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.
Volvo V70XC fuel pump problems
14 of the 411 owner complaints about the Volvo V70XC describe fuel pump failure, most of them for the 2002 model year.
- owner complaints
- 14
- worst model year
- 2002
- typical mileage
- 104,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20061
- 20042
- 20026
- 20012
- 19991
- 19982
Often reported together
What owners say
Crack in the fuel pump flange. Same problem as dec 18, 2009 recall. Was fixed on 10/14/10. Gas dripping on ground, inside smells of gas.
Entering my vehicle I smelled a strong odor of gasoline. Upon investigation, I found this was due to a cracked fuel pump. Because of this very problem, this make and model of vehicle was officially recalled by volvo in 2009 as part of the federal safety agency action number : pe09039 the federal safety agency recall campaign number : 09v483000 . However the recall only applies to vehicles sold in al, az, ar, ca, fl, ga, hi, ky, la, ms, nv, nm, nc, ok, sc, tn, tx, ut, va and the us territories. The problem can happen to any of these cars regardless of where they were sold. The temperature fluctuations that may be responsible for the safety hazard occur in new england as well as the south and west. The defective part and safety issue exists for all owners of these cars and every one of them should be recalled.
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
Car stalled in traffic three times. Our mechanic said it that the wires to the fuel pump and its module were rotting, causing electric problems and the stalls in traffic. It now appears volvo knows about this problem and has issued a technical bulletin to its mechanics as to how to fix it but has not notified the public or issued a recall. This is a potentially dangerous situation since stalls can cause accidents and rotting wires can cause fires.
2001 volvo v70xc. Transmission lurches and slips. Vehicle involved in major accident in 2002. Volvo inspected vehicle and found no issue with transmission. The vehicle was inspected by dealer on two additional visits with same concern. Dealership could not find a problem. Took vehicle to independent mechanic who made an adjustment to transmission. Vehicle again lurching and slipping. Took to mechanic and informed a service report now indicated we needed to replace a valve assembly. Cost: $1,100-1,800. Call dealership and informed that the vehicle was out of warranty and they could not help. Phoned volvo cars of north america. Informed the only recall was on fuel pump and the only recall on transmissions having similar problem was on their v90. Because of the age of the vehicle they could not assist me in resolving this claim.
Strong smell of fuel/gasoline, checked for fuel leak. Factory volvo fuel pump assembly housing cracked and leaking. Replaced fuel pump assembly.
The fuel pump in my 2004 volvo xc70 failed, causing gas to leak from the vehicle. I understand from a nyt article that there are several complaints into the federal safety agency regarding a similar condition in the 2004 xc90. The leaking pump was repaired by a volvo dealer at considerable ($1300) cost.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Volvo V70XC fuel pump
Which Volvo V70XC years have fuel pump failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2002 (6 complaints), 1998 (2 complaints) and 2001 (2 complaints).
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