1998 Volvo V70: fire, smoke or burning smell

5 of the 187 complaints about the 1998 Volvo V70 describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 3%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 43 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

2007
1
2006
1
2005
1
2004
3
2002
2
2001
2
2000
1
1998
5
1997
1

What owners say

Filed Sep 14, 2006 · Electrical · 72,592 miles · NC · fire

Dt*: the contact stated while parked in the driveway for one day, smoke was noticed coming from under the hood. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop who determined the wiring harness caused the fire. The wiring harness was replaced. The dealer was not notified. Updated 10/18/2006 - the vehicle was last driven about 14 hours prior to the vehicle catching on fire. The service dealer replaced the harness to the ABS control unit.

Filed Jan 6, 2006 · Seats · 75,300 miles · MA · fire

My car is a 1998 volvo v70 t5 with 75,000 miles on the odometer. At about 7pm on december 28th, 2005, I moved the car from my driveway out onto the street in front of my house, in order to allow a second tandem-parked car out. The volvo remained parked on the street, doors locked and windows up, until about 10pm. At 10pm I went to move it back into the driveway, only to discover that the interior had caught fire - the fire was no longer burning. The passenger seat was burnt down to the frame, and some of the surrounding trim on the door, dash and center console was burned and melted. The rest of the interior was not burned but was covered with soot. My insurance company - commerce insurance of massachusetts - appraised the car and declared it to be a total loss. I can't say conclusively, but, it appears to me that the passenger side seat heater was the cause of the fire. I note that for model years 1996 and 1997 there was a recall against volvo 850 seat heaters related to a fire hazard, but this recall does not apply to 1998 models. Perhaps the recall should be extended to later models.

Filed Nov 29, 2005 · Electrical · 102,000 miles · NY · fire

Volvo v70 1998 - fire in engine compartment - car destroyed during routine driving, engine stops. Driver notices smoke coming from engine compartment and electrical systems (lights) blinking. In a few minutes the car is totally destroyed by fire. When I visited the wrecker's yard I found a volvo 850 wagon that was destroyed by fire in the same way!

Filed Mar 18, 2002 · Tires, Transmission · NJ · fire

While driving at state speed limit left tire blewout. Tire was replaced with spare tire. Proceeded to drive under 50 MPH and without warning vehicle caught on fire. Dealer inspected vehicle, and stated that gearshift had malfunctioned consumer was at fault because of the speed vehicle was driven at.

Filed Jun 7, 1999 · Engine · NJ · fire

Had driven vehicle .after routine service when engine stopped cold, tried starting, but nothing. Smoke started coming from under the hood. Then the engine caught on fire.