Fuel Hoses Lines/piping And Fittings Problems of Volvo V70

Car repeatedly stalls with no explanation. Volvo dealership has worked on car 8 times. Throttle parts have been replaced, etm, and many other parts. Now they say it's the catalytic converter. This is extremely frustrating and scary. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to why the car stalls. Sometimes, it will act as if there's a clogged fuel line, then it stalls the next time I have to decelerate. Other times, it dies when I'm driving.

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Purchased car in Dec 2006. Within few months, began to notice the car would lose speed on highway and drop to a speed anywhere between 60-80km/hr. Black smoke rolled out exhaust. Took car to dealership (where previous owners maintained car). Several filters, seals, replaced. Few months later the same problem continued. Returned to dealership and told car needed catalytic converter. After being told the cost, dealership called back to say under emissions warranty. $1200 part was covered but I paid labor/other parts. Dealer was asked on both occasions to complete service due. Failed to complete these as requested. Problems continued. This time the dealership told me that ets was gone causing the car to go into limp mode. Repairs done at a cost of all $2600. 00. Less than a year, same problem occurred. The oil light came on (though there was oil in the car). The car was towed two hours back home . When I took the car to a different independent garage they (like two others before) told me to Volvo. Went back to Volvo but not before I had to pull over and be towed again. The engine began smoking, the car shook violently, the oil light (which Volvo had less than two weeks before said was fine) came on. . . The report back from Volvo is that the ets is gone again but also that the engine required replacing ($6000 job). This was more than two months ago and my car still sits at Volvo waiting for resolve. I strongly believe the ongoing issues are directly related to the need for a new engine and that Volvo was negligent in their responsibility (repeatedly) to make the necessary repairs. Not only am I out the $20 000. 00 to purchase the car only two years ago, I am out about $6000 for repairs already completed and am now being told it will be another $6000 to fix this problem.

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While driving vehicle the fuel line failed in region between fire wall and engine approximately in last foot of pressurized fuel delivery line. Another driver detected flow of liquid onto ground below vehicle and alerted me. I pulled vehicle into parking lot and evaluated source of leak. I thought it was possible transmission fluid because I recently had a transmission failure and had Volvo replace the transmission. Fuel had sprayed on shield over exhaust and onto frame member then onto ground. Had the other vehicle driver failed to alert me I could have been killed if the large fuel puddle ignited under the vehicle. I had the vehicle towed to a Volvo dealer after the fuel puddles evaporated. The dealer placed a splice in the fuel line after removing part of its covering. The repair staff believed the cause was a weakening of the line due to a possible rodent bite on the line.

Turbo return lines are leaking - rubber hoses are stiffening from heat - shouldn't these have been metal lines to begin with. This is a pollution and fire hazard.

While traveling at high speed on an interstate my car lost power completely. I was able to get to the shoulder safely and call Volvo roadside assistance. My car was towed to the nearest dealership where it sat for a month because the problem couldn't be determined. The car was returned to me. About six months later the same experience occurred, once again while traveling at a high speed on an interstate highway. The "problem" was fixed again. My car has been in and out of the dealership for various reasons for years. When I was finally fed up with it and decided to sell it, it needed more electrical work. The service manager at a dealership listened to the problems I had with the car over the years and felt that it warranted a call to the Volvo rep. I gave him all work orders which I have from the purchase date of the car. He was told by the Volvo rep that since all repair work had not been done at a Volvo dealership they couldn't help me. Normal work such as oil changes, etc. Were done by a mechanic who only works on saabs and Volvos. Upon looking for the names of Volvo execs that I could write a letter to I stumbled on a website about Volvo problems and people who were trying to hold the company accountable for mechanical failures of any type. I wrote to the individual who started the website and he suggested that I send my e-mail to stephen mchenry at NHTSA which I did. After trying for many days to do so and failing to connect because of some problem with the message trying to reach mr. Mchenry I just let it go. We need to sell the car because we can't afford to fix all that needs to be repaired. The problem is how do I sell a car that needs over a thousand dollars of work? I am forwarding the e-mail I tried to send to stephen mchenry to your e-mail address. What can I do? am I too late in reporting this? what do you advise me to do? thank you for your consideration. Susan k. Luxem.

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