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1999 Volvo X70 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 1, 2009
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 1, 2003

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Volvo X70. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Driver assistance
Filed Dec 1, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT 1999 VOLVO XC70 CROSS COUNTRY. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE REMEDY. HOWEVER HER VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP HOME MODE, AS REFERENCE IN THE RECALL NOTICE. ALSO THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92000.

NHTSA ID
10294153
Incident
Apr 10, 2009
Mileage
92,000 mi
Engine
Filed Aug 11, 2005

POOR RUNNING UNDER ALL TYPES OF POWER. CK ENGINE LIGHT ON SYSTEM CODES FOR ETS. *NM

NHTSA ID
10132529
Incident
Mar 29, 2005
Mileage
66,765 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Aug 10, 2005

I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE ETS ON MY 1999 VOLVO XC. OVER THE LAST 15 MONTHS, OUR VOLVO HAS UNDERGONE A COMPLETE COLLAPSE. IT STARTED WITH A BLOWN HEAD, DESPITE HAVING THE CAR SERVICED REGULARLY. MY REPAIRMAN SAID THE CAR HAD EXPERIENCED A HEAT PROBLEM BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT, IN HIS OPINION. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS AND ETS MODULES. THE CAR IS STILL NOT RUNNING. DESPITE REPLACING THE ETS, THE VOLVO DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THE UNIT. WHILE WE DRIVE, THE ENGINE JUST STOPS. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AND WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO MAKE IT TO THE BERM. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. WE HAVE USED A MECHANIC OTHER THAN VOLVO BECAUSE THE DEALER HAS BEEN SO NON-RESPONSIVE. AT THIS MOMENT MY REPAIRMAN IS AWARE OF 8 CARS IN CHATTANOOGA EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB

NHTSA ID
10132267
Incident
Mar 9, 2005
Mileage
104,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed May 1, 2003

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AT 65K MILES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRASTICALLY LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE ETS FAILED COMPLETELY AT 69K MILES WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING ON THE ROAD. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10017935
Mileage
65,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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