7.4% of complaints about the 1999 Volvo V70 came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 1999 vehicle — around the middle of the 201 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 7.2 yr in service. The most-reported system is speed control (26 complaints), typically at 8.1 yr or about 103,300 miles.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR IRREGULARITIES, A DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING, AND/OR INEFFICIENT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAY CAUSE A WARNING LAMP TO LIGHT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ONSET OF LIMP HOME MODES.
THIS RESULTED IN A HIGH NUMBER OF VEHICLES GOING INTO THE LIMP HOME MODE WITHOUT NEED.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY CEASE TO FUNCTION.
THE HEAD LIGHTS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN INTERMITTENT OR NO HEADLIGHT FUNCTION. THIS COULD IMPAIR A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THERE COULD BE INADEQUATE CONTACT BETWEEN THE BULB AND SOCKET WHICH COULD CAUSE THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL NOT TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED.
THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN AN APPROACHING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS TURNING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: STATION WAGONS EQUIPPED WITH THIRD SEATS. USERS OF THE THIRD SEAT, WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, CAN COME IN CONTACT WITH THE TAILPIPE.
CONTACT WITH THE TAILPIPE CAN RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.
THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITHIN THE TURN SIGNAL SOCKET WHICH CAUSED THE WIRES TO MELT, CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL TO BE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THE TURN SIGNAL SOCKET NEEDED REPLACING. ALSO, THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK
CONSOLE AND CONSOLE KNOBS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH - TAPES HAVE MELTED IN TAPE DECK - ELECTRICAL SWITCHES MALFUNCTION REPEATEDLY BUT IN NO APPARENT PATTERN - TURN SIGNALS AND HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS - WINDOWS HAVE NOT OPERATED - ELECTRICAL SEAT ADJUSTMENT HAS FAILED - AIR CONDITIONER SWITHCES HAVE FAILED.*AK
AFTER CHARGING THE BATTERY, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. *BF THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO FIX TO THE PROBLEM. *JB
ABS BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRANSMISSION LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. THIRD TIME IN 11 MONTHS. FIRST SERVICE WAS A SOFT WARE PATCH. HARDWARE REPLACED LAST WEEK AND SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. MANUFACTURER UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH PROBLEM. DT