2000 Volvo S70 cruise control problems
70 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2000 Volvo S70, which is 36% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 70 36% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 24 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 56 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Unexplained, involuntary acceleration from low speed. 2000 volvo model s70 passenger car, AWD. During a slow-speed turn the vehicle accelerated at full throttle. Impact with residential structure severed a wheel and bent the front frame 90 degrees. What happened: during a slow turn into a neighbors driveway, speed about 5 MPH, turning right, touching the accelerator, the car engine accelerated at full speed.
Volvo s70, 2000 throttle body failure. Car would not accelerate properly, lost some power when stopping or turning, finally check engine light came on. Dealership charged us $1100. Check engine light came one again the next day. That is today, I am taking it back to volvo tomorrow and riaising heck to have his replaced for free.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Volvo S70
- Electrical system 32 complaints
- Engine 23 complaints
- Fuel system 16 complaints
Cruise control problems in other years
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998