2006 Volvo V70 Complaints

PIRELLI TIRES P6 FOUR SEASON FAILED AFTER ONLY 28,000 MILES- WITH 2 SIDEWALL BULGES & TIRE WITH ROLLED BELT**CC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO RUNNING THE TIRES FLAT ON THE VEHICLE. GM STATED, THE CONSUMER MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING LARGE TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO DENTS, SCRAPES OR RIM DAMAGE TO SUPPORT THE THEIR CLAIM.*TR

I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION AN INCIDENT REGARDING A CAR FIRE, AND RESULTING TOTAL LOSS OF MY LEASED 2006 VOLVO V70. I LEASED THE CAR ON JANUARY 20, 2006. ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 13, 2007, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO YOUNG GRANDSONS. WE WERE JUST STARTING TO HEAD SOUTH ON THE CHARTER OAK BRIDGE WHEN I LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR TO A STOP ON THE EAST HARTFORD, CT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. ONE OF MY GRANDSONS SHOUTED "I SEE SMOKE" AND SURE ENOUGH SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. I TOLD THE BOYS, WHO WERE BOTH IN THE BACK SEAT, THAT WE HAD TO GET OUT NOW. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS AND I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR STOPPED. WE ALL GOT OUT AND STARTED WALKING AWAY FROM THE CAR, WHICH NOW HAD HEAVY BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF IT AND FLAMES SHOOTING UP FROM THE FRONT END. A MAN STOPPED AND TOLD US TO GET FURTHER AWAY FROM THE CAR, WHICH WE DID. 911 WAS CALLED AND IN A VERY SHORT TIME THE CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE A...

ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO ZERO, AND ENGINE COOLING FANS RAN CONTINUOUSLY, EVEN THOUGH ENGINE WAS NOT OVERHEATING. ENGINE APPEARED TO BE OPERING IN "LIMP HOME MODE". DEALERSHIP REPLACED TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE RESOLVED. ONE WEEK LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED CALIBRATION ON NEW TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE RESOLVED. ONE WEEK LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY AND CALIBRATED NEW TEMPERATURE SENSOR.

NEW VOLVO V70 WAGON. TESTED LAYING REAR SEATS DOWN TO INCREASE CARGO SPACE. RIGHT REAR BELT WOULD NOT EXTEND AND WAS LOCKED IN A RETRACTED POSITION AFTER THE SEAT WAS LAYED DOWN AND RESTORED TO IT'S ORIGINAL OPERATING POSITION. THIS SEAT AND BELT WERE NOT SUITABLE FOR OCCUPANCY AS THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT FUNCTION. CAR WAS RETURNED TO VOLVO FOR REPAIRS. UNKNOWN TYPE OF REPAIR AT THIS TIME. *JB PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (OCT 11, 2005): THE FAILURE IS INTERNAL TO THE RETRACTOR AND NOT CAUSE BY INTERFERENCE WITH THE SEAT. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING OVERSEA IN SWEDEN. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AND IS SCHEDULED TO SHIP TO U.S. BY THIS WEEK. THE CONSUMER AGREE TO FAX THE TECHNICAL REPORT OR REPAIR INVOICE WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. HIS SON'S 2005 VW JETTA REAR SEAT BELT DOES THE SAME THING.