2001 Volvo V70 problems
Owners have filed 268 complaints about the 2001 Volvo V70 with NHTSA. Vehicle speed control accounts for 22.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 16.8%.
Complaints268
Crashes12
Fires3
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Vehicle speed control 22.8% · 61
Power train 16.8% · 45
Electrical system 11.2% · 30
Fuel system, gasoline 9.0% · 24
Engine and engine cooling 8.2% · 22
Exterior lighting 3.7% · 10
Service brakes, hydraulic 3.0% · 8
Visibility 3.0% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 5 model years of the Volvo V70 in this data, 2001 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 9 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 75,455 miles.
In owners' own words
Electronic throttle module failed on 2001 Volvo V70 t5 at 75,400 miles. Failures of this component are common due to poor design of etm. Vehicle goes into "limp home" mode at unpredictable times. Most recent failure was as my wife was merging with traffic onto freeway. From 55 mph vehicle suddenly lost power and reduced speed to 20 mph in traffic!. My wife crept over to the shoulder and called a tow truck. Vehicle speed control · reported at 75,400 miles
1) Normal driving 65 mph westbound on I-25/I-40 intersection, passing a semi-truck on the left. 2)Engine warning light came on, car slowed to 20 mph, swerved to avoid all traffic due to substantial loss of speed 3)towed to Volvo dealership, replaced electronic brake sensor, throttle body assembly, and had to buy new coding for computer:$1300 repair cost. Old parts at corroley Volvo, albuquerque, nm. Vehicle speed control · reported at 66,000 miles
We have a V70 Volvo 2001 wagon and it has stalled several times especially while stopped. We took it in to the dealer century Volvo in huntsville alabama and they replaced the electronic throttle modular an $800.00 Part plus labor for a total of $1100. I now see that the feds are investigating this problem. What are my options, will I get reimbursed from the dealer or Volvo, will there be a recall? Vehicle speed control
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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