2004 Volvo XC70

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BECAUSE IT WAS REGISTERED IN THE PARTICIPATING STATES PER THE RECALL INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. WHENEVER THE CONTACT FUELED THE VEHICLE, FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

I HAVE A COPY OF RECALL 220NHTSA #09V483 FOR A 2004 VOLVO XC70. THE REASON BEING FUEL SMELL AND/OR FUEL SEEP PAGE. WE HAVE BEEN SMELLING FUEL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND ON 7/29/17 I NOTICED A COUPLE OF DROPS OF FUEL HIT THE PAVEMENT WHILE LOOKING AT THE CAR. I HAVE CALLED VOLVO TWICE CONCERNING THIS MATTER AND I HAVE ALSO CALLED NHTSA (REFERENCE NUMBER 1122416) AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT MATCH THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND IS EXHIBITING THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE I.E. FUEL IGNITION AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I AM RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIR WHEN MY VEHICLE IS CLEARLY INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN RECTIFYING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

THE PROBLEM IS THIS HAPPENED TO MY VOLVO TOO SEE RECALL BELOW..IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT ONLY CERTAIN VIN HAD THE RECALL WHEN MY FUEL PUMP IS CRACKED TOO! THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT ON ALL 2004 XC70S AND NOT JUST VEHICLES IN THE SOUTH. WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I GOOGLED IT AND 100S OF COMPLAINTS ARE ON BLOG SITES. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO DEMAND VOLVO RECALL ALL 2004S WITH THIS PROBLEM. IN MICHIGAN WE HAVE EXTREME TEMPS IN WEATHER TOO! GAS FUMES WERE LEAKING IN MY BACKSEAT WHERE THE KIDS SIT. SOMEONE COULD HAVE DIED! I WANT A RECALL ON ALL VOLVO'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM. VOLVO NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE CARS NOT JUST SOME OF THEM. DOING THE ONES ONLY IN THE SOUTH IS A JOKE! EVEN MY MECHANIC COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. THE NHTSA IS SUPPOSE TO PROTECT ALL CONSUMERS! HERE IS THE RECALL THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF BUT ITS THE SAME ISSUE AND PROBLEM: VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001-2005 S80, MODEL YEAR 2001-2004 V70, S60, XC70 AND MODEL YEAR 2003-2005 XC90 VEHICLES SOLD IN OR REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA AND THE U.S. TERRITORIES. WHEN EXPOSED TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (HOT CLIMATE AND TEMPERATURE CYCLING) OVER TIME AND IN COMBINATION WITH VARYING FUEL QUALITY, THE FUEL PUMP CAN DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR WAS NOTICED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES IN CAR WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET, AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO MY VOLVO MECHANIC. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CRACKED FUEL PUMP. COST ME $723.55 OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR. BOUGHT THE CAR ON 02/14/2015 AND THIS REPAIR WAS ON 09/24/2015; JUST OVER SEVEN MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP! I RESEARCHED, AND SAW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, AND CALLED VOLVO ABOUT IT. VOLVO SAID THEY WOULD NOT HONOR RECALL NOTICE ON MY CAR BECAUSE I WAS NOT LOCATED IN ONE OF THE STATES SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. TOTALLY UNFAIR!! OBVIOUSLY, THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED IN MY VOLVO IN THE STATE OF COLORADO, WHICH HAS TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS FROM BELOW 0DEG F TO OVER 95DEG F THROUGHOUT THE SEASONS. I AM VERY UNHAPPY AND FEEL I AM NOT THE ONLY VOLVO OWNER WHO HAS RUN ACROSS THIS GEOGRAPHICAL DISPARITY CONTAINED IN VOLVO'S RECALL NOTICE. I WANT A REIMBURSEMENT, AND, ALTHOUGH MY MECHANIC IS NOT A VOLVO DEALER, HE HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 25 YEARS, AND SPECIFICALLY WORKS ON VOLVO VEHICLES ONLY. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM PEDERSEN VOLVO IN FORT COLLINS, CO, ON FEBRUARY 14, 2015, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER CHRIS SAID HE ALSO WOULD CONTACT VOLVO FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP ME AS VOLVO MAINTAINED THE STIPULATION OF VEHICLE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. MY REPAIR MECHANIC IS CARL DUKE VOLVO REPAIR, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMALLY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT HESITATED. THE IGNITION WOULD TURN OVER, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.