Volvo C70 Complaints

233 consumer complaints on file.

#10383915February 21, 2011
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 C70 CONV. CAR BATTERY GOES DEAD MULTIPLE TIMES. CHANGED BATTERY AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. DETAILED CHECK DISCOVERED A SHORT IN THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR. PLASTIC PIVOT SHAFT HAS TORQUED OFF AND CAUSED A SHORT IN THE WIRES EMBEDDED IN THE SHAFT THAT POWER THE VISOR LIGHT. REPLACEMENT SUN VISOR COSTS AROUND $200 AND THE WEAK SHAFT IS THE SAME, SO FAILURE WILL MOST LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN. SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED TO ALLOW FOR GREATER TORQUE WHEN LOWERING THE SUN VISOR. REMOVAL OF THE BULB IN THE AFFECTED VISOR ELIMINATED THE BATTERY DRAIN. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378413January 24, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO C70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. AS HE DROVE, HE FELT A VIOLENT SHUTTER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD APPEAR AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE "ETM" OR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367783November 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HESITATES AND SOMETIMES STOPS WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. CODES TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM ARE NOT AVAILABLE VIA ODB 2. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356080September 17, 2010
STEERING
THIS VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT A SPEED IN EXCESS OF 40 MILES PER HOURS ON 9/12/2010 ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE, ON 9/13/2010 ON THE BRUCKNER EXPRESSWAY AND ON 9/13/2010 ON THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE. IN THREE SEPARATE INSTANCES THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE WHICH VEERED ERRATICALLY TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE PANEL LIGHTS ON THE CAR INDICATED STEERING FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE AND THE CAR BECAME INOPERABLE. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS AVOIDED AND THERE WAS NO COLLISION WIT OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE VOLVO DEALER ON 9/14/2010 WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD FAILED ON THE CAR. AFTER 72 HOURS THE VOLVO DEALER, BIG DEE VOLVO, ELMSFORD, NY RETURNED THE VEHICLE "REPAIRED" TO US AFTER THEY CLAIMED THEY HAD REPAIRED AND TEST DRIVEN THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT ASSURE US WITH ANY CERTAINTY THAT THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME, MY CHILDREN, AND THE PUBLIC AND THE DRIVING PUBLIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351773August 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IRREGULAR ENGINE RPMS AT IDLE; CAR BEGINS TO STALL BEFORE ACCELERATION, AND CAR FAILS TO HOLD SPEED. HAD CAR TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, ONLY TO HAVE THE "155" SOFTWARE UPDATE PERFORMED BUT NO ETM REPLACEMENT. NOW THAT MAGICALLY THE 10 YEAR PERIOD HAS JUST EXPIRED, THE DEALER NOW CLAIMS A NEW ETM IS NEEDED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336885June 17, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, EQUIPMENT
CONVERTIBLE TOP BACK BAR STRUCTURE CRACKED IN HALF AND TOP WILL NOT OPERATE(CLOSE OR OPEN) NOW. WHILE THE TOP BROKE, AS I WAS OPENING IT, IT ALSO FELL ON THE SENSOR FOR THE LOCK AND BROKE THAT ALSO. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE ONLY FIX IS ORDERING A NEW BAR AT THE COST OF $1500, WHICH I DON'T HAVE. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT I CANT DRIVE OR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334370June 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY BRAKES WERE MAKING A WEIRD SQUEAKING NOISE IN FRONT. I TOOK TO ORANGE COUNTY VOLVO DEALER TWICE, BOTH TIMES WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. TWO WEEKS LATER, I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE,WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNINGS PRIOR TO COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I CALLED MY DEALER WHO DENIED ANY PROBLEMS. I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER (POWER VOLVO)WHO IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A COMPLETE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. MY DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO WAY THE NOISE I PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED ABOUT (WEIRD SQUEAK)COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO A BRAKE BOOSTER PROBLEM(HE SAID BOOSTER FAILURE MAKES A HISSING SOUND). VOLVO OF NORTH AMERICA (VONA) "INSPECTED" THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS "INTERMITTENT" AND THAT WHEN THEY DROVE IT, THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, BUT THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT POWER VOLVO EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE BOOSTER, IT SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR SAFETY REASONS. IN A VOICE MESSAGE TO ME, VONA STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A "SAFETY HAZARD" BUT SINCE MY CAR WAS "SO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY," VONA WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE COST OF THE BOOSTER REPLACEMENT (NEARLY $3,000). THEY DENIED THAT IT WAS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, AND DENIED THAT THE DEALER IMPROPERLY DIAGNOSED PROBLEM. PRIOR TO INSPECTION, VONA SAID THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE FIX IF THE BOOSTER "FAILED TO PERFORM AS DESIGNED." NOW THEY SAY THAT THE BOOSTER WAS NOT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ANY INDICATION THAT IT WAS GOING TO FAIL PRIOR TO CAUSING A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. SO, BASICALLY, VONA SAYS IT IS PROPER FOR THESE BOOSTERS TO FAIL, AND IT IS PROPER FOR THEM TO FAIL SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. AND THAT THIS IS NORMAL. LATER VERSIONS OF VOLVOS HAVE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHTS. MY MAKE AND MODEL DOES NOT. I COULD HAVE DIED AND/OR KILLED SOMEONE, AND VOLVO DOES NOT CARE. LUCKILY I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY COASTING TOWARD A STOP SIGN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324343April 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO C70. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT A SLOW SPEED RATE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMAL. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHICH STATED THE RECALL EXPIRED AND THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,523. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,909.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321913March 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION 2010 VOLVO C70 CONVERTIBLE. ACCELERATOR STUCK DOWN UNDER FULL ACCELERATION. POPPED UP ON OWN AFTER 10 SECONDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322177March 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
INTERMITTEN PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP/FUEL PRESSURE. NO FUEL PRESSURE SOMETIMES DURING IDLE AND START UP. VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAD WITH OUR 2003 VOLVO S80 WHICH IS NOW UNDER RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319125March 12, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE A 2000 C70 VOLVO. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE ETM - ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. RECALL IS FOR 200K MILES OR 10 YEARS. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 79K MILES. VOLVO RECALL # MR155. NTSB ACTION # PE5041. MY VEHICLE IS SURGING VIOLENTLY WHICH IS SYMPTOMATIC OF THE ETM FAILURE AS INDICATED BY YOUR ACTION # PE5041. I CALLED VOLVO NA AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL WAS 10 YEARS/200K MILES. HOWEVER, THEY SAID THAT AFTER CHECKING THE VIN HISTORY ON MY VEHICLE, THEY SAID I WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE SALE DATE OF THE CAR WAS NOV. 1999 AND 10 YEARS HAD ALREADY PASSED ON MY MODEL YEAR 2000 CAR! THIS DEFECT IS SAFETY RELATED AND VOLVO AGREES THEY ARE AT FAULT PER THE RECALL. THE CUT OFF THAT VOLVO IS IMPOSING IS UNFAIR AS MY CAR IS A YEAR 2000 AND 10 YEAR RECALL COVERAGE WOULD ALLOW ME TO BE COVERED THROUGH 2010. ALSO, IN NOV. 2008 VOLVO WAS INSTRUCTED BY NHTSA TO RENOTIFY OWNERS OF VEHICLES ABOUT SAFETY RECALL 06V-441 AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL AT THE TIME, OR EVER. REPAIR COST IS ESTIMATED AT $1K PER VOLVO OF NASHUA, NH OF WHICH APPROX $600 ARE PARTS AND MATERIAL. FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS SURGING WAS IN FEB. 2010. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND IS NOW VIOLENTLY SURGING. SOMETIMES THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T GIVE GAS TO MAKE THE CAR MOVE AT ALL. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW! MY KIDS DRIVE THIS CAR AS WELL. I PURCHASED VOLVO FOR THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS UNFAIR AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND BE FIX AT NO CHARGE TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312790February 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2001 VOLVO C70 CONVERTIBLE USED WITH ~ 73,000 MILES IN 2006. IT NOW HAS 93,000 MILES. LAST SUMMER I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR BECAUSE IT CRACKED. ON THE EVENING OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22 WHILE RETURNING HOME ON THE BELTWAY, I BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING AND AN UP ARROW INDICATING I SHOULD SHIFT GEAR LIT ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL. I LEARNED TWO DAYS LATER, I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A FUEL PUMP RECALL. THIS SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MAJOR REPAIR WORK IN A FAIRLY YOUNG VEHICLE WITH SO FEW MILES, AND REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT EVERY 3,000 MILES AND ANNUAL CHECKUPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285765September 30, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2000 VOLVO C70. THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY DRIVING 65 MPH AND WHILE DRIVING WENT INTO WHAT IS CALLED 'LIMP MODE' CAUSING A NEAR CRASH. THIS HAPPENED A 2ND TIME LATER THAT DAY. THE CAR NOW SURGES AT VARIOUS SPEED AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR IS AT A VOLVO DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS SAFTEY ISSUE (ETM FAILURE WIDESPREAD IN THESE CARS) BUT VOLVO IS BEING DIFFICULT IN AUTHORIZING REPLACEMENT OF THESE ETM UNITS DESPITE A 10/YEAR 200,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260420March 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR FAILURE. COOLANTS MIXING WITH EACH OTHER AND CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR AT LOWER SPEEDS. DEALER SAYS $5000.00 TO REPAIR/REPLACE BOTH TRANNY AND RADIATOR. I HAD TAKEN MY 2003 VOLVO C-70 CONVERTIBLE IN 6 MONTHS PRIOR COMPLAINING OF A LOW WHIRRING NOISE WHICH THEY COULD NOT DETECT OR WOULD NOT DETECT. I ASKED ABOUT WARRANTY/OR SECRET WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NONE AND THAT VOLVO WOULDN'T PAY FOR REPAIR, THEY ALSO STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT. CONSUMERS ARE FOOTING THE BILL FOR THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253604January 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO C70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 60,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE JERKS. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247842November 6, 2008
VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT
THE SUN VISORS IN MY CAR HAVE FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES, TYPICALLY THROUGH BREAKAGE OF THE PLASTIC PIVOT SHAFT. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE VISOR TO THE DOWN POSITION, AND CAN PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM REDUCING GLARE WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ISSUE. FURTHER, THE SHAFT BREAKAGE USUALLY CAUSES WIRING SHORTS THAT CAN DISCHARGE THE BATTERY, OR AT THE VERY LEAST RENDER THE MIRROR LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. I HAVE HAD REPAIRS MADE BY THE DEALER, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE FAILED AS, OR EVEN MORE QUICKLY IN SOME CASES THAN THE ORIGINALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246246October 21, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DURING SUN ROOF RETRACTION A 30" METAL BRACE FELL FROM THE INTERNAL ROOF SLOT FOR THE SUN ROOF ON MY HEAD. THE METAL MEMBER APPEARS TO BE A STURDY CROSS BRACE HELD IN PLACE BY SOME TYPE OF ADHESIVE. I WAS IMMENSELY DISTRACTED AND WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245410October 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 VOLVO C70 UP A HILL 80 MILES INTO A ROAD TRIP AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND I THOUGHT GAS WAS NOT GETTING TO THE ENGINE, I PULLED OFF GOT GAS, THEN PROCEEDED BACK ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT THE TAIL PIPE AND UNDER THE HOOD, ALSO THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE PLACE. THERE WAS STILL NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR AND THE CAR WAS NOW IDLING ROUGH AND SKIPPING SO I DROVE 1 MILE TO A SERVICE STATION. I HAD THE CAR TOWED 80 MILES BACK TO MY HOME. THE MECHANIC INFORMED MET THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WHICH ONLY HAS 100,700 MILES. IT WILL COST $4500 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A USED ENGINE, $6000-$7000 IF REBUILT. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH NO WARNING. IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I WAS IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245093October 10, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABS BRAKE MODULE FAILURE BOTH ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED IT IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKING MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244668October 7, 2008
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO C70. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND WOULD FREQUENTLY INFLATE IT WITH AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH FRONT RIMS WERE CRACKED. THEY REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE CONSIDERED "WEAR AND TEAR." THE RIMS WERE REPLACED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $1,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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