1999 Volvo V70 Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 169 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 104,400miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the equipment of the 1999 Volvo V70, 1% of the 169 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 104,400 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Malfunctioning of the electronic throttle system (ets) on my 1999 Volvo V70 station wagon caused me to lose power or stall completely while driving. It happened several times prior to having the ets replaced. It occurred for me at low speeds and in light traffic allowing me to get off the road. I was able to restart the engine after a short time interval. It could have been a major safety hazard if I had this failure at highway speeds and in traffic. …”
NHTSA complaint #10131087, filed 2005-08, 104,400 miles“1999 Volvo V70 wagon. Mass registration 9418pg my 16 year old daughter driving with her mother in the above described 1999 Volvo on rt 3 southbound between milton & marshfield massachusetts, when the ets light came on and the vehicle began to shake and stall. My wife having experienced this before instructed my daughter to pull over onto the shoulder of the road and restart the car. My wife & I paid south shore Volvo of norwell massachusetts $1100 to replace this ets or etm system january of this year. We have also had spent $800. …”
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Equipment: other model years
Other parts of the 1999 Volvo V70
53 complaintsElectrical system
43 complaintsFuel system
22 complaintsEngine cooling
20 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsTires
5 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Volvo V70
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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