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2001 Volvo V70 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
30about this part
Share
14%of 221 total for the year
Median mileage
62,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 30 complaints about the electrical system of the 2001 Volvo V70, 14% of the 221 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 62,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Alternator has intermittent charging problems, left stranded with dead battery. When I spoke with Volvo the service manager said that it is not uncommon problem. I took the car to a service station and they had seen the problem on multiple volvos as well.”

NHTSA complaint #10130857, filed 2005-08, 46,000 miles

“I noticed the tail light brake bulbs were burning out quickly. After getting a ticket I stopped driving it until I could determine the cause. Volvo lists a brake relay recall. Brake light fuses and relays are in 4 locations in the car. They are: 1. Under the hood in the engine control unit ecu, 2.the passenger compartment a. Central control unit ccu and b. Fuse panel by drivers side door post 3. Rear control unit in the cargo compartment. The problem was an electrical engineering design where a steel race that surrounds the taillight bulbs transfers the electrical current is designed to fail. …”

NHTSA complaint #10667711, filed 2014-12, 128,000 miles

“I have intermittent failure of the dipped beams in my 2001 Volvo V70 t5. I see an error report on the dash: bulb failure. Dipped beams. But there is nothing wrong with my bulbs. There is an electrical problem that is totally unpredictable leading to loss of low beams. Volvo service managers say they don't know what causes the problem. Am I the only person to report this defect? It started about 2 years ago in the winter of 2003 but is now more regular but not always.”

NHTSA complaint #10146842, filed 2006-01, 45,000 miles

“I have a 2001 Volvo V70 t5 (turbo wagon) I had to replace the etm with year. I see you are investigating Volvo for this. I would like to be part of that investigation. Please contact me for any further details needed.”

NHTSA complaint #10132137, filed 2005-08, 62,000 miles

“While driving our car home from 4th of july vacation on interstate, car shut down by itself and could only do about 7 MPH, with a near miss of traffic I was to pull the car over to the shoulder of the road. This same problem has happened 2 additional times until we decided to not drive the car at all due our concern for getting into a accident. The local dealership could not see us for 3 weeks we were told, the car was towed to the dealership and we are still waiting to find out what they will tell us.”

NHTSA complaint #10163570, filed 2006-07, 52,000 miles

Related recalls

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2008655%
2006419%
20041214%
2003516%
200268%
20013014%
20001819%
19994325%
1998147%

Other parts of the 2001 Volvo V70

Vehicle speed control
61 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
45 complaintsFuel system
31 complaintsEngine cooling
22 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsExterior lighting
10 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsSuspension
7 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2001 Volvo V70

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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