2001 VOLVO V70 Complaints

CONSUMER STATED 2 OTHER VEHICLES ALMOST COLLIDED WITH EACH OTHER, AND A HYDRAULIC SOUND WAS COMING FROM BRAKE PEDAL WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEN VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SKIDDED ACROSS THE LANE OF THE HIGHWAY.*AK *MJ

WHEN I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR VERY SHORTLY AFTER BUYING IT, I OPENED THE DOOR ALL THE WAY AND STARTED GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. THE DOOR STARTED TO CLOSE AND INJURED MY LEG. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME THE CAR IS ON A HILL OR WHEN THE WIND IS BLOWING. IT HAPPENDS ON ALL FOUR DOORS. I COMPARED THE FORCE NEED TO CLOSE THIS VEHICLE'S DOORS WITH THAT OF THE OTHER VOLVO WE OWN AND THE VOLVO V70XC (2001) REQUIRES MUCH LESS FORCE FOR THE DOOR TO CLOSE. I HAVE ALSO HAD TWO OTHER PEOPLE INJURED EVEN THOUGH I HAD WARNED THEM ABOUT THE DOORS NOT STAYING OPEN. I HAVE OWNED 7 OTHER VOLVO MODELS (AS WELL AS OTHER CARS) AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WHOSE DOORS WOULD NOT STAY OPEN. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT SAY THAT THEY DON'T CONSIDER IT A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM THAT DESERVES THEIR ATTENTION.*AK

TRAVELING UNDER 60MPH IN CENTER LANE ON DRY PAVEMENT . WENT TO MERGE INTO LEFT LANE. SAW CAR APPROACHING . WHILE GETTING BACK INTO CENTER LANE IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE- UNABLE TO STEER AS WHEEL PULLED AND LOCKED TO THE RIGHT AND CAR SIMULTANEOUSLY STARTED TO HOP ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. BRAKES INEFFECTUAL. CRASHED INTO GUARD RAIL TURNING 180 DEGREES. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED INSPITE HEAVY IMPACT WITH FRONT SIDE, DRIVER SIDE AND REAR OF CAR.CONCERN REGARDING UNEXPLAINED LOSS OF CONTROL .WOULD LIKE TO PREVENT FUTURE INJURY/ FATALITY.*AK

THE FOUR BOLTS HOLDING THE LEFT FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSY TO THE SUSPENSION LOOSENED AND BACKED OUT. THE INITIAL SYMPTOM WAS SIMILAR TO A WARPED BRAKE ROTOR - PULSING DURING LIGHT BRAKING. HOWEVER, AS THE BOLTS CONTINUED TO BACK OUT, ONE BOLT FELL OUT ENTIRELY, TWO BECAME LOOSE, AND THE LAST BOLT JAMMED INTO THE ROTATING FRONT AXLE. THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF THE FRONT AXLE WAS SUCH THAT IT CAUSED THE BOLT TO BACK OUT FURTHER AND JAM AGAINST THE AXLE CAUSING BINDING AND GRINDING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE BOLT HEAD OFF. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT SPEED - SAY 55-60 ON THE DC BELTWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. FURTHER, IT APPEARS THAT FAILURE OF THESE BOLTS CAN CAUST THE ENTIRE FRONT WHEEL AND HUB ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE ROTOR AND CALIPER TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. VOLVO REPLACED ALL FOUR BOLTS ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSYS UNDER WARRANTEE, HOWEVGER, THERE IS NOT RECALL OR TECH BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM - EVEN THOUGH VOLVO IS ON THE THIRD GENERATION OF BOLT DESIGN FOR THIS PROBLEM!! I SHOULD NOTE THAT THESE SAME BOLTS AND THE SAME DESIGN ARE USED ON ALL P26 PLATFORM CARS (S80, S60, AND THE 2001 AND NEWER V70 MODELS). FAILURE OF THE BOLTS ON THE LEFT SIDE CAN CAUSE SEVERE STEEREING PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BOLT JAMS AGAINST THE DRIVE AXLE. THE PROBLEM ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS SIMILAR EXCEPT THAT THE BOLTS WILL NOT JAM THE AXLE DUE TO THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION. CONTACT STEVE SEEKINS AT 703-418-8651, [email protected] (HUSBAND) FOR FURTHER INFO. CAN PROVIDE VIN LATER.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND DRIVER REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO PICK HER CAR UP, VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN THE HILL, AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *TT

6 INCH CRACK IN THE CENTER OF WINDSHIELD FROM TOP THEN PROCEEDING TO THE DRIVERS' SIDE ABOUT 12 INCHES. I WASN'T AWARE THAT ANYTHING HAD EVEN HIT THE WINDSHIELD UNTIL THE SERVICEMAN AT THE DEALERSHIP POINTED IT OUT. EVEN THEN IT WAS HARD TO SEE THE MARK HE WAS SHOWING ME BECAUSE THE MARK IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PINPOINT AND IT IS ALL SURFACE LIKE A SCRATCH. MY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT WAS INSTALLED ORIGINALLY ON THIS CAR. SOMETHING SO MINUTE SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED SUCH A CRACK IF THIS WINDSHIELD WASN'T DEFECTIVE OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED TO START WITH. THIS IS ADVERTISED AS AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE-I'VE ONLY DRIVEN ON ASPHALT AND CONCRETE ROADS! OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE. VOLVO HASN'T EVEN TRIED TO ALLEVIATE ANY OF MY SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THIS WINDSHIELD. I QUESTION THE INSTALLATION & THE GRADE OF WINDSHIELD USED FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED SO EASILY. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN SO EASILY ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE. WHY DID IT HAPPEN ON THIS ONE IF THE WINDSHIELD WASN'T DEFECTIVE OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED?? AM I GOING TO HAVE TO WORRY WHEN THAT FIRST SNOWFLAKE HITS THE WINDSHIELD?? I NEED SOME ANSWERS! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

CLUTCH PROBLEM: 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CLUTCH STICKS AFTER PRESSING IT IN, WHEN IT COMES BACK UP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TEMPERATURE IS COLD. DEALER CHECKED OUT 4 TIMES, COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND PROBLEM AT ONCE AND STATES THAT CLUTCH BEARING NEEDS LUBRICATED OTHERWISE WILL WEAR PREMATURELY. DEALER REFUSES TO DO THIS. LIGHT PROBLEM: PROBLEM EXACTLY THE SAME AS 99-00 RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 00V405000. YEAR 2001 SHOULD GET INCLUDED IN RECALL. DEALER "FIXED" PROBLEM ONCE BY "CLEANING THE SOCKET" PROBLEM REOCCURED. REQUIRED RECALL FIX IS TO REPLACE BULB AND SOCKET AND NOT "CLEAN SOCKET".

HEARD LOUD "KNOCKING" WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND LEFT, DECELERATING, AND ENTERING/EXITING PARKING LOTS. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES AND TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT WAS SIMPLY A VERY HEAVY CAR AND MIGHT MAKE THAT NOISE IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES. PROBLEM WORSENED. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE FOUND BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH LEFT ENGINE SITTING ON TOP OF STEERING COLUMN. HE STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS NOW DAMAGED THE STEERING AND POSSIBLY ALIGNMENT, SUSPENSION, ETC. ALSO NOTED THAT PLACEMENT OF ENGINE ON TOP OF STEERING COLUMN WILL PROBABLY CAUSE THE MOTOR MOUNTS TO BREAK AGAIN WITHIN SIX MONTHS.*AK

AFTER MAKING A NUMEROUS OF RIGHT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL LOST ALL POWER ASSIST, HAD TO GO STRAIGHT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO TURN, REPLACE STEERING RACK.

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN VEHICLE IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHED ACROSS DASH, AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND COULDN'T FIND CAUSE. *AK