Volvo S70 Transmission Problems
7 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 1 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2000. Best year: 2000.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
2000 VOLVO S70: SNAP RING HOLDING AXLE TO TRANSMISSION BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. COASTED TO STOP; TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. NO OTHER DAMAGE. HOWEVER, SHOP HAD 1999 VOLVO IN FOR SAME COMPLAINT. THAT DRIVER'S AXLE WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT...
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED A PROBLEM: SLIPPING AND SHUDDERING DURING ACCELERATION BETWEEN 16-20 MPH. THE VOLVO DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED: THEY REPLACED IT WITH A REBUILT VOLVO TRANS. WARRANTY...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.. *AK
VEHICLE THROTTLE BECAME UNSTABLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT MAINTAIN STEADY ACCELERATION EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS IN A STEADY POSITION. DIAGNOSED AS FAILING THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. VOLVO REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER EXTENDED WAR...
CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION ON 10-15-05 AND WOULD TAKE A FULL 2 MIN TO REACH 55 MPH WITH ONLY MINIMAL THROTTLE DEPRESSION (ANY MORE THAN ONLY THE LEAST WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVE TRAIN TO JERK AND REFUSE TO PROPEL THE CAR AT ALL). IF THE C...
DT: THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. LOST POWER WHEN SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR 80% OF THE ...
WHEN ACCELERATING CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE, AND VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK