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2001 Volvo Xc70

Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
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Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2016-08-17 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HATCHBACK DID NOT OPEN WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. WHEN TH…
2013-01-25 ENGINE No 0 THIS 2001 VOLVO XC70 HAS NEVER FAILED TO START UNTIL THIS OCCURRENCE WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START IT CHUGGED HORRIBLY & ENG…
2011-11-23 POWER TRAIN No 0 THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS 2-3 AND 3-4. MECHANICS RECOMMENDS TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. CAR HAS 94,000 M…
2011-07-06 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 NORMAL DRIVING, AT APPROXIMATELY 142,000 MILES TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLI…
2011-06-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD…
2011-05-12 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN …
2011-05-06 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 THE FAILURE JUST BEGAN AT AROUND 100K MILES, NO SPECIFIC EVENT. THE CAR LURCHES WHEN I AM PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE …
2011-05-01 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 MY 2001 VOLVO XC70 WAGON HAD THE COIL SPRING SNAP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SIDE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE HEARD A…
2011-03-31 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I HAVE EXPERIENCE 2-3 UPSHIFT FLARE, SLIPPING OF TRANSMISSION, TACHOMETER NEEDLE JUMPING UP AND THE ENGINE RACING DURIN…
2011-01-06 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD AN INTERNAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE WHICH…
2010-12-08 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN FIRST DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR OR RELEASING THE …
2010-11-24 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 AUTO HAS FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSES UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION FAILURES, ABRUPT ACCELERATIONS, AND JERKING. *TR
2010-11-10 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 WITH 100,100 MILES ON THE 2001 VOLVO XC, THE DEALER HAD REPLACED FRONT STRUT DUE TO WEAR. PICKED THE CAR UP AND DROVE T…
2010-10-15 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVI…
2010-09-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY.…
2010-07-20 VISIBILITY No 0 INTERIOR AUTOMATIC DAY/NIGHT REAR VIEW MIRROR IMAGE HAS BECOME DISTORTED/OBSCURED WITH A FLUID LEAKING INTERNAL TO THE …
2010-06-08 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE CONTACT STATED GASOLI…
2010-04-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELER…
2010-03-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 HAD A TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT SOLVED A NEUTRAL SHIFT PROBLEM, WHERE THE TRANS WOULD LURCH INTO GEAR FROM A ST…
2009-11-10 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 SEVERAL COMPUTER PROBLEMS THAT AROSE SUDDENLY.1) TRANSMISSION LIGHTS FAIL TO LIGHT TO INDICATE PROPER GEAR AND CAR ENT…
2009-07-23 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON VOLVO MODEL YEAR 2001. FAILURE NOT DUE TO ABNORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITI…
2009-02-21 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 FRONT DRIVER COIL SPRING BROKE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE OFF MY 2001 VOLVO XC70. THE COIL SPRING JUST SP…
2009-02-18 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING ON OUR 2001 VOLVO XC70 SNAPPED. THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING IN OUR GARAGE FOR TWO WEE…
2008-01-07 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Yes 2 I HAD EXPERIENCED SOME INSTANCES OF A DELAY IN RESPONSE BY THE THROTTLE IN MY 2001 XC70 FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. MOST TIMES …
2008-01-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 2001 VOLVO XC70 - TRANSMISSION FAILURE - WHEN STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR ENGINE WILL INCREASE RPM BUT NOT SPEED, THEN A SU…
2007-08-18 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 2001 VOLVO V70XC WITH VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTION. CUSTOMER STATES THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHEN THEY HIT THE C…
2007-08-07 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE T…
2007-07-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 CAR ENGINE SURGES WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL AND CAR ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE OFTEN STALLS WHEN TRYING TO AC…
2007-06-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 THE OTHER DAY, MY '01 VOLVO V70 CROSSCOUNTRY DEVELOPED A "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" WARNING ON THE DASH. TWO MINUTES LATER …
2006-11-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO XC70. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN CLUNKING INTO AND OUT OF GEAR IN THE 20 - 40 MPH ZONE SINCE I HIT …
2006-09-25 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 0 OUR FAMILY OWNS A 2001 XC70 THAT WE BOUGHT SECOND HAND. THANKFULLY, I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE DID RECEIVE …
2006-09-18 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 WE HAVE DRIVEN VOLVOS SINCE 1983. WE NOW HAVE A 2001 XC WAGON. IT HAS BECOME THE MOST EXPENSIVE CAR WE HAVE EVER OWNED,…
2006-06-08 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE MESSAGE BOARD OF MY 2001 VOLVO XC70 DISPLAYED "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" AND "ENGINE SERVICE SYSTE…
2006-05-29 SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS No 0 THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING ON OUR 2001 VOLVO XC70 SNAPPED EITHER WHILE THE CAR WAS DRIVEN INTO THE DRIVEWAY OR W…
2006-05-09 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 2001 VOLVO XC70 TRANSMISSION FAIL AT 97K MILES. TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER BEHAVED APPROPRIATELY, UP/DOWN SHIFT ERRATIC, E…
2006-04-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 2001 VOLVO XC 93K MILES [XXX] ETM ISSUES. VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. AFTER ABOUT 5 MILES…
2006-03-15 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY ON MY 2001 VOLVO XC70 DEGRADED PREMATURELY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN…
2006-01-08 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR STALLING FOR OVER TWO YEARS. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED TWICE. IN THE MO…
2005-11-16 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 WHILE BACKING UP AND STOPPING, I HEARD A "THUNK" FROM UNDER THE CAR. PROCEEDING, THERE WAS A NEW NOISE, WHICH I CHECKED…
2005-10-31 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 VOLVO XC70 FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER IN IOWA CITY, IA WITH 72,000 MILES IN FEBRUARY OF 2005. THE DE…
2005-10-26 SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE No 0 FAILURE OF REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSE. THIS RESULTED IN THE REPAIR OF THE AUTO TO THE REAR SUSPENSION …
2005-10-21 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 2001 VOLVO STALLED WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. WHEN VEH…
2005-10-15 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WE JUST BOUGHT A USED 2001 VOLVO V70XC WITH 70,000 MILES AND A 90 DAY WARRANTY. THE DAY I REMOVED THE 30 DAY TEMP TAG T…
2005-10-13 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES No 0 RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY ELDERLY MOTHER IN MY 2001 VOLVO XC 70 FROM OREGON TO CALIFORNIA WE HAD A VERY UNPLEASANT EXPE…
2005-09-19 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 THE ENGINE ON OUR 2001 VOLVO XC PERIODICALLY BEGINS TO BUCK AND THEN GOES INTO LIMP HOME MODE WITH THE "REDUCED ENGINE …
2005-09-11 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 SUSPECT FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND DOES NOT ALWAYS RESTART UNTI…
2005-09-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 HELLO, THE ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) IN OUR 2001 VOLVO XC70 FAILED ON MY WIFE IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC ON…
2005-09-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 1) IN THE 6 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WE HAD NOTICED WORSENING SYMPTOMS OF WHAT WE NOW KNOW IS THE FAILURE OF THE ELEC…
2005-08-27 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70 CROSS COUNTRY STATION WAGON. THE VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER. THIS OCC…
2005-08-27 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 OUR 01 VOLVO V-70 XC HAD BEEN ACTING A LITTLE OFF, KIND OF SURGING A LITTLE WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DEALER COULDN'T FI…