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1998 VOLVO V70 in Wenonah, NJ
The abs / traction control unit on these cars fail in unreasonably high numbers. it's such a big business, that mechanics sell thousands of refurbished units on ebay. volvo charges over $700 for the parts, and is avoiding repairing this i...read more / reply »
2001 VOLVO V70 in Lexington, KY
Rear lift gate electrical wiring harness has wires severed due to the liftgate hinge. this problem resulted in a failure of the center rear mounted brake light, a warning indicator that the rear gate is ajar, and failure of the rear defr...
2001 VOLVO V70 in Lexington, KY
Rear lift gate electrical wiring harness has wires severed due to the liftgate hinge. this problem resulted in a failure of the center rear mounted brake light, a warning indicator that the rear gate is ajar, and failure of the rear defr...
2000 VOLVO V70 in Washington, DC
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 25 mph and above, the vehicle completely lost power. the vehicle was taken to a service dealer, who replaced battery cables and the control module. the consumer stated sometimes it would take anywhere...
1999 VOLVO V70 in Garden Grove, CA
Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled under normal driving conditions. the vehicle would surge prior to stalling. the surge was controllable during braking. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who cha...
1998 VOLVO V70 in Raleigh, NC
Dt*: the contact stated while parked in the driveway for one day, smoke was noticed coming from under the hood. the fire department was contacted and extinguished the fire. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop who determine...
1999 VOLVO V70 in Fairfax, VA
The tensioner bearings in my 1999 volvo v70 seized, thus causing the timing belt to fail, causing the cylinders to hit and bend the valves. the recommended service interval for this equipment is 105,000 miles or 72 months; the vehicle has ...
1998 VOLVO V70 in Pittsburgh, PA
Dt*: the contact stated the pads and calipers came into contact with the rotors. the rear pads, rotors and calipers were replaced three times. the front pads, rotors and calipers were replaced twice. prior to each replacement, the brakes...
1998 VOLVO V70 in Pittsburgh, PA
Dt*: the contact stated the pads and calipers came into contact with the rotors. the rear pads, rotors and calipers were replaced three times. the front pads, rotors and calipers were replaced twice. prior to each replacement, the brakes...
1998 VOLVO V70 in Pittsburgh, PA
Dt*: the contact stated the pads and calipers came into contact with the rotors. the rear pads, rotors and calipers were replaced three times. the front pads, rotors and calipers were replaced twice. prior to each replacement, the brakes...
2001 VOLVO V70 in La Habra, CA
I own a 2001 volvo v70 <turbo> .. and have had repeated experiences with the vehicle either stalling while in gear and / or "surging" forward while at a stop with the brake pedal depressed ... the vehicle has been brought to an authorize...
2001 VOLVO V70 in La Habra, CA
I own a 2001 volvo v70 <turbo> .. and have had repeated experiences with the vehicle either stalling while in gear and / or "surging" forward while at a stop with the brake pedal depressed ... the vehicle has been brought to an authorize...
2001 VOLVO V70 in Stockton, CA
On 6/2/06 i was driving on the freeway ( at about 60 mph), and suddenly my car slowed down and i could not accelerate, fortunately i was in the right hand lane and able to exit the freeway and slowly move to the side of the road, a warning ...
2004 VOLVO V70 in Dallas, GA
Dt*: the contact stated while driving at 40mph, the vehicle hesitated, and the electrical system failed. the service air bag message readout illuminated, the brakes became spongy, and the steering stiffened. the vehicle was taken to a se...
1999 VOLVO V70 in Richmond, VA
1. vehicle "sputtered", engine would rev with no change in pressure on gas pedal, followed by nearly complete loss of power and near engine cut off. 2. no complete failure, as soon as symptoms began, it was taken to a dealer 3. volvo d...
1999 VOLVO V70 in Richmond, VA
1. vehicle "sputtered", engine would rev with no change in pressure on gas pedal, followed by nearly complete loss of power and near engine cut off. 2. no complete failure, as soon as symptoms began, it was taken to a dealer 3. volvo d...
1999 VOLVO V70 in Davis, CA
I am writing because my car has lost power without warning. i have experienced this several times, fortunately none in life threatening situations like pulling onto a busy road or freeway. the dealer reloaded the software, but the ets l...
2001 VOLVO V70 in Reading, PA
While driving our car home from 4th of july vacation on interstate, car shut down by itself and could only do about 7 mph, with a near miss of traffic i was to pull the car over to the shoulder of the road. this same problem has happened...
2006 VOLVO V70 in Phoenix, AZ
Engine suddenly lost power, coolant temperature gauge went to zero, and engine cooling fans ran continuously, even though engine was not overheating. engine appeared to be opering in "limp home mode". dealership replaced temperature sensor...
2001 VOLVO V70 in Crystal Lake, IL
Front passenger side wheel broke off as a result of ball joint breaking leading to an axle break. also damaged were bumper and fender when hit by the wheel breaking off. my wife was leaving o'hare airport at around 9:00 pm on 6/27/06. whe...
2001 VOLVO V70 in Crystal Lake, IL
Front passenger side wheel broke off as a result of ball joint breaking leading to an axle break. also damaged were bumper and fender when hit by the wheel breaking off. my wife was leaving o'hare airport at around 9:00 pm on 6/27/06. whe...
1998 VOLVO V70 in Los Angeles, CA
The fuel tank on my 1998 volvo v70 has failed. the check engine light came on in my car about 6 months ago. after replacing almost my entire fuel evap system, volvo determined my fuel tank had a leak. i requested that volvo replace my fu...
2000 VOLVO V70 in Shreveport, LA
2002 v70 malfunctioned in rear seat belts in my car. two of the three seat belts in the rear of the vehicle locked and could not be released. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer disassembled the rear seats and manually ease...
2004 VOLVO V70 in Sun City, AZ
2000 v70xcaw cross country wagon etm system failed. the ac hose compressor condenser was replaced. the vehicle was leaking gas and the o-ring seal on the pump sender was replaced. the front passenger window was inoperable when trying to...
2004 VOLVO V70 in Sun City, AZ
2000 v70xcaw cross country wagon etm system failed. the ac hose compressor condenser was replaced. the vehicle was leaking gas and the o-ring seal on the pump sender was replaced. the front passenger window was inoperable when trying to...
2004 VOLVO V70 in Sun City, AZ
2000 v70xcaw cross country wagon etm system failed. the ac hose compressor condenser was replaced. the vehicle was leaking gas and the o-ring seal on the pump sender was replaced. the front passenger window was inoperable when trying to...
2004 VOLVO V70 in Sun City, AZ
2000 v70xcaw cross country wagon etm system failed. the ac hose compressor condenser was replaced. the vehicle was leaking gas and the o-ring seal on the pump sender was replaced. the front passenger window was inoperable when trying to...
2004 VOLVO V70 in Sun City, AZ
2000 v70xcaw cross country wagon etm system failed. the ac hose compressor condenser was replaced. the vehicle was leaking gas and the o-ring seal on the pump sender was replaced. the front passenger window was inoperable when trying to...
2004 VOLVO V70 in Sun City, AZ
2000 v70xcaw cross country wagon etm system failed. the ac hose compressor condenser was replaced. the vehicle was leaking gas and the o-ring seal on the pump sender was replaced. the front passenger window was inoperable when trying to...
2004 VOLVO V70 in Sun City, AZ
2000 v70xcaw cross country wagon etm system failed. the ac hose compressor condenser was replaced. the vehicle was leaking gas and the o-ring seal on the pump sender was replaced. the front passenger window was inoperable when trying to...
2004 VOLVO V70 in Sun City, AZ
2000 v70xcaw cross country wagon etm system failed. the ac hose compressor condenser was replaced. the vehicle was leaking gas and the o-ring seal on the pump sender was replaced. the front passenger window was inoperable when trying to...
2004 VOLVO V70 in Sun City, AZ
2000 v70xcaw cross country wagon etm system failed. the ac hose compressor condenser was replaced. the vehicle was leaking gas and the o-ring seal on the pump sender was replaced. the front passenger window was inoperable when trying to...
2004 VOLVO V70 in Sun City, AZ
2000 v70xcaw cross country wagon etm system failed. the ac hose compressor condenser was replaced. the vehicle was leaking gas and the o-ring seal on the pump sender was replaced. the front passenger window was inoperable when trying to...
2002 VOLVO V70 in Burbank, CA
Volvo 2002 v70 wagon stalled while in drive on i-5. fortunately i was able to get to the shoulder despite losing steering. similar incident occurred in 2004 and the dealer cleaned the throttle. obviously this correction was not permanent...
2002 VOLVO V70 in Burbank, CA
Volvo 2002 v70 wagon stalled while in drive on i-5. fortunately i was able to get to the shoulder despite losing steering. similar incident occurred in 2004 and the dealer cleaned the throttle. obviously this correction was not permanent...
2003 VOLVO V70 in Scottsdale, AZ
In early may, 2006, my car engine shut down by itself. this occurred three times. i was able to get the car into the dealership where they kept it for two days. the day after i picked it up(may 11th, the engine shut down while i was driv...
2001 VOLVO V70 in Rockville, MD
I was driving my car on saturday morning when suddenly with no warning the engine went into "limp home" mode. i was able to get to a volvo dealer, who took the car in, down loaded a software patch for the throttle computer and returned the...
2001 VOLVO V70 in Mclean, VA
Surging, missing, skipping while idling in gear. it may surge, miss, skip while out of gear, but it is hard to detect. i have had the etm software update and then they cleaned it. the dealer does not know what to do with it now and it is...
2004 VOLVO V70 in Torrance, CA
Volvo v70 2004 wagon - driving on city streets. car stalled 3x and lost steering control 2 x. had it towed to dealer (power volvo, torrance ca) but they could not duplicate problems (all 3 incidents happened within 10 mins of each other whe...
2003 VOLVO V70 in Madisonville, LA
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle stalled while driving 10-40 mph on seven occasions. there was no warning prior to the stalling and the vehicle restarted immediately after each incident. the vehicle has been inspected by a service deal...
2003 VOLVO V70 in Madisonville, LA
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle stalled while driving 10-40 mph on seven occasions. there was no warning prior to the stalling and the vehicle restarted immediately after each incident. the vehicle has been inspected by a service deal...
2001 VOLVO V70 in Apex, NC
On the way to an appointment my wife was driving our volvo v70 t5 on a major highway when suddenly the car lost power and a message stating "performance reduction" was visible on the console. the car felt like it was about to stall at any m...
2000 VOLVO V70 in Atlanta, GA
Abs control module failure. i was informed by two dealerships, north pointe volvo and dyer and dyer volvo, as well as volvo professional repair (all located in the atlanta ga area) that this was a common occurrence. well i experienced thi...
1999 VOLVO V70 in Dallas, TX
I purchased this car, a 1999 volvo v-70 station wagon, in 2002. the car intermittently and repeatedly stalls in traffic in addition to randomly accelerating and decelerating on its own so that driving is hazardous. car has been serviced n...
2001 VOLVO V70 in Aloha, OR
Etm cleaned & adjusted at 48,474 miles for stalling and engine surging: 10/13/03 etm replaced for stalling; 4/13/05 engine surging diagnosed as etm at 79,386, 4/27/05 software update to correct surging, did not help. 5/26/05 etm replaced f...
2001 VOLVO V70 in Westminster, CA
Dt*: while braking the check brake lights warning illuminates. there is a nhtsa recall, # 04v051000, regarding the brake lights. the vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however, it is not included in the recall due ...
2001 VOLVO V70 in Westminster, CA
When i step on the brakes, sometimes i get a warning on my dashboard to check brake lights, when i check, i get the warning whenever the left and right brake lights do not light up, and only the center does. if i press multiple times they ...
1998 VOLVO V70 in Kissimmee, FL
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 20 mph the rear hatchback opened without warning dumping the cargo onto the highway. a crash was avoided and the police were not contacted. the vehicle was seen by a dealer who determined the hatchba...
2003 VOLVO V70 in Sandwich, MA
Dt*: the contact stated the driver side headlight burns out at least once a year. the bulb has been replaced each time, but no further repairs have been attempted.
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