2004 Volvo XC70

CAR BEGAN LURCHING/CHUGGING FORWARD AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, REMINISCENT OF SPARK PLUG PROBLEMS, EXCEPT THAT THE PLUGS WERE REPLACED THE DAY BEFORE. CAR SLOWED TO "LIMP" MODE AND "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE" LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF, WAITING A MINUTE OR TWO, I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND DRIVE WITHOUT PROBLEMS. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG--NO CODES WERE COMING BACK ON THE COMPUTER AND THAT IT WAS A WEATHER RELATED ISSUE. LESS THAN ONE WEEK AFTER GETTING IT BACK IT DID THE SAME THING, THANKFULLY, AFTER I CROSSED A MAJOR ROAD. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AS DID THE "ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED" MESSAGE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDS TO BE CLEANED AND POSSIBLY THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I THOUGHT VOLVO HAD FIXED THIS ON '02 AND LATER. GUESS NOT. THIS ISN'T JUST AN INCONVENIENT PROBLEM, IT'S HIGHLY DANGEROUS. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH THE THREE TIMES THAT THIS HAPPENED (WITHIN 3 WEEKS) TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. HAD I BEEN IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC, I EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE ENGINE. SHE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTED AND THEN HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. IMMEDIATELY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLING ONTO THE GROUND FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000. UPDATED 2/20/09 *CN THE MECHANIC STATED THE MAIN FUEL PUMP HAD A CRACK AT THE HOUSING. UPDATED 02/23/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REMOVED THE FRONT STRUTS. THEY REASSEMBLED THE FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY WITH NEW, ORIGINAL VOLVO MANUFACTURED FRONT STRUTS, MOUNTS, BUSHINGS, AND SPRINGS. THE DEALER REINSTALLED THE FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY AND THEN TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE TO MAKUPDATED 02-23-09 *BFE SURE IT WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,791. UPDATED 02/24/09. *JB

MULTIPLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS BUT NO CLEAR ISSUE DISCOVERED. NOW THE CAR VIBRATES WHEN I START DRIVING IT AND AT TIMES I CAN FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL AND NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. I AM TOLD IT IS THE FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDS REPLACING THOUGH IT DID NOT SHOW UP AS AN ISSUE FROM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSIS. ALSO, SPARK PLUGS WERE CHANGED IN SEPT 0'7 YET WERE CHANGED AGAIN AT THE 60K CHECK UP TWO WEEKS AGO. *TR

BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. OCCURRED IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS AND BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE PULLING STRAIGHT OUT OF THE GARAGE. THE BROKEN COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (1ST INCIDENT) PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE. THE 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED APRROX 3 MONTH LATER, WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. THIS WAS IDENTIFY IMMEDIATELY AND NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE OCCURRED. THE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED IN BOTH CASES. *TR

THE 2004 VOLVO XC70 WILL JUST STOP WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 1.5 YEARS. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT. I WAS IN A SITUATION WHEREBY I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON A MAJOR NJ HIGHWAY WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BARRELING DOWN ON ME WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED, LOSING ALL POWER, - INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND FLASHERS SO THAT I CAN WARN OTHERS OF THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING. LAST WEEK, I WAS DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS, 30 MPH WITH MY CHILD, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE LOCAL AND RESPECTABLE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF IT AND HAS TRIED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, BUT THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE INFORMATION TO GO ON. HOWEVER, THE BOTTOM LINE THAT I HAVE NO WARNING AS TO WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN . DID NOT SPUTTER AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON, UNTIL AFTER THE CAR WAS STOPPED). I AM AFFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY I AM NERVOUS ABOUT TRANPORTING MY CHILDREN IN IT. ON THE WHOLE, WE LOVE VOLVO AND THIS IS OUR 3RD CONSECUTIVE LEASE FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP, BUT THIS IS BECOMING A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY. THE "SAFE" VOLVO THAT I BOUGHT INTO WHEN I HAD MY FIRST CHILD, IS NO LONGER SAFE. *AK