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2004 Volvo XC70 electrical system problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2004 Volvo XC7014% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Electrical System complaints
14%
share of all complaints
84,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • This complaint is for a 2004 volvo xc70. This car has some serious problems with its various modules. When driving on a busy interstate highway, the car jerked as if the transmission was slipping. After this a warning light stating "brake failure; pull over safely" illuminated. Car went into limp…

    filed Jun 26, 2018

  • The car locks by itself automatically when key is in ignition and you step away from car leaving you locked out. According to the dealer, this is a "feature" of this car. Among all the cars I have owned and driven this is the only that does this, volvo needs to correct his issue.

    filed Jan 12, 2018

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

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All 2004 Volvo XC70 TSBs →

Electrical System problems in other XC70 years

YearReportsShare
2008 XC70410%
2007 XC70728%
2005 XC70311%
2003 XC70417%
2001 XC7069%
XC70 electrical system 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.