2007 Volvo XC70

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLVO XC70. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LENS COVER ON THE HEADLAMPS WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY BECAUSE THE LENS COVER WAS BLURRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE CONSUMER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS T CLEAR THE SURFACE OF THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT LENSES BY GOING TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP WHO ATTEMPTED TO BUFF OUT THE DEFECTS WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE CONSUMER THEN TRIED RAIN-X WITH NO SUCCESS. HE FINALLY TRIED A COMPOUNDING ROUGH, ALSO WITH NO SUCCESS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE LENSES ALONE COULD NOT BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200. UPDATED 06/13/16.*JB...UPDATED 06/30/16 *BF UPDATED 07/14/16.*JB

ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. A "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE" LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND STOP ON THE BERM. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED. THE WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL ON BUT IT HAD ENOUGH POWER TO GET ME HOME (30 MILES). THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE WARNING LIGHT IS STILL ON AND I AM AFRAID TO USE THE WAGON.

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN 77F, SUNNY, DRY CONDITIONS, I'D COME OFF THE FREEWAY AND STOPPED FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AT A LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHEN I STARTED MAKING THE LEFT, SOMEONE BLEW THROUGH THE RED LIGHT TO TURN RIGHT COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I LET OFF THE THROTTLE BUT THE THROTTLE DID NOT RELEASE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15-20MPH WITH THE ENGINE AROUND 2,000RPM IN, MOST LIKELY, THIRD GEAR. SINCE I WAS AT LOW SPEED, I PROMPTLY TRIED GENTLY TIPPING IN THE THROTTLE TO SEE IF I COULD CLOSE BUT IT DID NOT SO I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. THE MOTOR REVVED UP TO ABOUT 4,000RPM WHICH IS A NATURAL IDLE FOR THIS MOTOR IF THE TRANSMISSION IS IN GEAR AND THE MOTOR IS UNDER LOAD AT 2,000RPM. AFTER SEEING IT REV UP, I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND IT JERKED INTO GEAR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ON THROTTLE. SUDDENLY THE THROTTLE CUT AND IT RETURNED TO THE NORMAL PEDAL TRAVEL VS. ACCELERATION RESPONSE RELATION. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON. I COULD MAKE IT GO FASTER BUT THE MOTOR WOULDN'T ROTATE ANY SLOWER THAN ABOUT 2,000RPM. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER, SLUSH OR SNOW, THE EXHAUST MAY COOL DOWN FAST ENOUGH TO CHANGE SHAPE AND TOUCH THE PROPELLER SHAFT, CAUSING A HIGH PITCHED SQUEALING NOISE. THIS NOISE WILL BE NOTICED BY THE DRIVER FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME; ONCE THE EXHAUST TEMPERATURE EQUALIZES THE NOISE WILL DISAPPEAR. THIS CREATES A HIGH-PITCHED, SIREN LIKE NOISE, WHICH CAN SCARE THE DRIVER CAUSING HIS/HER TO SWERVE OR LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE IS A DESIGN DEFECT RECOGNIZED BY VOLVO WITH REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE PN# 30742265. AS THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY VOLVO AND NOT A $250.00 REPAIR BY THE CUSTOMER. *TR

WHEN REVERSING OUT OF OUR GARAGE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, BRAKES WERE NEARLY INOPERATIVE AND REQUIRED AN ADDITIONAL 10-15 FEET OF STOPPING DISTANCE. UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE (HARD BRAKE). I ALMOST RAN INTO A TREE AND HIT MY DOG. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP SWITCH AND BRAKE VACUUM. SCARIEST THING I HAVE EVER HAD HAPPEN. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HURT AS WE WERE IN A LARGE DRIVEWAY AND MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET THE DOG OUT OF THE WAY. THANK GOODNESS WE HAD THE EXTRA SPACE. IF THIS HAD BEEN IN A PARKING LOT, I WOULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER CAR OR HIT A PERSON WITHOUT QUESTION. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR EARLIER MODEL VOLVOS (S40 & V40) AND SHOULD BE FOR ANY VOLVO VEHICLES WITH THE SAME SWITCH/BRAKE VACUUM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED SEVERELY OR WORSE, KILLED. VOLVO IS FOUNDED ON THE SAFETY ON THEIR VEHICLES AND SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS ISSUE 110%. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ELECTRICAL POWER WAS RESTORED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,400.

2007 VOLVO XC70. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER HAS ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE IN ARTEMIS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BUMPER WAS TOO LOW, THE RADIO WOULD CUT OFF BY ITSELF, THE BACK-UP ASSIST DID NOT WORK, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK TO THE CONSUMERS SATISFACTION, THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND THE REAR TAILGATE LATCH DID NOT WORK. *JB THE CONSUMER ALSO WANTED TO KNOW, IF THERE WAS A HISTORY OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE OLDSMOBILE AURORA, IN RELATIONS TO THE TRACTION CONTROL. UPDATED 06/5/14

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONE IN HER 07 VOLVO STATIONWAGON ON A ROUTINE ERRAND DOWN THE I-83 INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SECTION WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG; LIKE SOMEONE HAD SHOT AT THE CAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE. HAVING BEEN UNNERVED BY THE LOUD NOISE AND NOT KNOWING WHAT IT WAS, SHE TOOK THE EXIT RAMP SLOWLY, AND THE CAR SLID OUT A BIT TO THE RIGHT LIKE IT WAS ON ICE, BUT THERE WAS NO ICE PRESENT. UPON INSPECTION LATER, THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED IN TWO. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND AFTER SOME HAGGLING AND A CALL TO VOLVO FACTORY, THEY REPLACED THE SPRING (NO CHARGE FOR THE PART, BUT WE HAD TO PAY THE LABOR). ADDITIONALLY, THEY AGREED TO A LOANER FOR THE COUPLE OF DAYS IT WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP. VOLVO FACTORY AGREED TO OPEN A "GOOD WILL REVIEW" FILE AND ALERTED THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS 936 MILES OUT OF WARRANTEE. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, BUT AGREED TO PAYING FOR THE PART. NO ONE COULD ANSWER WHETHER THE OTHER COILS MIGHT SNAP SPONTANEOUSLY. THEY LOOKED "OK". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT RELEASE OR TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE IGNITION LOCK SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.