Other Engine Info: V70: Automatic in all states except CA,NY,MA,VT,ME,RI,NH/Manual in all states
Plant City: Gent Plant
Plant Company Name: Volvo Cars
Plant Country: Belgium
Trim: ULEV2
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1999 VOLVO V70 AWD - ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM FAILED AT ~96,000 MILES. REQUIRED $1500 IN REPAIRS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING WITH VOLVO ABOUT AT LEAST PARTIAL COMPENSATION, AS ETS FAILURES HAVE BEEN A LONGSTANDING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. NO RESOLUTION YET. *TR
2006
SEAT BELTS:REAR
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.