1998 VOLVO V70XC — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANKS CRACKING. IT ISN'T HAPPENING TO THE ONES THAT AREN'T ALL WHEEL DRIVE. I NEED MINE REPLACED. PEOPLE ARE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT PULLING A USED TANK FROM A YARD BECAUSE IT MIGHT ALSO BE CRACKED. I WAS TOLD THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM BUILT AROUND IT IS PUTTING PRESSURE ON IT.

ON A LARGE NUMBER OF VOLVOS THE ABS COMPUTER FAILS RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROPER BRAKING. NORMAL USE CAUSES THIS, IN THIS ALL TO COMMON FAILURE, AND VOLVO IS AWARE OF THEIR SHORT COMINGS IN THIS PROBLEM, THUS FAR REFUSING TO CORRECT A HIGHLY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT MAY HAVE ALREADY RESULTED IN INJURY AND DEATH. THE REPLACEMENT COMPUTERS FROM VOLVO ARE OF THE SAME LACK OF RELIABILITY. THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND CERTAINLY REPRESENTS A SERIOUS FAILURE IN A CRITICAL SYSTEM TO THE AUTOMOBILE. IN ADDITION TO BEING A SERIOUS FAILURE, VOLVO HAS MADE IT A VERY EXPENSIVE (HENCE PROFITABLE) REPAIR. ESTIMATES RANGING FROM $500.00 TO $850.00 FOR THE REPAIR ARE THE NORM. THE PART ITSELF IS AROUND $500.00, SO VOLVO MAKES A NICE PROFIT FROM EACH ONE REPLACED AND IS GUARANTEED ANOTHER REPLACEMENT FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD SINCE THEY HAVE NOT EVEN ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR REPLACEMENT UNITS. TO DO SO WOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGING A PROBLEM THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF, SO THEY WONT. IF EVER A GOVERNMENT MANDATED RECALL WAS APPROPRIATE THIS IS IT. IT WOULD SEEM THAT A CAR COMPANY AS PROUD OF THEIR SAFETY RATINGS AS VOLVO IS WOULD BE WILLING TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW. AS THEY SEEM NOT TO BE IT SHOULD BE DEMANDED OF THEM. THEY SHOULD BE MANDATED TO RECALL ALL MODELS PRONE TO THIS FAILURE AND TO BE REQUIRED TO REIMBURSE CONSUMERS THAT CAN PRODUCE RECEIPTS PROVING THEY HAD TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE. THERE ARE REBUILDERS THAT CAN MAKE THE OLD UNIT STRONGER, MORE RELIABLE, IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, SO VOLVO COULD DO IT AS WELL. *TR

ON A LARGE NUMBER OF VOLVOS THE ABS COMPUTER FAILS RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROPER BRAKING. NORMAL USE CAUSES THIS, IN THIS ALL TO COMMON FAILURE, AND VOLVO IS AWARE OF THEIR SHORT COMINGS IN THIS PROBLEM, THUS FAR REFUSING TO CORRECT A HIGHLY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT MAY HAVE ALREADY RESULTED IN INJURY AND DEATH. THE REPLACEMENT COMPUTERS FROM VOLVO ARE OF THE SAME LACK OF RELIABILITY. THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND CERTAINLY REPRESENTS A SERIOUS FAILURE IN A CRITICAL SYSTEM TO THE AUTOMOBILE. IN ADDITION TO BEING A SERIOUS FAILURE, VOLVO HAS MADE IT A VERY EXPENSIVE (HENCE PROFITABLE) REPAIR. ESTIMATES RANGING FROM $500.00 TO $850.00 FOR THE REPAIR ARE THE NORM. THE PART ITSELF IS AROUND $500.00, SO VOLVO MAKES A NICE PROFIT FROM EACH ONE REPLACED AND IS GUARANTEED ANOTHER REPLACEMENT FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD SINCE THEY HAVE NOT EVEN ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR REPLACEMENT UNITS. TO DO SO WOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGING A PROBLEM THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF, SO THEY WONT. IF EVER A GOVERNMENT MANDATED RECALL WAS APPROPRIATE THIS IS IT. IT WOULD SEEM THAT A CAR COMPANY AS PROUD OF THEIR SAFETY RATINGS AS VOLVO IS WOULD BE WILLING TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW. AS THEY SEEM NOT TO BE IT SHOULD BE DEMANDED OF THEM. THEY SHOULD BE MANDATED TO RECALL ALL MODELS PRONE TO THIS FAILURE AND TO BE REQUIRED TO REIMBURSE CONSUMERS THAT CAN PRODUCE RECEIPTS PROVING THEY HAD TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE. THERE ARE REBUILDERS THAT CAN MAKE THE OLD UNIT STRONGER, MORE RELIABLE, IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, SO VOLVO COULD DO IT AS WELL. *TR

THE COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE WITH MY 98 V70 XC AWD IS WITH A RECENT TIRE ROTATION WITH MY OIL CHANGE A WEEK AFTER IT STARTED TO SOUND AS IF MY MUFFLER WAS DRAGGING AND IT ALSO SOUNDED LIKE REAR TIRES ARE DRAGGING. MY MECHANIC THINK IT MAY POSSIBLY BE THE DRIVE SHAFT AND FROM THE INTERNET WHAT I'VE THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY ISN'T VOLVO TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE MORE I ALSO KEEP READING ON MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED JUST FRO THE NUMBER OF ONGOING ISSUES IT HAS ESPECIALLY IF VOLVO WOULD LIKE TO STAND BY IT'S CUSTOMERS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN DOOR WAS SHUT AND CAR WAS OFF. VOLVO N.A. WAS CONTACTED AND REQUESTED THAT THEIR SPECIALIST LOOK AT VEHICLE. THEY CLAIM THAT SOMETHING WAS STUCK IN THE DOOR, WHICH CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. VOLVO CLAIMS THAT A MARK ON THE DOOR IS PROOF. HOWEVER, JIM DOWNY FROM NATIONWIDE INSURANCE TOOK PICTURES AND INVESTIGATED MY CLAIM AND FAILED TO FIND THIS SUPPOSED MARK. THE DEPLOYMENT OCCURRED FROM NO IMPACT OR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WASN'T EVEN ON AT THE TIME. THIS WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A MALFUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND VOLVO SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE TO FIX THE AIRBAG AND DAMAGE TO THE LEATHER SEAT CAUSED BY THE DEPLOYMENT. *TR