Volvo V70 Complaints

934 consumer complaints on file.

#10290427October 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2003 VOLVO V70 WITH ~127,000 MILES STARTED LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING. THE PLASTIC HOUSING FAILED ON ITS OWN. STRONG GASOLINE FUMES ENTERED THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THE ACCESS PANEL AND SEAL WERE INTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NEVER HAD ANY SERVICE REPAIR WORK ON OR NEAR THE FUEL TANK. I'VE HAD SEVERAL CARS OVER THIS MILEAGE WITH NEVER A FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILURE OF ANY TYPE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A PREMATURE FAILURE THAT IS EITHER A DESIGN, QUALITY OR ASSEMBLY PROBLEM.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288962October 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
01 VOLVO V70 WGN : TRANS BEGINS BANGING IN DOWNSHIFT IN '07. COMES AND GOES UNTIL MID '09 WHEN HAD TRANS "FIXED" BY TRANS SHOP. (SOLENOIDS VALVES REPLACED) STILL BANGING ,BUT MUCH LESS PRONOUNCED. ALSO NO DELAYED SHIFTS GOING FORWARD AS PRIOR TO FIX. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST CAME ON,SO THE JOURNEY CONTINUES(OR DOESN'T) WITH 01 VOLVO TRANS. GOT THE FEELING THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM.CLASS ACTION ANYONE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286887October 9, 2009
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY. HE COULD NOT RELEASE HIS SIX YEAR OLD CHILD FROM THE PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT WRAPPED AROUND THE CHILDS' ABDOMEN SO TIGHTLY THAT IT BRUISED HIS ABDOMEN. HE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT OFF OF THE CHILD. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE PRESENT, BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE SEAT BELT COULD BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $590.00. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10286028October 1, 2009
SEAT BELTS
DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT WON'T RETRACT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285676September 29, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING, SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY WARM. WHEN SHE DROVE THREE HOURS AWAY FROM HER HOME, SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HOT ALTHOUGH SHE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, LOOKED ONLINE, SEARCHED FOR A RECALL AND COULD NOT FIND ONE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE LIGHT BULB LOCATED INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285233September 25, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. HE STATED THAT TWO OF THE THREE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. WHEN THE THREE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY, ALL OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 04V051000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING BRAKE LIGHTS; HOWEVER, HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM AND THAT HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. HE PURCHASED THE PARTS AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284727September 21, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO V70. IN 2008 A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS, EBD SWITCH FAILED AT 105,000 MILES. HE DID NOT REPLACE THE SWITCH. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009 THE FAILURE RECURRED AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS PER HIS VIN. THE ABS MODULE AND THE EBD SWITCH WERE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $822.26. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 10/27/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY THE ABS FEATURE FAILED. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO WORK, HOWEVER, THE SWITCH FAILURE ALSO CAUSED INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER AS WELL AS CAUSING THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS TO COME ON AND GO OFF. UPDATED 10/28/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284757September 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON OUR 2004 VOLVO V70 WAGON CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE THEN MADE NOTICEABLE HESITATIONS BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BE DRIVABLE. AFTER GETTING TO ATLANTA AND TAKING THE CAR TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP, THE FAULT CODE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FUEL SENSOR. INTERESTINGLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2004 VOLVO V70 RECALL #07V226000 FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED VOLVO AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED AS THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY FOR VIN'S 286155 - 404037. VOLVO DECLINED TO COVER THE PROBLEM. THE RECALL CLEARLY STATES THAT THE FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND IT IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN MY OPINION. IN OUR CASE WE ARE LUCKILY THE PROBLEM DID NOT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL COMPLETELY ON THE HIGHWAY. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE ON THE 2004 V70 VOLVO'S AFTER THE VIN RANGE AS THE PROBLEM APPEARS NOT TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED ON ALL VEHICLES EXHIBITING THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283047September 7, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE FAILURE DURING SLOW-TO-STOP WHILE MOVING VEHICLE INTO GARAGE. BRAKES WENT STIFF WITH LITTLE BRAKING ACTION. LIFTED AND REPLANTED ON PEDAL REGAINED BRAKING ABILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282665September 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF HE DID NOT AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING UP HILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 54000 UPDATED 09/23/09 *BF UPDATED 09/30/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280877August 18, 2009
SEAT BELTS, EQUIPMENT
DEFECTIVE REAR SEATBELT (DRIVER SIDE) IN 2000 VOLVO V70. SEATBELT BINDS UP, CANNOT BE PULLED OUT AND WON'T RETRACT. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR THIS CAR WHICH HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280143August 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2001 VOLVO V70 T5 IS TRIGGERING CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON DASH. NO SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS AS YET BUT WILL LIKELY BE UNABLE TO PASS MY NEXT EMISSION TEST DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. NEED TO KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THIS WITHOUT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278357July 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAILED AFTER COMPLETE REPLACEMENT DUE TO OVERHEATING. REAR CALIPER FAILED AND CAUSED BRAKE LINE TO CLOSE AND PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BACK 50 MILES TO DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269747May 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY SUCKS UP RAW GAS, WHICH CAUSES A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. THE CONTACT USED A RAG TO SOAK UP THE GAS AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FUEL RETURNS TO THE PUMP ASSEMBLY. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH FIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264440April 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THERE IS OR WAS NO FAILURE OR CRASH , BUT WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE MIGHT BE ONE ON THE RECALL OF MY VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON 2002 BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE MALFUNCTIONING SOFTWARE IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM . THE RECALL NOTICE CAME FROM VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC. I NEED SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THIS TO SEE JUST HOW URGENT AND SERIOUS I SHOULD TAKE PRIORITY TO GET MY CAR IN TO SEE A VOLVO SERVICE CENTER TO GET IT FIXED, BECAUSE THIS COULD BE JUST A WAY OF GETTING A ONE HALF HOUR LABOR CHARGE OUT OF PEOPLE IF MY CAR DOES NOT CONTAIN THE RECALL PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262893March 24, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKIP AND STUTTER AS IF IT WERE GOING TO SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO THE VOLVO DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PAID $700 FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VOLVO MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS. THEY ALSO INFORMED HER THAT THEY WOULD DEDUCT A PERCENTAGE OFF OF THE REPAIR COST; HOWEVER, THAT NEVER OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,835.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262455March 19, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2001 VOLVO V70T HAS BEEN LUNGING FORWARD DURING LOW-SPEED DRIVING MANEUVERS AND HAS HAD VEHICLE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. THE DEALERSHIP, NALLEY VOLVO IN ATLANTA HAS HAD MY CAR FOR ALMOST A MONTH. VOLVO WAS INVOLVED IN A LAWSUIT WHICH LED TO A RECALL .RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER:06V441000. MY CAR RECEIVED THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE A FEW YEARS AGO BUT MY SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR. VOLVO AND DEALER SHIP SAID UNTIL THEY RECEIVE A HARD CODE THEY WONT DO ANYTHING EXCEPT REPLACE TRANSMISSION OR TRADE IN MY CAR FOR NEW ONE. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE EVEN CAR GOING INTO LIMP MODE AND ALSO HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MY CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR VOLVO TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261524March 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE IGNITION KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE SWITCH AFTER THE ENGINE IS CUT OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261270March 9, 2009
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE SUNROOF IN HER VEHICLE, A METAL BAR CRASHED DOWN ON HER HEAD. SHE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND A SLIGHT LACERATION TO HER HEAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 115,636. UPDATED 04-24-09 *BF UPDATED 04/27/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10261324March 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VOLVO V70 2001 HESITATING TO CHANGE GEAR, PROBLEM OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY DURING SLOW COMMUTE AT APROX. 20-40 MILES/HR. ONE DAY DRIVING THROUGH I-285 IN ATLANTA, GA CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. THANK GOD I WAS AT AN EXIT AREA AND WAS ABLE TO SLIDE CAR TO A NON TRAFFIC AREA. CAR WAS ABLE TO START ENGINE AGAIN APROX. WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES. CAR PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO NORTH POINT VOLVO, ALPHARETTA, GA. THE CAR HAD A "SENSOR PROBLEM" AND WAS "CORRECTED", PER THE DEALER.. TODAY CAR IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS - HESITANT TO CHANGE GEAR. I AM WORRIED IT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN ONE DAY. RESEARCHING IN THE INTERNET FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEMS. VOLVO COMPANY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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