1998 VOLVO V70 Complaints

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 SEVERLY 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 SEVERELY 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

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

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.