2000 Volvo V70XC problems
The 2000 Volvo V70XC has 132 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (34%) concerns cruise control. After that come electrical system (20%) and fuel system (17%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 132 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 114 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 36 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 33 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 114 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 67,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (40 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Volvo V70XC with enough data (92 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Cross country; as vehicle was coming to a stop at about 5 MPH, applied brakes, and engine started racing. The consumer kept applying the brakes, but vehicle accelerated, and rear ended another vehicle. The engine remained racing. The vehicle that was rear ended had been pushed into the vehicle in front. The consumer then tried to shift to neutral but ended up in reverse instead. The vehicle spun 180 degrees in reverse, then hit a grove of trees and come to a stop. The brakes were applied the entire time.
Throttle control module had to be replaced due to check engine light coming on and the car stopped several times on the highway and I finally called aaa to tow me from bedford ky which is approximately 46 miles to louisville ky where I live and where I purchased the car. The dealer charged me $403.88 which was suppose to be half of the cost. This was done 7/6/04 and I purchased the car 1/3/04.
Sensors in vehicle suddenly report problems with multiple independent systems. Several warning lights come on and vehicle goes into creep home mode. System can be reset by removing battery terminal and will then work fine for some period of time before sensors again report problem and go into creep home mode. Updated 10/23/07