2002 VOLVO V70 Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2002 Volvo XC70. The contact received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V800000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available for the recall repair. The contact stated...

The contact owns a 2002 Volvo XC70. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V800000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of t...

The contact owns a 2002 Volvo XC70. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V800000 (Air Bags) however, there were no dealers nearby to her for service. The nearest dealer that was 275 miles away from her location had been notified about the issue and informed her that they ...

In April 2021 I drove my newly acquired Volvo V70 wagon from Mississippi to my home in RI. Once I reached in and around NYC, the car began to surge forward as I applied the brakes at stop lights/signs. This became most pronounced at the GW Bridge Toll area, in high slow-moving traffic. Several tim...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE GAS CAP AND THE VEHICLE BUT FOUND NO FUEL LEAKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL ODOR WAS NOT OUTSIDE OF T...

Mileage: 198,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO XC70. -THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES, THEN IT RUNS. -UNKNOWN CAUSE -THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ONE OF THE VISITS TO THE DEALER ( 3 YEARS AGO ) UNIVERSITY VOLVO, 7716 N TRYON ST, CH...

Mileage: 42,000

COMPLETE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK. NO FUEL GAUGE TACHOMETER TEMPERATURE OR SPEEDOMETER. I'VE TALKED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THAT EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT CUTS IN AND OUT RANDOMLY BUT THAT WAS IN THE BEGINNING NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ...

Mileage: 151,098

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLVO CARS EDINBURGH (4221 US 281 BUS, EDINBURGH, TX 78539) FOR AN EVALUATION, ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE DEALER DEC...

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO A FUEL ODOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED. THE DEALER (VOLVO CARS TAMPA, 6008 N DALE MABRY HWY, TAMPA, FL) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED ...

Mileage: 215,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON ARLINGTON BLVD IN VIRGINIA AND PROCEEDED TO STOP ON A YELLOW LIGHT WHEN A CAR DRIVING OVER 55 MPH HIT MY 2002 VOLVO FROM THE REAR AND MY VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER CAR FRONT/SIDE FROM THE WEST BOUND INTERSECTION IN THE 3RD LANE COMING THE ...

Mileage: 89,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON ARLINGTON BLVD IN VIRGINIA AND PROCEEDED TO STOP ON A YELLOW LIGHT WHEN A CAR DRIVING OVER 55 MPH HIT MY 2002 VOLVO FROM THE REAR AND MY VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER CAR FRONT/SIDE FROM THE WEST BOUND INTERSECTION IN THE 3RD LANE COMING THE ...

Mileage: 89,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON ARLINGTON BLVD IN VIRGINIA AND PROCEEDED TO STOP ON A YELLOW LIGHT WHEN A CAR DRIVING OVER 55 MPH HIT MY 2002 VOLVO FROM THE REAR AND MY VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER CAR FRONT/SIDE FROM THE WEST BOUND INTERSECTION IN THE 3RD LANE COMING THE ...

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SPOT FUELING AND LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FU...

Mileage: 172,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE, WHICH INCLUDED THE HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS. THE "POSITION LIGHT FAILURE, STOP LIGHT AND MULTIPLE BULBS FAILURE" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE H...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED, WAS LEAKING, AND NEEDED TO ...

Mileage: 225,000

TAKATA RECALL: FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 100,000

TAKATA RECALL: FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 100,000

TAKATA RECALL: FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 100,000

THE VEHICLE STALLS OR GOES INTO "LIMP" MODE OFTEN UPON ACCELERATION, BUT ALSO APPARENTLY RANDOMLY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME MODEL OF A DIFFERENT YEAR DESCRIBED AS "VEHICLES GOING INTO THE LIMP HOME MODE WITHOUT NEED". I TOOK IT TO A VOLVO MECHANIC AND HE FOUND NO PROBLEM, BUT HE CLEANED SOME P...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DARK AND NOT FU...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DARK AND NOT FU...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DARK AND NOT FU...

Mileage: 135,000

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30AM, IT WAS STILL DARK, AND MY DASHBOARD WOULD NOT DISPLAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. I PANICKED BECAUSE IT TELLS ME ALL THE CRITICAL THINGS ABOUT THE MOVING VEHICLE. THEN ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER IT CAME ON. THIS NON-DISPLAY OF THE DASHBOARD WOULD INTERMITT...

Mileage: 132,500

WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE ABOVE REFERENCED VEHICLE, VOLVO BRAND, IS NOT ON YOUR RECALL NOTIFICATION LIST. WE HAVE BOTH MODELS. THANK YOU. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER: SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING CAME ON AND STAYED ON, SHORTLY THEREAFTER CLOCK STARTED GOING BACKWARDS RAPIDLY, ALL GAUGES WENT OFF (CAME BACK WITH A SMACK TO THE DASH). FOUND OUT THERE WAS NO FAULT IN AIRBAGS BUT THE CLUSTER'S SOLDER JOINTS HAD LOOSENED. (VOLVO WENT TO LEAD-FREE SOLDER ...

Mileage: 130,000

FYI: VOLVO HAS A SILENT RECALL/ REPLACEMENT OF SEAT BOTTOMS WHEN YOUR SEAT HEATER HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH YOUR SEAT. A HOLE MAGICALLY APPEARED IN MY SEAT BOTTOM AND FORTUNATELY DIDN'T BURN ME. VOLVO REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM UNIT WITH A NEW SEAT BOTTOM FOR FREE AT 188,000 M...

Mileage: 188,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AN AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT OF RECALL NHTS...

Mileage: 164,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 6,000. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE DEALER MADE HIM AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER REC...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHILE DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V051000 ...

Mileage: 155,000

2002 VOLVO V70. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND SIREN CONTROL MODULE. *SMD THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE ON AUGUST 3, 2012. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS UNDER THE FEDERAL RECALL OR UNDER THE TEN YEAR/20,000 MILE WARRANTY, WHICH T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...

Mileage: 73,280

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A HILL AND COASTED TO HIS HOUSE AND PARKED HIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY T...

Mileage: 110,000

VEHICLE LOUNGES, STOPS, NO ACCELERATION. VOLVO REFUSES TO REPLACE FAILED ETM/ECM EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE WHICH WAS INSTALLED . *TR

Mileage: 730,000

VEHICLE LOUNGES, STOPS, NO ACCELERATION. VOLVO REFUSES TO REPLACE FAILED ETM/ECM EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE WHICH WAS INSTALLED . *TR

Mileage: 730,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF GASOLINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) WHICH WOULD REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE. ...

1ST INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES. MULTIPLE ISSUES SINCE. NO POSSIBLE FIX OTHER THAN REPLACEMENT @ APPROXIMATELY $4000.00 . *TR

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED EXCESSIVELY AND THE WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED...

Mileage: 126,549

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ...

Mileage: 140,000

OUR VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY A 2012 VW TIGUAN (WHICH WAS ITSELF REAR-ENDED BY A 1997 DODGE RAM). THE REAR OF OUR VEHICLE OFFERED NO PROTECTION TO OCCUPANTS IN THE THIRD-ROW SEAT THAT VOLVO CLAIMS IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE CHILDREN. THE VW MADE ALMOST NO CONTACT WITH THE FRAME OF OUR CAR, AND INS...

Mileage: 120,000

THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE MECHANISM TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE COMPARTMENT IS DEFECTIVE. THE LATCH CABLE END IS CONTAINED BY A PLASTICS HOUSING. THE CABLE END HAS ANOTHER PLASTIC PART THAT SNAPS INTO THE HOUSING. THERE ARE CLIPS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PLAS...

SHIFTING BECAME ROUGH. THEN TRANSMISSION WOULD THUD IN AND OUT OF GEAR REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SHIFTS UP AND DOWN AND CAN'T DECIDE WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. BETWEEN 35PMH-40MPH IT THUDS IN AND OUT OF GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 77,854

THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL CARED SINCE WE GOT IT AT THE DAY ONE. ALL SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE HAVE BEEN DONE AT A VOLVO DEALER. WE HAVE SPEND OVER $7000 ON REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OVER THE YEARS. BUT ITS TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP SINCE FEB 2011 WHEN THERE WAS ONLY 100,000 MILES ON IT. WE TOOK IT TO THE D...

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR AND "BANGS" INTO GEAR FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND HAD A SOFTWARE UPDATE. A MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AFTERWARDS AND WE WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE WAS 132,00. VISITED A LOCAL ...

Mileage: 132,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STARTED CHANGING GEARS AND BEGAN TO JERK WITH FORCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE THERE WAS A DELAY BEFORE IT WOULD ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A SOFTWARE UPGRADE BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SWITCH GEARS AND REMAIN STUCK IN THIRD GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE ME...

Mileage: 100,000

IMPROPER SHIFT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND IN CERTAIN SLOWING DOWN CONDITION WHICH CAUSE CAR TO LURCH (SLOW DOWN AS IN MAKING A RIGHT/LEFT TURN). DEALER FIRST STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH ONBOARD SOFTWARE, NOW SAYING THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. INTERNET SEARCH CONCLUD...

Mileage: 90,000

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AROUND 90,000 MILES. CHANGING FROM 2ND TO 3RD WAS A PRESSURIZED BUILD UP RESULTING IN A LUNGE FORWARD OR BUCKING OF VEHICLE. SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO GET ACROSS TRAFFIC LANES ALMOST RESULTED IN NEAR CRASH DUE TO TRANSMISSION NOT CHANGING GEAR. PUTTING CAR IN GEAR RESULTED ...

Mileage: 97,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INCREASE IN SPEED. AFTER A FEW A MINUTES, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND T...

Mileage: 83,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...

Mileage: 115,000

OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS OR SO, I HAVE HAD FOUR OR FIVE INCIDENCES INVOLVING SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY 2002 VOLVO STATION WAGON V-70. ALL HAVE OCCURRED IN CITY DRIVING NOT ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY. ONCE WHEN PARKING, I ALMOST RAMMED ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE BECAUSE, AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE, MY VOLVO S...

Mileage: 108,000

DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT WON'T RETRACT. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. HE STATED THAT TWO OF THE THREE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. WHEN THE THREE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY, ALL OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IN REFEREN...

Mileage: 104,000

THERE IS OR WAS NO FAILURE OR CRASH , BUT WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE MIGHT BE ONE ON THE RECALL OF MY VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON 2002 BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE MALFUNCTIONING SOFTWARE IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM . THE RECALL NOTICE CAME FROM VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC. I NEED SOME MORE INFORMA...

Mileage: 80,453

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN MY WIFE AND I WERE PICKING UP MY GRANDDAUGHTER AT HER HOME LOCATED ON A STEEP HILLSIDE WITH A STEEP DRIVE PROBABLY 8 PLUS DEGREES. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND STARTED TO BACK DOWN THE DRIVE. I HAD TO BACK OVER THE CONCRETE DRIVE EDGE AS I HAD PULLED OFF INTO THE...

Mileage: 116,331

2002 V70 VOLVO BRAKE LIGHT RELAY. I AM EXPERIENCING A SAFETY ISSUE WHERE I STEP ON MY BRAKES AND SOMETIMES MY SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK AND MOST TIMES THEY DO NOT. THE HATCH BRAKE LIGHT ALWAYS WORKS. THERE WAS A 2004 RECALL FOR 2002 VOLVOS BUT ACCORDING TO VOLVO MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL...

Mileage: 68,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURE WITH THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. AFTER HE EXITS THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICES THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHTS DIM ONLY AFTER REPEATED PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT H...

Mileage: 30,265

REAR LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT RELAYS FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT FUNCTIONS BUT NOT THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS PROBLEM WAS SHOWN UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 04V051000. MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL WHEN I CHECKED WITH VOLVO VIA VI...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE POWER. THE VOLVO DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND...

Mileage: 78,000

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. *JB

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. *JB

THE TIE ROD SYSTEM ON VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES DUE TO WEAR. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY PERIOD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE DURING A SAFETY CHECK BY THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, ONLY 12,000 MILES AFTER THE PR...

Mileage: 52,000

DT: VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER TALKED TO MECHANIC HE WARNED CONSUMER OF STALLIN GPROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO A VOLVO FOR REPAIRS. DEALER PAID FOR PARTS AND CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIR WORK. *AK

Mileage: 53,000

IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, AFTER TRAVELING 1000 MILES FROM CONNECTICUT TO FLORIDA WE STOPPED. WHEN WE STARTED AGAIN AS SOON AS WE PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. WE WHERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE NEXT PARKING LOT AND CALL VOLVO SERVICE. THEY CAME AND TOWED THE CAR 80 MILES T...

Mileage: 39,000

DEALER SAYS THROTTLE BODY IN 2002 VOLVO V70 IS FAILING AND WILL PRESENT SAFETY PROBLEM (STALLING ON X-WAY OR INABILITY TO START). DEALER SAYS $1,000 TO REPLACE.NEVER HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS IS A NORMAL MAINTENANCE ITEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE IN OVER 35 YEARS OF DRIVING.

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING, COMPLAINANT HEARD A CLUNK-TYPE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THEN SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. COMPLAINANT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND NOTIFIED POLICE. WITHIN MINUTES THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WERE ENGULFED ...

Mileage: 32,500

UPON APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. SUDDENLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN ENGINE REVVED, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, BUT IT FAILED TO DO SO. VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATION WHEN ...

ON 7/5/04 I DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON MY VOLVO V70 HAD LARGE BULGES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE TIRE IS A PIRELLI P6 235/45 R17 ALL SEASON. THIS IS AN OEM TIRE. THE CAR HAS 9,300 MILES ON IT. I DOVE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER WHERE IT SITS CURRENTLY. THIS IS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THI...

Mileage: 9,300

ON 3/1/04 I DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON MY VOLVO V70 HAD LARGE BULGES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE TIRE IS A PIRELLI P6 235/45 R17 ALL SEASON. THIS IS AN OEM TIRE. THE CAR HAS 7,400 MILES ON IT. I DOVE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE DAMAGE MUST HAVE BEEN CA...

Mileage: 7,376

REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS NOT RESTRAINED PROPERLY.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

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 DR...

Mileage: 21,000

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 DR...

Mileage: 21,000

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 DR...

Mileage: 21,000

VOLVO RELUCTANTLY RELEASED US FROM OUR LEASE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. OUR FIRST VOLVO EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THEY PUT US IN ANOTHER VOLVO WHICH EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS WELL. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS ON VOLVO OF DALLAS' PART TO REPAIR OUR CAR THEY FINALLY REPLACE...

PROBLEM - SIDEWALL BUBBLING ON TIRES WITHIN THE FIRST 5-1/2 MONTHS OF OWNING MY NEW VOLVO STATION WAGON, I HAD TO REPLACE 2 PIRELLI TIRES DUE TO SIDEWALL BUBBLING. 5 MONTHS LATER, WITH 12,000 MILES ON THE CAR, ONE OF THOSE BRAND NEW TIRES HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE. MY MAIN ...

Mileage: 12,000

MY NEW VOLVO V70 WITH ONLY 7000 MILES ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE AS WELL AS MY 18 MONTH OLD SON'S LIFE! I WAS DRIVING DOWN A FOUR LANE ROAD WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER MOTIONED ME TO PULL ASIDE. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE SO I PULLED OVER. THE CAR WAS ON FIRE! WHEN I LOOKED BACK THE CAR HAD FLAMES SHOOTING OUT...

VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP, POWER WINDOWS, AND FAULTY BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSORS.*MR (NAR) *CB

VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP, POWER WINDOWS, AND FAULTY BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSORS.*MR (NAR) *CB

VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP, POWER WINDOWS, AND FAULTY BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSORS.*MR (NAR) *CB

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE WHEEL SEPARATED THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND CITED THE CONSUMER. VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO INF...

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE WHEEL SEPARATED THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND CITED THE CONSUMER. VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO INF...

Mileage: 30,000

I OWN A 2002 VOLVO V70. ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE POWER LOCKS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. AT TIMES, WE ARE UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WITHOUT THE USE OF A REMOTE CONTROL. AT OTHER TIMES, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK THE DOORS UTILIZING THE POWER LOCK CONTROLS. THE LOCKS LAST BROKE ON 11/03/2003. WE HAVE ALSO H...

Mileage: 5,000

I OWN A 2002 VOLVO V70. ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE POWER LOCKS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. AT TIMES, WE ARE UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WITHOUT THE USE OF A REMOTE CONTROL. AT OTHER TIMES, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK THE DOORS UTILIZING THE POWER LOCK CONTROLS. THE LOCKS LAST BROKE ON 11/03/2003. WE HAVE ALSO H...

Mileage: 5,000

THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED TEMPORARY HEARING LOSS AND WILL BE SEEKING A PHYSICIANS CARE. *NLM

Mileage: 75,000

THREE TIMES DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JUMPED FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH A VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION. *AK WINDOWS SQUEAK WHEN ROLLED DOWN. STEERING WHEEL BOOT WAS NOT IN PLACE.*TS

Mileage: 7,500

WITHIN THE FIRST 5-1/2 MONTHS OF OWNING MY NEW VOLVO STATION WAGON, I HAD TO REPLACE 2 PIRELLI TIRES DUE TO SIDEWALL BUBBLING. 5 MONTHS LATER, WITH 12,000 MILES ON THE CAR, ONE OF THOSE BRAND NEW TIRES HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THAT VOLVO RECOMMENDED ...

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE CHILD IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND AS A RESULT HE RAN HIS SON OVER. *TS

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE CHILD IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND AS A RESULT HE RAN HIS SON OVER. *TS

WHILE DRIVING GLASS SUN ROOF BROKE AND FELL INTO ROOF LINER. IF INER WAS PULLED BACK, IT WILL HAVE FALLEN ON DRIVER. *AK

SEAT BELT COMES ACROSS CONSUMER'S NECK WHEN USED, THE CONSUMER IS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO HAVE THE SEATBELTS ADJUSTED SO THEY ARE NOT DIRECTLY ACROSS THE NECK, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK