2001 Volvo V70XC

WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR VEHICLE AS IDENTIFIED IN A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE WITH OUR VOLVO. THE DEALER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM ORIGINALLY REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE LOSS OF POWER, STALLING AND OTHER DEFECTS WITH MY VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY (THEY CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY VOLVO THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT A "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" LIGHT COMING ON) UNTIL I TOLD THEM THAT IF I WAS KILLED (THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I LOST POWER AS I WAS ENTERING I-95 NORTH DURING RUSH HOUR AND WAS NEARLY BROADSIDED BY A CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE MERGING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION) IT WOULD COST THEM A LOT MORE THAN SIMPLY A REPAIR. AFTER THREATENING A LAWSUIT, THEY AGREED TO DOWNLOAD SOME SOFTWARE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHILE THE ISSUE IS NOT AS PREVALENT AS IT WAS, WE STILL HAVE OCCASIONS WHEN WE GET POWER SURGES, LOSE POWER AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION/AIR FLOW PROBLEM IS JUST ONE OF MANY ISSUES WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE - MANY OF THEM SAFETY RELATED. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THROUGH A NOTICE THEY RECEIVED FROM VOLVO - A NOTICE WAS THE KIND THAT NOTIFIED THE DEALERS OF THE PROBLEM WERE NOT REQUIRED TO ADVISE CUSTOMERS UNLESS CUSTOMERS COMPLAINED (THIS WAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAN WHICH APPARENTLY CAN CATCH FIRE WITHOUT WARNING - THE DEALERS GOT NOTICE ABOUT THAT, BUT THE CUSTOMERS DID NOT - IF WE COMPLAINED ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE FAN, DEPENDING ON THE KIND OF FAN IT WAS, IT WOULD BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY - OTHERWISE, WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE FAN AT THE COST OF OVER $500 - OUR FAN, AFTER WE COMPLAINED THAT IT CAME ON FOR NO REASON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WAS FINALLY REPLACED LAST SUMMER BY THE DEALER BUT THEY HAD TO GET "SPECIAL PERMISSION" FROM VOLVO TO DO IT. APPARENTLY, THESE FANS CAN COME ON AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, AND THERE HAVE BEEN FIRES BECAUSE OF IT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY 58 IN GOLDEN, CO MY 2001 VOLVO XC WAGON SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND I COULD ONLY GO 10 MPH ON JULY 20, 2005. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT AND PARKED THE CAR FOR AN HOUR. IT RESTARTED AND RAN NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES WHEN I HAD A SECOND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING 65 ON 6TH AVENUE IN GOLDEN. THE MESSAGE CENTER ON MY DASH SAID SERVICE WAS URGENT, SO I STOPPED THE CAR ON THE EXIT RAMP FOR 1.5 HRS. UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED WHICH TOWED THE CAR TO RICKENBAUGH VOLVO IN DENVER FOR A COST OF $142.50. THE NEXT DAY, I PAID RICKENBAUGH VOLVO IN DENVER $982.53 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE UNIT AND GASKET, AND REMOVE, CLEAN AND REPLACE THE CRANK CASE VENTILATION NIPPLE AND $272.68 FOR EMISSIONS SERVICE. *JB

2001 VOLVO V70XC - FAILED ETM. FIRST OCCURRED ON 4/25/05, BUT THE CAR RESTARTED. WHEN IT RECURRED ON 4/28, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR (WARRANTY) SERVICE. THE DEALER BLAMED A CLOGGED PCV SYSTEM FOR THE FAILURE (RATHER EXPENSIVE LABOR THAT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.) THE PROBLEM IS ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05041. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY INCIDENT REPORT TO THIS LIST. *NM

ON SEVERAL INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST 9 MONTHS THE CAR HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. IT LOOSES POWER AND EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN. ONCE I STOP IT RESTARTS. ALSO, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT "SHUT OFF" COMPLETELY BUT THE ENGINE WILL LOOSE ITS POWER AND THEN THE RPM WILL REV BACK UP SUDDENLY. VOLVO HAS ATTACHED A "BLACK BOX" TO THE ENGINE AND AS A RESULT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND IT IS BACK. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS JULY 20TH. *NM

(1) MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH ON A SUNNY AND MILD DAY. (2) THE VEHICLE, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, LOST ITS POWER STEERING. THE MESSAGE CENTER READ "ELECTRICAL FAILURE, SERVICE REQUIRED." CONSEQUENTLY, MY WIFE COULD HARDLY STEER THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE LOW SPEED AND STRAIGHT ROAD, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. (3) THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE A DIAGNOSIS IS PENDING. THE TOW OPERATOR OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE FEAD BELT LYING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT WAS NOT BROKEN, BUT HAD MANAGED TO SLIP OFF A PULLEY.

COOLING FAN FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY. THE CAR OVERHEATED SUDDENLY, STOPPED RUNNING AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. THE COOLING FAN WAS REPLACED BY A VOLVO DEALERSHIP. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION IN NOVEMBER 2001 WHILE DRIVING ON A DESOLATE MOUNTAIN ROAD AT NIGHT THE CAR STOPPED AS THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. THERE WAS AT LEAST AN 1/8 OF A TANK OF FUEL. THERE WAS A FUEL LINE DEFECT. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER TWO HOURS AWAY AND THE DEFECT WAS REPAIRED. BOTH INCIDENTS CREATED A LOT OF INCONVENIENCE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *JB

I WAS RECENTLY TOLD MY 2001 V79XC NEEDED BALL JOINTS, THEN SWAY BARS AND SOMEONE ELSE SAID STRUTS! ALSO: I HAVE HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED, THE SYSTEM REPORTED THROTTLE MODULE ERRORS AND ELECTIRCAL OR CIRCUIT PROBLEMS; THROTTLE MODULE CLEANED, THEN REPLACED; HEADLIGHTS REPLACED 3 TIMES (WIRING CAUSES SHORTS); GAS FILTER REPLACED  TWO JUNES IN A ROW GAS PROPELLED OUT OF THE TANK BACK AT ME UPON PUMPING (SOMETHING ABOUT AIR INTAKE LINE WAS CLOGGED), THE BRACKETS UNDERNEATH THE CAR ARE TOTALLY RUSTED  NOT STAINLESS STEEL! I HAD THE COOLING FAN REPLACED, CAR OVERHEATED INTO THE RED! I TOO HAVE HAD LITTLE TIME TO ENJOY MY CAR. THE E BRAKE STICKS IN THE WINTER, BECAUSE THE COATING ON THE LINES/CABLES IS CRACKED, BROKEN/BURNED DUE TO IMPROPER SUSPENSION. MY SUN ROOF, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND REAR HATCH DOOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY IN COLD WEATHER. THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WAS RATTLING LOUDLY AND THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM TRIED TO FIX IT AND TOLD ME I HAD TO LIVE WITH IT! OF COURSE ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FIXED IT OUTRIGHT. THE SEATBELT FREQUENTLY STICKS AND DOESNT TAKE UP THE SLACK INTERMITTENTLY ONLY TO GET SHUT IN THE DRIVERS DOOR FREQUENTLY, WHEN I JUST ABOUT THINK IT HAS CORRECTED ITSELF. AND, THERE IS A STRANGE DRAFT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW THAT GETS QUITE COLD IN THE WINTER. THE SEAL SEEMS FINE AND ITS ANOTHER PROBLEM NO SHOP SEEMS TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.

I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY. 2 WEEKS AGO IT OVERHEATED. PROBLEM BEING - A DEFECTIVE COOLING FAN. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THIS PART IS ON AN INDEFINITE NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THUS, EVEN NOW, I STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL ARRIVE AND WHEN I WILL BE ABLE TO USE MY CAR AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS ALSO TOLD ME THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CARS IN THE LOT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOT ALONE. GIVEN THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE IT SEEMS TO ME THAT VOLVO SHOULD BE RUNNING A NATIONAL RECALL ON THIS PART. I SUSPECT THE REASON THAT THEY ARE NOT, IS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART AND ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS NO EXCUSE. FROM AN IRATE VOLVO OWNER (ONE OF MANY RIGHT NOW) WHO BOUGHT THIS CAR TO DRIVE AS OPPOSED TO SIT IN THE DEALERS LOT. *JB