Running vehicle stalled; pocode 303 possible fuel pressure sensor defect. Car was in motion... Could be dead now. Steering wheel locked while parked, charged $430.00 Plus to have the lock column replaced . Rick hendrick volvo of charleston, sc refuses to make an adjustment in the price. 2 1/2 Hours labor charged. This is criminal that a dealership would charge this and refuse a n adjustment. Never had a car's lock column break...
1998-2003 · 3 model years
Volvo 700 Problems by year
Owners have filed 7 complaints about the Volvo 700 across 3 model years, and it has 0 recalls. The 1998 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (3). The most reported problem area is the brakes, followed by the engine & cooling.
- Complaints
- 7
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
700 complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common 700 problems
Latest 700 complaints
The "clear" plastic raw resin material modernly and contemporarily used in headlamp shields/doors/lenses is frequently of an inferior grade which progressively clouds over time and yields vehicles less visible to others and with very significantly reduced visibility to their operators. Non-clouding plastics have been available since the '40s and "brilliant" crystal plastics are very popular today, but domestic and import manufacturers frequently skrimp on costs by using inferior plastics. I imagine it is a...
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uv-damage problem. This was much less a problem years ago when almost all lamps were sealed and their lense directly exposed for projection and view. But today, many if not most, headlamps use cartridges or bulbs behind these expensive designer plastic covers/screens. I feel these initially-clear plastic covers should be considered as part of the vehicle's "essential" "as manufactured" safety equipment and that manufacturers should be held liable for replacement of such defective parts as a safety-related recall. There are plenty of night accidents involving apparent impaired vision/lighting, but I have no data and no resources to create such data.
Was traveling 70mph in 1998, volvo, 1998 when left front wheel started to come off. Had heard noises prior, and then noticed smoke. Pulled to side of road , and saw flames coming from wheel area. Extinguished the flames. *Ak
Turbo return line unsealed and leaking oil. Dealer wanted to replace entire turbo; shouldn't happen to a car, esp. A volvo, that's only three years old with 56k miles on it. Dealer did a temporary fix but eventually will ahve to replace turbo way before its time to do so.
While traveling at a speed of 60 mph the drivers side door glass suddenly and violently imploded completely into the cab of the vehicle. The entire window shattered and blew all to the inside of the cab. At no time did I see any road debris come up at the window or off the front of the vehicle. No vehicles were oncoming or had passed me. I radioed to the vehicle directly behind me and they did not see any objects fly up or at the window. There was no one in sight in the empty fields along side the highway...
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considering it might have been a gunshot. Cleaning up the glass I found no debris inside the vehicle, thinking it should have come in with the force and direction of all the glass. Nothing. No rocks, bird or slug. The weather was sunny and the outside temperature was 60 degrees. It was approximately 11:00am. The road was smooth. All of the vehicles cab windows were closed.*Ak
I was told by the dealer that the brake shoe was worn out because I was driving with the park brakes on.I have driven several new automobiles before and this one and this had never happened.If the brakes were on howcome only the right side wore out and not the left side?The brake release module is messed up,i think.Volvo cars of america was also notifed of the problem,i requested that a safety check be conducted and since the car part was still under warranty,i should not have been charged.I requested that they do...
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a safety check on this vehicle and reimburse my money.They refused to do either one.This car has had several electrical problems.I can send a copy of the dealer invoices of all the repairs they have done,if interested.Please help me.I think ,i an getting nowhere because I am a woman. *Ak
Questions about the Volvo 700
Which Volvo 700 years have the most problems?
What are the most common Volvo 700 problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the brakes (2), engine & cooling (1), lights (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Volvo 700 have?
NHTSA lists no recalls for any Volvo 700 model year on file.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data