Heater core burst causing severe burn on drivers right foot. An inch and a half deep puddle of boiling hot antifreeze poured out with no warning from center console over gas pedal. Passenger floor area also had boiling antifreeze. Daughter was driving and taken to hospital treated for second degree burns.

- Norway, MI, USA

When I am driving in 5th gear the transmission will drop into 4th gear, at that time I loose 1st, 3rd and 5th gears I can shift between 4th and 2nd. The shift is very hard and causes a jerk and clunking noise. I have to stop and shut off the vehicle. I turn the car immediately back on and all the gears are functional. I'm not sure why there's so many complaints about this issue yet no action has been taken to fix this problem

- Rumford, ME, USA

The consumer's 2001 Volvo V70 is being recalled. * the consumer is currently stationed overseas and would like to know how to have this recall work repaired.

- 9999, DC, USA

I was driving my car on Saturday morning when suddenly with no warning the engine went into "limp home" mode. I was able to get to a Volvo dealer, who took the car in, down loaded a software patch for the throttle computer and returned the car to me.

- Rockville, MD, USA

I recently began having problems with my 2001 Volvo V70 station wagon. It turns out that the PCV system had become clogged as a result of problems with the ETM. When they tested the vehicle at the dealership they did not find any computer codes related to the ETM so they are refusing to cover the damage done to the PCV by the faulty ETM under warranty. When they clean or replace the ETM they service the PCV as part of the repair they have indicated to me that until the ETM fails completely they are unwilling to cover the PCV problem under the extended warranty.

- Woodlands, TX, USA

Consumer put coffee into cup holder and it leaked though holder into computer, beneath it. Airbag light came on reading "urgent SRS see dealership". dealer says that liquid corroded computer, and was holding consumer responsibile for repairs.

- Kentfield, CA, USA

The reflection of the dashboard in sunlight on the windshield is virtually blinding. The color of the interior of our car is a cream beige with a matching dashboard. When driving into the sun, the reflection is so bad that 60% to 70% of your vision is impaired. We have had 3 near collisions since we have been unable to make out a light colored car entering an intersection. In filtered sun light, the reflection continues from a large radio speaker grill (the size of a dinner plate) and from the defroster grate that runs the full width of the dashboard. It looks like projection "tv" and is very distracting and tiring since it pops up and off when driving down tree lined streets or behind buildings or trucks. This causes heavy eye strain and makes it very dangerous on longer trips. Volvo use to use a darker brown dashboard on this car which did not reflect the sunlight. My Lincoln ls has the same color interior and it too has a darker brown dashboard to absorb light. The analogy I would use to replicate the problem is driving a car with a white sheet on the dashboard. Volvo indicated no desire to investigate the concern and said it is my choice if I want to change the dashboard for about $1,000. They said they have had no other complaints. We purchased the first 2001 model sold in Maine and the first with this color interior. From an asthetic standpoint, the dashboard is very attractive. From a safety issue, this is an accident waiting to happen due to severely impaired vision in sunny driving conditions. I have driven since 1966 and have had over 50 cars and have never had a vision problem like this.

- Wiscasset, ME, USA