2005 Volvo XC70 problems
The 2005 Volvo XC70 has 31 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns transmission. After that come fuel system (13%) and cruise control (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 22 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 22 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 79,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Volvo XC70 with enough data (11 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.
This is a correction to complaint #10296298. Vehicle in connection to this complaint is a 2005 volvo xc70, not a 2009.
Dt*: the contact stated while the brake was depressed and the engine was running, the engine revved up and the vehicle lurched forward. The harder the brake was depressed, the faster the engine would rev and lurch forward, until the transmission was shifted into park and the ignition was switched off. When restarted, everything operated normally. The problem had occurred 5 times and a minor collision happened, although no injuries were sustained and no police report was taken.
Vehicle would not start on one occurrence then started again later that day then a week later it would not accelerate over 25 miles and the engine throttle control unit had to be replaced at our expense.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 volvo xc70. The contact stated that the front driver's side windshield wiper failed. He cannot switch the left blade with the right blade or purchase a blade from somewhere other than the dealer at a lower price. It would cost $60 to replace the windshield blade. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was designed in this manner; therefore, they would not assist with the repair. The windshield has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 31,900.
Purchased 2005 volvo and now have 75,000 miles and began to have transmission failure. I took to dealer and spent over $3000 to fix software problem. The problem got worse and the transmission slips and then jumps into gear. I almost crashed the car in front of me. I suspect many people are having problems and hopefully no gets hurt.