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1999 Volvo V70 electrical system problems

The 1999 Volvo V70 has 45 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 20% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

45

Electrical System complaints

20%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

V70 electrical system complaints by model year45 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 1 complaints1998: 16 complaints1999: 45 complaints2000: 19 complaints2001: 31 complaints2002: 6 complaints2003: 5 complaints2004: 13 complaints2006: 4 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 1 complaints2010: 1 complaints
V70 electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

OUR 1999 VOLVO V70 SIMPLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. PORTLAND, ME DEALER "REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER" AND "CHECKED." WE DROVE 1500 MILES AND AGAIN IT STOPPED...THIS TIME REPEATEDLY. INDIANAPOLIS DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 WEEKS AND REPORTED THAT THEY INADVERTANTLY SOLVED WHATEVER THE PROBLEM WAS…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · May 15, 2005

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 1999 Volvo V70 have?

NHTSA has 45 complaints about the 1999 Volvo V70 electrical system — 20% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.