2005 Volvo V70 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 19%of 21 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 33,382miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2005 Volvo V70, 19% of the 21 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 33,382 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.
“The vehicle is a 2000 Volvo awd cross country. The car while at highway speed decelerated abruptly and nearly caused a rear end impact on the back of my car. This also happened earlier on a vacation trip in may 2005. I was told by a friend and the dealership that sold us the car to us (new) that there was a class action suit for the reasons causing our problem regarding the atc computer /throttle control. …”
NHTSA complaint #10133001, filed 2005-08, 65 miles“Since mid july, 05 car has had an intermittent stalling problem. When you stop, after the car is at operating temp. It will seek idle, run up to about 1,000 RPM & either drop to below 500 RPM or stall out. It does this on several makes of premium gas, mobil, shell, texico/amaco, and or marathon. It will restart easily and then does not lose idle again for some time. I had it checked by dealership, and they find the mass air sensor and throttle module are bad. Cost to cure is $1,500. I do not think a car with 64k miles should need this type of expense. …”
NHTSA complaint #10138098, filed 2005-09, 64,719 miles“My car is a 2005 Volvo v70r purchased new in july 2005. Three weeks ago, with no warning, the car suddenly lost power, but kept running with great hesitation (I was driving at only 30 MPH at the time). Towed to dealer and throttle sensor replaced under warranty. Yesterday (9/15), the same thing happened again, after only about 250 miles of driving. Car was towed to dealer again am I awaiting word. In both cases an error message decreased engine performance was displayed. There was no advance warning. In both cases, I was driving at about 30 MPH on a secondary road. …”
NHTSA complaint #10136758, filed 2005-09, 2,045 miles“The contact owns a 2005 Volvo V70. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the throttle body modulator failed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure continued to occur. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the fuel sensor gauge failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 124,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10764613, filed 2015-09, 124,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10157889Feb 14, 2019This is a Technical Journal: When sensitive information, like vehicle speed, brake usage, etc. (customer behavoiur information) of a car is required from Volvo Car Corporation…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Volvo V70
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 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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