1.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
113,666 miles

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problem #6

Mar 202015

XC70

  • 136,880 miles
Both front coil springs broke while going straight at low speed. Vehicle is not used off road. Repair required strut replacement. Dealer said this is a very common problem for Volvo. This is a major safety hazard. Why is there no recall?

- Xenia, OH, USA

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problem #5

Jun 162014

XC70 5-cyl

  • 124,490 miles
While driving at any speed noted rumbling noise from left front end with right hand turn. Found to have broken left front spring. Mechanic informs me that this is a common problem in Volvo.

- Albany, NY, USA

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problem #4

Mar 192014

XC70 5-cyl

  • 139,400 miles
While my car was parked inside my garage there was a sudden "bang". the following morning I discovered while backing out of garage that the driver side coil spring had broken. Had I been driving while this happened it would have resulted in the shredding of the front driver side tire possibly resulting in a severe accident. The reason I own Volvo is principally dye to it's reputation for safety. In fact, Volvo uses the term safety in all it's advertising. This is a grave flaw and I ask NHTSA to investigate weather this is a common flaw in the 2004 Volvo XC70 and other Volvo's with this coil spring.

- Madison, WI, USA

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problem #3

Feb 182013

XC70 5-cyl

  • 87,000 miles
While driving on smooth surface- heard a sudden loud sound as if something large dropped on the road. Car continued to drive normally except with a loud clunky sounds heard over bumps. Less than 5-miles later, when I pulled over to the garage- I recovered a piece of the spring coil which dropped: The driver side coil spring had broken/failed instantaneously. This uncommon problem appears to be common with XC70 owners- and could result in potentially serious accidents.

- Doylestown, PA, USA

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problem #2

Mar 232011

XC70

  • 89,223 miles
Broken front coil spring on drivers side. Occurred while driving, which popped tire, and required stabilizer link to be replaced.

- Honeoye Falls, NY, USA

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problem #1

Dec 052009

XC70

  • 105,000 miles
I had a coil spring break on the front of my 2004 Volvo XC70. I had it replaced 3 weeks ago. Tonight, another coil spring in the rear passenger snapped (really loud!!! I can't imagine flying metal is safe). I'm just glad neither incident happened while we were driving. That makes 2 coil springs in less than a month.

- Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA

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