2007 Volvo XC70 Complaints

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...

VEHICLE IGNITION ASSEMBLY FAILED, IMMOBILIZING CAR. KEY WOULDN'T MOVE PAST "I" POSITION, PREVENTING IT FROM STARTING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE TRANSMISSION COULDN'T BE MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO VOLVO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *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