2001 VOLVO V70 Complaints

STEERING COLUMN LOCK LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. KEY STILL WORKED AND CAR STILL RUNNING BUT WAS UNABLE TO STEER. WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER IF I WAS DRIVING ANY FASTER. VERY SCARY AND SHOULD BE SAFETY RECALL!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY AND EXPERIENCE A DECELERATION OF BETWEEN 10-20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL).THE FSAILURE PERSISTED AND NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO V70 WITH 110,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. LAST WEEK THE CAR WAS BARELY DRIVABLE. MY VOLVO MECHANIC STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (APPROX. $4700). I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHER VOLVO OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY V70 ALWAYS HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN R AND D GEAR. AND I CAN HEAR A LOUD CLANK!!! SOMETIME IT DOES A HORRIBLE UP- OR DOWN-SHIFTING AROUND 25 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION MUST GET WORSE AND WORSE SINCE THE "CLANK" CONTINUES EVERYDAY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2001 VOLVO V7 WAGON WITH 61,000 MILES. (IT WAS A ONE OWNER CAR THAT HAD BEEN REPOSSESSED). WITHIN A WEEK, THE CAR WAS GOING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND JERKING. THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE OF ITS AGE, VOLVO REFUSES TO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. YET, NO MATTER HOW OLD THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER. NEITHER VOLVO USA OR VOLVO INTERNATIONAL WOULD HELP. *TR

'01 XC70 AWD WAGON, WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SO AUTOMATIC THAT IT PUT ITSELF IN DRIVE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VOLVO LURCHED FORWARD AT A DAYCARE FACILITY RATHER THAN BACKING OUT AS WAS HOPED A WORKING TRANSMISSION WOULD DO. UPON A CURSORY GLANCE ON THE INTERNET, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE DEFINING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 2001 MODEL XC70 SINCE BUILT. VOLVO SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE RUBBISH THEY ARE SELLING, AND I ASSURE YOU, WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IF THIS SAME SITUATION OCCURS FOR SOMEONE ELSE AND THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE NEVER BOTHERED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RANDOM ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT HAVE PLAGUED THIS LEMON SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT, RANDOM DOOR LOCKS, WINDOW SWITCHES, DOZENS AND DOZENS OF LIGHT BULBS BURNED OUT, BUT THE FACT THAT MY WIFE AND INFANT DAUGHTER WERE LEFT STRANDED WITHOUT REVERSE OR REALLY A FUNCTIONING TRANSMISSION, ON A 90+ DEGREE DAY, MAKE THIS A CAUSE I WILL NEVER BE SILENT ABOUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND MERGE INTO TRAFFIC FROM AN ON-RAMP, THE VEHICLE LOST ABNORMALLY POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL VOLVO SPECIALIST WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSED THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VOLVO SPECIALIST REPROGRAMMED THE SOFTWARE BUT ADVISED THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,788 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2001 VOLVO V70 XC THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD, LUNGING BETWEEN SHIFTS AND AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF DRIVING IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE SERVICE TRANNY LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BOTH CAME ON AFTER A VIOLENT SHIFT FROM 3-2. TOOK CAR TO LYLE PEARSON VOLVO IN BOISE. NATE TOLD ME THE COMPUTER NEEDED RE-PROGRAMING FROM VOLVO AND AN ADAPTIVE DRIVE TEST WAS NEEDED. I PAID THE $149.00 FOR 45MIN (WOW)! THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME ALL SHIFTS WERE "VIOLENT"! I CALLED A VOLVO DEALER IN A DIFFERENT CITY AND THEY SAID THE DRIVE TEST WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY. I THEN CALLED NATE AT LYLE PEARSON AND HE SAID TO REPLACE THE B4 PISTON COVER. 2 DAYS LATER AND THE B4 PISTON COVER WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. WHEN I CALLED NATE AGAIN HE ACTUALLY SAID " I WISH I NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT IT" AND REFUSED TO RE-DO THE ADAPTIVE DRIVE TEST. SENDING CAR TO AN AUCTION. THIS IS CRIMINAL. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO UPSHIFT WHEN ACCELERATED AND FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN DECELERATED. VEHICLE JERKED SEVERELY WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE, OR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, OR FROM REVERSE TO PARK. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.