VOLVO Complaints

I OWN A VOLVO S70, SEDAN YEAR 1999 4 DOOR. I PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 1999. AT 12K MILES THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED MALFUNCITIONING WITHOUT WARNING. MOST RECENTLY THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEMS HAS STARTED TO HEAT UP AND ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIIDLE OF THE NIGHT. FOR A COMPANY WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE THE "SAFETEST VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. I DO NOT CONSIDER THE VEHICLE WHICH LIGHTS AND ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHTSAFE? . I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT VOLVO MULTIPLE TIMES. ONCE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON A PART, OF WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION. THEY CLAIM THAT SINCE I TAKE MY VEHICLE FOR REGULAR SERVICE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY, BUT THEY WOULD NEVER ADMIT OR HAVE RECORDS OF WHETHER THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. THESE ARE NOT SAFE VEHICLE PLEASE CHECK INTO RECALLING THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEFORE SOME GETS FURTHERED INJURED.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN, AND WILL NOT RESTART. *AK

MY ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND I GOT IT CHECKED AT MY MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED OF THE REOCCURING PROBLEM WITH THE MODULE ON MY MAKE AND YEAR. I WAS ALSO INFORMED OF THE AROUND $600 BILL IT WILL BE TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR VOLVO TO RECALL. - NB.*AK

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES NOW WITH ONLY 17,000 MILES ON VEHICLE (2 LEFT & 2 RIGHT).

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM. CAR WAS IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF SIX WEEKS. ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED USING PARTS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE 2005 MODELS. *AK

VEHICLE SERVICED FOR PULL AND HARSHNESS (5TH TIME VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR PULL IN LESS THAN 40,000 MILES). *AK

DEALER REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AND SAID PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO A CORRODED CALIPER. DEALER TOOK NO ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CORRODED CALIPER, (27679 MILES). *AK

NEITHER I NOR VOLVO ROADSIDE ASSITANCE ABLE TO REMOVE WHEEL TO INSTALL SPARE TIRE. VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE.*AK

COUTESY LIGHTS TOO SOFT TO ACTIVATE, ALSO TOO HOT TO TOUCH, STARTED PILLOW ON FIRE IN SLEEPER BUNK. *AK