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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / January 20062006 v70 airbag problem
i just bought a new 2006 v70 a few days ago and i am having problems already. when i test drove the car at the dealer before i bought it, there was a warning on the dash that said "passenger side airbag off. urgent service needed." (or something close to that message). the dealer "fixed" it before i bought the car and when it was delivered, this message was gone. i said to the salesman who delivered the car "ok, you have my money now. what do i need to know about the car that you haven't told me?" he responded that he was pretty sure that i wouldn't get the message back again, but "volvo is going to recall that (passenger) seat in about 5 or 6 months." !!!!!!! don't you think that i should have been told this before i bought the car? well, guess what? after driving it for about 10 miles a couple of days later, the message came back on. has anyone else had this problem? i am pissed. thanks, jim Um.... so take it back and either get them to fix it properly or get your money back. If they know about the recall they should have told you before purchasing. And again, if they knew about the recall they must have a temporary fix until seat replacement. If not there will be loads of V70 owners complaining. Jordan 1999 S70 Loaded! > i just bought a new 2006 v70 a few days ago and i am having problems > already. when i test drove the car at the dealer before i bought it, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > thanks, > jim > Um.... so take it back and either get them to fix it properly or get > your money back. If they know about the recall they should have told > you before purchasing. And again, if they knew about the recall they > must have a temporary fix until seat replacement. If not there will be > loads of V70 owners complaining. Most states have a lemon law and if the same problem is fixed three times you can get your money back or something to that effect.  SignatureCheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA, USA Owned '67,'68,'71,'74,'79,'81,'87,'93,'95 & '01 Volvos. The '67,'74,'79,'87,'95 and '01 through European Delivery. http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman/volvo.html Thanks for the warning. I bought an 06 v70 2.5T just a few days ago. So far, all is normal re air bag warnings. But does this recall business mean the passenger side *might* not work? I'm thinking about going back for something else. I feel a tad too much engine vibration at idle for this expensive of a car. When I pointed it out to the salesman (we're both sitting in the car idling), he said it was cold. When I showed him that the temp gauge was straight up, he said, "Oh, you can't go by that." Then he said, the engine was new so a little vibration was normal. I don't know .... Good luck to both of us, Dennis Bring it back and ONLY complain about the airbag light. The idea is to establish a lemon law trail. When you bring it in for the airbag light make that your only issue. Three tries and you can lemon law the car in many states. > i just bought a new 2006 v70 a few days ago and i am having problems > already. when i test drove the car at the dealer before i bought it, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > thanks, > jim thanks for the replies. i checked the lemon law in maryland and it's actually 4 tries to get it right. believe me, i've started a paper trail already. thanks again, jim The salesman's comment makes no sense to me. Why would Volvo delay and or "telegraph" a recall if the decision has been made to make a recll--or not as the case may be? Seems like there would be some serious liability issues there, especially with a safety device such as an airbag. What does the dealer service rep say about a recall. Might want to ask him that question with the salesman standing there... Check out the online Volvo forums, like http://forums.swedespeed.com/ http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/ www.vvspy.com and others. If there is a problem significant enough to warrant a recall, it is likely that it will have made it to these forums. There are also a few Volvo salesman that post regularly on Swedespeed. They seem to be well informed and are straight talkers, get a second opinion from another party. There is a code (DTC) that goes with the warning message that should identify the locationof the fault, look at your paperwork and if it's not there ask them for it. What was it? Good luck, 'nother V70 owner > i just bought a new 2006 v70 a few days ago and i am having problems > already. when i test drove the car at the dealer before i bought it, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > thanks, > jim well, i picked the car back up today and it turns out that they didn't replace the passenger seat weight sensor because it was on back order (service manager's words, not mine). instead, he said that he had to contact the volvo tech line (volvo n.a., i assume) and get a tech assist from them. the following is verbatim from the paperwork that was given to me when i picked the car up: "passenger air bag lamp is on. fault trace for code 025D set in srs for occupant weight sensor. r&r front seat to inspect connections for ows. check ok clear code. code resets after 5 restarts. call tech line. tech line recommends to replace buckle force sensor. replace buckle force sensor per volvo tech line." sounds to me like a possible temporary fix because they didn't have the correct part in stock. i don't get a real warm fuzzy about this whole thing. jim > well, i picked the car back up today and it turns out that they didn't > replace the passenger seat weight sensor because it was on back order [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > jim Done this before solves the problem the OW sensor is not subject to failure as for contacting the tech hot line this means that the part is either on backorder or a restricted part either way Volvo cars is involved with your complaint on your new car Glenn Signature"*-344-*Never Forgotten" Is for the New York City Firemen who lost their lives on September 11,2001. The official count is 343, but there was also a volunteer who lost his life aiding in the initial rescue efforts. And I will never forget them as long as I live, nor should any American. Keep the documentation NEW MANTRA: LEMON LAW LEMON LAW LEMON LAW > well, i picked the car back up today and it turns out that they didn't > replace the passenger seat weight sensor because it was on back order [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > jim glenn, what does it mean when you say that "volvo cars is involved with your complaint"? can i use this to my advantage in some way? if i do need to do the lemon law thing, is it better to have "volvo cars" involved from the get-go? thanks again, jim |
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