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vehicle
2004 / volvo / v70
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
88 on file (2004-01-22 → 2022-10-16)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
23 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Suspension and steering component failureSTEERING8 complaints2004-03 → 2018-11volvo-v70-2004-suspension-steering-failure
10990697 I WAS DEPARTING MY HOME VILLAGE ABOUT A BLOCK FROM MY HOME AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AT ABOUT 15 MPH!! NO BUMP.. NOTHING! I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS ISSUE AT THE INITIAL LOOK
10094258 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE AT TIMES. DEALER STATED FRONT RIGHT TIE ROD WORE OUT COMPLETELY
10066621 THE NUT SECURING THE FRONT CONTROL ARM TO THE SPINDLE MAY LOSE ITS INITIAL AXIAL TENSION WHICH COULD CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GO OUT OF ALIGNMENT
Power train and transmission failurePOWER TRAIN5 complaints2005-02 → 2011-04volvo-v70-2004-power-train-failure
10395191 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED
10386584 VOLVO V70 ANGLE/BEVEL GEAR RENDERS ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM INOPERABLE. VOLVO WANTS IN EXCESS OF $3,000.00 TO REPAIR THIS
10252080 THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT AT TIMES CAUSING LURCHES (SOMETIME VIOLENT) ESPECIALLY WHEN UNDER HEAVIER LOADS
Seat belt buckle and retractor failureSEAT BELTS4 complaints2004-01 → 2022-10volvo-v70-2004-seat-belt-failure
11489477 The front passenger seat belt locks up. When pulled out it will not go back in causing the passenger not to be able to wear a seat belt
10638787 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO UNLATCH. THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER AFTER THREE HOURS
10055631 WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TAKE HER THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILD OUT OF THE CHILD SEAT LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS TIGHTENED ON THE CHILD. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE CHILD FROM THE SEAT BELT
Engine stall linked to fuel pressure sensor failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING29 complaints2008-11 → 2015-07volvo-v70-2004-fuel-pressure-sensor-stall
10537221 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
10421278 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE FAILURE AND WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
10247735 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
Seat heater fire and smolderingSEATS10 complaints2007-02 → 2018-11volvo-v70-2004-seat-heater-fire
11062930 WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD...I SMELLED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS MY ENGINE OVERHEATING, PULLED OVER TO TAKE A LOOK AND AS OPENED MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT OF MY SEAT, MELTING A HOLE THROUGH TO THE LEFT SIDE OF SEAT BOTTOM, NEAR BACKREST AND SEAT ADJUSTMENT
10302255 ON SUNDAY, 24 JANUARY 2009, THE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN OUR 2004 VOLVO V70 SOMEHOW SHORTED AND/OR OTHERWISE OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO BEGIN TO SMOLDER AND SMOKE AND BURNED SMALL HOLES IN THE SIDE OF THE LEATHER SEAT COVER
10182866 HEATED SEATS MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUGHT SEAT ON FIRE
Electrical system power loss and warning lightsELECTRICAL SYSTEM8 complaints2006-08 → 2017-04volvo-v70-2004-electrical-power-loss
10340543 SOMETIMES, WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN TRAVELING FOR A LONG TIME (AT LEAST THREE HOURS), THE ENTIRE CAR WILL LURCH, THE RPMS WILL REV, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL COME ON, AND I WILL GET A "LEFT REAR DOOR OPEN" ERROR MESSAGE
10348968 2004 VOLVO V70 WILL LURCH, LEFT REAR DOOR OPEN WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON, WARNING TRIANGLE APPEARS. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD THUMP, FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE POWER DOWN OF THE CAR
10164680 THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE READOUT ILLUMINATED, THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGY, AND THE STEERING STIFFENED
Fuel system leaks and odorFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM7 complaints2004-04 → 2017-02volvo-v70-2004-fuel-system-leak
10767267 ENTERING MY VEHICLE I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THIS WAS DUE TO A CRACKED FUEL PUMP
10811264 I HAVE HAD TWO VOLVO V70 STATION WAGONS. BOTH OF THEM HAVE EXHIBITED THE FOLLOWING- WHEN FILLING AT CERTAIN GAS STATIONS (SUNOCO MOST RECENTLY) THE GAS PUMP WILL NOT SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY BEFORE FUEL COMES POURING OUT OF THE FILLER
10066252 MY 2004 VOLVO V70 WAGON SPEWED AND SPIT GAS WHEN BEING FILLED WITH GASOLINE. WHEN THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF FROM THE GAS PUMP ENGAGED, GAS FROM THE TANK AND THE FILLER LINE GUSHED AND POURED OUT OF THE TANK
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2004 Volvo V70 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/volvo/v70
@misc{wrenchpro_2004_volvo_v70_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2004 Volvo V70},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/volvo/v70}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
