Suspension Problems of Volvo V70

Volvo V70 owners have reported 50 suspension related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 19 most common suspension problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's suspension (14 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front suspension coil spring (8 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Suspension problems of Volvo V70

The Suspension problem

I just purchased about 2 months ago a 1998 Volvo V70 used on 4/3/2014 for 3000. 00 . The vehicle drove just fine up until two weeks ago where the transmission seems to be slipping. While I was riding on i695 and was going about sixty miles per hour when the car jerked and cut off, meaning blinking   Read details...

The Front Suspension Coil Spring problem

2005 Volvo xc-70 broken front passenger side coil spring 71,000 miles   Read details...

The Front Suspension problem

1999 Volvo wagon vxc. Sudden loss of power . The car did not stall except at a stop sign when giving it a lot of gas to get it going. This happened intermittently for two months. Took vehicle to dealership, and they said it would cost $1753. 00 to fix it. The car is out of warranty.   Read details...

The Rear Suspension Springs problem

This car has been driven with care for 7 years. It has never been in an accident nor has it had other significant failures. In the past few months both springs on the rear of the car have broken and the car has dropped significantly.   Read details...

The Rear Suspension problem

We recently heard a loud "growl" coming from the left rear wheel. The noise grew from a slight whine to a moderate growl as we headed home, a journey of ~700 miles. The shop replacing the bearing stated they had had a huge increase in Volvo awd rear bearings of late.   Read details...




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