Volvo V70 Complaints (2001)

221 consumer complaints on file.

#8001903January 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND DRIVER REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO PICK HER CAR UP, VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN THE HILL, AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754090November 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUNROOF BLEW IN WHILE GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH DRYING CYCLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#753602October 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
CLUTCH PROBLEM: 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CLUTCH STICKS AFTER PRESSING IT IN, WHEN IT COMES BACK UP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TEMPERATURE IS COLD. DEALER CHECKED OUT 4 TIMES, COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND PROBLEM AT ONCE AND STATES THAT CLUTCH BEARING NEEDS LUBRICATED OTHERWISE WILL WEAR PREMATURELY. DEALER REFUSES TO DO THIS. LIGHT PROBLEM: PROBLEM EXACTLY THE SAME AS 99-00 RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 00V405000. YEAR 2001 SHOULD GET INCLUDED IN RECALL. DEALER "FIXED" PROBLEM ONCE BY "CLEANING THE SOCKET" PROBLEM REOCCURED. REQUIRED RECALL FIX IS TO REPLACE BULB AND SOCKET AND NOT "CLEAN SOCKET".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753269October 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
HEARD LOUD "KNOCKING" WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND LEFT, DECELERATING, AND ENTERING/EXITING PARKING LOTS. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES AND TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT WAS SIMPLY A VERY HEAVY CAR AND MIGHT MAKE THAT NOISE IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES. PROBLEM WORSENED. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE FOUND BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH LEFT ENGINE SITTING ON TOP OF STEERING COLUMN. HE STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS NOW DAMAGED THE STEERING AND POSSIBLY ALIGNMENT, SUSPENSION, ETC. ALSO NOTED THAT PLACEMENT OF ENGINE ON TOP OF STEERING COLUMN WILL PROBABLY CAUSE THE MOTOR MOUNTS TO BREAK AGAIN WITHIN SIX MONTHS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004884October 1, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
AFTER MAKING A NUMEROUS OF RIGHT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL LOST ALL POWER ASSIST, HAD TO GO STRAIGHT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO TURN, REPLACE STEERING RACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896450September 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN VEHICLE IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHED ACROSS DASH, AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND COULDN'T FIND CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752156September 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES TRAVEL TO WITHIN 1 INCH OF FLOOR AND ARE TOO NEAR ACCELERATOR. POSSIBLE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY ACCELERATE AND BRAKE AT SAME TIME WITH A SIZE 11/2 SHOE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747000June 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IF PEDAL BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED, CAR WOULD HAVE ROLLED FORWARD ON HILL EVEN THOUGH TRANSMISSION WAS IN REVERSE GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785008May 17, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DEBRIS WAS LEFT IN THE FUEL TANK, THAT AT CERTAIN FUEL LEVELS CLOG THE FUEL LINE THAT CAUSES ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, THE DEALER HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM BY USING A FUEL FILTER, HOWEVER DEALER STILL HAS THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE TANK RUNS DRY WHILE STILL INDICATING 75 MILES OF GAS ON THE INSTRUMENTATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560997May 1, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FAILED, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT (MICHELIN XSE 205/55/R16). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744451April 24, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE FAILED. THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL ROAD CONDITION TO INITIATE FAILURE. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS TIRE FAILURE RESULTED FROM IMPACT WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK (TIRESIZE: 205/55/R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/55/R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885323April 6, 2001
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER PUT COFFEE INTO CUP HOLDER AND IT LEAKED THOUGH HOLDER INTO COMPUTER, BENEATH IT. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON READING "URGENT SRS SEE DEALERSHIP". DEALER SAYS THAT LIQUID CORRODED COMPUTER, AND WAS HOLDING CONSUMER RESPONSIBILE FOR REPAIRS. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884223March 26, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
FRONT DOORS WILL NOT CATCH WHEN TRYING TO OPEN DOOR, AND SLAMS ITSELF CLOSED ON A MODERATE SLOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883713March 21, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE PEDAL FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. THERE IS A MAJOR DELAY OF FUEL GETTING INTO ENGINE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC HAS NO CORRECTIVE SOLUTION FOR REPAIR. HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP WITH PROBLEM 3 TIMES SO FAR. VOLVO V70T5.*AK ENGINE IDLE WAS TOO LOW CAUSING DELAY IN THROTTLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742290March 12, 2001
TIRES
MANUFACTURER CLAIMS ROAD HAZARD NOT TIRE DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE TIRE DEALER SAYS THAT THESE WHEELS AND TIRES WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR NJ ROADS. WE HAVE A MERCURY SABLE WHICH WE HAVE DRIVEN ON THE SAME ROADS FOR THE EQUIVALENT AVERAGE MIOLEAGE WITHOUT TIRE FAILURE. AT THESE MILEAGES THREE TIRE FAILURES IN A MONTH IS MORE THAN WE THINK IS NORMAL FOR A CAR BEING DRIVEN ON NORMAL CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO TALK TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER AT THIS POINT THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: XTCUCO41 2)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742247March 11, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BULB FAILED AND BULB FAILURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ON WAY HOME FROM DEALERSHIP. WE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS COMPONENT ON THIS MODEL. THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO REPAIR BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE A SERVICE TECHNICIAN ON SITE. THEY OFFERED ANOTHER CAR BUT WE DECLINED. SIGNAL HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740277February 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2 DAYS AFTER I PICKED UP MY US SPEC VOLVO; THE ENGINE STOPPED DEAD WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPG ON A MAJOR EUROPEAN HIGHWAY. VOLVO COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND SENT ME A LETTER INDICATING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. 2 DAYS AGO THE ENGINE STOPPED DEAD AGAIN WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A BUSY CITY INTERSECTION. EITHER OF THESE ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN FATAL AS THE CAR GAVE NO WARNING BEFORE THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY LEAVING ME WITHOUT POWER BRAKES OR STEERING AND STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER NOW TELLS ME THAT VOLVO HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN STATING THAT SEVERAL NEW S80 AND V70 MODELS HAVE A "WEAK" FUEL PUMP WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STOP DUE TO LACK OF GAS ALTHOUGH THERE IS PLENTY OF GAS IN THE TANK. DESPITE THE PUBLICATION OF THIS BULLETIN SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, NEITHER VOLVO NOR MY DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW PUMP (DESPITE THE PREVIOUS BREAKDOWN), SO I AND MY FAMILY WERE NEEDLESSLY SUBJECTED TO ANOTHER HARROWING VEHICLE FAILURE. THIS DEFECT IS DANGEROUS AND VOLVO SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT IT ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES WITHOUT WAITING FOR THEM TO HAVE A SECOND UNEXPLAINED ENGINE STOPPAGE, AS THE BULLETIN APPARENTLY INDICATES, BEFORE REPLACING THE PUMP. THE DEALER THAT SERVICES MY CAR SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN 4 NEW CARS INCLUDING MINE WITH THIS PROBLEM IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO MY NEW US SPEC VOLVO XC, IT MUST BE HAPPENING TO OTHERS AS THEY ARE ALL PRODUCED IN THE SAME FACTORY IN SWEDEN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE ONE OF THESE CARS IS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE AVOIDED HAD VOLVO BEEN RESPONSIBLE IN NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS OF THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL DEFECT. I AM CURRENTLY STATIONED WITH THE US ARMY IN HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS +[XXX] IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION OR MY E-MAIL IS [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877981January 10, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
AFTER USING REAR OUTLET WITH A COOLER ON BATTERY WENT DEAD, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT OPEN HATCH DOOR BECAUSE IT WORKED ELECTRONICALLY, AND TO OPEN IT HAD TO DO IT MANUALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737025November 29, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I LEASED A 2001 VOLVO V70 WAGON ON 9/27/00. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SEVERE AMOUNT OF REFLECTION FROM TOP OF DASHBOARD ONTO THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. REFLECTION IS POSITIONED HIGH UP ON THE WINDSHIELD IN THE AREA WERE THE DRIVER WOULD NORMALLY LOOK OUT OF THE CAR. WHEN DIRECT SUNLIGHT IS ON THE DASHBOARD TOP, THE REFLECTION IN THE WINDSHIELD IS SO GREAT THAT IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. EVEN IN LOWER LIGHT SITUATIONS (AS WITH NIGHTTIME STREET LIGHTING AND OVERCAST DAYS), THE REFLECTION POPS UP AND IS DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER. IT APPEARS THAT THE REFLECTION IS DUE TO THE RAKE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ANGLE OF THE DASHBOARD TOP. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE VOLVO DEALER AND THEY IN TURN NOTIFIED THE VOLVO REPRESENTATIVE. THE RESPONSE WAS "CONDITION NORMAL TO ALL 01 MODELS". I NOTE THAT THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT INDICATED THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD ALSO COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM 53 AND HAVE DRIVEN AND OWNED MANY CARS, BUT HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF SAFETY IMPAIRMENT IN ANY OTHER CAR. TO FIND OUT IF I WAS ALONE IN MY PERCEPTION, I POSTED A NOTE ON EDMUNDS.COM AND WITHIN SEVERAL HOURS I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING RESPONSE: "YEP, I'M SURE EVERYONE HAS THIS PROBLEM." THE AMAZING THING ABOUT THIS REFLECTION IS THAT IT APPEARS TO EXIST IN THE FULL LINE OF VOLVO'S NEW MODELS. MY GUESS IS THAT OVER TIME THERE WILL BE NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THE DRIVER'S INABILITY TO FOCUS THROUGH THE REFLECTION OR DUE TO THE DISTRACTION CAUSED BY IT POPPING UP IN CHANGING LIGHT SITUATIONS SUCH AS TRANSITIONS DRIVING FROM SHADE TO SUNLIGHT ON A TREE LINED STREET. FOR MY PART, ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL LOSS, I AM GOING TO DISPOSE OF THE CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I KNOW THIS SOUND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE THAT A COMPANY SUCH AS VOLVO COULD PRODUCE A CAR WITH THIS DEFECT, BUT SIT IN ONE WHEN THERE IS LIGHT SHINING ON THE DASH TOP AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875325November 21, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DESIGN OF DASHBOARD AND WINDSHIELD IS OF SUCH AN ANGLE THAT CONSUMER CANNOT SEE ON A BRIGHT DAY. GLARE IS BAD ENOUGH, AND SHE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING. CONTACTED VOLVO WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE.*AK CONSUMER FEELS IF THE DASHBOARD WERE A DARKER COLOR, THE GLARE WOULD NOT BE THERE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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