2000 VOLVO V70 Complaints

VEHICLE WAS IN PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN THE STREET.*AK

I HAD A FUEL LEAK WHICH THE DEALER FAILED TO REPAIR AFTER REPEATED REPORTS OF THE PROBLEM BEING CORRECTED. IT WAS NOT UNTILL THE CAR WAS FLAT BEDDED TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER THAT IT WAS FINALLY CORRECTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DRAINED THE TANK. I WAS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT AND DRIVING A CAR WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE THAT HAD A FUEL LEAK. *AK

SEAT LOWERED TO ALLOW LOADING OF LARGE ITEM. UPON TRYING TO PUT THE SEAT BACK UPRIGHT, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RELEASE FORCING THE SEAT TO REMAIN IN THE DOWN POSITION UNTIL BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, I WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY RE-MOUNT CHILD CAR SEATS.

TAILGATE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY, AND IN COLD WEATHER DOOR ALARM WILL GO OFF BECAUSE THE DOOR IS NOT CLOSED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

I AM FILING THIS REPORT BECAUSE OF THE CONCERN ABOUT A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, AND CANNOT BE RESOLVED. INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND AND A STRONG VIBRATION FEELING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN BRAKING. THIS CLICKING AND VIBRATION CONTINUES UNTIL THE CAR COMES TO A FULL STOP. DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS THE ABS AND IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. I DON'T KNOW IF ITS REALLY THE ABS, BUT THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AT LEAST 5-10 TIMES PER WEEK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WHEN THE ABS SHOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THIS IS UNNERVING FOR THE DRIVER AND MAKES US FEEL UNSAFE. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE WITH THE SAME SYMPTONS, BUT WHERE THE CAR STALLED OR THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP. I'M CONCERNED THAT MY PROBLEM WITH TURN INTO A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. I'VE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEMS AND ABS WERE REDESIGNED IN 2001 AND THIS VIBRATION AND CLICKING PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED IN THE REDESIGN. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER NOW ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEY SAY IT CANNOT BE FIXED. AS A RESULT, I HAVE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANY LONGER. IT'S ON LEASE AND VOLVO REFUSES TO TERMINATE THE LEASE.*AK

DURING BRAKING, THE ABS SEEMS TO RANDOMLY START FUNCTIONING ON ITS OWN, AS IT WOULD DURING A PANIC STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PULSEIN UNISON WITH A MODERATE TAPPING SOUND EMANATING FROM BELOW THE REAR SEAT, THE BRAKES DO NOT PULSE PHYSICALLY, ONLY THE PEDAL PULSE AND THE TAPPING OCCURS, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE ABS, HOWEVER THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THAT VOLVO WAS AWARE OF IT IN A SMALL NUMBER OF OTHER VEHICLES.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONT OF VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, MELTING THE WIRES IN ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FIRE STARTED IN TURN SIGNAL LIGHT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES HE HIT A POT HOLE WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO LOOSE AIR, CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW TIRE AND HE THEN QUESTIONED THE MECHANIC ABOUT HOW MUCH TIRE PRESSURE WAS USED, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS 28 PSI, AT A LATER DATE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES HAVE CORD SEPARATION AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES AND NOW THE VIBRATION IS GONE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS DELIVERING NEW VEHICLES WITH TIRE PRESSURE LESS THAN THE FACTORY RECOMMENDATION WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE FIALURE OF THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE (CONTINENTAL).*JB

I WAS HEADING TO THE COUNTRY ON A 2-HOUR DRIVE AND THE WEATHER WAS HOT ABOVE 80 DEGREES. SO I GUESS YOU CAN SAY THE ENGINE WAS ALSO VERY HOT. I ALSO HAD THE AC GOING WHICH IS A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. I WAS ON A NARROW COUNTRY PAVED ROAD TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH. I KNOW THIS SPEED TO BE TRUE BECAUSE I WAS IN A DEVELOPMENT WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS LOW AND I ALWAYS TRAVEL SLOW IN THE DEVELOPMENT. THERE WAS A PARKED CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I HAD TO MOVE SLIGHTLY OFF THE PAVED PART OF THE ROAD ONTO A SLIGHT DECLINE UNPAVED PART OF THE ROAD THEN WHEN I PASSED THE VEHICLE TURNED BACK ONTO THE PAVED SURFACE. IN EFFECT AT ON TIME THE DRIVERS SIDE 2 WHEELS WERE ON THE DECLINE UNPAVED ROAD. WHEN I TURNED BACK ONTO THE ROAD THE CAR STALLED AND IT WAS HARD TO STEER BUT THIS WAS NOT A CONCERN BECAUSE I WAS GOING SLOWLY. I TRIED TO RESTART WHICH ANY BODY WOULD DO AND THEN BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. I POP OPENED THE HOOD BUT DID NOT SEE ANY WRONG BUT DID NOTICE WHAT APPEARED TO BE GASOLINE ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE ENGINE. WITH THE HOOD OPENED I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND NOW SAW GASOLINE ALL OVER THE HOT ENGINE. AFTER QUICKLY WIPING THE GAS FROM THE ENGINE I FOUND THE FUEL LINE HAD SEPARATED AND I WAS NOT SURPRISED SINCE THIS WAS A SNAP TOGETHER PART THAT SITS ON TOP OF THE ENGINE.*AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS ON REAR AT 13,700 MI. MANUAL INDICATES 1ST BRAKE INSPECTION DUE AT 15K, REPLACEMENT AT 30K. SOME PEOPLE HAVE EVEN HAD TO GET ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO THIS. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HEAD LAMPS HAVE BLOWN TWICE, NOW HAVE UPDATED WIRING KIT IN PLACE.*AK