Volvo V70XC electrical problems
14 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
411 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
75,255 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1998 to 2007 model years. Data snapshot: . 338 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
14 of 411 complaints match this topic (3.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10137812 · 2005-09-27 (September 27, 2005)
DT: THE CONSUMER WANTED THE ETM REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH THE CONSUMERS REQUEST, BECAUSE THE PART HAD NOT FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A DRINK WAS SPILLED IN IT, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DISAGREED WITH THAT THEORY. THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AFTER SHOWING SIGNS OF BEING WEAK, HOWEVER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. UPDATED 12/14/05. *JB
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Owner report 10139764 · 2005-10-15 (October 15, 2005)
CHARRED BATTERY CABLE - COULD CAUSE FIRE. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10139764 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10131606 · 2005-08-12 (August 12, 2005)
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR VOLVO'S ENGINE STALLING REPEATEDLY WITHOUT WARNING. I BELIEVE THIS MIGHT BE FROM THE UNIT THAT REGULATES THE AMOUNT OF AIR INTO THE VEHICLES ENGINE. I PURCHASED MY 2000 VOLVO V70XC FROM SANTA MONICA VOLVO IN OCTOBER 2001 AND IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF MY ENGINE HAS STALLED OVER 20 TIMES WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SEVERAL TIMES THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES AN HOUR ON A FREEWAY THAT ALMOST RESULTED IN SERIOUS CAR A…
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Owner report 10132841 · 2005-08-15 (August 15, 2005)
DT: THE CONSUMER OWENS A 2000 VOLVO V70 XC AND AT 30,000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE. WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO, AND THEN STALLED. HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED, AND THE REPAIRMAN TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. SINCE THE CAR WAS FIXED THERE WAS SOME HESITATION . THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO A VOLVO SPECIALIST TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED T…
Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10132841 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10137806 · 2005-09-27 (September 27, 2005)
FIVE YEARS AGO, WE BOUGHT A NEW 2000 VOLVO V70-XC. IT CURRENTLY HAS 39,600 MILES ON IT. STARTING IN ABOUT 2003, THE CAR BEGAN EXPERIENCING REPEATED ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS -- ROUGH IDLE, JERKY ACCELERATION, STALLING AND, MOST ALARMINGLY, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE MOVING. I ONCE LOST POWER ON A TRAFFIC CIRCLE, WHICH WAS TRULY TERRIFYING -- ESPECIALLY SINCE THE MAIN REASON WE PURCHASED THE CAR WAS THE SAFETY OF OUR TWO SMALL CHILDREN. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP (MARTENS SERVICE CENTER ON RIVER ROAD). INITIALLY, WE WERE TOLD THE …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10137806 at NHTSA ↗