2000 VOLVO C70 CONVERTIBLE

17 complaints filed with NHTSA.

17
Complaints
0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
TIRES:SIDEWALL1
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT1
VISIBILITY1
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
AIR BAGS1
EQUIPMENT1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1

Recalls (1)

06V44100015/11/2006

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR IRREGULARITIES, A DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING, AND/OR INEFFICIENT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAY CAUSE A WARNING LAMP TO LIGHT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ONSET OF LIMP HOME MODES.

Recent Complaints

20070719FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

DRIVING HOME FROM THEATER, SMELLED ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL. TURNED OFF RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER ETC...WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME AND IT WAS DARK. PARKED CAR. NEXT MORNING WENT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD OF CAR AND FOUND A HOLE IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL FUSE BOX (MELTED PLASTIC). PRIED OFF AND DISCOVERED A ROW OF FUSES BURNT TO A CRISP. AIR IS NOW NOT WORKING...OBVIOUSLY SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL SHORT OR FIRE. WE HAVE HAD NO MAJOR WORK DONE ON CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO. TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR I

20070719FireEQUIPMENT

DRIVING HOME FROM THEATER, SMELLED ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL. TURNED OFF RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER ETC...WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME AND IT WAS DARK. PARKED CAR. NEXT MORNING WENT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD OF CAR AND FOUND A HOLE IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL FUSE BOX (MELTED PLASTIC). PRIED OFF AND DISCOVERED A ROW OF FUSES BURNT TO A CRISP. AIR IS NOW NOT WORKING...OBVIOUSLY SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL SHORT OR FIRE. WE HAVE HAD NO MAJOR WORK DONE ON CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO. TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR I