Volvo V70 Complaints (1999)

169 consumer complaints on file.

#755465December 10, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
FAILURE OF TIRE SIDEWALL - BLOWOUT AT 50 MPH - LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL! (TIRESIZE: 195/60/R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753837October 29, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
RECURRING PROBLEM (3 TIMES AT LEAST NOW) WITH LEAKING FUEL TANK, STRONG SMELL AND NOTICEABLE LEAKS ON THE R.H.S. FUEL TANK (REAR SIDE) UNDERNEATH. A FEW LOOSE CLAMPS ON THE HOSES ON THE TOP OF THE TANK FOUND AND FIXED. PROBLEM DISAPPEARED, BUT COMES BACK WITH EVERY RE-FUELING. DEALER SUGGESTED REPAIRING IT AT THEIRS' AT MY EXPENSE AS A GENERAL CASE, NO RECALLS EXIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752278September 17, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750706August 18, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
A DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION COMMON TO THE VOLVO XC AWD WORE THROUGH THE HEAT SHIELD AND WAS WEARING THROUGH THE PLASTIC GAS TANK. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE VIBRATION, THEY FOUND THE VISCOUS COUPLING HOUSING HAD WORN THROUGH THE SHIELD AND TANK AND REPLACED THE TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890367June 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, TIRES
UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY FEELS BOUNCY AND VIBRATES. SOMETIMES THERE IS ALSO A BUMPING NOISE. THIS HAPPENS ONLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP, NEVER UNDER EMERGENCY BRAKING. BRAKING DISTANCE IS NORMAL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, REPLACED HYDROLIC UNIT/CONTROL MODULE/FRONT BRAKE PADS, AND ALL TIRES. DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE TO REACT THAT WAY DURING BRAKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745877May 25, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS ON HIGHIWAY 5 IN SAN DIEGO. I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 65MPH. WHEN I APPROACHED A CONGESTED AREA, I MANUALLY PUSHED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH TO THE "OFF" POSITION. WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THE "OFF" POSITION I CONTINUED DRIVING THROUGH THE CONGESTED AREA. AS I WAS LEAVING THE CONGESTED AREA, I DECIDED THIS WOULD BE AN IDEAL TIME TO PUSH THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH INTO THE "ON" POSITION, IN PREPARATION FOR DRIVING AT THE HIGHER ALLOWED 65MPH SPEED LIMIT. WHILE TRAVELLING AT 30MPH I PUSHED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH INTO THE "ON" POSITION. AS THE CAR WAS NEW TO ME, I DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR DETENT SIGNIFYING THE "ON" POSITION. UNKNOWNINGLY I 'OVERPUSHED' THE SWITCH FROM THE "OFF" POSITION, PASS THE "ON" POSITION, INTO THE "RESUME" POSITION (THINKING THAT THIS OUGHT TO BE THE "ON" POSITION). I REMOVED MY FINGER FROM THE SWITCH AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING (I LATER CAME TO REALIZE IT WAS ACCELERATING TO 65MPH, THE SETTING PRIOR TO THE SWITCH BEING TURNED OFF). MY COMPLAINT IS THAT WHEN I PUSHED THE SWITCH INTO THE "OFF" POSITON, ALL PRIOR CRUISE CONTROL SETTINGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ERADICATED (AS IT DOES IN MY GM TRUCK AND PREVIOUS CARS I DROVE). A DRIVER, AS I DID, NOT KNOWING THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL MEMORY DOES NOT CLEAR WHEN THE SWITCH IS PUSHED INTO THE "OFF" POSITION, COULD EXPERIENCE AN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION AND A RESULTING COLLISION WHEN THE SWITCH IS PUSHED BEYOND THE "ON" POSITION. AN INDIVIDUAL, AS I, HAVING DRIVEN A GM VEHICLE WITH FACTORY INSTALLED CRUISE CONTROL CONTROL IS USED TO HAVING THE "OFF" POSITION SEPARATING THE "RESUME" AND "ON" POSITIONS SO THAT THE OPERATOR MUST SELECT A DISTINCT, EXCLUSIVE MOTION FOR "OFF" "ON" AND "RESUME". *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742938March 23, 2001
TIRES
I NOTICED A VIBRATION BETWEEN 25-40 MPH. DEALER FOUND BELT SEPARATION AND CRACKING. THERE ARE 5 OR 6 OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS ON 1998 AND 1999 VOLVO CARS AT THIS DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM UNHAPPY THAT CONTINENTAL MADE ME PAY A PRO-RATA AMOUNT OF $25 FOR EACH TIRE THEY REPLACED. (DOT NUMBER: LMPDAXUB TIRESIZE: 205/65/15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880900February 20, 2001
STRUCTURE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
STRUCTURE COUPLING HOUSING CROSS MEMBER WOULD BECOME UNBOLTED. FUEL TANK IS INDIRECTLY ATTACHED CLOOSELY BY STRAP TO THE FRAME MEMBER. THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED TANK TO FALL OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741009February 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
THIS CAR HAS HAD A SULFUR SMELL IN THE EMISSIONS SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE. WHEN IT DIDN'T GO AWAY AT 200 MILES, COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE 2000 MILES. DIDN'T GO AWAY BY THEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR, DOWNLOADED AND UPGRADED COMPUTER, REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND WE ARE ON OUR THIRD CAT CONVERTER BUT THE CAR STILL SMELLS OF SULFUR. ESPECIALLY NOXIOUS AT LOW SPEEDS, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND IDLEING! IN JUNE OF 2000 THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T AUTHORIZING ANY MORE REPAIRS ON THE CAR. BUT THE CAR STILL SMELLS. CONCERNED ABOUT THE SMELL BEING AN IRRITANT TO MY SON WHO HAS HISTORY OF ASTHMA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732945September 30, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
SAW INFO ON INVESTIGATION...HAVE HAD THREE FRONT LAMP FAILURES....SEEMS UNUSUAL FOR NEWER CAR...SEVERAL FRIENDSW/ VOLVOS (98-99) HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730173September 4, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS BURN OUT ON A BRAND NEW CAR. THE PERSONNEL AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE REPEATEDLY ADVISED ME THAT VOLVO KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE V70'S BECAUSE THE SOCKET AND THE LIGHTBULBS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE. I HAVE WRITTEN TO VOLVO ASKING FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND NEVER RECIEVED ANY RESPONSE. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO DO THAT UNDER ITS GOODWILL WARRANTY. THIS WAS DONE ON 4/19/2000. IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM AS ANOTHER SIGNAL LIGHT HAS JUST GONE OUT. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT VOLVO, WHICH IS PERFECTLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS SO THE THEIR OWNERS DON'T HAVE TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERY MONTH TO REPLACE A LIGHTBULB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729593August 30, 2000
TIRES
TIRES ARE ELIPTICAL, BELTS MAY BE SEPARATING( DOT NUMBER: LMPD AXBU TIRE SIZE: 205-65-15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725571July 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSOLE AND CONSOLE KNOBS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH - TAPES HAVE MELTED IN TAPE DECK - ELECTRICAL SWITCHES MALFUNCTION REPEATEDLY BUT IN NO APPARENT PATTERN - TURN SIGNALS AND HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS - WINDOWS HAVE NOT OPERATED - ELECTRICAL SEAT ADJUSTMENT HAS FAILED - AIR CONDITIONER SWITHCES HAVE FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711303April 7, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
CAR HAS APPROX. 15,300 MILES. WHEN ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNAL (LEFT) THE INTERIOR INDICATOR FLASHED RAPIDLY. THE FRONT EXTERIOR TURNSIGNAL BULB WOULD FLASH DIMLY. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT A CONTACT ON THE INTERIOR OF THE LIGHT SOCKET WAS CHARRED AND REPLACED THE BULB AND SOCKET. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO OCCURRED ON MY 1998 VOLVO V70 WAGON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719639March 3, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THIS IS A SAFTETY RELATED ISSUE.... HEADLIGHT FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855768January 31, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME VERY HOT AT TIMES WITH TEMPERTURES OF 191 DEGREES, CAUSING SERVAL COMPONENTS TO MELT, SUCH AS TAPES, ETC. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855395January 24, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITHIN THE TURN SIGNAL SOCKET WHICH CAUSED THE WIRES TO MELT, CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL TO BE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THE TURN SIGNAL SOCKET NEEDED REPLACING. ALSO, THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548851October 14, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
DUE TO DESIGN (ABSENCE OF A SHIELD OVER FUEL LINE), DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE FROM ROCK IN THE ROAD SURFACE OCCURRED, WHICH SPRAYED SMALL AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RESULTED IN FIRE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844371August 4, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION CAP CROSS THREADED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844090August 2, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THEIRS IS A VERY BAD FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA, IT LEAKS UP TO FIVE GALLONS WITHIN AN HOUR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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