Volvo V70 Complaints (1998)

187 consumer complaints on file.

#744175April 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006396April 14, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, WHEN I RAN OVER A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A RULER. I HEARD A LOUD BANG, AND THEN I GOT HOME, FOUND THAT GAS WAS POURING OUT OF THE GAS TANK. IT HAD BEEN PUNCTURED. OBVIOUSLY, WE ALL COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THERE WAS A SPARK. I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED A GAS TANK TO SO EASILY PUNCTURED. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****744064
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737903December 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875655November 29, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF A PHYSICAL CONDITION. IF THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT SOMEONE COULD BE HURT. CONSUMER HAS CHANGED HEADLIGHTS OVER 10 TIMES. DEALER SAYS ITS THE QUALITY OF LIGHT BULB. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736991November 28, 2000
TIRES
A SECTION APPROX. 12 INCHES OF THE TREAD HAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED. I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AND KEPT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I CONTACTED VOLVO AND WAS TOLD NO COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN MADE. I CALLED NHTSA BY PHONE AND LEFT A MESSAGE BUT NO ONE CALLED ME BACK. I (TIRESIZE: 205/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736952November 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
THE REAR BRAKES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT PADS AT 19,000 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THE NEXT MODEL YEAR HAD A REDESIGNED REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE TIRES WERE WORN AT 23,000 MILES.( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875223November 20, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SAFETY LOCK ON REAR SEAT BELT BROKE WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL CHILD SAFETY SEAT. TAKEN TO DEALER WHO SAID TOO MUCH FORCE WAS USED, HOWEVER A TRAINED CHILD SEAT TECHNICIAN STATED THAT CONSUMER PUT THE CAR SEAT IN CORRECTLY. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733866October 10, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR LOCK FAILS TO RELEASE MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED BY ANY MEANS (FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE). IF VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH OR IF OCCUPANT NEEDED TO EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY, THERE WOULD BE NO MEANS OF EXIT FROM THAT DOOR. SINCE REAR WINDOW ONLY GOES DOWN PART WAY, NO ESCAPE FROM WINDOW WOULD BE POSSIBLE. INTERNET SEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS DISCUSSIONS WITH VOLVO MECHANICS REVEAL THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM FOR 1998 MODEL-YEAR VOLVOS. MOST HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. MY VEHICLE HAPPENS TO BE OUT OF WARRANTY BECUASE OF ITS MILEAGE AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, MAKING VEHICLE EMERGENCY EXIT AND RESCUE DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. YOU MAY NOT HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS YET BECAUSE MOST VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS REMEDIED UNDER WARRANTY. ONE PERSON I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAS HAD (3) OF HIS (4) PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS REPLACED ALREADY. A SERVICE MANAGER OF A CANADIAN VOLVO DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM AT HIS DEALERSHIP THAT HE FEELS VOLVO SHOULD REPAIR AT NO CHARGE (TOO BAD HE DOESN'T WORK AT MY DEALERSHIP). I HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO NA REGARDING THIS ISSUE, I AWAIT THEIR RESPONSE. REGARDLESS OF THEIR RESPONSE, I FEEL THAT IT IS A BONAFIDE SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731992September 20, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870732September 18, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
PE00031, WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS/TAILLIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT CONTINUEOUSLY WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFCULTY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870255September 12, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS/ TAIL LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OUT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BULBS. DEALER HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS 28 TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728871August 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE ROTORS WARP. HAVE BEEN REPLACE 4 TIMES UNDER WARRENTEE. PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. THEY JUST REPLACE THE PARTS WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867830August 15, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON. THEN, ACTIVATED TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, AND LIGHT ON DASH PANEL WILL BLINK FAST, AND LET CONSUMER KNOW TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULBS. ALSO, BATTERY WILL DIE WITHOUT A REASON FOR IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867739August 14, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER HAS HAD DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT CHANGED 4 TIMES. DEALER HAS NEVER SAID WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS, THEY JUST CHANGE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864390June 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
2 TEETH ON DRIVESHAFT HAVE BROKEN OFF WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE RUNNING GEARS TO CEASE, AND WHEELS TO LOCKUP. DEALER CLAIMED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724152June 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863474June 13, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
DIRECTIONAL TURN SIGNALS 4-WAY MODULE FAILED , CAUSING LOSS OF TURN SIGNALS AND 4-WAY FLASHERS. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. PART ON BACK ORDER FOR 2 WEEKS INDICTATING A TREND OF DEFECT.*AK BACKORDERED SINCE 5-31-2000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862677May 30, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD RELEASE WITHOUT INDICATION. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784633May 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS EMMITING A FOUL EXHAUST(ROTTEN EGG) ODOR WHICH ENTERS THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS DOWN 2", THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN CLEAN A REPLACED BUT THE ODOR PERSIST. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721739April 20, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
INAPPROPRIATE PLACEMENT OF THE TAILGATE HANDLE CAUSE ME TO PULL THE TAILGATE DOWN ONTO MY FACE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY NOSE. 21 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND WITH SCARRING. I BELIEVE THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD VOLVO PLACED THE TAILGATE HANDLE ON THE EDGE OF THE TAILGATE INSTEAD OF INSIDE THE TAILGATE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE REMEDIED SO THAT OTHERS DO NOT SUFFER AS I DID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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