1.3

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
130,000 miles

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problem #1

Jan 022011

XC70 5-cyl

  • 130,000 miles
Catastrophic parking brake failure caused right real wheel to lock up while vehicle was moving. This could have led to loss of control, but did not in this instance. I have noticed several other Volvo customers have filed this same complaint. Cost of repair is unreasonable at over $1000 due to poor design and inferior materials used. Brake linings delamination was the root cause. The vehicle is a 2003 Volvo XC70.

- Cumberland, ME, USA

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