KnownCarProblems2002 Volvo V70 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 76 complaints with NHTSA about the 2002 Volvo V70, most often about the transmission (22% of complaints, typically around 97,000 miles). It is 4th of 11 V70 model years by number of complaints and has 6 recalls.
Most common 2002 Volvo V70 problems
Transmission
17 complaints · 22%Half of these problems showed up before 97,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, axle assembly.
Transmission began slipping around 90,000 miles. Changing from 2nd to 3rd was a pressurized build up resulting in a lunge forward or bucking of vehicle. Several times trying to get across traffic lanes almost resulted in near crash due to transmission not changing gear. Putting car in gear resulted in a bucking…
The contact owns a 2002 Volvo V70. The contact stated that the vehicle would independently switch gears and remain stuck in third gear. The check engine warning light was also illuminated. The contact did not inform the dealer or manufacturer of the failure. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who advised the…
Fuel system
13 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 150,500 miles. Parts named most often: fuel injection system, delivery.
The contact owns a 2002 Volvo V70. The contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted in an around the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the fuel pump fractured and needed to be replaced. Also, the technician notified the contact of recall NHTSA campaign number…
The contact owns a 2002 Volvo V70. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 09v483000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was taken to Volvo cars edinburgh (4221 US 281 bus, edinburgh, tx 78539) for an evaluation, according to the recall notification. The dealer declined the repair even…
Speed control
12 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 115,500 miles. Parts named most often: accelerator pedal.
Tl contact owns a 2002 Volvo V70. While traveling 20 MPH the contact noticed that the vehicle would not accelerate over 20 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings and the vehicle was not repaired. The current and…
The contact owns a 2002 Volvo V70. When the contact started the vehicle and the rpms increased to 6,000. Additionally, the vehicle accelerated independently. An independent mechanic stated that the throttle body was defective. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired according to NHTSA campaign number…
Lights
7 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 100,000 miles. Parts named most often: brake lights, back up lights.
Tl contact owns a 2002 Volvo V70. He stated that two of the three rear brake lights failed. When the three brake lights failed to work properly, all of the brake lights failed to indicate that the vehicle was decelerating, which could result in a crash. The manufacturer was notified in reference to recall # 04v051000…
The contact owns a 2002 Volvo V70. While driving, the exterior lighting failed to illuminate, which included the headlights, brake lights, and turn signals. The "position light failure, stop light and multiple bulbs failure" message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the headlight bulbs had been…
Air bags
7 complaints · 9%Parts named most often: frontal.
The consumer was making a left hand turn when the driver's side air bag inadvertently deployed. The consumer managed to pull vehicle over and had it towed to dealership. The consumer suffered temporary hearing loss and will be seeking a physicians care.
While driving at 50 MPH front driver's side wheel separated from the vehicle. When the wheel separated the air bags deployed. Consumer lost control of the vehicle and collided with another vehicle. The police arrived and cited the consumer. Vehicle was examined by a certified mechanic, who informed the consumer that…
Electrical
6 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 131,500 miles.
Instrument cluster: service airbag warning came on and stayed on, shortly thereafter clock started going backwards rapidly, all gauges went off (came back with a smack to the dash). Found out there was no fault in airbags but the cluster's solder joints had loosened. (Volvo went to lead-free solder around this time)…
I was driving at approximately 6:30am, it was still dark, and my dashboard would not display. I was going about 35 miles per hour. I panicked because it tells me all the critical things about the moving vehicle. Then about 2 minutes later it came on. This non-display of the dashboard would intermittently happen when I…
Engine
5 complaints · 7%Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system.
While driving, complainant heard a clunk-type noise from the engine compartment then saw smoke coming out of the engine compartment. Complainant immediately pulled over and got out of the car and notified police. Within minutes the entire engine compartment and passenger compartment were engulfed in flames. Vehicle…
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 functioning. The vehicle…
Seat belts
4 complaints · 5%Parts named most often: front.
"takata recall" I was driving east bound on arlington blvd in virginia and proceeded to stop on a yellow light when a car driving over 55 MPH hit my 2002 Volvo from the rear and my vehicle spun out of control and hit another car front/side from the west bound intersection in the 3rd lane coming the opposite side and…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2002 Volvo V70 recalls
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed december 14, 2021. Owners may contact volvo car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo car's number for this recall is r10136.
Full defect summary
Volvo cars USA, llc (volvo car) is recalling certain 2001-2007 v70 and xc70 vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Equipment: navigational system(global positioning system)
Risk: An overheated battery could lead to a fire.
Fix: Volvo advises owners to please stop using the garmin portable GPS device immediately, and visit the garmin website to determine if their unit is affected. The unit's battery will be replaced with a new battery and a spacer will be inserted on top of the battery next to the pcb. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on november 18, 2010. Owners may contact garmin at 866-957-1981 or visit garmin's website at www.garmin.com/nuvibatterypcbrecall.
Full defect summary
Volvo is recalling certain vehicles equipped with garmin 760 portable global positioning system (GPS) units because the batteries on those units may overheat.
Fuel system: fuel pump
Risk: If the condition occurs vehicle owners may notice fuel smell and/or fuel leak which, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the fuel pump installed in the vehicle, and if necessary replace the fuel pump with a part of a modified design. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on january 15, 2010. Owners may contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Full defect summary
Volvo is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 s80, model year 2001-2004 v70, s60, xc70 and model year 2003-2005 xc90 vehicles sold in or registered in the states of alabama, arizona, arkansas, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, kentucky, louisiana, mississippi, nevada, new mexico, north carolina, oklahoma, south carolina, tennessee, texas, utah, virginia and the u.s. Territories. When exposed to certain environmental conditions (hot climate and temperature cycling) over time and in combination with varying fuel quality, the fuel pump can develop cracks in the fuel pump flange.
Speed control: vehicle speed control
Risk: This resulted in a high number of vehicles going into the limp home mode without need.
Fix: Dealers will install the current software upgrade onto the involved vehicles. The recall began on december 29, 2006. Owners may contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Full defect summary
On certain passenger vehicles, a combination of throttle positioning sensor irregularities, a dirty throttle housing, and/or inefficient software calibration may cause a warning lamp to light and the subsequent onset of limp home modes.
Lights: brake lights
Risk: If the brake lights fail to come on, there will be no lower brake lights to indicate to following vehicles that the vehicle is decelerating, which could result in a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the brake light relay with two relays of a modified design. Owner notification began on february 23, 2004. Owners should contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Full defect summary
On certain sport utility vehicles, the rear left and right brake light relays may not function when the brake pedal is depressed or may stay on continuously. The high positioned brake light and all other tail lights will not be affected.
Equipment: labels
Risk: This does not meet the requirements of the standard.
Fix: Owners will receive a letter/package consisting of the second isofix guide with installation instructions, and in certain cases, the corrected owner's manual may be provided. If the owner wants to take their vehicle to a volvo dealer for installation of the guide, it will be performed at no charge to the owner. Owner notification began on december 19, 2003. Owners should contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Full defect summary
Certain passenger cars fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." the second isofix guide was not installed in these vehicles and, in certain cases, the owner's manual isofix information is incorrect.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Throttle control malfunction
Summary
On november 14, 2006 volvo submitted a defect information report to NHTSA concerning etm failures in model year (my) 1999 through 2001 volvo models (not including the s40 and v40), my 2002 s60 and v70 with naturally aspirated engines and my 2002 v70s.according to volvo, ?a combination of throttle positioning sensor irregularities, a dirty throttle housing and/or inefficient software calibration may cause a warning lamp to light and the subsequent onset of limp home modes.volvo further stated that,this resulted in a high number of these vehicles going into limp home mode without need.?volvo indicated that this was the most severe consequence of an etm fault in the subject vehicles.the recall
Throttle control malfunction
Summary
Pe05-041 was opened on july, 26, 2005, based on 136 consumer complaints to odi alleging throttle control malfunctions in the subject vehicles.odi has now received 591 complaints of etm failures which allege symptoms with potential safety related consequences.these include allegations of engine stall, vehicle surging forward without accelerator input, vehicle hesitation upon acceleration and sudden and unexpected transition into reduced performance operation (limp mode).volvo submitted over 2,900 complaints concerning the etm in the subject vehicles during pe05-041.odi's preliminary analysis of a sample the volvo complaints identified approximately 55 percent with one or more of the symptoms
Questions about the 2002 Volvo V70
- What are the most common problems with the 2002 Volvo V70?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: transmission (17 complaints, typically around 97,000 miles); fuel system (13 complaints, typically around 150,500 miles); speed control (12 complaints, typically around 115,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2002 Volvo V70 have?
- 6 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from October 14, 2021 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2002 a bad year for the Volvo V70?
- It is 4th of 11 V70 model years by number of complaints, with 76 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.