2001 Volvo V70XC problems
The 2001 Volvo V70XC has 189 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns cruise control. After that come electrical system (17%) and transmission (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 189 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 158 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 | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 35 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 42 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 24 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 158 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 67,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 65,000 miles (34 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 9 injuries reported; 1 death 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 5 model years of the Volvo V70XC with enough data (133 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
My daughter was killed while driving my volvo when it malfunctioned and she lost control. Per the accident report, she was changing lanes from the far right to middle lane when she accelerated into the left lane, hit and bounded off the left guardrail, collided with a car in the center lane, proceeded over the right guardrail of a bridge, through a treetop, dropped 30 feet, landed upside down, and rolled repeatedly, eventually stopping in a concrete creek bank.
When I was getting out of the car very shortly after buying it, I opened the door all the way and started getting out of the car. The door started to close and injured my leg. This happens anytime the car is on a hill or when the wind is blowing. It happends on all four doors. I compared the force need to close this vehicle's doors with that of the other volvo we own and the volvo v70xc (2001) requires much less force for the door to close.
Traveling under 60MPH in center lane on dry pavement . Went to merge into left lane. Saw car approaching . While getting back into center lane immediately lost control of vehicle- unable to steer as wheel pulled and locked to the right and car simultaneously started to hop across 3 lanes of traffic spinning out of control. Brakes ineffectual. Crashed into guard rail turning 180 degrees.
Our 2001 xc 70 volvo has had a stalling problem that repeats periodically but that the dealer can't replicate. It began with a surging and the transmission shifting erratically. This was fixed with a software download but stalling continued. It is random occurring when we accelerate at intersections as we turn or begin. It is quite anxiety provoking since it could happen when we are turning and if a car was coming it could strike us and cause a serious accident.
I am a car dealer and I just purchased a 2001 volvo v70 cross country with 57,400 miles at auction for my car lot. The car had a bad brake booster and this was confirmed by midas. The brake booster should not have failed already. I called volvo and the warranty ended at 50,000 miles and there is no recall campaign. I am filing this complaint in the hope that you will get enough complaints to force a recall.