2001 Volvo XC70 problems
The 2001 Volvo XC70 has 77 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (26%) concerns transmission. After that come cruise control (19%) and engine (17%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 77 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 69 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 24 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 69 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 79,000 miles. For transmission specifically, the median reported mileage is about 96,000 miles (19 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 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 XC70 with enough data (43 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 volvo xc70. While attempting to refuel the vehicle with gasoline, the contact stated gasoline continued to spew out from the filler nose and the emissions warning light was illuminated. The dealer advised there was a spider web in the vent well of the fuel tank and triggering the emissions warning light. The dealer made unknown repairs to the vehicle. On a later date, while driving at unknown highway speeds, there was smoke coming from the hood and the vehicle began to lose power.
Faulty electronic throttle module. I have only 61000 miles on my car and they had to replace this. On most cars this part has lifetime warranty or at least 70,000 miles. I was driving 70MPH when my car started suddenly shaking, cruise control stopped working and I had to stop. Manual did not have anything about "performace reduced" error and I called the dealership. They told me that it's throittle and it needs to be replaced.
Since I purchased my 2001 volvo xc70 with 16,535 miles in august 2004, I have had it into the dealer (borton volvo) four times to fix the same issue: gasoline shooting out of the tank upon completion of filling. This occurs at any and all gas stations, even after the following remedies have been taken: vent cleaning, fuel control replacement, fuel tank replacement, sending unit replacement, evaporation cannister replacement, and filler neck replacement.
The transmission assembly and final drive assembly on my 2001 volvo xc70 degraded prematurely due to a defective design and now required replacement @ 70k mi. $7,500 is the estimate to make the car drivable. Volvo na will only offer a 10% discount on repairs.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volvo xc70. The contact stated that the transmission had an internal hydraulic failure which caused the transmission to shift slowly, during acceleration it would also jerk and slip when the contact was trying to stop the vehicle. The dealer informed the contact that the transmission could not be repaired and needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 105,000 and the current mileage was 109,000.