1998 Volvo V70 complaints

SAFETY CONCERNS AFTER PURCHASE OF NEW VEHICLE. MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. NO SAFET DEFECTS MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY.

VEHICLE DISPLAYS A VIBRATION/SHUDDER BETWEEN 35 MPH AND 45 MPH, STRONGEST AT 42 MPH WHILE DECELERATING. DEALER HAS CHECKED TIRE BALANCE, DRIVESHAFTS, AND AWD SYSTEM. *AK

REAR SPRING COILS FAILED. NLM

HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. *YC

MIRROR SWITCH FAILED. *YC

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. NLM

TURN SIGNAL BULBS FAILED. YH

POWER DOOR LOCK FAILED. YH

TAIL PIPE CAUSED 3RD DEGREE BURN, DESIGN IS TOO EXPOSED. YH

TAIL PIPE FAILED. YH

CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT FAILED.

THERE WAS A "LARGE FUEL LEAK IN FUEL SYSTEM". THE TEE JUNCTIONS AND CLAMPS WERE REPLACED.

INTERMITTENT "STUTTERING" OR "SPUTTERING" PROBLEM BOTH AT IDLE AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FEELS LIKE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IS MISFIRING THE ENGINE. CAR HAS NEVER STALLED, BUT NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR FROM STOP, SPUTTERING CAUSES DELAY IN ACCELERATION.

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT GOING AROUND A CURB, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A WALL. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT FULLY AND CATCHES IN DOOR CLOSURE. WHILE THE IMPACT SO FAR IS MINIMAL, IE, SCRATCHES THE PAINT AND CAUSES ME TO REOPEN THE DOOR AND PUSH THE BELT INSIDE, MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS WILL, IN TIME, RESULT IN A BENT SELT BELT LATCH MECHANISM WHICH COULD RESULT IN NOT LOCKING COMPLETELY WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS ENGAGED AND THEN COME LOOS UNDER STRESS -- GIVING ME THE BELIEF OF A SAFE, SECURE, VOLVO 3-POINT BELT BUT IN FACT IT WILL GIVE ME A ONE-WAY TRIP TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETARY

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED ON HIGHWAY, CAME UPON A ROUGH STRETCH OF ROAD. THE CAR GOT BUMPED AROUND A FEW TIMES, LEFT REAR DOOR GOT KNOCKED OPEN - IT STAYED LATCHED AND DID NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY. NO ONE WAS IN THE REAR SEAT AT THE TIME. AT THE TIME THE DOOR LOCK SWITCHES WERE IN THE UP/OPEN POSITION - BUT ALL DOORS WERE PROPERLY CLOSED BEFORE I BEGAN DRIVING.

VIBRATION IN FRONT END AT 35-45 MPH. VEHICLE SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

VEHICLE HAS HAD A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END (NOT FELT IN THE STEERING COLUMN OR GAS PEDAL) AT SPEEDS OF 35-45 MPH SINCE I TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE ON 8/25/98. MILEAGE AT VEHICLE PICK UP = 279. THIS WAS REPORTED TO DEALER ON 9/29/98, (MILEAGE 2035),WHEN I HAD THE SPEED RANGE AND KNEW IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY ROAD CONDITIONS. ON NOVEMBER 1, 1998 THIS MANIFESTED INTO A SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CONDITION, (SHAKE IN THE FRONT END),OCCURRED AGAIN ON 11/6/98, ALSO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER VERBALLY BUT HAS NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE 11/9/98 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 11/11 AND 11/12 TO TAKE IT TO AND FROM THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT (CURRENT MILEAGE = 4482). I AM CURRENTLY IN POSSESSION OF THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO FILE UNDER NH DMV ARBITRATION BOARD FOR RETURN OF THE VEHICLE. VOLVO HAS OFFERED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR IDENTIFICATION/REPAIR OF THE DEFICIENCY BUT I AM WAITING FOR NH DMV ARBITRATION TO MONITOR THIS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR OTHER DEFICIENCIES RELATED TO THIS VIBRATION/SHAKE. THIS VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED OTHER, REPORTED DEFICIENCIES; DUAL CLIMATE CONTROLS DO NOT WORK INDEPENDANTLY (NOT FIXED), REAR VIEW MIRROR BROKE OFF WHILE ADJUSTING (FIXED), SPEAKER GOES ON AND OFF (NOT FIXED), EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON FRONT WHEELS (DEALER CLEANED OFF) , APPEARANCE OF A FLUID STAIN ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL (DEALER STATES THIS IS COMB

THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK ON AN INCLINE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. EMERGENCY BRAKES HAD TO BE USED TO STOP. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *ML

THE DEFECTIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAKS INTO THE CABIN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE SEATBELTS DO NOT APPEAR TO RETRACT PROPERLY. THERE IS A SMALL LIGHT IN THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN BROKEN ON 3 OCCASSIONS BECAUSE THE SEATBELT DID NOT RETRACT PRIOR TO THE DOOR CLOSING. THE DEALER DID REPAIR THIS AND MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. ALSO IF THE SEATBELT BECOMES LOOSE BECAUSE OF DRIVER/PASSENGER MOVEMENT IT DOES NOT RETRACT OR BECOME TIGHT AROUND THE WAIST AGAIN. TO TRY TO CLARIFY THIS, IF AFTER INITIALLY SETTING THE BELTS WHEN YOU GET IN TO THE VEHICLE AND YOU HAVE MOVEMENT THAT ALLOWS THE SEATBELT TO EXPAND AROUND YOUR WAIST THE SEATBELT REMAINS EXPANDED. SO IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO ARISE YOU WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED. BEST REGARDS, RANDY GIBSON

CAR LOST TOTAL ENGINE POWER AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN OPERATING AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE. WOULD RESTART ON BERM UPON SLIGHT COOLING, THEN FAILURE RECURRED BACK ON FREEWAY. CAR WAS FLATABEDED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER FIRST IDENTIFIED FUEL PUMP FAILURE, THEN SAID WIRING TO FUEL PUMP WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. SO FAR, DEALER'S REPAIR SATISFACTORY.

THE CATALITIC CONVERTER SMELLS INSIDE THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I HAD WITH A PREVIOUS V70. AFTER NUMERUS COMPLAINTS TO VOLVO THEY REPLACED THE CAR WITH A SIMILAR CAR. NOW I FACE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. IT IS NOT AS BAD WHEN I USE THE HIGHEST OCTANE AVAILABLE AND ADD OCTANE BOOST. I CONSIDER THESE ODORS DANGEROUS BECOUSE I GET HEADACHES AND BURNING EYES WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFO YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE FOLLOW UP ON THIS COMPLAINT. THANKYOU.

MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SUFFERED A SECOND DEGREE BURN ON HER LEG BY COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST PIPE TIP AT THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CAR BY THE LIFT GATE. THE EXHAUST ON THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY HOT, SUBJECTILY, IT FEELS MUCH HOTTER THAN OTHER VEHICLES THAT I OWN. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A PE UNDERWAY BY NHTSA FOR THIS PROBLEM AND JUST WANTED TO SUPPLY SOME DATA. MY DAUGHTER IS FINE AND HAS RECOVERED COMPLETELY AND I DON'T EXPECT TO TAKE ANY ACTION AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER. THEY SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BY NOW.

HAD PARKED VEHICLE & GOT OUT W/CHILD. CHILD WENT BEHIND VEHICLE & WAS BURNED BY TAIL PIPE WHICH WAS STILL HOT. *AK

AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK, FUEL WAS FOUND TO BE DRIPPING UNDER THE CAR. IT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE EXPANSION TANK OR ITS HOSES. THE DEALER NEEDS TO DROP THE REAR SUSPENSION TO GET A BETTER LOOK, AND THEN ORDER PARTS. I'VE HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM INVOLVING OTHER V70S.

DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY CANCEL UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED PASSED THE NEUTRAL POSITION CONTINUING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE TURN.

LEAKY FUEL TANK.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER A ONE HOUR DRIVE. THERE IS A THIRD SEAT IN THE CAR. CHILD CLIMBED OUT OF BACK AND BURNED THE CALF ON THE TAIL PIPE. THE SECOND CHILD WAS WALKING AROUND THE CAR, AND BURNED THIGH ON THE TAIL PIPE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CHILD EXITING VEHICLE BURNED ON THE TAILPIPE DUE TO LOCATION.

WHILE OUTSIDE OF CAR, CONSUMER OPENED DOOR AND REACHED HAND IN TO TURN KEY (WANTED TO ROLL UP WINDOWS), CAR STARTED/ACCELERATED RAPIDLY, KNOCKING CONSUMER OVER.

BATTERY VENT MISSING, BATTERY BOILED OVER. BATTERY ACID SPRAYED OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT DRIVE BELTS, POWER STEERING HOSES AND BRAKE LINES.

THE TURN SIGNAL SOCKET APPEARS TO HAVE CORRODED CONTACT TERMINALS.

LEFT TURN INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING QUICKLY, INDICATING A POSSIBLE BULB FAILURE. AFTER REMOVING THE BULB, FOUND SEVERE BLACK CHARRING SURROUNDING THE CONTACT AREA. AFTER CLEANING, THE BULB STOPPED FLASHING.

CONSUMER'S SON WAS EXITING FROM THE REAR DOOR. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HIS LEG WAS RIGHT UP AGAINST THE TAIL PIPE, HE SUFFERED 2ND DEGREE BURNS. CONSUMER WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR AND WAS PRESCRIBED ANTI-BIOTICS FOR INFECTION DUE TO BURN. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MAY 13, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME CONSUMER WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR AND AGAIN ON THE 15 OF MAY. *AK

THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS OUT OF THE SEAT BACK MECHANISM AND WILL NOT GO BACK INTO THE MECHANISM. THE MIDDLE BELT WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 97 FOR THE SAME REASON. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE IS BEING REPAIRED BY DEALER AT THIS TIME.

CONSUMER WOULD SMELL GAS VERY STRONGLY AFTER FILLING TANK. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER ON 11/12/9., DEALER STATED THAT A PROLBEM EXISTED WITH THE EXPANSION TANK AND THAT THE TANK WOULD BE REPLACED. *AK