2001 Volvo V70 problems
Owners have filed 268 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Volvo V70. Cruise control is the most reported problem area, at 23% of complaints. After that come fuel system (12%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 268 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 197 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 40 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 42 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 41 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 17 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 16 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 8 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 197 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 75,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 66,000 miles (49 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Volvo V70 with enough data (168 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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.
The road: 2 lanes each way, wide median, paved shoulders which rolled off into a drainage ditch, 60 MPH limit with sto plights. While in left began to pass vehicle2 [SUV] in right lane. Vehicle 2 moved into left lane forcing me onto shoulder. While on shoulder and attempting to reenter lane after completing pass began to lose control of car. That was the last memory of the events leading up to the accident. At this point, I believe that the driver's airbag deployed prematurely.
The car lost power occasionally when shifting between first and second gears. It would not accelerate, but it revved to over 6,000 rpms. The car would pull back and then lunge into gear. It had a whiplash effect on the driver and passengers. After 18 visits to the dealer and probably as many calls to volvo of n. America, I found another dealer. They replaced the valve body last year and it hasn't happened since. I can't answer the next question because it happened several times a week for 3 years.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volvo v70. While driving 30 MPH, radiator fluid saturated the driver side floorboard underneath the accelerator pedal. The dealer stated that the seals or heater core could have caused the failure. As of april 8, 2008, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 86,000.
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.
When I step on the brakes, sometimes I get a warning on my dashboard to check brake lights, when I check, I get the warning whenever the left and right brake lights do not light up, and only the center does. If I press multiple times they may work. I found a similar recall on the 2002 model, I have the 2001 model the number is 04v051000.