2000 VOLVO S70

196 complaints filed with NHTSA.

196
Complaints
10
Crashes
1
Fires
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL70
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM26
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE6
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
AIR BAGS3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM3

Recalls (4)

07E02300029/03/2007

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

CERTAIN CARDONE MASTER CYLINDERS WITH PART NUMBERS 10-2925, 10-2987, 10-2987MZA, 10-3083, 11-3015, 11-3042, 11-3044, 11-3045, 11-3047, 11-3064, AND 11-3156, AND WITH DATE CODES LOWER THAN DCA7078 SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE SEAL ON MASTER CYLINDER CAN FAI

04V50400021/10/2004

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY CEASE TO FUNCTION.

06V44100015/11/2006

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR IRREGULARITIES, A DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING, AND/OR INEFFICIENT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAY CAUSE A WARNING LAMP TO LIGHT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ONSET OF LIMP HOME MODES.

00V40500006/12/2000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THERE COULD BE INADEQUATE CONTACT BETWEEN THE BULB AND SOCKET WHICH COULD CAUSE THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL NOT TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED.

Recent Complaints

20180625CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION THAT RESULTED IN A ROLLOVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM INTERNAL ORGAN DAMAGE AND SEVERE PAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

20170217CrashWHEELS

THE ENTIRE WHEEL AND TIRE SUDDENLY CAME OFF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET GOING STRAIGHT. THE WHEEL LUGS HAD SEVERED OFF /BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A 40 MPH SPEED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THIS CAR WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED BY INDEPENDENT VOLVO MECHANIC AND HAD NEVER BEEN WRECKED OR INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE.

Mileage: 150,000

20100806FireVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY LUNGE FORWARD OR THERE WOULD BE LIMITED ACCELERATION POWER. THE ETF THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

20080226AIR BAGS

MY FIANCE WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED TO RETRIEVE AN ITEM SHE LEFT IN IT. UPON HER SITTING DOWN IN THE DRIVER SEAT, MIND YOU THE ENGINE WAS NOT ON NOR WAS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED STRIKING THE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE. THE FORCE STUNNED HER FOR A FEW SECONDS, LEAVING HER CONFUSED ON WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HER HEARING WAS ALSO AFFECTED. SHE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO GET CHECKED OUT WHERE IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT SHE SUFFERED A SCRATCHED CORNEA DUE TO THE POWDE

20070302CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 VOLVO S70 AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE BACK OF AN SUV. THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS UNDERNEATH BUMPER OF THE SUV. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE INSPECTION DUE TO VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO START. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE CRASH. HOWEVE

Mileage: 154,000

20060115CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

UNEXPLAINED, INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION FROM LOW SPEED. 2000 VOLVO MODEL S70 PASSENGER CAR, AWD. DURING A SLOW-SPEED TURN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. IMPACT WITH RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE SEVERED A WHEEL AND BENT THE FRONT FRAME 90 DEGREES. WHAT HAPPENED: DURING A SLOW TURN INTO A NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY, SPEED ABOUT 5 MPH, TURNING RIGHT, TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR ENGINE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED. DESPITE FOOT FULLY INTO THE BRAKE THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE 40-50 FEET UNTI

Mileage: 77,500

20030724CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. VOLVO REFUSED TO SEND THE CONSUMER AN ANALYSIS REPORT. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 39,000

20030724CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. VOLVO REFUSED TO SEND THE CONSUMER AN ANALYSIS REPORT. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 39,000

20021213CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2000 VOLVO S70 IN WHICH THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH, I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME DURING THE ACCIDENT.

20010427CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

IN A FRONT-END COLLISION (OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH), AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK.*AK

20010427CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

IN A FRONT-END COLLISION (OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH), AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK.*AK

20010424CrashSTEERING

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT OR LEFT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK