1998 Volvo V70 complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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

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 )

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: )

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

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.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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

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

BRAKE ROTORS WARP. HAVE BEEN REPLACE 4 TIMES UNDER WARRENTEE. PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. THEY JUST REPLACE THE PARTS WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS.

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

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

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.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD RELEASE WITHOUT INDICATION. *AK *ML

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

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.

HYDRAULICS ON THE TAILGATE OF MY WAGON SEEMED TO FAIL (DURING EXTREME COLD WEATHER) CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO FALL ON MY NOSE RESULTING IN ALMOST SLICING MY NOSE OFF; PLASTIC SURGERY AND 21 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED

RECALL 99V236000. DEALER CAN'T GET PARTS. *AK

THIS CAR HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HEADLIGHT, TAILLIGHT, TURN SIGNALS...ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE STEREO AND BATTERY HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED. BOTH THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THEM TO "STICK" IN THE POSITION THAT THEY ARE IN. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MOST OF THE BULBS AT NO CHARGE. I HAVE HAD 2 REPLACED WHILE ON VACATION AT VARIOUS TIMES. I CAN NOT THINK OF ANYTHING OTHER THEN THE TIRES, THAT IS NOT GOVERNED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE. WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A CONCERN TO ME. VOLVO AS A MANUFACTURER HAS PROMISED A FULL SYSTEM CHECK TWO TIMES. IT NEVER HAPPENED. AT THIS POINT, I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD TRUST THE CAR EVEN IF IT DID CHECK OUT OK. *AK

THE SEAT BELT IN THE CENTER BACK SEAT BROKE. YH

NO SUMMARY

"FREEZE" PLUG BLEW OUT WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY. THAT RESULTED IN VERY LOW ENGINE POWER AVAILABLE, A LOT OF NOISE, AND INEFFECTIVE FOOTBRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH DRIVER REARENED ANOTHER VEHICLE . UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL, SUSTAINING INJURIES WITH SEATBELT ON. NO INDICTATION OF AIRBAG BEING INOPERATIVE. 15,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO FRONT END.*AK

BOTH BULBS WITHIN HEADLIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT WITHIN 15000 MILES, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND A SAFETY HAZARD.DLR IS AWARE OF BULBS PREMATURLEY BURNING OUT. *AK

TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH, STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 AND STAYED THERE FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE AND THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARED TO BE WORKING AGAIN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND THEN WENT BACK TO 0 WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL IN MOTION IT STARTED WORKING,ONLY TO RETURN TO 0 FOR ABOUT 1 MILE. IT KICKED IN AGAIN. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE SPACE OF 20 MINUTES.

FRONT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS STOP FLASHING WHILE REAR TURN LIGHTS CONTINUE TO WORK. REMOVED BOTH FRONT BULBS, FILAMENTS OK, APPEARS FAILUE DUE TO ARCING OF CONTACT MATERIALS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF BULB LEADS. CLEANED CONTACTS AND INSTALLED NEW BULBS, NOW WORK FINE. DID NOT DISCUSS WITH DEALER BUT UNDERSTAND PROBLEM IS COMMON. COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS SINCE TURN INDICATORS ARE A SAFETY ITEM. *AK

LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNALS FAIL EVERY FEW MONTHS. EACH TIME THE BULB CONTACTS AS WELL AS THE BULB RECEPTACLE ARE SEVERELY SCORCHED AND PLASTIC IS MELTED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE HAZARD.

LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNALS FAIL EVERY FEW MONTHS. EACH TIME THE BULB CONTACTS AS WELL AS THE BULB RECEPTACLE ARE SEVERLY SCORCHED AND PLASTIC IS MELTED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE HAZARD.

WE LEARNED THIS WEEK THAT OUR VOLVO V70 HAS A DESIGN DEFECT - IN THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS BECOME WARPED AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF USAGE. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR, INFORMED US OF THIS. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE, IN LESS THAN A YEAR, FIRST IN DECEMBER 1998 AND NOW AGAIN IN OCTOBER 1999. THE MECHANICS TELL US THAT THE ROTORS SHOULD USUALLY LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THE ROTORS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR IN THE V70 AND 840 SERIES. HE INDICATED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THAT VOLVO CONSIDERS THE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT THIS OFTEN, AS SIMPLE WEAR AND TEAR. ANOTHER CUSTOMER PRESENT AT THE SAME TIME ALSO STATED SHE HAD PROBLEMS AND THAT MOST RECENTLY IN HER HAD BEEN TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS BUT THAT VOLVO IN UNRESPONSIVE. WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE WE PURCHASED A VOLVO FOR ITS SAFETY REPUTATION. WE HAVE A FOUR YEAR DAUGHTER WE TRANSPORT IN THE CAR, AND WE ARE AFRAID OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN. NOT ONLY WOULD AN ACCIDENT HARM US, BUT OTHERS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT ACTION WE SHOULD TAKE.

WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH DRIVER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL, AND RESULTING IN INJURIES EVEN THOUFG SEAT BELT WAS WORN. NO INDICTATION OF AIRBAGS BEING DEFECTIVE. *AK

COMPLETELY WORN BRAKE PADS AFTER ONLY 14K MILES.

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT HEAD LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT DUE TO THE LIGHT BULB'S THAT KEEP BLOWING OUT. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE BULBS EIGHT TO NINE TIMES. *AK

LEFT HEADLIGHT.

EVAPORATIVE VALVE STICKING.

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A POWER LOSS AND HAS HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO GET IT TO START, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *SLC

TURN SIGNAL FAILED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE CONTACT TERMINAL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HAD DRIVEN VEHICLE .AFTER ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN ENGINE STOPPED COLD, TRIED STARTING, BUT NOTHING. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA WITHOUT WARNING RIGHT AFTER BEING SERVICED BY A DEALER. PRIOR TO THIS VEHICLE STALLED ONCE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE.

THE ROTORS WARPED IN LESS THAN 23,000 MILES SEE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED FROM THE INTERNET MULTIPLE INSTANCES REPORTED BY OTHERS AS WELL.

STRONG ODOR (SULPHUR?) ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. DRIVER AND PASSENGERS/CHILDREN HAVE BECOME NAUSEOUS AND PULLED OVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. VOLVO CLAIMS IT IS A GASOLINE PROBLEM, BUT ALL INSTRUCTIONS RELATED TO THE GASOLINE TYPE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED. VOLVO REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUT THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM.

ENGINE HAS A RANDOM MIS-FIRE RELATED TO THE CPU. VOLVO IS AWARE BUT HAS NOT PRODUCED ANY BULLETINS FOR AN UP-GRADE. MIS-FIRE CAN CAUSE STALLS AT IDLE IN COLD WEATHER AND HAS POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS DUE TO STALLS IN INTERSECTIONS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN ALL 1998 MODELS WITH THE 190HP TURBO ENGINE. IT IS ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS.

CAR EXHIBITS A SHUDDER IN THE DRIVE TRAIN - MORE NOTICABLE AT SPEEDS UNDER 55MPH. A PRONOUNCED SHUDDER OCCURS WHEN COASTING OR IN TRAILING THROTTLE BETWEEN 36-44 MPH. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS JUST A 'CHARACTERISTIC' OF THE MODEL. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VIBRATION IS CAUSED BY MIS-ASSEMBLED OR IMBALANCED DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS AND WILL RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHEN BEING DRIVEN.

SEAT BUCKLE LOCK MECHANISM DESIGN TO USE WITH CHILD SAFETY SEAT FRACTURED RESULTING IN FAILURE.

VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN INDICATOR LIGHT WARNING DRIVER THAT PASSENGER'S DOOR IS OPEN OR AJAR. *AK

DAILY EXHAUST ODOR INSIDE CAR WHEN DRIVER OR PASSENGER WINDOW IS OPENED A LITTLE. THIS IS A HEALTH HAZARD. IT HAPPENS WHEN THERE ARE NO OTHER CARS AROUND AS WELL, SO I KNOW IT IS NOT COMING FROM OTHER CARS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED IN ANY OTHER CAR WE HAVE HAD. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WHEN I DRIVE A LOANER VOLVO (WHEN MY CAR IS BEING SERVICED). DEALER HAS CHECKED THIS OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ON ONE THING OR ANOTHER EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. SHOULD I CONTACT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SINCE THIS COULD AFFECT OUR HEALTH? WE HAVE TO KEEP THE AIR CIRCULATION BUTTON ON INSIDE AIR OR EXHAUST COMES IN FROM OTHER CARS. IS THIS CAR A LEMON? DO WE HAVE ANY OPTIONS BESIDES BUYING A DIFFERENT CAR? THIS COMPLAINT DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE AIRBAGS. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO CHANGE THAT INFORMATION AFTER I REVIEWED ALL OF THE INFORMATION. SORRY. *AK