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2002 Volvo V70 vehicle speed control problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2002 Volvo V7016% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
16%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • In April 2021 I drove my newly acquired Volvo V70 wagon from Mississippi to my home in RI. Once I reached in and around NYC, the car began to surge forward as I applied the brakes at stop lights/signs. This became most pronounced at the GW Bridge Toll area, in high slow-moving traffic. Several…

    filed Oct 23, 2021

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2002 volvo v70. After starting the vehicle, a loud rumbling noise was heard coming from the engine. In addition, the vehicle accelerated independently and stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The contact stated that the instrument panel was dark and not…

    filed Feb 26, 2016

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%
2001 V706128%
2000 V702325%
1999 V705331%
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.