2002 VOLVO V70 Complaints

WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE ABOVE REFERENCED VEHICLE, VOLVO BRAND, IS NOT ON YOUR RECALL NOTIFICATION LIST. WE HAVE BOTH MODELS. THANK YOU. *TR

FYI: VOLVO HAS A SILENT RECALL/ REPLACEMENT OF SEAT BOTTOMS WHEN YOUR SEAT HEATER HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH YOUR SEAT. A HOLE MAGICALLY APPEARED IN MY SEAT BOTTOM AND FORTUNATELY DIDN'T BURN ME. VOLVO REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM UNIT WITH A NEW SEAT BOTTOM FOR FREE AT 188,000 MILES! *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER: SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING CAME ON AND STAYED ON, SHORTLY THEREAFTER CLOCK STARTED GOING BACKWARDS RAPIDLY, ALL GAUGES WENT OFF (CAME BACK WITH A SMACK TO THE DASH). FOUND OUT THERE WAS NO FAULT IN AIRBAGS BUT THE CLUSTER'S SOLDER JOINTS HAD LOOSENED. (VOLVO WENT TO LEAD-FREE SOLDER AROUND THIS TIME) VOLVO'S FIX INVOLVES REPLACING THE CLUSTER FOR $1200 FOR THE PART. I GOT A USED ONE FROM JUNKYARD AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. NOW IT'S TWO YEARS LATER AND THIS CLUSTER IS STARTING TO EXHIBIT THE CLOCK AND INTERMITTENT OUTAGES. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AS HAVING NO GAUGES IS NOT GOOD PLUS NEEDLESSLY WORRYING ABOUT THE AIRBAG ISN'T GOOD. VOLVO REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A PROBLEM DESPITE IT HAPPENING MANY TIMES ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF POSTS ON VOLVO FORUMS I HAVE SEEN RELATING TO THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

FIRST, I GOT A MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SAYING "SRS AIRBAG URGENT." A FEW DAYS LATER, THE PANEL STARTED TO INTERMITTENTLY WORK. WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK, I HAVE NO WORKING SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER, BLINKERS (ALTHOUGH THEY STILL WORK OUTSIDE THE CAR), OR ANY OTHER LIGHT THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE SHOWN ON THE PANEL. OCCASIONALLY EVERYTHING COMES ON, THEN IT FREEZES, AND EVENTUALLY TURNS BACK OFF. TOOK IT TO SHOP AND THEY TRIED A DIFFERENT PANEL BUT IT HAS TO BE CODED IN AND THE SOFTWARE WAS NOT COMPATIBLE. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD TRY TO SEND IT TO SOMEONE IN CANADA WHO REBUILDS THEM AND RECODES THEM SO THEY CAN BE REINSTALLED, BUT THE MECHANIC SAID TO WAIT UNTIL HE HAS MORE INFORMATION. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR ME TO HAVE TO GUESS WHAT SPEED I'M GOING AND TO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE LEFT. BOTH MECHANICS HAVE NOT SEEN THIS IN THIS MODEL BEFORE AND SEEM TO THINK IT IS A FAULTY PANEL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *NOTE: MILEAGE IS ESTIMATED SINCE I CAN NOT ACTUALLY CHECK THE ODOMETER. *TR

FUEL SMELL AND LEAK FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK AREA OF FUEL PUMP. VOLVO SPECIALTY SHOP CONTRACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD REPAIR WAS COVERED BY THIS RECALL. I CALLED SAME DEALERSHIP TO MAKE APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A 10 YR EXTENDED WARRANTY ITEM AND NOT COVERED. MY CAR HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN VA SINCE AUG 2011. IS IT COVERED BY THIS RECALL NOTICE OR NOT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AN AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 6,000. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN JULY OF 2007 FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE DEALER MADE HIM AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHILE DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V051000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

2002 VOLVO V70. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND SIREN CONTROL MODULE. *SMD THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE ON AUGUST 3, 2012. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS UNDER THE FEDERAL RECALL OR UNDER THE TEN YEAR/20,000 MILE WARRANTY, WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS ELIGIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED AN 80,000 MILE GUARANTEE, AND THE VEHICLE HAD 73,238 LESS THAN THE OWNER'S MANUAL 80,0000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ETM WAS UPGRADED IN 2006, BUT IT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM.