The contact owns a 2004 Volvo XC70. The contact stated that there was a fuel odor inside and outside of the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the vehicle had a defective fuel pump and fuel pump seal. The mechanic linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 09V483000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact then took the vehicle to jim fisher Volvo (2108 w burnside St, portland, or 97210) where he was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. The contact was informed that he had to pay out of pocket for the repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered a discount towards the repairs. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

- White Salmon, WA, USA

The problem is this happened to my Volvo too see recall below..it is not right that only certain VIN had the recall when my fuel pump is cracked too! this seems to be a defect on all 2004 Xc70S and not just vehicles in the South. When I found out about the problem, I googled it and 100S of complaints are on blog sites. The government needs to demand Volvo recall all 2004S with this problem. In Michigan we have extreme temps in weather too! gas fumes were leaking in my backseat where the kids sit. Someone could have died! I want a recall on all Volvo's having this problem. Volvo needs to take care of all the cars not just some of them. Doing the ones only in the South is a joke! even my mechanic couldn't believe it. The NHTSA is suppose to protect all consumers! here is the recall that my vehicle was not part of but its the same issue and problem: Volvo is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 S80, model year 2001-2004 V70, S60, XC70 and model year 2003-2005 XC90 vehicles sold in or registered in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and the U.S. territories. When exposed to certain environmental conditions (hot climate and temperature cycling) over time and in combination with varying fuel quality, the fuel pump can develop cracks in the fuel pump flange.

- Caledonia, MI, USA

Fuel leaking from top of gas tank.

- Washington Crossing, PA, USA

My 2004 Volvo XC70 died twice night and once during the day while driving at high speed on two crowded highways around New York city. The engine totally shut off, the lights went out and luckily I was going fast enough to roll over to the shoulder. This is a car I keep regularly maintained at a Volvo dealer service center as well. Someone made me aware of a Volvo customer blog where several other people had the same problem.

- New York, NY, USA

I have 70K miles on my 2004 Volvo XC70 and noticed strong gasoline smell from the gas tank area. The car often would not start, especially if parked on the incline. Upon inspection, an independent mechanic found a gasoline leak around the gas pump area and suggested to fix it as a safety hazard. The gas pump pipe has a crack in it.

- West Hills, CA, USA

Multiple check engine lights but no clear issue discovered. Now the car vibrates when I start driving it and at times I can floor the gas pedal and not go over 20 mph. I am told it is the fuel pump that needs replacing though it did not show up as an issue from the check engine light diagnosis. Also, spark plugs were changed in Sept 0'7 yet were changed again at the 60K check up two weeks ago.

- Ithaca, NY, USA