2008 VOLVO C70 Problems & Recalls

On multiple occasions while driving this vehicle at various speeds various road conditions the doors will become unlocked and partially open you have to open the door and re-close it in order for the inside lights to go off because they come on when this happens. It also appears in the driver's safe...

I believe the brake line are running along the firewall caught on fire I'm not sure if it was a brake line but it was a fire and it is at the dealer now I have not heard back from them

I believe the brake line are running along the firewall caught on fire I'm not sure if it was a brake line but it was a fire and it is at the dealer now I have not heard back from them

This vehicle is the C70 convertible. When driving and hitting a speed bump or a pothole, both the driver and passenger doors pop open from a fully closed state to a partially open state. The doors do NOT fully disengage but in the partially closed state the doors rattle and shake. When this happen...

VEHICLE 2008 VOLVO C70 HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE. Doors randomly unlatch/open while the vehicle is in motion. This occurs on both the drivers side and passengers side doors during vehicle operation in drive. It has occurred numerous times while driving on straight flat non bump roads and in roundabouts...

The "passenger side door open" indicator suddenly showed on the dash while driving approximately 50MPH. As I slowed down , I asked my wife that was in the passenger seat to make sure her door was properly shut. The door opened right up without unlatching, she then promptly shut it and made sure it w...

Passenger door keeps opening whether top up or down, mainly on highway driving. Very unsafe!

RIGHT FRONT DOOR UNLATCHES WHEN I GO AROUND A CORNER WHILE DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS NOT OPENED ALL THE WAY YET BUT I AM CERTAIN IT WAS FULLY CLOSED AND LATCHED BEFORE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING.

Mileage: 159,000

THE PASSENGER DOOR HAS, ON AT LEAST TEN OCCASIONS, PARTIALLY OPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING . IT OPENED IN THE FIRST PHASE LIKE IT IS WHEN NOT FULLY CLOSED. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE LATCH IS BAD AND WILL AT SOME POINT OPEN ALL THE WAY. VOLVO DOES. OR SEEM ANXIOUS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE VOLVO ...

MY 2008 VOLVOC70 PASSENGER DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. WAS OPERATING AT 65 MPH. PURCHASED CAR USED SEPTEMBER 1999. HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE, BUT THOUGHT I DIDNT LOCK THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 70,000

THE "DOOR OPEN" WARNING AND INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AND THE DOOR SLUMPS SLIGHTLY AJAR (EVEN THE WINDOW DROPS LIKE WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR). THIS HAPPENS ONLY WITH THE TOP DOWN, DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAN BE EITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE. LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. DOORS ARE SECURELY CLOSED BEFOREHAND

Mileage: 104,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR OVER THE RAIL ROAD TRACKS AT THE CRESCENT CUTOFF HIGHWAY, MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ENTERED A POT HOLE CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO TURN ON, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON AND THE MESSAGE TO APPEAR "SRS SERVICE NEEDED URGENT." AT THE...

Mileage: 17,500

THE PASSENGER DOOR RANDOMLY OPENS SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS, SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SOMETIMES AT SPEEDS AROUND 30MPH

Mileage: 88,202

DOORS UNLOCK & RANDOMLY POP OPEN DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. ONLY "SAFETY LATCH" KEEPS THEM FROM ACTUALLY SWINGING OUT FREE AND CLEAR. VERY ALARMING AND DISCONCERTING.

Mileage: 24,500

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. HARD TO MAKE TURNS. HAD IT INSPECTED NEXT DAY- AND THE POWER STEERING LINE HAD RUPTURED. I NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE ENTIRE LINE REPLACED.

Mileage: 135,000

THE REAR CAMBER ARMS OF THE VOLVO C 70 ARE FAILING AT AN ALARMING RATE. NOT ONLY ARE TIRES WEARING UNEVENLY AT OWNERS EXPENSE, THE FAILURE OF THE ARMS CAUSES THE CAR TO BECOME TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. VOLVO IN A RECENT PUBLICATION ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BUT YET FAILS...

Mileage: 58,000

THE REAR CAMBER ARMS OF THE VOLVO C 70 ARE FAILING AT AN ALARMING RATE. NOT ONLY ARE TIRES WEARING UNEVENLY AT OWNERS EXPENSE, THE FAILURE OF THE ARMS CAUSES THE CAR TO BECOME TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. VOLVO IN A RECENT PUBLICATION ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BUT YET FAILS...

Mileage: 58,000

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER SEVERAL MONTHS , THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR EVEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS WHEN TAKING A TURN. WAS RANDOMLY OCCURRING AND NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO DRIVING OVER ANY BUMPS. DEALER KEPT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS STATING DOOR LATCH WAS IN SPEC ...

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO C70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE REAR TRUNK WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO STOP AND EXIT THE VEHICLE TO CLOSE THE TRUNK AND THE DOOR BEFORE PROCEEDING. THE CO...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO C70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V508000 (EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS). THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE....

Mileage: 20,016

THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON MY 2008 VOLVO C70. THE REAR TIRES WERE SCALLOPED AND FEATHER-EDGED TO THE POINT OF REPLACEMENT AT 15,000. THE FRONT TIRES WERE MOVED TO THE REAR WITH NEW TIRES INSTALLED IN THE FRONT. REAR TIRES GAINED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AT 19,800 MILES WITH ADDITIONAL SYMPTOMS OF LOW RUMBL...

Mileage: 19,800

2008 VOLVO C70. CONSUMER STATES POWER STEERING FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, IT CAUSED HIM TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED VARIOUS BODILY INJURIES AND AUTO BODY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND IT WAS ...

THIS VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT A SPEED IN EXCESS OF 40 MILES PER HOURS ON 9/12/2010 ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE, ON 9/13/2010 ON THE BRUCKNER EXPRESSWAY AND ON 9/13/2010 ON THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE. IN THREE SEPARATE INSTANCES THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE WHICH VEERED ERRATICALLY TO THE ...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO C70. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND WOULD FREQUENTLY INFLATE IT WITH AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH FRONT RIMS WERE CRACKED. THEY REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD B...

Mileage: 5,000