2000 Volvo S70 problems
NHTSA has received 197 complaints about the 2000 Volvo S70, and 36% of them involve cruise control. After that come electrical system (16%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 197 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 36% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 147 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 25 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 58 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 147 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 69,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 76,000 miles (56 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 11 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 2000 volvo s70 at approximately 15 MPH the vehicle surged forward without warning, causing the contact's vehicle to crash into the back of an SUV. The front bumper of the contacts vehicle was underneath bumper of the SUV. The manufacturer sent a technician to inspect the throttle control module. The technician was unable to complete inspection due to vehicle not being able to start. The dealership inspected the vehicle before the crash.
I was in an accident in my 2000 volvo s70 in which the car was totaled. The driver's side airbag did not deploy. The passenger side airbag did deploy. Although, I was not seriously injured, I would like to report that the driver's side airbag did not deploy at any time during the accident.
Automatic transmission developed a problem: slipping and shuddering during acceleration between 16-20 MPH. The volvo dealer said transmission was damaged and could not be repaired: they replaced it with a rebuilt volvo trans. Warranty was 4 yr, 50,000 mi: trans failed at 3 yr, 9 mo, 56839 mi -the dealer refused to honor warranty or to try to repair existing trans: insisted upon replacement of trans at cost of $3,889.92.
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.