2004 Volvo XC70

2004 VOLVO XC70 WAGON, 89,000 MILES. FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY (FINE PREVIOUS EVENING, OBVIOUS CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN MORNING). LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, CAR NOT DRIVABLE. MECHANIC FOUND SPRING BADLY CORRODED, FRACTURED NEAR BOTTOM OF COILS. VOLVO DEALERSHIP'S PARTS DEPARTMENT INFORMED MECHANIC THEY WERE "STOCKING PLENTY OF SPRINGS." THIS VEHICLE HAD A SIMILAR BREAK IN THE LEFT REAR SPRING 8 WEEKS PREVIOUSLY. CAR IS USED AS COMMUTER VEHICLE AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD (4 WHL DRIVE SOLD AS "CROSS COUNTRY") OR USED IN COMMERCIAL SERVICE OR FOR CARRYING HEAVY LOADS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE WHEEL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING WAS CRACKED. HE WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE WAS A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK AND TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 89,150.

I HAVE 70K MILES ON MY 2004 VOLVO XC70 AND NOTICED STRONG GASOLINE SMELL FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. THE CAR OFTEN WOULD NOT START, ESPECIALLY IF PARKED ON THE INCLINE. UPON INSPECTION, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND A GASOLINE LEAK AROUND THE GAS PUMP AREA AND SUGGESTED TO FIX IT AS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE GAS PUMP PIPE HAS A CRACK IN IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 VOLVO XC70 WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES.ON JUNE 20TH, THE "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE" LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO APPARENT CHANGE IN HANDLING OR ACCELERATION. THE LIGHT THEN WENT OFF 20 MINUTES LATER. THE NEXT DAY AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THIS TIME ALONG WITH THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, AND THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO ACCELERATION. I GOT THE CAR TO LIMP ALONG AT ABOUT 5 MPH WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS, AND IT FINALLY STOPPED SO I PUSHED IT ON TO THE CLOSEST PARKING SPOT. THE LIGHT WENT OFF F4 HOURS LATER AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. I THEN TOOK IT INTO THE SERVICE DEALER. THE MECHANIC RAN THE DIAGNOSTICS ON THE COMPUTER AND THE CODE FOR THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR APPEARED. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME OVER $1,000 UNTIL I INSISTED THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE 7 YEAR EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY PLAN. IT IS NOW GETTING FIXED AND SHOULD GET IT BACK TOMORROW BUT I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAPPENS QUITE A BIT WITH THIS MODEL. I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN ESP SINCE I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THE LAST THING I NEED IS TO HAVE THE CAR STALLED ON ME ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HELP! CAN MY CAR BE COVERED UNDER THE LEMON LAW? *TR

I HAVE A 2004 XC70 WITH 56,000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE" LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO APPARENT CHANGE IN HANDLING OR ACCELERATION. THE LIGHT THEN WENT OFF THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE CAR. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THIS TIME ALONG WITH THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, AND THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO ACCELERATION. I GOT THE CAR TO LIMP ALONG AT ABOUT 5 MPH WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON TO THE CLOSEST GARAGE, WHERE I LEFT IT OVERNIGHT. THE MECHANIC RAN THE DIAGNOSTICS ON THE COMPUTER AND THE CODE FOR THE THROTTLE BODY APPEARED. HE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT INDICATED THAT MIGHT NOT TOTALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THAT IF IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE AT A DEALER. (OTHER THAN SEVERAL OIL CHANGES, ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AT A VOLVO DEALER.) THE CAR WORKED WELL FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE" LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE VOLVO DEALER. INITIALLY THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, THEY DROVE IT ABOUT 20 MILES AND CLAIMED NO LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THEY UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE TO SMOOTH OUT THE GEAR SHIFTING IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND AT MY REQUEST DID THE 60,000 MILE SERVICING. THEN, WHEN I WENT TO PICK THE CAR UP, BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER I STARTED THE CAR. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOOK THE CAR BACK INTO THE SHOP, RAN THE DIAGNOSTICS AGAIN AND CONFIRMED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. AFTER A FEW DAYS IN THE SHOP, THE CAR IS NOW WORKING WELL BUT I NO LONGER TRUST IT - HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

WE HAD JUST DRIVEN ABOUT 200 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED INTO OUR HOTEL PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS IN PERFECTLY FINE WORKING ORDER WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE CAR TO GO OUT, IT MADE A SCRAPING CLUNKING, SOUND FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WHEN WE MOVED OR TURNED THE WHEEL. WE MANAGED TO GET IT TO A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE HOTEL PARKING LOT. THE COIL WAS REPLACED. *TR