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1999 Volvo S70 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →

Electrical System › Ignition

Filed Oct 24, 1999FL

THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF INACTIVITY THE CAR WILL NOT START. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER A FAULTY SWITCH IN THE DOOR ALLOWS THE BATTERY TO DRAIN OVER EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ANYONE WHO TRAVELS AND LEAVES THERE CAR AT THE AIRPORT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT. THE CAR HAS FAILED TO START FOR ME ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND BEEN TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED ME OF THE DESIGN DEFECT. HOWEVER I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM OR IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT SEEKING HELP WHEN THEIR CAR FAILS TO START IN SOME LONELY DARK SETTING.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe1 injured

Filed Jul 8, 1999MI

TAIL PIPE EXCEEDS THE LENGTH OF BUMPER, CAUSING SOMEONE TO BE BURNED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline

Filed May 28, 1999NY

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline

Filed May 10, 1999OR

ENGINE WILL RUN LIKE IT'S FLOODED. RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. PRIOR TO VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER IS REPAIRING VEHICLE AGAIN, AND HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE TWICE BEFORE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline

Filed May 10, 1999OR

THE ENHGINE WILL BEGIN TO RUN ROUGHLY (AS THOUGH IT IS FLOODED) LOSES, POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE "ETS" AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS COME ON. THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS TO PULL OVER, SWITCH OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN RESTART. IF THE *AK

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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