1998 VOLVO V70 Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

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 FUEL TANK AT THEIR EXPENSE, BECAUSE I FEEL THAT A FUEL TANK SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO LAST MORE THAN 8 YEARS. VOLVO HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THE TANK AND HAS ABSOLVED THEMSELVES OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 99,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. DUE TO THE GASOLINE CAP BEING LOOSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAS TO GO TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT TURNED OFF.*AK

FAILURE RESULTED IN GAS LEAKING AND A GAS SMELL WHEN GAS TANK WAS NEAR FULL. DT

CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER IS WAS DUE TO A FUEL FILL PIPE PROBLEM.*YH

THE GAS CAP DID NOT FIT PROPERLY. *YH

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE CAR ON A ROUTINE BASIS. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN OIL LEAKS, GASOLINE LEAKS, AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE AND SEAT BELT FAILURES. THE CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED ALMOST ON A MONTHLY BASIS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP. THIS PAST WEEK, IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS. THE VOLVO DEALERSHIPS HAVE MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND WARRANTIES HAVE PAID MOST OF THE COSTS, THE AMOUNT OF TIME THIS CAR HAS SPENT BEING SERVICED IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. EVEN THE VOLVO DEALER HERE IN FLORIDA (PLANTATION VOLVO) SUGGESTED WE RESEARCH THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW. THE LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO US BECAUSE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN MASSACHUSETTS. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE IN GETTING VOLVO'S ATTENTION THAT THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS MAJOR FLAWS, ESPECIALLY ELECTRICAL.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, WHEN I RAN OVER A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A RULER. I HEARD A LOUD BANG, AND THEN I GOT HOME, FOUND THAT GAS WAS POURING OUT OF THE GAS TANK. IT HAD BEEN PUNCTURED. OBVIOUSLY, WE ALL COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THERE WAS A SPARK. I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED A GAS TANK TO SO EASILY PUNCTURED. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****744064

Mileage: 44,800

ENGINE HAS A RANDOM MIS-FIRE RELATED TO THE CPU. VOLVO IS AWARE BUT HAS NOT PRODUCED ANY BULLETINS FOR AN UP-GRADE. MIS-FIRE CAN CAUSE STALLS AT IDLE IN COLD WEATHER AND HAS POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS DUE TO STALLS IN INTERSECTIONS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN ALL 1998 MODELS WITH THE 190HP TURBO ENGINE. IT IS ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS.

THERE WAS A "LARGE FUEL LEAK IN FUEL SYSTEM". THE TEE JUNCTIONS AND CLAMPS WERE REPLACED.

INTERMITTENT "STUTTERING" OR "SPUTTERING" PROBLEM BOTH AT IDLE AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FEELS LIKE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IS MISFIRING THE ENGINE. CAR HAS NEVER STALLED, BUT NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR FROM STOP, SPUTTERING CAUSES DELAY IN ACCELERATION.

CAR LOST TOTAL ENGINE POWER AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN OPERATING AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE. WOULD RESTART ON BERM UPON SLIGHT COOLING, THEN FAILURE RECURRED BACK ON FREEWAY. CAR WAS FLATABEDED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER FIRST IDENTIFIED FUEL PUMP FAILURE, THEN SAID WIRING TO FUEL PUMP WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. SO FAR, DEALER'S REPAIR SATISFACTORY.

AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK, FUEL WAS FOUND TO BE DRIPPING UNDER THE CAR. IT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE EXPANSION TANK OR ITS HOSES. THE DEALER NEEDS TO DROP THE REAR SUSPENSION TO GET A BETTER LOOK, AND THEN ORDER PARTS. I'VE HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM INVOLVING OTHER V70S.

LEAKY FUEL TANK.

CONSUMER WOULD SMELL GAS VERY STRONGLY AFTER FILLING TANK. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER ON 11/12/9., DEALER STATED THAT A PROLBEM EXISTED WITH THE EXPANSION TANK AND THAT THE TANK WOULD BE REPLACED. *AK