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1999 Volvo S70 vehicle speed control problems

66 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1999 Volvo S7032% of all complaints for this model year.

66
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
32%
share of all complaints
80,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • While driving speed needle goes back to zero as if you are not movin, show no mileage numbers n miles you have gone or zero trip miles, many lighton breaks, abs ect.all while drivingif stop when time to go car thinks it is in park all this is while in traffichave pic can not down load be glad to…

    filed Nov 1, 2017

  • Tl* the contact owns a 1999 volvo s70. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. In addition, all the lighting and warning indicators illuminated. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that…

    filed Sep 7, 2016

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

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other S70 years

YearReportsShare
2000 S707043%
1998 S7094%
S70 vehicle speed control 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.