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2007 Volvo XC70 Engine problems

Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 2007 Volvo XC70's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 12% of all its complaints, most recently on May 5, 2015. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Electrical systemAcceleration & cruise controlEngine & cooling

After driving for about 20 minutes in 77f, sunny, dry conditions, I'd come off the freeway and stopped for about 15 seconds at a light to make a left turn. When I started making the left, someone blew through the red light to turn right coming from the opposite direction right in front of me. I let off the throttle but the throttle did not release. I was going about 15-20mph with the engine around 2,000rpm in, most likely, third gear. Since I was at low speed, I promptly tried gently tipping in the throttle to see...

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if I could close but it did not so I immediately put the transmission in neutral. The motor revved up to about 4,000rpm which is a natural idle for this motor if the transmission is in gear and the motor is under load at 2,000rpm. After seeing it rev up, I put it back in drive and it jerked into gear because the vehicle was still on throttle. Suddenly the throttle cut and it returned to the normal pedal travel vs. Acceleration response relation. It felt as though the car had cruise control on. I could make it go faster but the motor wouldn't rotate any slower than about 2,000rpm. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Vehicle speed control · EngineNHTSA 10714553
Electrical systemEngine & cooling

Vehicle ignition assembly failed, immobilizing car. Key wouldn't move past "i" position, preventing it from starting. The steering wheel was locked and the transmission couldn't be moved from the park position. Vehicle had to be towed to volvo dealer for repair. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 10678929
Engine & coolingTransmission & drivetrainBody, doors & structure

When driving through puddles of water, slush or snow, the exhaust may cool down fast enough to change shape and touch the propeller shaft, causing a high pitched squealing noise. This noise will be noticed by the driver for only a short time; once the exhaust temperature equalizes the noise will disappear. This creates a high-pitched, siren like noise, which can scare the driver causing his/her to swerve or lose control of the vehicle. The is a design defect recognized by volvo with repair kit available pn# 30742265. As this is a design defect and a serious safety issue, this should be recalled by volvo and not a $250.00 Repair by the customer. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Power train · StructureNHTSA 10605182

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