1999 Volvo V70 complaints

DT: VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLEDAND LOST POWER. *AK

PLEASE INCLUDE MY VEHICLE INCIDENT TO NHTSA ACTION # PE05041. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. NEXT DAY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, HOWEVER, WAS ABLE TO START BY BYPASSING GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL AND VEHICLE STARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO VOLVO DEALER. VOLVO REPLACED THE ETS UNIT AND RELOADED THE SOFTWARE UNDER THE SPECIAL CA EMISSIONS WARRANTY. SINCE VOLVO REPLACED THE PART WITH AN IDENTICAL UNIT, I AM CONCERNED THE UNIT WILL FAIL AGAIN OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE AT MY COST ($1,000.00). VOLVO SHOULD REDESIGN AND REPLACE ETS UNITS TO VOLVO OWNERS AT NO COST. *JB

DT: 1999 VOLVO V70. INTERMITTENT STALLING AND LOSS OF POWER. *AK

DT: VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLYSTALLED AND LOST POWER. *AK

ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ACCELERATION THEN STALLING. CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC CAUSING TRAFFIC JAM. SUBSEQUENTLY RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. PARTS REPLACED WERE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY, GASKET AND ETM RELOAD AT A COST OF $942. *NM

11/12/04 MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED 12/16/04 MAP SENSOR & SHUT OFF VALVE REPLACED 3/15/05 SHUT OFF VALVE REPLACED AGAIN! 1/18 05 MASTER WINDOW SWITCH PACK REPLACED - 5/31/05 MASTER WINDOW SWITCH PACK REPLACED AGAIN!! 3/17/05 ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE REPLACED!!! 5/9/05 OXYGEN SENSOR AND ABS CONTROL UNIT REPLACED. WHEN THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILED IN MARCH 2005, MY 1999 VOLVO V70 HAD ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT! I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND HAD NO WAY TO GET BACK ONTO THE ROAD SAFELY.....I HAVE SPENT OVER $4000 IN THE PAST YEAR REPLACING ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNITS IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS CAR SAFE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR FEAR OF SOMETHING ELSE GOING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE FOUR SMALL GRANDCHILDREN WHO ARE WITH ME AT LEAST THREE DAYS A WEEK. *NM

LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY CAR SLOWED TO 20 MPH ON HIGHWAY, REPLACED ETM MODULE ALSO HAPPENED IN JAN 2005 HAD ETM CLEANED AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN. *NM

VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING UNEXPECTEDLY. (1) NO WARNING. (2) ENGINE QUIT IN TRAFFIC. (3) CLEANED IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. *NM

DT: CALLER STATED THAT THREE TIMES VEHICLE HADIED WHILE DR. IT HAS HAPPENED EACH TIME ABOUT 5 WEEKS APART. GOT IT STARTED AGAIN WHILE ITS WAS ROLLING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

1999 VOLVO V70R AWD, 56958 MILES 1. NO NOTICEABLE EVENTS LEADING UP TO NEAR CRASH EXCEPT FOR WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE HAD A TENDENCY TO NOT HOLD STEADY SPEED. IT SEEMED TO WANT TO HUNT ABOVE AND BELOW SET SPEED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED. 2. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WAITING TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY, STARTED TO PROCEED WHEN CLEAR AND VEHICLE HESITATED FOR 2 OR 4 SECONDS AND THEN REGAINED NORMAL ACCELERATION. NEARLY HIT BROADSIDE BECAUSE OF HESITATION OF ENGINE. WITHIN 20 MILES ETM LIGHT WENT ON AND CAR WENT INTO LIMP-IN MODE. VEHICLE REQUIRED SEVERAL MINUTES TO ACCELERATE TO 30 MPH AND WOULD NOT EXCEED THAT SPEED. I WAS 130 MILES FROM HOME AND WAS REQUIRED TO HAUL IT BACK ON A FLAT BED BECAUSE IT IS AN AWD. 3. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY #8644347, SOFTWARE #9438298-3 2518 AND GASKET #8636753 TO CORRECT PROBLEM. COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $1200 NOT INCLUDING TOWING. YES THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INSPECTION. *NM

WE HAVE A 1999 V70 VOLVO STATION WAGON THAT ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO BEGAN LOSING POWER AND/OR STALLING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WOULD RE-START IF I WAS ABLE TO GUN IT AND GET THE CAR MOVING. VOLVO REPLACED THE THROTTLE SYSTEM AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO BE RESOLVED. IN MAY 2005, THE ENGINE AGAIN BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AS I DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (E.G. WHEN APPROACHING A TOLL OR IN TRAFFIC) AND THEN WOULD COMPLETELY STALL ONCE I EXITED THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE LOCAL ROADS AND WAS DRIVING AT A SLOWER SPEED. IT APPEARED TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS AND/OR THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. IT WOULD RE-START FAIRLY EASILY. THE VOLVO DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR (SUMMIT, NJ) LOOKED AT THE CAR IN MAY AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, AS THE COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER ANY FAILURE; THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO US AS IS. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN PERIODICALLY AND EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT RE-START. ON MONDAY, JUNE 13 I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IN JERSEY CITY WHO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG; THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO US AS IS. ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17, WE THEN BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER VOLVO DEALER (MONTCLAIR, NJ) WHERE THREE MECHANICS LOOKED AT IT OVER THE COURSE OF ONE WEEK AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, AGAIN CITING THAT THE COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER ANY FAILURES. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES, SO NOW IT IS AT ANOTHER LOCAL REPAIR SHOP (GARWOOD, NJ) WHERE THE MECHANIC CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE MID-JUNE AS I HAVE TWO

INCIDENCE 1 OF 7 SIMILAR. AS REPORTED ON SERVICE INVOICE: C/S CAR STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING, MAKING A U-TURN, START RIGHT UP. CHECK CAR FOR CODES, ACCESS, NO CODES ON ANY SYSTEM. NO CODES ON FUEL SYSTEM, CHECK FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR UNDER REAR PANEL, ALL OK. PER ABOVE, THOUGH SERVICE DEPT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, THIS INCIDENT WAS THE 1ST OF 7 SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING LATER THAT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED TWICE & THEN REPLACED TWICE. I WILL BE REPORTING ALL THE OTHER SUBSEQUENT INCIDENTS IN SEQUENCE OF OCCURRENCE ON THIS NHTSA COMPLAINT SITE AS WELL. *JB

MY 1999 VOLVO V70 STALLED IN TRAFFIC CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS MOVING SLOWLY BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND RESTART IT AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY CLEANED FUEL DEPOSITS OFF THE THROTTLE, BUT INFORMED ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR A $1,600 DOLLAR REPAIR OF THROTTLE CONTROL. *NM

DT: 1999 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON GLT. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SPEED. CONSUMER WAS JUST DRIVING AND IT STARTED LOSING POWER. WHEN PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL IT STARTED BUCKING. WHEN CONSUMER FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALER HE TOLD HIM THAT IF CONSUMER LEFT VEHICLE SITTING FOR A WHILE IT WOULD START BACK. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THIS PART WAS REPLACED ON 4-1-05, AND LATER FAILED ON 7-29-05. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT AGAIN AT NO CHARGE. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER HAD NOT PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS OF YET. BEFORE THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM LIGHT AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. *AK

I HAD MY TROTTLE UNIT, PCV SYSTEM REPLACED TWICE ON MY 1999 VOLVO V70, ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND AGAIN 35000 MILES LATER AT MY EXPENSE ($1041.91). I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM WITH THESE MODEL VOLVO CARS FROM YEARS 1999 THROUGH 2001. AN ARTICLE IN THE LAS ANGELOS TIMES DATED MAY 3, 2005 STATES THAT BETWEEN 21 AND 94% OF THESE UNITS FAIL WITHIN THE FIRST 100,000 MILES. VOLVO NA REFUCES TO RECALL THESE UNITS APPARENTLY, ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE, REPLACING SOME UNITS UNDER A SILENT EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. I AM REQUESTING YOUR ORGANIZATION TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND, IF FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE UNITS FAIL WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD SPECIFIED, YOU MANDATE THAT VOLVO NA RECALL THESE UNITS. AS SUCH, THOSE OF US WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE THEM REPLACED CAN RECEIVE A FULL REFUND FOR THE REPAIR.

1999 VOLVO V70 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR THE ETS LIGHT (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO BUCK. SEVERAL MECHANICS, DEALER AND FRIENDS OF THE CONSUMERS STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. *SC *JB

ETS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND CAR REFUSES TO ACCELERATE AND IDLES ROUGH. THIS CAN OCCUR AT START UP AND THEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND/OR ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS GENERATION OF VOLVO.*AK

AFTER CHARGING THE BATTERY, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. *BF THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO FIX TO THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THE AIR BAG LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME ON. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG MODULE WHICH FAIL TWO MONTHS LATER. *NM

REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE (1999 VOLVO V70). ATY 67000 MILES, THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON, AND TWO DAYS LATER THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILED, RESULTING IN ALMOST NO ACCELERATION, AND AN INABILITY TO MAINTAIN A SAFE SPEED. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED AS A VEHICLE DESIGN FLAW, AND A COMMON OCCURANCE AT 70K MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A HIGHLY HAZARDOUS FLAW, AND SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND REPAIRED AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. INSTEAD, IT IS A DEALER ONLY REPAIR, AND IS COSTING CONSUMERS $700-1500 FOR THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. VOLVO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR A NOTED DESIGN FLAW AT THEIR EXPENSE.*AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING IN THE SECOND POSITION. IN THE THIRD POSITION HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE SUPPOSE TO COME ON. HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON, BUT DASHBOARD LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. IF THE SWITCH WAS BETWEEN POSITION 2 AND 3 INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS WAS NOT THE NORMAL POSITION FOR THE LIGHTS TO OPERATE. *AK

THE ETS (RELATING TO THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE) KEEPS COMING ON DURING ACCELERATION FOLLOWED BY VERY SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE. PREVIOUS TIMES UPON LIGHT UP, I'VE TAKEN THIS TO THE DEALER AND BOTH TIMES THEY STATE NOTHING WAS WRONG AND RESET THE SYSTEM. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I'M AFRAID THAT THERE COULD BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT SOON DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK

ETM FAILURE IN MY 1999 VOLVO V70 T5. LOCAL VOLVO DEALER HAS SERVICED (CLEANED) IT AND IT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. CAR RUNS ROUGH AND IS BECOMING A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC. WILL REPLACE SOON AT A COST OF $750 US FOR THE PART--UNKNOWN LABOR COSTS. *JB

WHILE OPERATING THE SUBJECT VEHICLE, A VOLVO 1999 MODEL V70R AWD, AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH TRAFFIC UNDER A GREEN LIGHT, THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED. AS THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC CLEARED SUFFICIENTLY FOR A SAFE LEFT HAND TURN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO EXECUTE THE LEFT TURN BUT THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ONLY IDLED FORWARD INTO APPROACHING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO GET THE THROTTLE TO RESPOND. IN MY OPINION, THIS FAILURE IS EQUIVALENT TO THE THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPING ON A FOUR YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES. IF THE RATE OF INCIDENCE OF OCCURRENCE IS SOMEHOW REPRESENTED BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS EVIDENT ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB, THEN THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. IT IS LIKELY THAT PROPERTY AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT BY THIS THROTTLE FAILURE AND THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY A RECALL. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART, AND TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. AND MECHANIC REPLACED ABS MODULE BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK *SCC *JB

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES DIDN'T ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PUMP THE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS COMPLETE AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ABS UNIT THAT WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT. *PH *NLM

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT WORK. THE SWITCH CAME APART AND THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: WE BOUGHT OUR NEW VOLVO V70 GLT WAGON IN 1999 FROM KRAMER MOTOR, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. JUST RECENTLY THE AIRBAG SAFETY LIGHT (SRS) WENT OFF AND I WAS TOLD BY THE AUTHORIZED VOLVO SERVICE DEALER (RUSNAK, PASADENA) THAT IT MEANT SOMETHING WAS WRONG IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND VOLVO WOULD REPLACE THE AIRBAG. ON THE DAY OF THE REPAIR THE DEALER CALLED AND TOLD ME THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY SEAT COVERS - THE COVERS WERE NOT AUTHORIZED VOLVO SEAT COVERS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) AND THEREFORE THE VOLVO AIRBAG FEATURE MIGHT NOT WORK. SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM A VOLVO DEALER, WE DID NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS SITUATION COULD HAPPEN. VOLVO INFORMED US THAT DEALERS WILL SOMETIMES CHANGE FACTORY PARTS, IF THEY WANT TO, AND THAT VOLVO CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT THEIR DEALERS DO. SINCE THIS DEALER CHANGED A FEATURE THAT HAS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES, AGAIN WE COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS SITUATION IS CORRECT. HOW IS A CONSUMER PROTECTED IN SUCH A MATTER? WE BOUGHT FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HOW ARE WERE WE SUPPOSED TO KNOW OR EVEN SUSPECT THAT CRITICAL SAFETY ELEMENTS MIGHT NOT BE FUNCTIONING? VOLVO AMERICA AND THEIR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE, MICHAEL LAFATA, SEEM TO FEEL THAT IT IS JUST A CASE OF LET THE BUYER BEWARE. THE VOLVO AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR, KATHLEEN NATALE, WAS MORE UNDERSTANDING AND TRIED TO HELP BUT SHE HAD TO DEFER TO MR. LAFATA'S DECISION THAT VOLVO WOULD NOT REPLACE THESE SEAT COVERS TO R

ON SUNNY DAYS THE WINDSHIELD WOULD GIVE OFF REFLECTIONS SO BRIGHT THAT THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILURE. *AK

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM,'SRS' WARNING LIGHT IS CONTINUOSLY ON DURING OPERTATION OF VEHICLE.THIS CONDITION HAS PREVAILED FOR OVER ONE YEAR DESPITE ATTEMPTS BY DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIANS TO CORRECT. BOTH DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND FACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL AGREE THAT 'SRS' SYSTEM MAY BE COMPROMISED.

UPPER TORQUE MOUNT ON ENGINE MOUNTING CRACKED. THIS RATHER UNUSUAL FAILURE SUGGESTED TO ME A POSSIBLE MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION, STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR ALSO FOUND TO BE CRACKED. AGAIN, AN VERY UNUSUAL FAILURE WHICH MIGHT RELATE TO A MANUF DEFECT. INVOICE NO. FOR DEALER REPAIR: VOCS221655. DT

ABS BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRANSMISSION LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. THIRD TIME IN 11 MONTHS. FIRST SERVICE WAS A SOFT WARE PATCH. HARDWARE REPLACED LAST WEEK AND SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. MANUFACTURER UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH PROBLEM. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ODOMETER WILL MOVED BACK AND FORTH CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE THE WRONG ODOMETER READINGS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

WHILE TRAVELING APPROACHING A INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER HEAD ON THE DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD LOCK UP WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING DOOR. DEALER CONTACTED. *AKTHE MAIN DOOR HINGE IS FAILING AND HANGS UP WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE DRIVER FRONT DOOR. THE AUTO SERVICE DEALER HAS ADVISED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS OF OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT VOLVO WILL NOT OFFER TO REPLACE IT DESPITE SAFETY CONCERNS. *JG

WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH ANOTHER DRIVING TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. UPON IMACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING U BOLT BROKE AND SHEARED OFF. VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

AFTER USAGE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT TO HOME BOX, RESULTING IN BUCKLE LATCHES DAMAGING INTERIOR OF VEHICLE/ DOOR LIGHTS. *AK

FAILURE OF TIRE SIDEWALL - BLOWOUT AT 50 MPH - LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL! (TIRESIZE: 195/60/R15)

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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

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

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 WI

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)

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

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

SAW INFO ON INVESTIGATION...HAVE HAD THREE FRONT LAMP FAILURES....SEEMS UNUSUAL FOR NEWER CAR...SEVERAL FRIENDSW/ VOLVOS (98-99) HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM