2002 Volvo XC70 problems
The 2002 Volvo XC70 has 46 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (24%) concerns transmission. After that come cruise control (15%) and fuel system (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 46 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 43 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 43 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 80,000 miles. For transmission specifically, the median reported mileage is about 80,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 92% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Volvo XC70 with enough data (15 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Dt: the caller said while driving at 55 MPH coolant light on dashboard came on and the vehicle broke down and caught on fire. She said the light came on before she left for a trip, and the dealer said they fixed it. The caller said while on the trip the light came on again and she called dealer, and was told as long as the temperature was not rising the vehicle would be okay. The dealer said the problem was the coolant sensor.
Cross country. Windshield wipers work intermittently. Dealer replaced wiper motor in july 2002. Two weeks later the problem occurred again. Vehicle was taken to dealer a second time, could not duplicate the problem. At present the windshield wipers are working intermittently.
Car RPM races an additional 2-3000RPM out of no where while driving. When this happens, the car goes into a mode of neutral and then when RPM drops back to where it should be car 'kicks back in' and moves forward (estimating start date...happend almost immediately after puchase of car...just filed lemon law and for arbitration. Dealer and volvo rep saw car minimum 4x, swore not transmission, reran electrical chips and can not solve prob. Or find it. Not the volvo mechanics or volvo rep.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 volvo xc70. On june 4, 2007, the vehicle will not exceed 20 MPH when accelerating from a stop. The contact stated that this has occurred on two different occasions. There is safety recall # 06v441000 (vehicle speed control). She was told that the safety recall does not apply to her VIN. The current mileage is 33,000 and failure mileage was 32,800.
2002 volvo xc70 with transmission problems. Customer states that the transmission is slipping, bucking, and jerking when shifting into lower gears. The vehicle had a significant oil leak from the engine turbo oil return. The headlight and rear marker light would flicker when the consumer drove over bumpy roads