31 of the 781 complaints filed about the Volvo S70 are about the body and structure — 4% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1999.
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4%
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STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
NHTSA complaint #10870876 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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FAILURE OF WELD OF LEFT FRONT (DRIVER) DOOR CHECK - SEPARATED FROM FRAME OF CAR. SECOND OCCURRENCE IN 9 YEARS
NHTSA complaint #10279166 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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DRIVER'S DOOR HAD BAD POPPING SOUND. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VOLVO S70 DOOR NOISE WAS TYPICAL, AND ALWAYS DUE TO FAILURE OF HINGE WELDING. DEALER SAID TAKE IT TO AUTO BODY REPAIR. BODY REPAIR SHOP INDICATED HE PERFORMED THIS TYPE OF JOB THOUSANDS OF TIMES. COST: $250.
NHTSA complaint #10273835 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MAKES LOUD POPPING NOISES WHEN OPENED, CLOSED. MIDDLE DOOR HINGE (LARGER ONES ABOVE AND BELOW; LOCATED JUST BELOW WIRING HARNESS) HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM FRAME OF CAR BODY BECAUSE OF FAULTY WELDING. ORIGINALLY, I THOUGHT NOISE WAS "SQUEAKY" DOOR HINGE AND LUBRICATED THE HINGE WITH SILICONE SPRAY. BUT WHEN THE NOISE GOT WORSE INSTEAD OF BETTER I TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AND FOUND THAT THE BODY FRAME HINGE HAS BROKEN AT THE POINT WHERE IT WAS WELDED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN 40-PLUS YEARS OF CAR OWNERSHIP. I HAVEN'T REPAIRED IT YET BUT ASSUME IT WILL HAVE TO BE REWELDED, BASED ON INFO I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET POSTED BY OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THIS MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #10156506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS COMING OFF THE HINGES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SEEN BY AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO BE WELDED.
NHTSA complaint #10149394 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER'S SIDE VEHICLE DOOR HAS DEFECTIVE DOOR HINGES. MAKES A LOUD POPING NOISE WHEN OPENED AND CLOSED. TAKEN TO CAR DEALER, AND WAS TOLD NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN UNDER UNSAFE CONDITION DUE TO FACTORY DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10148869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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DASHBOARD BEGAN MAKING VERY LOUD NOISES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE DASH HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE FIREWALL. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE 1997 AND 1998 MODELS. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I NEED A NEW DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE CLIPS HOLDING IT ARE BROKEN. VOLVO IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND STATED THAT IF THE DASH HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE FIREWALL DURING THE FIRST 4 YEARS OR 50000 MILES IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER STRUCTURAL DEFECTS OR DESIGN FLAWS. WITH THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM I THINK THAT VOLVO SHOULD STAND BEHIND ITS CARS AND OFFER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I AM ASSUMING THAT IF I DO NOT HAVE THIS VERY COSTLY REPAIR DONE THE DASH WILL EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE FIREWALL COMPLETELY AND FALL OFF. I AM SURE THAT THIS DASHBOARD WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A HEAD ON COLLISION. MY VOLVO WAS NOT BUILT FOR SAFETY, BUT FOR PROFIT USING DEFECTIVE DESIGNS AND PARTS.
NHTSA complaint #10135802 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGE FAILED LOCKING DOOR INTO AN OPEN POSITION AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO CAR FRAME. WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL VOLVO PROBLEM. THE FAILURE CAN NOT BE FIXED WITHOUT MAJOR BODY WORK. THIS FAILURE CAUSED A WRIST STRAIN WHEN DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE.
NHTSA complaint #10132726 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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1) PROBLEM WITH RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK, NOT UNLOCKING. MUST MANUALLY UNLOCK FROM INSIDE OF CAR. 2) DRIVER SIDE DOOR NOT CLOSING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE DOOR IT BOUNCES BACK. THE ONLY WAY TO CLOSE THE DOOR IS TO FORCE IT WITH BODY WEIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10082217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE LEATHER ON THE DOOR INSERTS PULLED AWAY FROM THE MOLDING. IT COST 400.00 PER DOOR FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME. MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.
NHTSA complaint #10067644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHENEVER CONSUMER OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR THERE WAS A SQUEAK COMING FROM THE HINGES. DEALER EXAMINED THE DOOR, OILED THE HINGES, BUT THEY STILL SQUEAKED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR AND HEARD A LOUD SOUND, AND COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR ANY FURTHER. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND REPAIRED THE HINGES ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10056126 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR. SEVERAL DAYS LATER CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE DOOR NEEDED REWELDING, AND THE REWELDING WAS DONE BY THE DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #10055382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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WHILE BRAKING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC INDICATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.*AK THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE VACUUM LINE WAS REPLACED, THE UPPER TORQUE ARM BUSHING BROKE, THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM BROKE, THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL CAME APART. *JB
NHTSA complaint #10044537 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGE MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. *NLM PH
NHTSA complaint #10019766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE HINGE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MAKES A HORRIBLE POPPING NOISE WHEN I OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THE MECHANIC HAS SEEN ON THIS MODEL VOLVO BEFORE.
NHTSA complaint #10018361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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FAULTY DASH CLIPS THAT RETAIN THE DASHBOARD TO THE FIREWALL. I WAS TOLD BY THE LEAD TECHNICAN AT BOB PINKUS VOLVO IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT. THE CLIPS BREAK LEADING TO A SQUEEKY DASH THAT VOLVO IS NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS OUT OF WARRANTY. I NOW HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN DIRVING THIS CAR AS I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE DASH WILL SEPERATE, IF IN AN ACCIDENT, AND SEVERLY INJURE EITHER MYSELF OR A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY.
NHTSA complaint #10005190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE DOOR CHECK ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR HAS FAILED. THE DOOR HINGES SEEM TO BE OK, BUT THE DOOR CHECK/DOOR STOP HAS A BROKEN WELD THAT MAKES THE DOOR HARD TO OPEN - WITH A VERY CRACKLING NOISE. DEALER WANTS $280 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST - YET I HAVE SEEN POSTINGS SIMILAR TO THIS ON OTHER VOLVO WEB POSTER BOARDS. A WELD HAS BROKEN? WHAT DOES THAT SAY FOR THE SAFETY OF A VOLVO CAR? MR
NHTSA complaint #768487 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND LEFT REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK VEHICLE WITH THE KEY OR THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WOULD NOT FIX THE LOCKS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #566642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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CONSUMER STATES THE WELD ON THE UPPER HINGE IS BROKEN FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. NLM
NHTSA complaint #8004005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN FOR A SCHEDULED 45000 MILE SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 2001, I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE. I THOUGHT THAT THE DOOR HAD SIMPLY NOT BEEN LUBED. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE NEXT SERVICE IN JANUARY 2002, I SPECIFIED THAT THE DOOR WAS POPPING AND TO MAKE SURE IT WAS LUBED. I WAS ASSURED THAT IT WOULD BE LUBED. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE IT WAS STILL MAKING THE POPPING NOISE. WITHIN A WEEK IT WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. I CALLED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DOOR HINGE HAD MOST LIKELY BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE RE-WELDED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY HAD SEEN PREVIOUSLY ON THIS MODEL AND OTHERS, AND THAT IT WAS NOT DUE TO WEAR OR TEAR ON THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CAR. I DO NOT KNOW IF A SAFETY ISSUE EXISTS WITH REGARD TO EXITING THE CAR FOLLOWING A COLLISION, OR WITH THE DOOR'S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY DURING A COLLISION.
NHTSA complaint #758128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.