Tl* the contact owns a 2002 volvo v70xc. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed fuel fumes emitting from the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the flank fractured and both the flank and the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v483000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 104,000.
2002 Volvo V70XC: gas smell in the cabin
6 of the 27 complaints about the 2002 Volvo V70XC describe gas smell in the cabin.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 22%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Gas smell in the cabin by model year
- 20041
- 20026
- 20012
- 19981
What owners say
1) fuel smell, and harder to start engine. Engine crank w/o problem. Symptoms started around july 4th last year, getting sever and more often. Took my car to local volvo, but they said "no recall for this car" even though multiple exact same symptoms are reported, then took my car to local auto repair garage finally, today mechanic calls and says "fuel pump failure". 2) transmission slip, "shock" when shift up, around 2nd to 3rd gear, also many user complain aisin-made transmission slips/shock when shift up, program/softwear update solves some users but no all, local dealer says "update costs about 200 dollars, because of no recall", also they say "but may not solve problem" why they don't see any recall for my car, or why I cannot get any support from volvo, even many user complain same symptoms?
The vehicle smelled of gasoline and needed to have the fuel pump repaired, spending 700 dollars out of pocket.
Fuel smell and leak from top of fuel tank area of fuel pump. Volvo specialty shop contracted a local dealership and was told repair was covered by this recall. I called same dealership to make appointment for repair and was told it was a 10 yr extended warranty item and not covered. My car has been registered in va since aug 2011. Is it covered by this recall notice or not
My 2002 volvo xc 70 seems to smell like gasoline inside the car. I have read on numerous volvo forums regarding volvo owners that has the same or similar concerns. This cant be good for the driver(myself) or the vehicle. Any insight on a recall would be wonderful. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Strong smell of fuel/gasoline, checked for fuel leak. Factory volvo fuel pump assembly housing cracked and leaking. Replaced fuel pump assembly.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Volvo V70XC fuel smell
Is gas smell in the cabin a common problem on the 2002 Volvo V70XC?
6 of 27 owner complaints about the 2002 Volvo V70XC (22%) mention gas smell in the cabin. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Volvo V70XC?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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