2000 VOLVO V70 Complaints

DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF BUT THE PASSENGER DID WHEN ANOTHER CAR COLLIDED WITH MINE IN A PRIMARILY FRONTAL IMPACT. A VOLVO REP INVESTIGATED AND FOUND NO FAULT WITH EQUIPMENT. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED AND UNFORTUNATELY I AM STILL IN PHYSICAL THERAPY.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP ON ITS OWN. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER. *NM

AFTER A CHANGE OF OIL AT THE DEALERSHIP I DROVE 168 MILES. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR THE OIL WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. I TRIED TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AND A BURST OF OIL CAME OUT OF THE STICK PIT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. *AK WE WAITED THREE WEEKS FOR A PART TO REPLACE THE TURBO, BUT THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND OIL PRESSURE. NOW THEY ARE ASKING FOR 2,700 DOLLARS TO OPEN THE ENGINE AND SEE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM OR 6 THOUSAND TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I HAD THE WARNING LIGHT ON TWO TIMES BEFORE, FIRST TIME I PAID TO REPLACE SOME SEALERS, THE SECOND TIME THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. (I COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING TO ADD OIL) THEIR ANSWER WAS THAT AFTER 100,000 MILES IS CONSIDERED NORMAL.

ETM MODULE FAILED ON THE FREEWAY AND I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE CAR WAS ABLE TO STARTUP AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR, THEY DID NOT TELL ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF VOLVO AND I ENDED UP PAYING $128 DOLLARS FOR BOGUS TROUBLESHOOTING AND NO PROBLEM FOUND. THEN LESS THAN 4 DAYS LATER, THE CAR DIED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I WAS LUCKY AND IT DIED ON A SIDE STREET. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND QUITE A FEW ARTICLES OF PEOPLE WHO HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. UPON DRIVING MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, IT DIED AND I HAD TO COAST THE CAR DOWN 3 HILLSIDE BLOCKS AND INTO THE DEALERSHIP. ANOTHER $50 DOLLARS WAS CHARGED TO ME FOR DOING THE WARRANTY WORK AND THE TOTAL COST TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE MODULE WAS $723.67. I AM VERY LUCKY TO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT FOR ANYONE THAT DOES NOT, THEY ARE BEING TOTALLY SCREWED BY VOLVO AND ITS DEALERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT STEPPED UP AND REPLACED THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS MODULE THAT CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THE PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP THAT I TOOK MY CAR TO, MADE TROUBLESHOOTING MONEY ON ME EVEN THOUGH NOBODY WOULD TOUCH MY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROBLEM WHEN I SHOWED THEM 3 PAGES OF ARTICLES THAT I FOUND ON THE WEB REGARDING THE PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND USER GROUPS THAT TALKED ABOUT COMPLAINING TO VOLVO.*AK

1. DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY CAUSED ENGINE TO SHUT-OFF ON FREEWAY. 2. ENGINE DIED. HAD TO "LIMP" BACK INTO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. 3. NEW PART INSTALLED. OLD PART AVAILABLE. IF MANUFACTURER HAS A "DEALER ONLY" REPAIR POLICY, THEN THERE SHOULD BE NOTICE GIVEN TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS THAT VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED AT DEALER. NOTICE SHOULD BE IN FORM OF WARNING DECAL IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR SOME OTHER CONSPICUOUS PLACE. "DEALER ONLY" REPAIR POLICY SHOULD BE DISCOURAGE BECAUSE OF LENGTHY TOWING WHEN VEHICLES BREAKDOWN OUTSIDE MAJOR CITIES, I.E. THE WEST. CUSTOMER SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO LEARN AFTER A BREAKDOWN THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE TOWED HUNDREDS OF MILES TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. CURRENTLY SUCH VEHICLES MUST BE TOWED PAST LARGE TOWNS/SMALL CITIES BACK TO A MAJOR URBAN AREA TO A DEALER THAT CAN FIX THE VEHICLE. MFR. SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CONSPICIOUSLY DISCLOSE SUCH A REQUIREMENT. THIS INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY CONCEALED BY MFR. BY OMISSION. REQUIRING CONSPICOUS DISCLOSURE WOULD ENCOURAGE MFR. TO DESIGN, MFR. AND SELL VEHICLES THAT CAN BE FIXED WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE OF WHERE THEY BREAK DOWN.

THE TAILGATE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE, IT WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY. ALSO, THE INSIDE PANEL WAS FALLING OFF. CURRENTLY, MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK RECALL#00V239000 *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE FACTORY SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED BY A VOLVO ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE REPAIR SERVICE. CONSUMER WASN'T' ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN ON AN UNEVEN PAVEMENT, AND THE SPARE TIRE WASN'T GRIPPING. WHEN THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS CALLED HE INDICATED THAT THIS SIZE TIRE SHOULDN'T BE USED ON THIS TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE HAD YET TO BE DETERMINED.*AK

TAIL GATE LATCH FAILS TO SHUT IN COLD WEATHER AND TAILGATE CANNOT BE CLOSED WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLED SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, BUT NOT ALL (MY VIN NUMBER NOT INCLUDED AND I'VE NOTED THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ALREADY FILED WITH NHSTA) - RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED!!! DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR.

DRIVE LINE ANGLE GEAR FAILED, CAUSING A BRAKING EFFECT ON CAR AS WELL AS "STICKING" WHEELS A LOW SPEED.CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANUEVER WHEN THIS OCCURRED. WAS INFORMED BY VOLVO THIS IS A VERY COMMON AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. DESIGN WAS CHANGED IN 2001 AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. *AK

APPROACHING A RED LIGHT ON SLIGHT INCLINE, CAR STALLED AND ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. ADVISED MY SERVICE STATION THAT THROTTLE SYSTEM FAILED. CAR MAYBE DRIVEN BUT THERE CAN BE SAFETY ISSUES, AS THE CAR LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH IS CLEARLY A HAZARD IN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS OR MERGERING INTO TRAFFIC AND THERE ARE ALSO EMISSION RELATED ISSUES WITH GAS MILEAGE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. TO DATE, CAR HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY TWO SERVICE STATIONS, DOUGHTERY'S AUTOMATIVE NAD STILLMAN VOLVO. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE SYSTEM IN VOLVO MODEL YEARS 1998 TO 2001 HAS BECOME A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO VIA TELEPHONE AND AN AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALER TO SEE IF VOLVO HAS A PROGRAM IN PLACE TO CORRECT A CLEARLY DEFECTIVE PART ON CARS OUT OF WARRANTY. VOLVO WAS UNWILLING TO WORK WITH ME. THE ONLY SOLUTION TO THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE SYSTEM IS TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW SYSTEM. THEREFORE, I WILL BE PAYING OUT OF POCKET APPROXIMATELY $900.00 FOR A NEW THROTTLE SYSTEM, A PART THAT SHOULD CERTAINLY LAST THE LIFE OF A CAR. *AK