2001 Volvo V70XC power train problems
30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2001 Volvo V70XC — 21% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“At 148,000 miles, the vehicle transmission started to fail to upshift after getting warmed up (about 20 minutes driving) then failed completely in the middle of an intersection. Dealer said no repair/rebuild was available and suggested complete repacement. Estimated cost was more than the value of…”
filed Jan 31, 2018
“At about 155k miles while driving down the road at 40 miles an hour the transmission on my v70 xc went out im told almost all cars this year model and trim have this problem between 20k and 150k miles my car is pristine except for this issue the transmission jumps in and out of gears lurches…”
filed Nov 24, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other V70XC years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 V70XC | 12 | 44% |
| 2000 V70XC | 11 | 11% |
| 1999 V70XC | 6 | 8% |
| 1998 V70XC | 4 | 13% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Volvo V70XC
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.