VOLVO Complaints

ETM FAILURE IN MY 1999 VOLVO V70 T5. LOCAL VOLVO DEALER HAS SERVICED (CLEANED) IT AND IT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. CAR RUNS ROUGH AND IS BECOMING A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC. WILL REPLACE SOON AT A COST OF $750 US FOR THE PART--UNKNOWN LABOR COSTS. *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN LOW COOLANT LIGHT. SUDDENLY LOST POWER DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. IT SEIZED UP DUE TO OVERHEATING. TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER REGISTERED HOT. RADIATOR NECK BROKE OFF AT NECK CAUSING LOST OF COOLANT. ENGINE RUINED. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE CLAIMING THERMOSTAT STUCK EVEN THOUGH THEY COULDN'T PROVE THIS. *JB

WHILE OPERATING THE SUBJECT VEHICLE, A VOLVO 1999 MODEL V70R AWD, AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH TRAFFIC UNDER A GREEN LIGHT, THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED. AS THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC CLEARED SUFFICIENTLY FOR A SAFE LEFT HAND TURN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO EXECUTE THE LEFT TURN BUT THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ONLY IDLED FORWARD INTO APPROACHING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO GET THE THROTTLE TO RESPOND. IN MY OPINION, THIS FAILURE IS EQUIVALENT TO THE THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPING ON A FOUR YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES. IF THE RATE OF INCIDENCE OF OCCURRENCE IS SOMEHOW REPRESENTED BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS EVIDENT ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB, THEN THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. IT IS LIKELY THAT PROPERTY AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT BY THIS THROTTLE FAILURE AND THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY A RECALL. *JB

STEADY GAS LEAK FROM GASOLINE FUEL STORAGE TANK ON 1996 VOLVO 850 SEDAN. LEAK FROM TANK ITSELF CONFIRMED BY INDEPENDENT GARAGE WHO REGULARLY SERVICED THE CAR. AFTER I CONTACTED VOLVO U.S. (CUSTOMER CARE OFFICE), I CANCELLED A REPLACEMENT TANK THROUGH THE INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALERSHIP (ROYAL AUTOMOTIVE IN BIRMINGHAM, AL) FOR THE REPAIR. VOLVO HAS NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY WILL REPAIR/REPLACE THE TANK WITHOUT CHARGE TO ME BUT ONLY IF THE WORK IS DONE THROUGH THEIR DEALER. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE VOLVO U.S. TECH FIELD REP. *JB

CONSUMER OWN A 1996 VOLVO 850 AND IT EXPERIENCED A SUBSTANTIAL GAS LEAK FROM HE GAS STORAGE TANK ITSELF. MR. JOHN ABBOTT ANSWERED BY PHONE. *PH *MR

DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE DURING COLD WEATHER, THE DRIVER NOTICED A HESITATION WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND HEARD A SLIGHT "CRUNCHING" SOUND. AT A LATER DATE, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35-45 MPH ON A ROAD WITH HILLS (UP AND DOWN). WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE, THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED SAME HESITATION AND HEARD A HORRIBLE "PUNCHING" SOUND. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE ANOTHER VEHICLE RAPIDLY APPROACHED FROM THE REAR. THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD TO SWERVE SUDDENLY TO AVOID HITTING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER & PASSENGER HAD TO ROLL VEHICLE DOWN THE HILL AND CALL FOR HELP. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT AXLE HAD PULLED OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION (DUE TO A PIN THAT HAD BROKE). THE DEALER PERFORMED A TEMPORARY FIX BY BANGING AXLE BACK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, DEALER FOUND THAT THE LEFT BALL JOINT WAS BROKEN (UNKNOWN WHEN THIS OCCURRED). DEALER LATER REPLACED ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. *MJJ CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS REGARDING SAFETY RELATED ISSUES ON VOLVO V70. *LA

THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES WHEN THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE. THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD HIM IN PLACE AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *PH *SC *JB

THE NUT SECURING THE FRONT CONTROL ARM TO THE SPINDLE MAY LOSE ITS INITIAL AXIAL TENSION WHICH COULD CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GO OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *PH IT ALSO LEADS TO A POTENTIAL FRONT END NOISE. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL REGARDING THE NUT; HOWEVER, AS CONSUMER CALLED DEALER AND SAID THAT THEY CAN PERFORM REPAIRS AS PER AGREEMENT WITH NHTSA. CONSUMER IS JUST ASKING TO GET THE NUT AND LET A LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORM THE REPLACEMENT. *LA

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG CHEMICAL FUME SMELL INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER STATED SORRY, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT WARRANTY. *AK THE FUEL RAIL ALUMINUM HOUSING WAS LEAKING WHERE IT WAS A CRIMPED TOGETHER AT THE ENDS. GAS WAS LEAKING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD AT THE FIREWALL AND GAS FUMES WERE ESCAPING THROUGH THE VENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *SC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKES THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.