2007 VOLVO C70 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLVO C70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES BECAME HESITANT TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR CALIPER SEIZED AND WAS NOT HOLDING THE BRAKE ROTOR, AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V101000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 04/03/13*LJ UPDATED 4/11/13 */CN UPDATED 04/15/13

THE HEAD LINER IN MY 2007 VOLVO C70 FELL JUST AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE LINER IS HELD IN PLACE WITH ADHESIVE COATED CLIPS AND THE ADHESIVE FAILED. HAD I BEEN DRIVING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TT

I HAVE AIR AND WATER LEAKS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE MATTUSCH VOLVO DEALER IN KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY, FOUR TIMES FOR THESE LEAKS; MATTUSCH HAS HAD THE CAR FOR OVER 3 MONTHS (CUMULATIVE) TRYING TO CORRECT THE LEAKS TO NO AVAIL. IN FACT THE REPAIRS HAVE MADE THE LEAKS WORSE. IT STARTED WITH SMALL WATER LEAKS IN THE REAR WINDOWS. AFTER THE "REPAIRS" THE LEAKS GOT WORSE AND WORSE AND AIR NOISE WAS VERY BAD. NOW THE TRUNK LEAKS WATER DUE TO THE "REPAIRS". I HAVE HAD A VOLVO COUNTRY REP LOOK AT THE CAR AND HE AGREES THE AIR NOISE IS BAD. VOLVO HQ TRIED TO TELL ME IT'S A CABRIOLET SO I SHOULD EXPECT AIR LEAKS. THIS IS A HARD TOP CONVERTIBLE, NOT A RAG TOP! *TR

WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE REAR LEFT AND RIGHT WINDOWS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN THREE TIMES SINCE FEB 8, 2008 TO GET THIS REPAIRED. THE SOLUTIONS HAVE RANGED FROM INJECTING SEALANT TO REPLACING THE SEALS. HOWEVER, THE LEAK PERSISTS. FOLLOWING THE MOST RECENT REPAIR (REPLACING THE SEALS ON JULY 8), THE RIGHT REAR SIDE WINDOW RATTLES AND THE LEAK IS WORST THAN EVER. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY FRUSTRATING AND TIME-CONSUMING ENDEAVOR. *TR

SUPER HOT AIR BLOWS FROM THE DRIVER SIDE VENTS EVEN WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON LOW. ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT DOESN'T WORK. *TR

XENON HEADLIGHTS ON VOLVO XC90 ARE UNSAFE IN THAT THEY FAIL TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD AHEAD ADEQUATELY AND RESULT IN A BLACK CURTAIN EXTENDING HALFWAY DOWN THE WINDSHIELD. *NM

I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT A COMMERCIAL I JUST VIEWED WITH A LINE SOMETHING LIKE "WHO WOULD YOU BUY A VOLVO FOR?". A YOUNG GIRL - WHO IS CHATTING UP A STORM - IS PLACED IN THE MIDDLE BACK SEAT OF A VOLVO SUV. HER FATHER ENSURES SHE IS SECURED WITH A REGULAR SEATBELT. MY CONCERN IS IT IS QUESTIONABLE ABOUT HER SIZE/WEIGHT/HEIGHT TO BE PLACED IN A REGULAR CAR SEAT. SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE SHOULD BE SECURED BY A BOOSTER SEAT. THE CURRENT GUIDELINES ARE" A BELT POSITIONING BOOSTER SEAT IS TYPICALLY RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE 4 TO 8 YEARS OLD OR WHO WEIGH AT LEAST 40 POUNDS AND ARE UP TO 4 FEET 9 INCHES TALL.* A PROPER FIT IS OBTAINED WHEN THE LAP BELT FITS ACROSS THE HIPS AND THE SHOULDER BELT FITS ACROSS THE CHILD'S SHOULDER AND CHEST. (TAKEN DIRECTLY OFF THE NHTSA WEBSITE). IN THE COMMERCIAL, IT APPEARS THAT THE REGULAR LAP/SHOULDER HARNESS BELT RIDES UP OVER THE CHILD'S NECK. CAN YOU PLEASE VERIFY THE AGE/WEIGHT/HEIGHT OF THE GIRL USED IN THE COMMERCIAL. IF SHE DOES NOT MEET FEDERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A REGULAR LAP/SHOULDER BELT, THIS COMMERCIAL SHOULD BE REMOVED AND VOLVO SHOULD BE MANDATED TO AIR COMMERCIALS PROMOTING THE CURRENT BOOSTER SEAT RECOMMENDATIONS. *JB