2000 VOLVO V70 Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ETS LIGHT IN OUR 2000 VOLVO V70 XC CAME ON AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER, CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW PRECIPITOUSLY. HAD I BEEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AS IT WAS, WE NEEDED TO FINISH OUR TRIP AT UNDER 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 55000 MILES ON IT. VOLVO REFUSES TO TALK TO ME ABOUT IT, SINCE I HAVEN'T BEEN HAVING THE CAR SERVICED BY A DEALER. THIS SEEMS VERY EARLY FOR THIS KIND OF FAILURE. I NOTE AT LEAST TWO OTHER REFERENCES TO SIMILAR FAILURES WITH THE V70.*AK

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FAILURES OF THE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM. A SWITCH ON THE SEAT BELT ALLOWS TESION TO REMAIN IN THE LAP SECTION OF THE SEAT BELT. THIS TENSION SECURES CHILD SEATS INTO THE CAR BY PREVENTING MOTION. THE ENTIRE FORCE ON THIS RESTRAINT (IN THE LAP SECTION) IS TRANSFERRED THRU A SMALL SECTION OF PLASTIC WHICH CAN CRACK AND BREAK EASILY. WITHOUT TENSION IN THE LAP SECTION OF THE BELT, CHILD SAFETY SEATS ARE NOT FIRMLY SECURED ALLOWING MOTION SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR.

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER SEIZED ON MY 2003 VOLVO V70, DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO LET ME HAVE SEIZED CALIPER OR EVEN SEE IT. THE CAR HAD 46882 MILES ON IT. *NLM

THE REAR TAILGATE FAILS TO LATCH/ LOCK IN COLD TEMPERATURES. TAILGATE LIFTS AND DROPS DISTRACTING DRIVER. *JB

PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG EXPLODED. CAR WAS IN GARAGE AND STARTED. MY WIFE REACHED FOR A PAIR OF SUN GLASSES ON THE DASH AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 10-15MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND ONLY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO ADD.*AK

THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CAR TO RAPIDLY LOSE SPEED. HAD IT HAPPENED DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HIGHER SPEEDS THEN AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THIS FAILURE SEEMS EXTREMELY PREMATURE FOR THIS TYPE OF PART. 80000 MILES TRANSLATES TO ABOUT 2000 HRS OF OPERATION. IF THIS IS A NORMAL REPAIR FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR THEN VOLVO HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF NHTSA HAS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PART AND ITS FAILURE RATE.*AK

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK TO DATE, THE CAUSE OF FIRE IS STILL UNDETERMINED. IT APPEARS THE COOLANT OVER FLOW BOTTLE EXPLODED AND SOME HOW SET FIRE TO THE ENGINE. VOLVO WANTS TO TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *JG

PURCHASED CAR IN EARLY JANUARY 2000. PROBLEMS WITH HOOD LATCH NOT RELEASING. SERVICING OF VEHICLE THREE TIMES TO RESOLVE AND WILL INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUE. BOTH TURN SIGNALS FAILED WITHIN FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNING CAR. RECALL WAS IN PLACE BUT DEALER DID NOT REPLACE UNTIL UNITS FAILED. LATCH ON VEHICLE FAILED WITHIN FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP IN COLD WEATHER. BROUGHT INTO DEALER THREE TIMES TO RESOLVE. DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE AND DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AFTER THIRD TIME, DEMANDED ACTION AND THEN THEY SAID, "OH, IT'S ON RECALL" AND REPLACED LATCH. PROBLEM WAS WOULD NOT WORK IN COLD WEATHER, WOULD FREEZE UP SO THE LATCH WAS EITHER STUCK WHEN CLOSED OR IF YOU OPENED UP THE REAR DOOR, IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. NEXT ITEM WAS FUEL VAPOR LEAK INTO CAR. DEALER FIXED BUT CREATED PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. GAUGE WOULD NOT INDICATE LESS THAN 6 GALLONS. RAN OUT OF GAS THREE TIMES BEFORE FIGURING THAT OUT. DEALER REPLACED PART/ALL OF LINE OR SENSOR IN FUEL SYSTEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TREAD ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. DEALER CONTACTED MICHELIN, MXV4 TIRE SIZE 195/60R15, DOT FUDA CHYX369 06-51078-01, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR A VOLVO, V70 ,2000. *AK *TT