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2000 Volvo V70XC power train problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2000 Volvo V70XC11% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Power Train complaints
11%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Our 2000 volvo xc70 stationwagon experienced sluggish speed on a wednesday - it did not like to accelerate. It was also going through oil, which the volvo dealership said was "normal" for a car of this age - it only had 80,000 miles on it. On thursday, the car would not start (it was very cold). We…

    filed Jan 27, 2009

  • Consistent grinding sound when driving. It was driveshaft failure. 2000 volvo xc had only 56,021 miles on it and was driven 4 1/2 years when this began happening. Parts/labor replaced. *ak

    filed May 19, 2007

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

Power Train problems in other V70XC years

YearReportsShare
2002 V70XC1244%
2001 V70XC3021%
1999 V70XC68%
1998 V70XC413%
V70XC power train 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.