2008 VOLVO XC70 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO XC70 CROSS-COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES PREMATURELY WORE AT 20,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BUT HAD BECOME WORN AT 43,500 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WOULD NEED REPLACING EVERY 20,000 MILES AS NORMAL. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 43,500. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ UPDATED 05/11//

A 2008 VOLVO XC70 WITH APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES STALLED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 1/4 TANK AND THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR ON THE DASH WAS NOT ON. THE VEHICLE HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A QUARTER OF A TANK FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AS A RESULT OF AN EMPTY FUEL TANK; HOWEVER, THERE WAS FUEL ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK PRIOR TO HAVING IT TOWED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF THE SAFETY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM; AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

2008 VOLVO XC70 ON ROAD TRIP TO COLLEGE ON I-75, STARTED SPUTTERING AND "CHECK ENGINE " LIGHT WENT ON. I EXITED AT NEAREST EXIT LAKE CITY, FL AND PARKED AND CALLED FOR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. MY CAR WAS FLAT-BEDDED AND TAKEN TO OCALA VOLVO. FUEL SENSOR, FUEL TANK , FUEL PUMP ETC REPLACED. I HAD TO USE A LOANER FOR THE ROAD TRIP AFTER ALREADY LOSING ONE DAY OF TRAVEL. *TR

MY VOLVO'S ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER THEN DIED AND LOST ALL POWER. THIS OCCURRED IN SECONDS AND LEFT MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND I IN A VERY DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY DEADLY TRAFFIC SITUATION. MY GAS GAUGE READ 150 MILES WORTH OF GAS LEFT IN GAS TANK. THE VOLVO WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND CONTROL MODULE. BOTH WERE REPLACED. *TR

RAPID LOSS OF POWER IN FAST LANE ON BUSY HIGHWAY. TWO INCIDENTS. FIRST TIME, GAUGE SAID 90 MILES TO EMPTY. SECOND TIME, 125 MILES TO EMPTY. NO INDICATION OF QUESTIONABLE LOW FUEL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES WAS ABLE TO GET PAST SEMI'S, AS VEHICLE LOST POWER TOTALLY IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. FROM 65 TO 0. OCCURRED IN JANUARY 2009 AND MARCH 2009. JANUARY 2009 REPORTED TO STATE POLICE. MARCH 2009 REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. *TR

2008 VOLVO XC70 HAD A DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT REGISTERED A HALF TANK OF FUEL ON THE GAUGE, BUT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS. *NJ

TRAVELING ON A BUSY EXPWAY DURING RUSH HOUR IN LEFT LANE WHEN CAR STARTED BUCKING. I WAS ABLE TO SWITCH 2 LANES AND ALMOST MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR STOPPED AND WOULDN'T START AGAIN. CAR INFORMATION SYSTEM REPORTED THAT THE BATTERY POWER WAS CRITICALLY LOW. I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND CALLED THE POLICE. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY CAR BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC WAS GOING BY TOO QUICKLY (I WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A EXIT RAMP.) POLICE CALLED THEIR TOW TRUCK TO GET ME OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY. VOLVO ON LINE SERVICE SAID IT WOULD TALE AN HOUR TO GET A TRUCK TO ME EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM I WAS IN A VERY HAZARDOUS PLACE) CAR WAS TOWED TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP WHERE WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE PERSON WHO WENT OUT TO LOOK AT MY CAR CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THE CAR WAS OUT OF GAS; THE GAS METER READ APPROX 1/3 FULL. HE REPORTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS METER IN THE MODEL OF 2008 CAR ( THEY HAVE HAD OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM) THEY HAVE ORDERED A NEW GAS METER AND SAID THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE OLD ONE AS SOON AS THE PART COMES IN. I AM LUCKY NO ONE REAR ENDED ME AND THE WASN'T A MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO DRIVERS SWERVING SO THEY WOULDN'T HIT ME. IF THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THE VOLVO 2008 CX70, I THINK OTHER VOLVO OWNERS SHOULD BE ALERTED TO THE POSSIBILITY AND VOLVO SHOULD IDENTIFY AND REPLACE OTHER FAULTY GAS METERS. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR VOLVO ON OCT. 22, 2007, AND THE DAY THAT WE BOUGHT IT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON. WE HAD TRAVELED TO VERMONT FROM MASSACHUSETTS WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. WE CALLED OUR SALES REP FROM WHOM WE BOUGHT THE CAR TO SEE IF WE COULD STILL DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY. HE SAID WE NEEDED TO BRING IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. WHEN WE RETURNED TO MASSACHUSETTS FROM VERMONT, WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, STUTZ VOLVO, SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, ON NOVEMBER 7. THEY SUPPOSEDLY THEN FIXED THE PROBLEM, WITH THE MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SRS SYSTEM, RECALL NO. 184. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG ALERT LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN ON DECEMBER 8. WE CALLED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AGAIN, ASKING IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. HE SAID HE COULDN'T SAY UNTIL HE CHECKED THE CAR OUT AGAIN. UPSET THAT OUR BRAND NEW CAR WAS STILL APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, WE CALLED OUR SALES REP. HE SAID THAT HE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL, AND HE TOLD US THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE CAR BACK IN. *TR