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1999 Volvo V70 vehicle speed control problems

53 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1999 Volvo V7031% of all complaints for this model year.

53
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
31%
share of all complaints
78,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Car surges randomly at lower speeds. Car also loses power on freeway and acceleration fluctuates uncontrollably at times. All symptoms happening while car is in motion, mostly at speeds over 50mph. I brought the car to my local dealership where there were open recalls on the model I own. After…

    filed Aug 22, 2017

  • Tl* the contact owns a 1999 volvo v70. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled intermittently. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the etm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 06v441000 (vehicle speed control); however, the…

    filed Jun 30, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other V70 years

YearReportsShare
2005 V70419%
2004 V7034%
2003 V7026%
2002 V701216%
2001 V706128%
2000 V702325%
1998 V7021%
V70 vehicle speed control problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.