Four problems related to fuel pump have been reported for the 2003 Volvo V70. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Volvo V70 based on all problems reported for the 2003 V70.
1. Strong fuel odor around vehicle, especially at night in garage. 2. Leaking fuel pump on top of fuel tank. 3. Fuel pump replaced by Volvo dealer.
Noticed a strong fuel smell from my 2003 Volvo V70. My mechanic found the issue being a leaking fuel pump. Volvo has issued recall notices on 2001 to 2002 Volvo V70, but did not include 2003 models. The issues appear to be exactly the same even though Volvo does not recognize this issue with the 2003 model.
My 2003 Volvo V70 with ~127,000 miles started leaking fuel from the fuel pump housing. The plastic housing failed on its own. Strong gasoline fumes entered the car even though the access panel and seal were intact. The vehicle was never involved in an accident and never had any service repair work on or near the fuel tank. I've had several cars over this mileage with never a fuel pump assembly failure of any type. This is definitely a premature failure that is either a design, quality or assembly problem.
Car would not start. My mechanic determined that the fuel pump had failed. I had to replace the fuel pump at my own expense - a lengthy repair that cost more than $1000. Although Volvo recall 181 does not apply to my vehicle, I wonder whether the fuel pump issue in Volvo recall 181 should apply to more vehicles such as my own. This may be worth more investigation.
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