY RISK. IN FACT, THE INFORMATION ON THE WEB EXPLAINED THAT VOLVO HAS AGREED TO AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART TO 200,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS. I, FRANKLY, WAS STUNNED THAT A CAR MANUFACTURER WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE SUCH A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW AND COMMIT TO SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME FOR REPLACEMENTS FOR THE EFFECTIVE LIFE OF THE CAR. IT APPEARS THAT SOMEONE AT VOLVO DOES RECOGNIZE THAT THE ETM FAILURE COULD CAUSE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH OF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR AND OCCUPANTS. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND URGED THEM TO REPLACE THE ETM. TO MY ABSOLUTE SURPRISE, THEY EXPLAINED THAT VOLVO HAS DIRECTED DEALERS TO CLEAN FIRST, REPLACE LATER, ALTHOUGH THEY AGREED THAT THE ETM WOULD PROBABLY FAIL WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. NOW MY WIFE IS MUCH NICER THAN ME, AND SINCE I HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CALABASAS VOLVO SERVICE DEPARTMENT REGARDING THEIR INCOMPETENCE WITH THE FAN RECALL, THEY CHOSE TO GIVE HER THE CAR BACK AFTER THE CLEANING AND SHE ACCEPTED IT. WITHIN TWO MILES, THE CAR WAS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS THAT IT HAD EARLIER IN THE DAY. IN OTHER WORDS, VOLVO POLICY HAS PLACED MY WIFE AND FAMILY AT RISK OF DEATH OR INJURY. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10147056January 6, 2006SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
MY CAR IS A 1998 VOLVO V70 T5 WITH 75,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT ABOUT 7PM ON DECEMBER 28TH, 2005, I MOVED THE CAR FROM MY DRIVEWAY OUT ONTO THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, IN ORDER TO ALLOW A SECOND TANDEM-PARKED CAR OUT. THE VOLVO REMAINED PARKED ON THE STREET, DOORS LOCKED AND WINDOWS UP, UNTIL ABOUT 10PM. AT 10PM I WENT TO MOVE IT BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE INTERIOR HAD CAUGHT FIRE - THE FIRE WAS NO LONGER BURNING. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS BURNT DOWN TO THE FRAME, AND SOME OF THE SURROUNDING TRIM ON THE DOOR, DASH AND CENTER CONSOLE WAS BURNED AND MELTED. THE REST OF THE INTERIOR WAS NOT BURNED BUT WAS COVERED WITH SOOT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY - COMMERCE INSURANCE OF MASSACHUSETTS - APPRAISED THE CAR AND DECLARED IT TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. I CAN'T SAY CONCLUSIVELY, BUT, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HEATER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. I NOTE THAT FOR MODEL YEARS 1996 AND 1997 THERE WAS A RECALL AGAINST VOLVO 850 SEAT HEATERS RELATED TO A FIRE HAZARD, BUT THIS RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO 1998 MODELS. PERHAPS THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO LATER MODELS. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10146842January 3, 2006EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE DIPPED BEAMS IN MY 2001 VOLVO V70 T5. I SEE AN ERROR REPORT ON THE DASH: BULB FAILURE. DIPPED BEAMS. BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BULBS. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT IS TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE LEADING TO LOSS OF LOW BEAMS. VOLVO SERVICE MANAGERS SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. AM I THE ONLY PERSON TO REPORT THIS DEFECT? IT STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO IN THE WINTER OF 2003 BUT IS NOW MORE REGULAR BUT NOT ALWAYS. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0