2001 VOLVO V70 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT CRACKED AND CAUSED THE LEAK. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO V70 AWD STATION WAGON. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. AS I WAS LURCHING ALONG CARS WERE PASSING ME AT 55+ MILES PER HOUR, MY FAMILY AND I WERE PLACED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND OUR SAFETY WAS JEOPARDIZED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE I WAS REAR ENDED OR HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TOOK MY VOLVO TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER 2 PREVIOUS TIMES REGARDING MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THE CAR LURCHING, BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD THAT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETECTED. ?? THIS LAST TIME THEY HAD TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM EXISTS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I ONLY HAVE 71,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND I NOW HAVE TO PAY $4,000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY SERVICE WRITER SAID HE CONTACTED VOLVO NORTH AMERICA AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. MY CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE AND HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE SHOP WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PERVASIVE IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE. VOLVO NORTH AMERICA NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND HELP TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES, THAT JEOPARDIZE THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY. *TR

TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT APPEARED. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THE 'UPDATED' THE SOFTWARE WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. CAR NOW JERKS INTO GEAR. WARRANTY NOW EXPIRED, AND DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS 'GOING OUT AND TIME TO TRADE UP' (BUY A NEW VOLVO) *JB

7/26/07 TRAVELING ON I-77 AND THE CAR RAN GREAT. SUDDENLY, IN SAME MANNER AS CAR DID APPROX 2 YRS AGO ON SAME INTERSTATE RPMS DROPPED, CAR LOST SPEED, NO RESPONSE AT THROTTLE, AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS WE LOST POWER, BRAKES, STEERING. SINCE THIS SEEMED JUST LIKE 2 YRS AGO (WE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT IN 2005) WE THOUGHT MAYBE THE CAR WILL START IN 10-15M. AFTER 15-20 M OF ATTEMPTS WHERE CAR STARTED & IMMEDIATELY STALLED CAR DID START AND RAN FINE. SINCE 2 YEARS AGO DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE & CORRECT WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THAT EVENING AND AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CAR STALLED AGAIN ON I-? NEAR ATLANTA, BUT THIS TIME IN MORE TRAFFIC WITH DIFFICULTY GETTING CAR TO SIDE SAFELY. AGAIN CAR STARTED LIKE THE EVENING BEFORE. AGAIN-SIMILAR FUEL LEVEL. WE TRAVELED 2 1/2 MORE HOURS ON INTERSTATE. AT DESTINATION AND LOCAL DEALER FOUND NO FAULTS SO NO CORRECTION WAS MADE. AFTER THIS 2ND OCCURRENCE WE FILLED UP MORE OFTEN 1/2 FULL OR MORE. 2 DAYS LATER AND 7 MORE HRS ON ROAD WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.. AS WE ARRIVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALTHOUGH CAR RAN FINE WE TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALER 1 HOUR AWAY. THEY SAID THEY HAD A CATALYTIC CONVERTER ERROR BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE IN STOCK. I TOLD THEM I WASN'T SURE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM THAT WAS CAUSING THE STALLING BECAUSE IT STALLED 2X (+1X 2 YEARS AGO) BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER TO DISCUSS AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T THINK THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS CAUSING THE STALLING. AGAIN, NO DEFINITIVE ANSWERS. AFTER WE LEFT THE DEALER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND IT HAS STAYED OFF. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WE DROVE THE CAR 9-10 HOURS ON THE INTERSTATE TO GET HOME. AGAIN, I KEPT THE FUEL LEVELS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TANK AND ABOVE. THE CAR PERFORMED FINE. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STALLING. WHEN I CHECK OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED IT APPEARED THAT SOMEONE ELSE MAY HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH LOW FUEL STALLING. PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CALL TO DISCUSS. *JB

2001 VOLVO V70 XC CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WAS SHAKING**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALER TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE HER 2 CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT WANT TO ENTER THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED THE REPAIRS BUT THE MECHANIC WHO ASSISTED THE CONSUMER IN GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS REQUESTED $60 FOR HIS TIME IN THE MATTER. THE CONSUMER STATED WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE OUTPOCKET $60 PAID TO THE MECHANIC. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF REPAIR INVOICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70XC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS SURGING AND HESITATING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A WEEK LATER, SHE DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR HOSE. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT TRIGGER THE WARNING LIGHT, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE DAMAGED PART. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR HER VEHICLE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

THE ROAD: 2 LANES EACH WAY, WIDE MEDIAN, PAVED SHOULDERS WHICH ROLLED OFF INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH, 60 MPH LIMIT WITH STO PLIGHTS. WHILE IN LEFT BEGAN TO PASS VEHICLE2 [SUV] IN RIGHT LANE. VEHICLE 2 MOVED INTO LEFT LANE FORCING ME ONTO SHOULDER. WHILE ON SHOULDER AND ATTEMPTING TO REENTER LANE AFTER COMPLETING PASS BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR. THAT WAS THE LAST MEMORY OF THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT. AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE THAT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. IT KNOCKED ME UNCOUNCIOUS, PREVENTING ME FROM TRYING TO CONTROL THE CAR. THE CAR ENDED UP CROSSING THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. IT LEFT THE ROADWAY AT 20-30 DEGREE ANGLE. IT WENT DOWN INTO A DITCH, AND ROLLED UP A BANK 2-3 TIMES. IT CAME TO REST ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE UPPER PASSENGER SIDE WAS CRUSHED, AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE ROOF OF THE CAR WAS CUT SO THAT I COULD GET OUT RATHER THAN CRAWL THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ROLLOVER. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DID DEPLOY. MY SHOULDER/SEAT BELT WAS ON. *AK I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO ONLY HAVE MINOR INJURIES. HOW CAN I INDISPUTABLY DETERMINE WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED? IS THERE A DATA RECORDER? DO I NEED TO HIRE AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR?

BEGINNING JANUARY 2007, OUR 2001 V70 WOULD "SHIFT HARD" WHEN SHIFTING FROM "P" TO "D" OR FROM "R" TO "D" OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A LOW SPEED. WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE WEATHER CAUSING THE ISSUE DUE TO IT BEING INTERMITTENT. IT BECAME WORSE AND SHIFT BECAME HARDER. APPT IN APRIL CONCLUDED IT "MAY BE" THE TCM. SOFTWARE WAS UPGRADED AND WE WERE TOLD THERE WOULD BE AN "ADJUSTMENT" PERIOD. ALL UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK A WEEK TO FIX WHAT WAS NOTED AS ONLY NEEDING 30 MINUTES TO FIX. END OF JUNE, CALLED TO STATE SAME THING IS HAPPENING THAT THE ISSUE WASN'T FIXED. VOLVO CHECKED WARRANTY AND CONTRACT ENDED JUST THREE WEEKS PRIOR. JULY 10, TOOK V70 IN FOR "DIAGNOSTIC" AND WE NEED A "NEW TRANSMISSION". VOLVO WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY NOR SEE THE PROBLEM AS PRE-EXISTING. NOR WILL THEY SEE THE ISSUE AS UNRESOLVED FROM THE INITIAL VISIT. NO DIAGNOSTIC APPARENTLY DONE THE FIRST TIME. COINCIDENTALLY DEALER REPORTED THERE WERE MORE ISSUES WITH THE CAR SUCH AS SUSPENSION WHICH WAS FIXED JUST RECENTLY. WE HAD PUT NO MORE THAN A FEW HUNDRED MILES ON THE CAR SINCE THE LAST VISIT AND ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE JUST APPEARING, COINCIDENTALLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. THERE WERE NO ISSUES LESS THAN 60 DAYS AGO, AT LEAST NONE REPORTED TO US. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER CONSUMERS AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP. VOLVO IS NOT COOPERATIVE AND WE HAD CAUGHT THE MECHANICS IN DECEITFUL STATEMENTS BY "REMINDING" THEM THAT WAS ALREADY DEALT WITH...FUNNY HOW IT WAS NO LONGER SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. THE "NEW TRANSMISSION" IS STILL NEEDED APPARENTLY AFTER A TOTAL OF ONLY 80K MILES ON THE CAR. IT WAS AT ABOUT 42K WHEN WE BOUGHT IT IN DEC OF 2003. *TR

2001 V70 HEADLIGHT BULB SOCKET ON RUNNING LIGHTS H& BULB BURNED UP. THIS CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE TO FAIL.

CUSTOMER'S SEAT BELT ON A 2001 VOLVO V70 WOULD NOT PULL OUT. THE PLASTIC TRIM PIECE IN THE "B" PILLAR WHERE THE SEAT BELT SLIDES THROUGH HAD BROKEN, CAUSING THE BELT TO DOUBLE UP ON RETRACTION AND SEIZE UP. THIS IS A BRITTLE PIECE OF PLASTIC AND BREAKS FAIRLY OFTEN WITH MINOR IMPACTS. THIS WOULD SEEM TO BE A CRITICAL FAULT IN A MAJOR SAFETY DEVICE.