Other Engine Info: w/o EGR, w/o air pump, OBDII, sequential fuel injection, variable valve timing, manifold close-coupled catalyst, Denso, RuLo, ORVR, Transmission: auto and manual
Other Restraint System Info: Dual Airbags (SRS)
Plant City: Torslanda
Plant Country: Sweden
Pretensioner: Yes
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
INFORMATION DISPLAY ON DASH SHOWED WAGON REAR DOOR NOT CLOSED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION SHOWED THE DOOR (GATE) WOULD NOT LOCK AND/OR LATCH AT RANDOM INTERVALS, PARTICULARLY DURING COLD WEATHER (0 F). TRIP TO DEALER RESULTED IN THE REAR LATCH BEING REPLACED AS DEFECTIVE. EN ROUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP ANOTHER WARNING SHOWED ON THE DISPLAY THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE THIRD TAIL LIGHT WAS DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE AND IS SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR
2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY V70 ALWAYS HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN R AND D GEAR. AND I CAN HEAR A LOUD CLANK!!! SOMETIME IT DOES A HORRIBLE UP- OR DOWN-SHIFTING AROUND 25 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION MUST GET WORSE AND WORSE SINCE THE "CLANK" CONTINUES EVERYDAY. *TR