https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Volvo C70. en-us Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:05:23 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2158388 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT On multiple occasions while driving this vehicle at various speeds various road conditions the doors will become unlocked and partially open you have to open the door and re-close it in order for the inside lights to go off because they come on when this happens. It also appears in the driver's safety alert that the doors are unlocked this is a very uncomfortable feeling I have spoke to Volvo deal https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2153949 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I believe the brake line are running along the firewall caught on fire I'm not sure if it was a brake line but it was a fire and it is at the dealer now I have not heard back from them https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2153950 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I believe the brake line are running along the firewall caught on fire I'm not sure if it was a brake line but it was a fire and it is at the dealer now I have not heard back from them https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2121442 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT The drivers side door keeps opening while driving. I see recalls for other volvo models but not mine. This is very concerning when driving on the highway https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2107452 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT While in transit, the passenger door periodically unlatches on its own. There is a safeguard that prevents the door from completely swinging open when this happens. This problem has not been inspected by a professional. The warning light appears after the door unlatches while in motion. Because I never have a passenger, I am not able to immediately close the door. The last time this happened was a https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2080612 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Both cabin doors (initially only the passenger door) will pop half-open from a closed position while driving, particularly with the windows and/or roof down. This occurs seemingly at random and regardless of lock position or firmness of door closing. The effect is a startling noise as the door opens slightly, the window retracts, and the cabin lights and door warning alarm engage. This can pose a https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2080274 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT The car developed an electronic communication issue that would cause random failure messages for the ABS, anti-skid system, transmission control and a "brake failure" message that would put the car into limp mode even at highway speeds. If you come to a complete stop, it would not allow you to pull away at any speed which makes you a traffic hazard and at risk for a rear end collision. I took the https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2080275 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT The car developed an electronic communication issue that would cause random failure messages for the ABS, anti-skid system, transmission control and a "brake failure" message that would put the car into limp mode even at highway speeds. If you come to a complete stop, it would not allow you to pull away at any speed which makes you a traffic hazard and at risk for a rear end collision. I took the https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2080276 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT The car developed an electronic communication issue that would cause random failure messages for the ABS, anti-skid system, transmission control and a "brake failure" message that would put the car into limp mode even at highway speeds. If you come to a complete stop, it would not allow you to pull away at any speed which makes you a traffic hazard and at risk for a rear end collision. I took the https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2033310 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT I took my Volvo C70 into Niello Volvo Cars Sacramento on March 24, 2022. My invoice is attached (XXX) Recall 247 performed - tire pressure recall) Cassandra at Volvo ordered a new sticker at that appointment. Can you send me the new sticker as Niello Volvo Sacramento CA never followed up. Label is 11V508000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2005034 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT This vehicle is the C70 convertible. When driving and hitting a speed bump or a pothole, both the driver and passenger doors pop open from a fully closed state to a partially open state. The doors do NOT fully disengage but in the partially closed state the doors rattle and shake. When this happens, the "door open" warning light appears on the dashboard, and you need to fully open the door and t https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2002565 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT My car is a hard top convertible. When I drive with the top down for a prolonged period of time my driver side door unlocks and a warning light that the door is open comes up on the dashboard. The door doesn't swing open but has loosened and you can feel it rattle. This only happens with the top down, never when the top is up. I have to generally slow down/pull over and then open and slam my door https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2002566 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT My car is a hard top convertible. When I drive with the top down for a prolonged period of time my driver side door unlocks and a warning light that the door is open comes up on the dashboard. The door doesn't swing open but has loosened and you can feel it rattle. This only happens with the top down, never when the top is up. I have to generally slow down/pull over and then open and slam my door https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-2001967 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2000 Volvo C70. The contact stated that while the vehicle was started and reaching for the seat belt, the driver's side air bag was deployed inadvertently. There was smoke present in the vehicle after the air bags deployed and the contact safely exited the vehicle. The contact confirmed that there was no crash involved to have caused the air bag to deploy. The driver sustained a https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1992260 Fri, 17 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Door actuator fault while driving, door opens slightly ajar while driving. Frequently happens while driving on highway with top up or down. Requires driver to hold door from swinging open around turns until there is a stop that allows driver to open and shut door again. https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1992261 Fri, 17 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Door actuator fault while driving, door opens slightly ajar while driving. Frequently happens while driving on highway with top up or down. Requires driver to hold door from swinging open around turns until there is a stop that allows driver to open and shut door again. https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1954797 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT There is a know defect with the chassis used for several Volvo car models. My car is a Volvo C70, year 2012. My car is affected by this defect. The defect wasn't disclosed to me at time of sale. I only learned about it literally 10 years later when Volvo of Gilbert (dealership) advised me to install a costly part on the rear suspension of my car because of "excessive negative camber". According https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1954798 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT There is a know defect with the chassis used for several Volvo car models. My car is a Volvo C70, year 2012. My car is affected by this defect. The defect wasn't disclosed to me at time of sale. I only learned about it literally 10 years later when Volvo of Gilbert (dealership) advised me to install a costly part on the rear suspension of my car because of "excessive negative camber". According https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1954799 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT There is a know defect with the chassis used for several Volvo car models. My car is a Volvo C70, year 2012. My car is affected by this defect. The defect wasn't disclosed to me at time of sale. I only learned about it literally 10 years later when Volvo of Gilbert (dealership) advised me to install a costly part on the rear suspension of my car because of "excessive negative camber". According https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1935316 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2011 Volvo C70. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an unknown rate of speed on the highway, he veered off the road, hit a road sign, and crashed into a bridge wall. The contact's son was pronounced dead on the scene. A police report was filed which documented that only the passenger side air bag had deployed upon impact. The contact's son passed away as a resu https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1898361 Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT While driving with the top up or down on the highway the doors will intermittently unlock and the security light come on because the door is ajar. This has been going on since I purchacesed the car 2 yrs ago. Now 5/29/23 while driving on the highway the drivers door opened while driving 70 miles an hour. This is a daily occurrence and it happens multiple times daily. This is a dangerous and scary https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1898143 Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT This is not a singular incident; it has been persistent for five or so years at this point. Quite frequently, when I am driving with the top down for at least 20 minutes, one of the doors unlatches (a couple of weeks ago, this actually occurred six times in one hour or so trip, though such frequency is unusual). For the first year or so this occurred, it was only the driver's door, but then it s https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1870740 Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT The passenger door unlatches after hitting mild bumps in the road. The door does not fully open due to the secondary safety latch but it still represents a dangerous condition especially if a person is sitting in the passenger seat. https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1846723 Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT The driver side seat belt gets stuck and is very hard almost impossible to unlatch once it is locked over driver https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1842893 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT About 6 months ago I was driving at night and my left headlight went out and about 3 minutes later my other headlight went out? I had to pull over there and wait till day light. When I got home I took the headlights out to find bare wires on both of them? They were just disintegrated!?!? I called Volvo took find out about a new wire harness and was told I have to buy the whole engine wire assembly https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1842894 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT About 6 months ago I was driving at night and my left headlight went out and about 3 minutes later my other headlight went out? I had to pull over there and wait till day light. When I got home I took the headlights out to find bare wires on both of them? They were just disintegrated!?!? I called Volvo took find out about a new wire harness and was told I have to buy the whole engine wire assembly https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1816308 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volvo C70. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's and passenger's side front doors inadvertently opened. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the driver's and passenger's side front doors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1809180 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT Within the last 6 months, (fall 2021 – spring 2022), one of the doors in my car has opened multiple times by itself, while I was driving the car. The door was closed properly when I started driving and I did not accidently pull on the door handle. This occurred so far only with the driver side door, while the top was down, (the car is a convertible), and while driving at highway or close to highwa https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1809185 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT I noticed that driving with the top down (the car is a convertible) leads to premature and uneven tire wear. Subsequently the tires generate a lot of road noise and vibration, which is felt through the steering wheel. At 62000 miles I brought the situation to the attention of Volvo service and as a result they made some repairs / changes / updates to the rear suspension, (at my cost of over $2000) https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-c70#complaint-1809186 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT I noticed that driving with the top down (the car is a convertible) leads to premature and uneven tire wear. Subsequently the tires generate a lot of road noise and vibration, which is felt through the steering wheel. At 62000 miles I brought the situation to the attention of Volvo service and as a result they made some repairs / changes / updates to the rear suspension, (at my cost of over $2000)