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Re: Thumbs Up For My 2001 V70 [woosahhh1]
by lorieanne
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Jul 23, 2005 (1:35 pm)
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Replying to: woosahhh1 (Jun 20, 2005 11:45 pm)
Most expensive car to have service done on. 1999-2002 have lawsuits against them regarding the throttle. I would never buy another Volvo again, but I certainly wouldn't buy one that was past warranty. I've put 9,000.00 into my Volvo in the last six months. The car is four !/2 years old. You can read the details about my horrific experience on the message board.
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- #1431 of 1827
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Electrical System Sucks
by whenwillitend
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Jul 25, 2005 (4:39 pm)
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I own '99 V70XC. I have had a check engine light problem for almost 12 months. I have had the O2 sensor replaced--twice--and the mass air filter. This was $1000. And the light still popped on after 100 or so miles.
The car then started to occasionally spit black smoke and idle roughly when I came to stop.
I also have noticed that recently the lights wouldn't work when I started the car (blinkers and headlights) I need to restart the car and, voila, the lights would work.
Now they tell me that the car is "contaminated" and that the wiring harness is shot. The problem is that the harness gets dirty and then shorts out various electrical parts. The cost? $1500 to fix.
Has anyone dealt with this before? Am I getting the shaft?
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- #1432 of 1827
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Re: V70 AWD rumble on turns [wholt]
by lorieanne
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Jul 25, 2005 (5:30 pm)
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Replying to: wholt (May 08, 2005 4:52 pm)
This is a very late reply but if it turns out to be the same thing as my car, very important. I had a "rumble" in the front of my car for six months. Had a similar experience to yours. After being in the shop four times in that six months period, and 5,000.00 later my front passenger side tire and control arm fell off while driving. I'm lucky, I was slowing down to come to a stop when it fell off. The explanation is a faulty bolt that looks as though it was accidently sawed part way and eventually split the remaining way. Have the control arm checked and the bolts that hold them on. Now my cost is up to almost 5,000.00 more and still rising. I'm in a huge dispute with Volvo and I can tell it's going to be a long process to get it resolved. This car has had numerous problems. The service men finally told me it's basically a lemon. When my lease is up they told me there is no way they will resell this car to someone. They are giving it back to Volvo. But I'm stuck with it in the mean time.
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- #1433 of 1827
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Re: Electrical System Sucks [whenwillitend]
by lorieanne
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Jul 25, 2005 (5:36 pm)
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Replying to: whenwillitend (Jul 25, 2005 4:39 pm)
Given the experience I've had with my 2001 XCV70 I'm impressed yours has only acted up recently. My check engine light has been on more than it's been off, and that's on a small problem on this car. But I will pass along that recently it turned into a much bigger problem in that the computer is throwing off many codes and they aren't sure why. They fix one thing, another problem pops up and the check engine light comes on. My lease is up in four months and given the past history with my car they are just trying to keep it going until the lease is up but I can tell you is that it seems as though they put a "band aide" on the problem instead of ever really figuring out what was wrong and now it's a big problem which will easily run into several thousand dollars to fix, if it really can be fixed. I hope you have better luck than I have had.
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- #1434 of 1827
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Leather Steering Wheel Peeling Off
by johnwng
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Jul 27, 2005 (11:21 am)
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I have a 2003 V70. So far, I love it, except that the leather on the steering wheel is peeling off. It does not affect driving, but looks bad. Does that happen to anyone here? I have an 5 year old Nissan with leather wrapped steering wheel, and the leather is still nice and smooth. Nothing like my Volvo. Hate to replace the whole steering wheel. It there any aftermarket steering wheel wrap for Volvo?
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- #1435 of 1827
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Re: Thumbs Up For My 2001 V70 [blckislandguy]
by purp
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Jul 27, 2005 (8:03 pm)
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Replying to: blckislandguy (Jul 12, 2005 5:32 pm)
Could you be anymore honest? I am obviously not making a good decision here. Thanks for your advice anyway, it really hit home.
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- #1436 of 1827
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Re: V70 Wagon Experience [jmott38]
by neat
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Jul 29, 2005 (8:28 am)
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Replying to: jmott38 (Jul 19, 2000 12:51 am)
i have a 1996 volvo 850 wagon with 207,000 miles on it and have not had 1 major problem with it and still have no rust on it. I also have a 2003 cross country with 100,000 miles on it and also have no problems with it. I am only 30 but I will drive nothing but volvo for the rest of my life. sorry about your problems with your volvo
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- #1437 of 1827
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Re: Leather Steering Wheel Peeling Off [johnwng]
by volvopro
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Jul 29, 2005 (11:22 am)
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Replying to: johnwng (Jul 27, 2005 11:21 am)
Volvo is replacing peeling steering wheels under warranty. 
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- #1438 of 1827
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Check engine light VS loose fuel cap
by bobostudio
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Jul 29, 2005 (12:59 pm)
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I have a 2004 V70. Recently the check engine light came on. I made an appointment at the dealer to have it checked out. Reading through the manual I found something that says the check engine light may come on as a result of a loose fuel cap. I checked my fuel cap and sure enough it was loose. I fixed the problem but my check engine light is still on.
Can someone please tell me if the light needs to be reset or if it will correct itself? Tightening the gas cap seems like too easy a fix on the other hand if that's all it is I prefer not to have pay the dealership for unnecessary repair.
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