Volvo V70 Complaints (2000)

93 consumer complaints on file.

#753707October 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I AM FILING THIS REPORT BECAUSE OF THE CONCERN ABOUT A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, AND CANNOT BE RESOLVED. INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND AND A STRONG VIBRATION FEELING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN BRAKING. THIS CLICKING AND VIBRATION CONTINUES UNTIL THE CAR COMES TO A FULL STOP. DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS THE ABS AND IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. I DON'T KNOW IF ITS REALLY THE ABS, BUT THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AT LEAST 5-10 TIMES PER WEEK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WHEN THE ABS SHOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THIS IS UNNERVING FOR THE DRIVER AND MAKES US FEEL UNSAFE. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE WITH THE SAME SYMPTONS, BUT WHERE THE CAR STALLED OR THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP. I'M CONCERNED THAT MY PROBLEM WITH TURN INTO A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. I'VE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEMS AND ABS WERE REDESIGNED IN 2001 AND THIS VIBRATION AND CLICKING PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED IN THE REDESIGN. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER NOW ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEY SAY IT CANNOT BE FIXED. AS A RESULT, I HAVE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANY LONGER. IT'S ON LEASE AND VOLVO REFUSES TO TERMINATE THE LEASE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562707August 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING BRAKING, THE ABS SEEMS TO RANDOMLY START FUNCTIONING ON ITS OWN, AS IT WOULD DURING A PANIC STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PULSEIN UNISON WITH A MODERATE TAPPING SOUND EMANATING FROM BELOW THE REAR SEAT, THE BRAKES DO NOT PULSE PHYSICALLY, ONLY THE PEDAL PULSE AND THE TAPPING OCCURS, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE ABS, HOWEVER THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THAT VOLVO WAS AWARE OF IT IN A SMALL NUMBER OF OTHER VEHICLES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891066June 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONT OF VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, MELTING THE WIRES IN ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FIRE STARTED IN TURN SIGNAL LIGHT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744964May 5, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
I WAS HEADING TO THE COUNTRY ON A 2-HOUR DRIVE AND THE WEATHER WAS HOT ABOVE 80 DEGREES. SO I GUESS YOU CAN SAY THE ENGINE WAS ALSO VERY HOT. I ALSO HAD THE AC GOING WHICH IS A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. I WAS ON A NARROW COUNTRY PAVED ROAD TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH. I KNOW THIS SPEED TO BE TRUE BECAUSE I WAS IN A DEVELOPMENT WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS LOW AND I ALWAYS TRAVEL SLOW IN THE DEVELOPMENT. THERE WAS A PARKED CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I HAD TO MOVE SLIGHTLY OFF THE PAVED PART OF THE ROAD ONTO A SLIGHT DECLINE UNPAVED PART OF THE ROAD THEN WHEN I PASSED THE VEHICLE TURNED BACK ONTO THE PAVED SURFACE. IN EFFECT AT ON TIME THE DRIVERS SIDE 2 WHEELS WERE ON THE DECLINE UNPAVED ROAD. WHEN I TURNED BACK ONTO THE ROAD THE CAR STALLED AND IT WAS HARD TO STEER BUT THIS WAS NOT A CONCERN BECAUSE I WAS GOING SLOWLY. I TRIED TO RESTART WHICH ANY BODY WOULD DO AND THEN BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. I POP OPENED THE HOOD BUT DID NOT SEE ANY WRONG BUT DID NOTICE WHAT APPEARED TO BE GASOLINE ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE ENGINE. WITH THE HOOD OPENED I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND NOW SAW GASOLINE ALL OVER THE HOT ENGINE. AFTER QUICKLY WIPING THE GAS FROM THE ENGINE I FOUND THE FUEL LINE HAD SEPARATED AND I WAS NOT SURPRISED SINCE THIS WAS A SNAP TOGETHER PART THAT SITS ON TOP OF THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743460April 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS ON REAR AT 13,700 MI. MANUAL INDICATES 1ST BRAKE INSPECTION DUE AT 15K, REPLACEMENT AT 30K. SOME PEOPLE HAVE EVEN HAD TO GET ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO THIS. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HEAD LAMPS HAVE BLOWN TWICE, NOW HAVE UPDATED WIRING KIT IN PLACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877866January 10, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING, MICHELIN MXV4 LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL BLOWOUT, THERE WAS NO POTHOLE OR DEBRIS ON ROAD, TIRE WAS REPLACED AT PRORATED COST, TIRE SIZE P195/60R15, DOT FUDACHYX289. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877477January 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE PULLING IN DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 10 MP ROAD WAS SLIPPERRY VEHICLE BUMPED INTO A CURB. THIS BROKE FRONT AXLE, THERE WAS NO BODY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, OIL PAN WAS LEAKING. VOLVO CO. SAID CONSUMER LIED ABOUT ACCIDENT, AND THEY ARE NOT LIABLE.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738171December 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
LEFT FRONT AXLE SNAPPED UNDER SEEMINGLY NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS,20MILES PER HOUR HITTING A CURB.IS THIS COMMONLY SEEN IN VOLVO CARS?IT WOULD SEEM THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS SINCE IT COULD HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS PRODUCING SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870666September 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEM CAUSED CAR TO SHUT DOWN. WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT ETS LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO TAKE OFF, CAR WOULD HARDLY MOVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728609August 21, 2000
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552772June 23, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE FEMALE RECEPTACLE FOR THE RIGHT SEAT IS TO THE LEFT OF THE MALE CONNECTOR FOR THE CENTER SEAT SO IF THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE IN THE REAR THE PERSON ON THE RIGHT CANNOT BUCKLE THE SEAT INTO THE FEMALE PART BECAUSE THE STRAP FOR THE CENTER SEAT IS OBSCURING IT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723858June 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHEN ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNAL TO INDICATE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN FUSE BLOWS AND LIGHTS FAIL. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF FUSE, FAILURE RECURS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720373March 20, 2000
TIRES
MY CAR WAS DELIVERED WITH AN INCORRECTLY SIZED SPARE TIRE. APPARENTLY (ACCORDING TO THE DEALER) THE TIRE IS SUPPOSED TO BE BIGGER SO THE CAR WILL REMAIN LEVEL AT ALL TIMES. WHEN THE CAR IS NOT LEVEL, THE SELF-LEVELING STRUTS IN THE REAR TRY TO LEVEL THE C
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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