Volvo S70 owners have reported 22 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 15 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (4 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic transmission (4 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
Twice, within 50 metres of the same spot each time, my car has suffered extreme acceleration whilst I was braking as hard as I could. First time, my mechanic checked all computer diagnostics using two different computer testing devices but there were no fault codes. Read details...
Car began to lose acceleration on 10-15-05 and would take a full 2 min to reach 55 mph with only minimal throttle depression (any more than only the least would cause the drive train to jerk and refuse to propel the car at all). Read details...
When accelerating consumer heard a knocking noise, and vehicle lost acceleration. Consumer contacted dealership about this issue, and mechanic determined that transmission failed. Read details...
Front axle on driver's side split in two through the cross-section. Read details...
Consumer experiences premature failure of transmission selector light,unable to put vehicle into gear without stepping on brake pedal and after dark unable to see gear selected. Read details...