2001 Volvo V70 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“The contact owns a 2001 Volvo V70. The contact stated that the automatic window would not automatically stop when activated. As a result, the window closed on a passenger's finger. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 171,000.”

“The contact owns a 2001 Volvo V70. When the contact opened the sunroof in her vehicle, a metal bar crashed down on her head. She sustained minor injuries and a slight laceration to her head. The dealer stated that they could not assist because there were no recalls available. No repairs have been made to the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were less than 115,636. Updated 04-24-09 updated 04/27/09.”

“I leased a 2001 Volvo V70 wagon on 9/27/00. I immediately noticed that there was a severe amount of reflection from top of dashboard onto the inside of the windshield. Reflection is positioned high up on the windshield in the area were the driver would normally look out of the car. When direct sunlight is on the dashboard top, the reflection in the windshield is so great that it makes it very difficult to see through the windshield. Even in lower light situations (as with nighttime street lighting and overcast days), the reflection pops up and is distracting to the driver. …”

“While traveling on I-25 at 65 MPH the glass sun oof exploded and showered both of us with shards of glass. There was no warning. Just a loud boom and the glass broke. 2001 Volvo station wagon v-70.”

“Problems with windshield and headlights. The windshield presented a glare while the vehicle was in motion, at night, the low beam setting resulted in insufficient light protection, and the high beam had limited use.”