2004 VOLVO V70 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SMELL A FAINT BURNING ODOR FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WAS SMOKING. THE CONTACT TURNED THE SEAT HEATER OFF AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT HEATER WAS NOT BURNT AND THAT SOMETHING UNDER THE SEAT MUST HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

MY VOLVO V70 IS STALLING DURING DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID THE $875 TO REPLACE THE MASS FLOW SENSOR. THE STALLING HAS CONTINUED. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO VOLVO AMERICA. THEY TOLD ME THAT MODEL YEAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECENT RECALL FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE SYMPTOMS OF GOING INTO LIMP MODE. THE CAR HAS TO RESTARTED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY AND DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *TR

DECEMBER 10, 2010 - JAN 5, 2011) FREQUENT ENGINE STALLS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SERVICE DIAGNOSES (CHESAPEAKE IMPORT SERVICES, ANNAPOLIS, MD) REVEALED ECM & DTC CODES POINTING TO VOLVO RECALL 181, NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07V2Z6000. DEALER AND VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC INDICATE VEHICLE (VIN: [XXX]) IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL; VOLVO WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIR. VEHICLE REPAIRED ON JANUARY 9, 2011 AT OWNER EXPENSE BY IMPLEMENTING THE RECALL ACTION (REPLACE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR). CHECK ENGINE HAS REMAINED OUT AND THERE ARE NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH SURGE OR STALL. WHILE THE CHASSIS NUMBER (409846) APPEARS TO BE OUT OF THE RECALL RANGE FROM THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE OWNER, THERE MAY BE SUBSTANTIAL RISK TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THESE VEHICLES. ONE OF THE ENGINE FAILURES (THE LAST ONE) FOR THIS OWNERS' VEHICLE OCCURRED AT A BUSY, HIGH SPEED, AND NOTORIOUS INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED UNTIL A REPAIR COULD BE EFFECTED. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BE REEXAMINED WITH A VIEW TOWARD COVERING ALL THE VEHICLES THAT MIGHT BE EXPOSED TO THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSIS LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WASN'T LISTED IN RECALL 07V226000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 03/31/11 UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 08/19/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THEN IT STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 07V226000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,028.

PARTS DEFECT - RELAY THAT REGULATES FUEL CONSUMPTION. VOLVO RECALLED SOME CARS BUT DID NOT INCLUDE OUR VIN NUMBER. *TR

2004 VOLVO V70 WILL LURCH, LEFT REAR DOOR OPEN WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON, WARNING TRIANGLE APPEARS. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD THUMP, FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE POWER DOWN OF THE CAR. VERY DANGEROUS; COULD LEADS TO DEATHS ON HIGHWAYS. APPARENTLY VOLVO HAS KNOWN ABOUT PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME. CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION OF THE CEM. HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 7 TIMES THUS FAR FROM 4-2010 TO 8-2010. *TR

SOMETIMES, WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN TRAVELING FOR A LONG TIME (AT LEAST THREE HOURS), THE ENTIRE CAR WILL LURCH, THE RPMS WILL REV, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL COME ON, AND I WILL GET A "LEFT REAR DOOR OPEN" ERROR MESSAGE. A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE POWER-DOWN OF THE DASHBOARD (LIGHTS OUT, ALL INSTRUMENTS OFF) AND A WARNING THAT MY BRAKES HAD FAILED. OTHER HAVE HAD THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0FCB01/10 THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND STARTED WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE JERK OF THE CAR SCARES THE DRIVER AND IS DANGEROUS IF OTHER CARS ARE AROUND. *TR

TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON MARCH 18, 2009,AFTER NOTICING A BUMPING WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. DEALER ADVISED ME STEERING WAS LEAKY AND REPLACED LINE IN THE HOSE FP NO. 30776291 (PIPE SET) THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. (INVOICE $368.93) ON MAY 13, 2009, RETURNED CAR TO DEALER - THE LEAK STILL THERE. DEALER REPLACED - SHAFT SEAL LEAKING ON RACK FP NO. 36002364-2 AND FP NO. 30741950-7 (INVOICE $1425.96). *DT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNK AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. A BOLT CAME APART FROM THE CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66000. UPDATED 06/02/10. *LJ THE CONTROL ARM WAS PARTIALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT WHERE THE BOLT. ALSO, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE LEARNED OF TWO RECALLS. HOWEVER, HE WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VIN. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED BOTH RECALLS; 04V029000 AND 07V226000. UPDATED 07/08/10.*JB