Volvo S70 Complaints

593 consumer complaints on file.

#890482June 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AFTER SHUTTING OFF ENGINE KEY STICKS IN IGNITION. IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES OF WIGGLING TO GET KEY OUT. DEALER REPLACED CYLINDER, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560911April 26, 2001
SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
PLASTIC HINGE ON THE BASE OF THE REAR SEAT BROKE OFF CAUSING THE BASE OF THE REAR SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE, VOLVO DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY STATING THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO EXCESS FORCE NOT A DEFECT IN THE SEAT. (FATHER OF OWNER) *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560921April 25, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION 101A HE STATES WORK WAS COMPLETED, BUT STILL HAVING INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886585April 24, 2001
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT OR LEFT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744458April 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
IN A FRONT-END COLLISION (OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH), AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#885996April 16, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH IN A 65MPH ZONE. PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 60MPH HE FLOORED THROTTLE AND ETS LIGHT CAME UP ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WENT DOWN TO 2,000 RPM'S. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND READ MANUAL, STARTING VEHICLE BACK UP AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEY HAD TO INSPECT IT FOR PROBLEM. *AK THE TUBE GOING FROM BEHIND THE GRILL TO THE AIR CLEANER INLET WAS COLLAPSING CAUSING LACK OF AIR FLOW TO THE ENGINE. THE TUBE WAS REMOVED AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743610April 6, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FRONT AND BACK LIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO. ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND ELECTRIC LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED ONE TIME BUT LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883911March 23, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, WHEELS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, VISIBILITY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, TO DEALER 25 TIMES. DASHBOARD LIGHT WOULD COME ON, INDICATING THAT HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING WHEN IN FACT THEY WERE. *AK DEALER STATED VEHICLE HAD A BULB AND SOCKET PROBLEM, TAILLIGHT BULB FAILED, SIGNAL LIGHTS FLASH VERY FAST, SIDE SIGNALS SOCKETS AND BULBS SHORTED, 4 RUNNING LIGHT CONTACTS MELTED, FRONT HEADLIGHT SHORTED, LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT INOPERABLE, AND BULB INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE, WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP, MASTER WINDOW CONTROL SWITCH FAULTY, AND SPEAKERS DISTORTED. SEAT BELT PLASTIC PART CRACKED. TRANSMISSION STICKS ON LOWE GEAR, HAPPENED TWICE. GAS LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN TANK IS FULL. WASHER FLUID INIDCATOR ILLUMINATED, WASHER JETS INOPERABLE, WIPER BLADS REPLACED, RIGHT SIDE MIRROR DID NOT ADJUST ALL THE WAY OUT. FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS WORN, ROTORS REPLACED, BRAKES CAUSE SCREECHING NOISES. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CABLE UNDER ENGINE LOOSE. HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB, LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT STABILIZER LINKS. MUDFLAPS LOOSE. EVAP VALVE REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882456March 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND, BRAKE DISTANCE HAS INCREASED, PEDAL FEELS HARD, TO DEALER 4 TIMES, WHO CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880213February 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
EVERY 18 MONTHS VEHICLE GOES DEAD SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559507February 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR SITS A MERE 5 INCHES ABOVE GROUND AND 1 1/2 INCHES BELOW FRONT BUMPER, ON 11/12/00 WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, FRONT BUMPER ECLISPED CURB BY 10 TO 12 INCHES, AT WHICH POINT CURBING CONTACTED BOTTOM OF RADIATOR, RADIATOR LOST ALL FLUID, UNDER CARRIAGE OF NEWER MODEL VOLVOS HAS A SHIELD WHICH PROTECTS RADIATOR. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739587January 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE, CAR FEELS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO STOP. THEN THE CAR STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. FOUR TRIPS TO DEALER SO FAR, NO REMEDY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785198December 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876431December 13, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH AND BRAKING DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED BACKWARDS FAR ENOUGH FOR PASSENGER TO HAVE TO TAKE OFF SEAT BELT AND MOVE FORWARD TO TOUCH PEDALS. TOWED TO DEALER, AND SUBSEQUENTLY FIXED/REPLACED SENSOR. HAVE HAD ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SOUND OR SMELLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737740December 12, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DRIVERS WINDOW WENT DOWN AND IS NONOPERATIONAL IN THE DOWN POSITION. MOST LIKELY A SWITCH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737741December 12, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR-CONDITIONER REPEATEDLY MALFUNCTIONED ALLOWING ROAD EXHUAST INTO CAB, NOXIOUS ODORS AND HEADACHES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875234November 20, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH CONSUMER HIT ISLAND CURB IN PARKING LOT, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BREAKING CONSUMER'S ARM. WHILE BEING TOWED TO DEALER TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE.PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND VIN NUMBER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#875062November 16, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
FRONT TURN SIGNALS SOCKET HOUSING IS BURNING, CAUSING MALFUNCTION IN HEAD LIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736404November 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES THE BRAKES WOULD SLIP AND RUMBLE WHEN BRAKING DOWN A HILL. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO COMPLAIN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I STARTED AVOIDING HILLS. EVERY TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS ASSURED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW I AM AT 28300 AND I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR MY 30,000 MAINTENCE, NOT AT THE DEALER BUT ANOTHER CERTIFIED VOLVO SHOP. I TELL THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THAT THE ROTOR IS BAD. WELL I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AT UNDER 10,000. MILES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874624November 7, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FUEL ODOR LEAKING INTO VEHICLE WHENEVER AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER ARE BEING USED. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND STILL UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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