Consumers vehicle is emmiting a foul exhaust(rotten egg) odor which enters the vehicle when the driver's side window is down 2", the catalytic converter has been clean a replaced but the odor persist. Nlm
1998 Volvo V70 engine complaints
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Vehicle is experiencing a power loss and has had to be jump started several times in order to get it to start, dealer can not find anything wrong.
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.
A fire started in the engine compartment area without warning right after being serviced by a dealer. Prior to this vehicle stalled once. Vehicle was totaled. Cannot determine what caused the fire.
Strong odor (sulphur?) on an intermittent basis. Driver and passengers/children have become nauseous and pulled over to exit the vehicle. Volvo claims it is a gasoline problem, but all instructions related to the gasoline type have been followed. Volvo replaced the catalytic converter but this has not solved the problem.
Daily exhaust odor inside car when driver or passenger window is opened a little. This is a health hazard. It happens when there are no other cars around as well, so I know it is not coming from other cars. This has not happened in any other car we have had. It has not happened when I drive a loaner volvo (when my car is being serviced). Dealer has checked this out several times and can't find a problem. This car has been in for service on one thing or another every 3-4 months. Should I contact the health department since this could affect our health? We have to keep the air circulation button on inside air or exhaust comes in from other cars. Is this car a lemon? Do we have any options besides buying a different car? This complaint does not have anything to do with the airbags. I can't figure out how to change that information after I reviewed all of the information. Sorry.
Tail pipe caused 3rd degree burn, design is too exposed. Yh
Tail pipe failed. Yh
The defective exhaust system leaks into the cabin. Cause unknown. Please provide further information.
The catalitic converter smells inside the car while driving. This is a problem that I had with a previous v70. After numerus complaints to volvo they replaced the car with a similar car. Now I face this problem again. It is not as bad when I use the highest octane available and add octane boost. I consider these odors dangerous becouse I get headaches and burning eyes while driving. I would appreciate any info you may have about this problem. Please follow up on this complaint. Thankyou.
My 5 year old daughter suffered a second degree burn on her leg by coming into contact with the exhaust pipe tip at the rear bumper of the car by the lift gate. The exhaust on this car is extremely hot, subjectily, it feels much hotter than other vehicles that I own. I understand that there is a pe underway by the federal safety agency for this problem and just wanted to supply some data. My daughter is fine and has recovered completely and I don't expect to take any action against the manufacturer. They should be aware of this problem by now.
Had parked vehicle & got out w/child. Child went behind vehicle & was burned by tail pipe which was still hot.
Vehicle was parked after a one hour drive. There is a third seat in the car. Child climbed out of back and burned the calf on the tail pipe. The second child was walking around the car, and burned thigh on the tail pipe. Dealer cannot duplicate the problem.
Child exiting vehicle burned on the tailpipe due to location.
Consumer's son was exiting from the rear door. When he stepped down his leg was right up against the tail pipe, he suffered 2nd degree burns. Consumer was taken to doctor and was prescribed anti-biotics for infection due to burn. Incident happened on may 13, which is the first time consumer was taken to the doctor and again on the 15 of may.
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