2004 Volvo V70

MY VOLVO V70 IS STALLING DURING DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID THE $875 TO REPLACE THE MASS FLOW SENSOR. THE STALLING HAS CONTINUED. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO VOLVO AMERICA. THEY TOLD ME THAT MODEL YEAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECENT RECALL FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE SYMPTOMS OF GOING INTO LIMP MODE. THE CAR HAS TO RESTARTED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY AND DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSIS LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WASN'T LISTED IN RECALL 07V226000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 03/31/11 UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 08/19/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THEN IT STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 07V226000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,028.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNK AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. A BOLT CAME APART FROM THE CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66000. UPDATED 06/02/10. *LJ THE CONTROL ARM WAS PARTIALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT WHERE THE BOLT. ALSO, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE LEARNED OF TWO RECALLS. HOWEVER, HE WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VIN. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED BOTH RECALLS; 04V029000 AND 07V226000. UPDATED 07/08/10.*JB

FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR MIS-COMMUNICATES TO THE ECM ABOUT THE FUEL PRESSURE, AND SO THE ECM GIVES A MIS-COMMUNICATION TO THE FUEL PUMP HOW MUCH PRESSURE TO EXERT. ACCORDING TONHTSA RECALL 07V22600 FOR VOLVO V70 2003-2004, "MISFIRE MAY OCCUR DURING DRIVING ... THE ENGINE MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING;IN CERTAIN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS THIS COULD CAUSE AN UNSAFE SITUATION AND POSSIBLE A CRASH." THE VOLVO DEALER READ THE NHTSA RECALL NOTICE AND SAID THAT THE CUSTOMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ELECTIVE REPAIR FOR REASON THAT THIS "VIN DOES NOT POP UP." THE VOLVO MANUFACTURER (800/458-1552) SAID THAT THE "VIN DOES NOT POP UP; THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE." I AM REQUESTING NHTSA TO ADD THIS VIN TO RECALL 07V226000, THEN NOTIFY ME THAT IT HAD DONE SO. *TR

APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, MY CAR BEGAN SHUDDERING AND BUCKING IN A RANDOM FASHION, AND GETTING NO POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. I CONTACTED MY MECHANIC, AND SINCE IT COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED AND AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HE COULD CHECK. THIS CONTINUED WITH VARYING DEGREES OF INTENSITY UNTIL LAST EVENING(12/15/09) AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM. AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR BEGAN SHUDDERING INTENSELY. I DOWN SHIFTED AND IT CONTINUED. WITHOUT WARNING(AND WHILE HAVING FULLY MERGED AND REACHING THE HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH), THE CAR DIED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE. IT AGAIN DIED WITHIN A FEW FEET. AFTER A THIRD ATTEMPT, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND RETURN HOME. IN RESEARCHING THE POSSIBLE CAUSE, I CAME ACROSS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FOLLOWING NHTSA RECALL ON CERTAIN '03-'04 MODELS(07V226000). MY DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME ON THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR WAS INDEED THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR, AND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I KNOW FROM OTHER V70R OWNERS THAT THEY TOO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, AND THAT VOLVO USA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE RECALL BE EXPANDED TO MORE OF THE VINS THAT WERE PRODUCED IN '03-'04. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY(I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE), I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE HIGHWAY IN QUESTION IS A 3 LANE HIGHWAY THAT WAS QUITE BUSY AND IT WAS FULLY DARK AT THE TIME THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THERE WAS CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,500.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON OUR 2004 VOLVO V70 WAGON CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE THEN MADE NOTICEABLE HESITATIONS BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BE DRIVABLE. AFTER GETTING TO ATLANTA AND TAKING THE CAR TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP, THE FAULT CODE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FUEL SENSOR. INTERESTINGLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2004 VOLVO V70 RECALL #07V226000 FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED VOLVO AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED AS THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY FOR VIN'S 286155 - 404037. VOLVO DECLINED TO COVER THE PROBLEM. THE RECALL CLEARLY STATES THAT THE FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND IT IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN MY OPINION. IN OUR CASE WE ARE LUCKILY THE PROBLEM DID NOT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL COMPLETELY ON THE HIGHWAY. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE ON THE 2004 V70 VOLVO'S AFTER THE VIN RANGE AS THE PROBLEM APPEARS NOT TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED ON ALL VEHICLES EXHIBITING THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKIP AND STUTTER AS IF IT WERE GOING TO SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO THE VOLVO DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PAID $700 FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VOLVO MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS. THEY ALSO INFORMED HER THAT THEY WOULD DEDUCT A PERCENTAGE OFF OF THE REPAIR COST; HOWEVER, THAT NEVER OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,835.

I WAS DRIVING ALONE IN NAPA, CA AT NIGHT ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30TH. I SIGNALED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM 30MPH (SO I WAS BRAKING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TURN AND DURING THE TURN). ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN, I LOST ALL POWER, POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT ON - CAR WAS DEAD. I WAS TRYING TO BRAKE AND STEER TO MISS COLLIDING WITH A PARKED CAR - TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 1 FOOT FROM THE A PARKED CAR IN THE OPPOSITE LANE FROM WHERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NEITHER A WAITING MOTORIST NOR A PEDESTRIAN WALKING AT THE INTERSECTION, AS I MOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. WHILE IN THE WRONG LANE, FACING THE WRONG DIRECTION (BY ABOUT 30 DEGREES) I MANAGED TO START THE CAR IMMEDIATELY, BUT NOT WITHOUT AN ONCOMING MOTORIST HAVING TO GO AROUND ME. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR - I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL VOLVO DEALER/SERVICE SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND "NOTHING" WRONG WITH IT. I DID MY OWN ONLINE RESEARCH, FINDING SIMILAR ISSUES AND A RECALL CITING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. MY DEALER REPLACED THAT PART- AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL THIS TUESDAY. WORTH MENTIONING: IN EACH INCIDENT, I WAS BRAKING FROM NO MORE THAN 30 MPH. I HAD AT LEAST 3/4 TANK OF GAS (THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS LEAVING A GAS STATION!) *TR