Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-12-06 | 00V405000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 245,894 | — | Details |
| 1998-10-14 | 98V254000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 50,835 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THROUGOUT THIS CARS HISTORY (FROM THE FIRST YEAR 20 + YEARS AGO THROUGH TO TODAY) THE ENGINE RANDOMLY CUTS OUT WITHOUT … |
| 2017-07-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR SURGES RANDOMLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. CAR ALSO LOSES POWER ON FREEWAY AND ACCELERATION FLUCTUATES UNCONTROLLABLY AT TIME… |
| 2016-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY REDUCED SPEED DRASTICALLY WITHOUT WAR… |
| 2014-06-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS T… |
| 2014-02-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION R… |
| 2014-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TRAVELING IN TOWN AT APPR. 45 MPH. CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE, ETM CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. *TR |
| 2012-08-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING HOME THE CAR STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT ABOVE 25 MPH. IT ALSO STARTED TO L… |
| 2012-06-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE RPMS DECREASED AND THE VEHICLE… |
| 2011-12-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR WARNING LIGHT… |
| 2011-04-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED… |
| 2011-01-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO XC70 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LI… |
| 2010-12-12 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 1999 VOLVO V70, THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. FRONT DRIVE AXLE WAS RUSTED OUT, BRO… |
| 2010-07-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THERE IS ONLY ONE DOOR THAT OWNER CAN UNLOCK WITH THE KEY. OTHERWISE, THE CONSUMER MUST RELY ON THE REMOTE. THE BATT… |
| 2010-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VOLVO V70 HAS STALLED DEAD REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS, MOST RECENTLY WHILE JUST COMING ONT… |
| 2010-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR REPEATEDLY STALLS WITH NO EXPLANATION. VOLVO DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON CAR 8 TIMES. THROTTLE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLA… |
| 2010-02-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 2 | MY HUSBAND AND I WERE BURNED BY SCOLDING HOT STEAM AND WATER THAT EXPLODED OUT OF OUR A/C HEATING VENTS ON OUR DASHBOAR… |
| 2009-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1999 VOLVO V70 AWD - ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM FAILED AT ~96,000 MILES. REQUIRED $1500 IN REPAIRS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS… |
| 2009-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED AFTER COMPLETE REPLACEMENT DUE TO OVERHEATING. REAR CALIPER FAILED AND CAUSED BRAKE LINE TO CLOSE AND PE… |
| 2008-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO V70. IN 2008 A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS, EBD SWITCH FAILED AT 105,000 MILES. HE DI… |
| 2008-07-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | BACK IN JUNE OF 2008 - ON START UP MY 99 VOLVO V70 - WOULD ROUGH IDLE, REV TO 4000 AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 20 MPH. THE ID… |
| 2008-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE GEAR SELECTOR HAS BURNT OUT. THERE'S A 'SIGNAL-ORANGE' COLORED INDICATOR MARK THAT TRACKS T… |
| 2008-01-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | ABOUT A 1999 V70 GLT VOLVO: THE SUN VISOR IS SAGGING DOWN AND IT UNEXPECTEDLY COMES INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 2007-07-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 99 VOLVO V70 T5, ON JULY 3RD OF 2006 WE HAD THE VEHICLE IN AS THE ETM LIGHT WAS ON, THE DEALER UPGRADED THE SO… |
| 2007-05-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | Yes | 0 | 1) PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY 2) COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE 3)TBD - CAR AT DEALERSHIP, BUT DEALERSHIP AND VOLVO USA REFUS… |
| 2007-04-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) AND ENGINE LIGHTS… |
| 2007-03-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC REPEATEDLY WITHOUT WARNIN… |
| 2007-01-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE IDLE ON MY CAR WAS ROUGH, AND AFTER A MECHANIC FAILED TO TURN UP THE CAUSE I FOUND A REASON ON A VOLVO FORUM ON THE… |
| 2006-12-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIR GUIDE ON THE VEHICLE DETACHED AND CAME PARTIALLY… |
| 2006-10-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2006-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE TENSIONER BEARINGS IN MY 1999 VOLVO V70 SEIZED, THUS CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO FAIL, CAUSING THE CYLINDERS TO HIT … |
| 2006-07-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I AM WRITING BECAUSE MY CAR HAS LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SEVERAL TIMES, FORTUNATELY NONE IN… |
| 2006-04-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS CAR, A 1999 VOLVO V-70 STATION WAGON, IN 2002. THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY AND REPEATEDLY STALLS IN TRAFFI… |
| 2006-03-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOL… |
| 2006-02-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ETS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED AND MAINLY WHI… |
| 2006-02-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 VOLVO V70 ON THE HIGHWAY, AND IT CONSTANTLY ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN WITH NO ACTION… |
| 2006-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPE… |
| 2005-12-22 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 1999 VOLVO V70 THE SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING. HE CONSIDERS THE DISTRACT… |
| 2005-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VOLVO V70 WILL SUDDENLY DE-ACCELERATE. I UNDERSTAND THIS MAY BE DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. I HAVE H… |
| 2005-11-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR STALLS AT ANY TIME. *JB |
| 2005-11-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ETM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, XREF 10137600. *AK THE MASS AIR FLOW UNIT WAS REPLACED, THE … |
| 2005-11-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE ON OUR 1999 VOLVO V70 HAS FAILED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED BY UNUSUAL THROTTLE BEHAVIOR ON THE FREEWAY AT … |
| 2005-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | 1999 VOLVO V70 ENGINE STARTS AND THEN STOPS SUDDENLY. SOMETIMES WILL HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE IT CON… |
| 2005-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I OWN A 99 VOLVO V70 WAGON, PURCHASED USED. VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED DRIVABLILITY PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE ETM, (ELECTRONI… |
| 2005-09-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1999 VOLVO V70 ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) FAILURE - MY WIFE AND 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING THE CAR ON A M… |
| 2005-09-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1999 VOLVO V70 W/61,000. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE (ETS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS: ROUGH IDLE ON START (SURGING… |
| 2005-09-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM OCCURRED. NO INJURIES DUE TO IMMEDIATE DISCONTINUED USE AFTER WARNING LIGHT ILLU… |
| 2005-09-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: WHILE DRIVING ON 09/10/2005 THE VEHICLE HESITATED/LOST POWER AND DIED. ALSO ETS LIGHT APPEARED. IN ADDITION, BRAKES… |
| 2005-09-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1999 VOLVO V70 WAGON. VEHICLE STALLED/LOST POWER AND DIED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) FAILURE… |
| 2005-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 VOLVO V70 AWD WAGON WITH 55,000 MILES. WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE CAR STARTE… |
| 2005-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, MY WIFE WOULD EXPERIENCE STALLS WITH OUR CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEATS. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGH… |