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1999 Volvo V70XC electrical system problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1999 Volvo V70XC23% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Electrical System complaints
23%
share of all complaints
79,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The car out of nowhere just stopped moving. The car did not die just no power. After having someone look at it and the ets light came on I learned of the problem with this in most volvos from 99 - 01. *jb

    filed Jun 25, 2006

  • I own a 1999 volvo v70 xc. On october 27, 2005, while I was driving the vehicle it suddenly and without warning began to stall. I pressed the accelerator to the floor to no avail. I was able to coast out of traffic. I turned the engine off, waited a few minutes, started the vehicle and drove home…

    filed Oct 29, 2005

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

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Electrical System problems in other V70XC years

YearReportsShare
2002 V70XC14%
2001 V70XC2719%
2000 V70XC2423%
1998 V70XC26%
V70XC 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.