1998 VOLVO V70 Complaints

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.

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.

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

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

"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

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.