1998 VOLVO V70 Complaints

MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SUFFERED A SECOND DEGREE BURN ON HER LEG BY COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST PIPE TIP AT THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CAR BY THE LIFT GATE. THE EXHAUST ON THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY HOT, SUBJECTILY, IT FEELS MUCH HOTTER THAN OTHER VEHICLES THAT I OWN. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A PE UNDERWAY BY NHTSA FOR THIS PROBLEM AND JUST WANTED TO SUPPLY SOME DATA. MY DAUGHTER IS FINE AND HAS RECOVERED COMPLETELY AND I DON'T EXPECT TO TAKE ANY ACTION AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER. THEY SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BY NOW.

HAD PARKED VEHICLE & GOT OUT W/CHILD. CHILD WENT BEHIND VEHICLE & WAS BURNED BY TAIL PIPE WHICH WAS STILL HOT. *AK

AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK, FUEL WAS FOUND TO BE DRIPPING UNDER THE CAR. IT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE EXPANSION TANK OR ITS HOSES. THE DEALER NEEDS TO DROP THE REAR SUSPENSION TO GET A BETTER LOOK, AND THEN ORDER PARTS. I'VE HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM INVOLVING OTHER V70S.

DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY CANCEL UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED PASSED THE NEUTRAL POSITION CONTINUING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE TURN.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER A ONE HOUR DRIVE. THERE IS A THIRD SEAT IN THE CAR. CHILD CLIMBED OUT OF BACK AND BURNED THE CALF ON THE TAIL PIPE. THE SECOND CHILD WAS WALKING AROUND THE CAR, AND BURNED THIGH ON THE TAIL PIPE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE OUTSIDE OF CAR, CONSUMER OPENED DOOR AND REACHED HAND IN TO TURN KEY (WANTED TO ROLL UP WINDOWS), CAR STARTED/ACCELERATED RAPIDLY, KNOCKING CONSUMER OVER.

BATTERY VENT MISSING, BATTERY BOILED OVER. BATTERY ACID SPRAYED OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT DRIVE BELTS, POWER STEERING HOSES AND BRAKE LINES.

LEFT TURN INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING QUICKLY, INDICATING A POSSIBLE BULB FAILURE. AFTER REMOVING THE BULB, FOUND SEVERE BLACK CHARRING SURROUNDING THE CONTACT AREA. AFTER CLEANING, THE BULB STOPPED FLASHING.

CONSUMER'S SON WAS EXITING FROM THE REAR DOOR. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HIS LEG WAS RIGHT UP AGAINST THE TAIL PIPE, HE SUFFERED 2ND DEGREE BURNS. CONSUMER WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR AND WAS PRESCRIBED ANTI-BIOTICS FOR INFECTION DUE TO BURN. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MAY 13, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME CONSUMER WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR AND AGAIN ON THE 15 OF MAY. *AK

THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS OUT OF THE SEAT BACK MECHANISM AND WILL NOT GO BACK INTO THE MECHANISM. THE MIDDLE BELT WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 97 FOR THE SAME REASON. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE IS BEING REPAIRED BY DEALER AT THIS TIME.