Volvo · Model Report
Showing safety data for the 2000 model year only.
CERTAIN CARDONE MASTER CYLINDERS WITH PART NUMBERS 10-2925, 10-2987, 10-2987MZA, 10-3083, 11-3015, 11-3042, 11-3044, 11-3045, 11-3047, 11-3064, AND 11-3156, AND WITH DATE CODES LOWER THAN DCA7078 SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE SEAL ON MASTER CYLINDER CAN FAIL AND LEAK BRAKE FLUID.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR IRREGULARITIES, A DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING, AND/OR INEFFICIENT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAY CAUSE A WARNING LAMP TO LIGHT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ONSET OF LIMP HOME MODES.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY CEASE TO FUNCTION.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS, SOME ELECTRIC COOLING FANS MAY OVERHEAT POTENTIALLY CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE AND, IN RARE INSTANCES, A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THERE COULD BE INADEQUATE CONTACT BETWEEN THE BULB AND SOCKET WHICH COULD CAUSE THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL NOT TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED.
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PASSING SMOG AND HAD TROUBLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SO THE SMOG DEALER TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT I WAS TRYING TO PASS SMOG, BUT THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING VERY GOOD IN SPITE OF THE SMOG PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE AT A COST OF OVER 10,000 DOLLARS WHICH BOTH OF US SPENT IN A TWO MONTH PERIOD. BUT AFTER THEY GOT IT TO PASS SMOG I NOTICED ANOTHER MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM, IT WOULD STOP RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS NEW PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE KEY AND IT STILL STOPPED ON ME 3 X ON THE FREEWAY AND STREETS. I RETURNED THE CAR GOING DOWN THE MAIN STREETS FOR 2 HOURS AND LIFT IT WITH THE COMPANY. MCKEVITT VOLVO IN SAN LEANDRO CA. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME BUT I TOLD THEM MY ARE DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THEY WORKED ON IT! I NEED A WORKING CAR AND I AM IN DEPT AS A RESULT OF THEIR WORK. I AM A 65 YEAR OLD RETIRED TEACHER BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THIS DEPT. 11
No injuries · No fire · No crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD AS THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ETS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
No injuries · No fire · No crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS EXCESSIVELY INCREASED AND THE ETS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
No injuries · No fire · No crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 200,070.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS REAR ENDED AT 45 MPH AND A VOLVO ADVERTISEMENT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH SPECIAL SEATS TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURIES WHEN A CRASH OCCURRED. WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED THE CONTACTS HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL, BROKE THE STEERING WHEEL, THE HEAD REST AND THE SEAT. THE IMPACT FROM THE REAR END COLLISION CAUSED THE REAR SEATS TO BE PUSHED CLOSER TOWARDS THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SEATS. THE IMPACT ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING A CREASE IN THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE IN A V-SHAPE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT DURING A REAR END CRASH THE AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND ANOTHER DRIVER PASSING BY CALLED THE AMBULANCE ON HIS BEHALF. THE FIREMAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ALTHOUGH HE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THEY FOUND HIM UNCONSCIOUS IN THE BACK SEAT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE, A DEVIATED SEPTUM, A SEVERE CASE OF ASTHMA, HEART DISEASE, AND WAS COMPLETELY INCAPACITATED AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE T7 AND T9 THORACIC VERTEBRAE WERE FRACTURED. THE CRASH HAD CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LIVE WITH A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. THE MANUFACTURER DISPATCHED A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, HE WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE CONTACT, THE INSURANCE COMPANY OR HIS ATTORNEY WITH COPIES OF THE REPORT OR PHOTOS TAKEN DURING THE INVESTIGATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 100,000.