2001 VOLVO V70XC Complaints

I SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE ACETONE AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER NEARLY BURNED MY LEG BEFORE IT WENT COLD ON THE LEFT HALF. THE LEATHER WAS BURNT AND PUCKERED ON THE LEFT OUTSIDE. WHEN I WENT TO MY MECHANIC, I HAD THEM UNPLUG THE ELEMENT SO FURTHER DAMAGE OR INJURY WOULD NOT OCCUR IF THE SEAT HEATER WERE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON. PEDERSEN VOLVO WANTS AT LEAST $230 TO REPAIR DAMAGE I DID NOT INDUCE OR CAUSE WEAR TO AN EXTREME OUT OF ABNORMAL USE. VOLVO SHOULD HONOR THE QUALITY OF THE CARS IT SELLS BY REPAIRING THIS DANGEROUS MECHANISM THAT SHOULD SIMPLY WORK SAFELY IN GOOD FAITH FOR FREE. THIS HAS BEEN A PATTERN FOR MANY VOLVO OWNERS, OFTEN INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT INJURY. HTTP://FORUMS.SWEDESPEED.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?156901-SEAT-WARMER-AND-HEATED-SEAT-DEFECT-RECALL-(PLEASE-RESPOND)/PAGE4. *TR

I NOTICED A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM MY BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT IT IS THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT THAT IT IS NOT A PART THAT NEEDED REPLACING. HOWEVER, 18 MONTHS LATER THE BRAKES ARE NOT RESPONDING AT INITIAL PRESSURE. THE CAR IS ALSO HESITATING AT ACCELERATION AND STALLING AT IDLE, MAKING THE CAR A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM AS THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH MESSAGE BOARDS PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE. I AM SURPRISED THAT ONLY ONE OTHER OWNER HAS FILED A COMPLAINT. I ASKED ANOTHER MECHANIC, NOT WITH VOLVO, FOR A SECOND OPINION. HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AS THIS IS MOST UNCOMMON. FOR THE SAFETY ISSUE I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM. I CANNOT BELIEVE OTHERS HAVE PAID $1,200 FOR A REPAIR TO A PART THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IN THE FIRST PLACE. VOLVO SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBLILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PART. THE RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

MY 2001 V70 DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT BURNED A HOLE RIGHT THROUGH THE LEATHER. *KB

TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING AT LOW GEARS. SHIFTING IS VIOLENT. CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY OR PREDICTABLY . TOOK IT TO THE DEALER , COMPLETED ROAD TEST, AND INDICATED ON SERVICE WRITE UP " NO SLIPPAGE, OPERATED TO SPECS " , THEY DIDN'T CHECK FOR CODES. I RECALL THE SERVICE MANAGE TELLING ME " THE CAR RETAINS A HISTORY OF HOW IT IS DRIVEN AS THE REASON THE CAR IS JERKING INTO GEARS 1 TO 3." CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE FLARE UPS, I WAS TOLD BY INDEPENDENT SVC STATION NOT TO DRIVE IT OUT OF THE OUR CITY. VA BEACH DEALERSHIP CONTINUED TO NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE COMPLAINT THEY FOUND OTHER ISSUES WITH THE DRIVING OF THE CAR, FIXED THEM, BUT NONE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. REQUESTED THEY CONTACT THE MFG , THEY WOULDN'T. FINALLY , WHEN THE CAR WAS SIGNIFICANTLY BEYOND THE WARRANTY, I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SIGNS WERE THERE WHICH THEY IGNORED. I'VE SUBSEQUENTLY READ ON VOLVO FORUMS SUCH AS BRICKBOARD, AND SWEDESPEED "THAT THE XC70'S ARE NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE SOFTWARE FEATURE CALLED STOP NEUTRAL , PUTS THE TRANS IN NEUTRAL WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. WHILE THIS MAY SOUND GREEN AND GOOD, IT KILLS THE TRANSMISSION OVER TIME FOR HARSH SHIFTING WHEN ACCELERATING. ", I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON SAFECAR AS WELL AND THE PROBLEMS IS PERVASIVE IN THIS MODEL AS IT WAS IN XC90 EARLY YEARS. NUMEROUS TOO COUNT ON SAFERCAR.GOV ; ON HTTP://RUSMACKEDVOLVO.COM/ABOUT/ - FAULTY TRANSMISSION BLOG: DEALERSHIP AND VOLVO NORTH AMERICAS' INVOLVEMENT IN RESOLVING THE SITUATION. *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

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD BETWEEN GEARS AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT CHARGING AND THERE WAS A LACK OF POWER; THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,900.

THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTION NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #EA05021 VOLVO V70XC 2001 PLACED INTO SERVICE ON JUNE 19, 2001. THE CAR DISPLAYS ALL SYMPTOMS OF ETM FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS REGARDING THIS SUBJECT. THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, LUNGES FORWARD WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND IDLES ERRATICALLY AS IF I WERE APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL OVER AND OVER. I BELIEVE DYER AND DYER VOLVO IS ATTEMPTING TO "WAIT ME OUT" UNTIL THE 10 YEARS HAS PASSED FOR THE WARRANTY SINCE THERE IS ONLY TWO MONTHS LEFT ON THE CLOCK. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED AND TOOK IT TO DEALER ON THE VERY NEXT DAY WITH THESE COMPLAINTS. THEY INDICATED THAT THE CAR RECEIVED THE RECALL SERVICE "SOFTWARE UPDATE" IN 2006. THEY LIED TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE ETM BUT ONLY AFTER I PAID THEM $600 TO CLEAN REPLACE THE PCV FLAME TRAP. THE TECHNICIAN [XXX] LITERALLY TOLD ME, THAT IF I WOULD PAY FOR THE FLAME TRAP REPLACEMENT, THEN HE COULD GET THE ETM REPLACED FOR FREE UNDER WARRANTY - THAT THIS "JUST HAD TO BE RULED OUT TO SATISFY VOLVO HQ." I NEXT TOOK THE CAR TO NORTHPOINT VOLVO AND THEY CLEANED THE INTAKE UNDER THE 10 YEAR WARRANTY BUT STILL REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FAULTY ETM. THEY INDICATED THAT THE FLAME TRAP DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A REPLACEMENT ETM BUT THAT "VOLVO CORPORATE" WOULD NOT APPROVE A REPLACEMENT ETM - ONLY A CLEANING. AGAIN I BELIEVE I AM JUST BEING WAITED OUT. I ALSO HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT VOLVO-AUTHORIZED AND CERTIFIED SHOP (VOLVO OF GWINNETT) WHO HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE 100% CERTAIN THAT I HAVE A FAILED ETM BUT THAT VOLVO WILL NOT REIMBURSE THEM FOR THE WARRANTY WORK AT ALL - THAT THEY ONLY LET THEIR DEALERS DO THIS WORK TO MINIMIZE THE # OF REPLACEMENTS. EVERY DAY THIS CAR DISPLAYS THESE CHARACTERISTICS AND VOLVO REFUSES TO REPLACE THE CLEARLY FAULTY ETM. AM I GOING TO HAVE TO GET IN A FATAL ACCIDENT AND DIE BEFORE VOLVO DOES THE RIGHT THING? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

CAR HAS APPROX 94,000 MILES. STANDARD STREET AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO TIRE PUNCTURE. THANKFULLY, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE MOVING. REPLACED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS. *TR