2004 Volvo XC70 suspension problems

Filed Sep 22, 2015 · Suspension · 136,880 miles · OH

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?

Filed Jun 26, 2014 · Suspension · 124,490 miles · NY

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 volvos.

Filed Mar 27, 2014 · Suspension, Wheels · 139,400 miles · WI

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 the federal safety agency to investigate weather this is a common flaw in the 2004 volvo xc70 and other volvo's with this coil spring.

Filed Feb 18, 2013 · Suspension · 87,000 miles · PA

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.

Filed Jun 24, 2011 · Suspension · 90,000 miles · AE

24 june 2011, got in to my 2004 volvo xc70, appx 90000 miles on german roads, to drive off to work in the morning. Heard loud screeching noise near the right wheel well when I placed the car on drive to move forward. Next thing you know, I have a severe air leak in the front right tire. Just a day prior, the car was driven through the day without any symptoms of problem and parked in the drive way with no issues. When I pulled the tire off, I found the spring snapped in two pieces with sharp ends. Good thing this did not happened on the autobahn. We could have had another american soldier or family on the front page of german and american newspapers and digital media.

Filed Jun 7, 2011 · Suspension · 68,000 miles · NH

2004 volvo xc70: I was pulling out of my garage and immediately heard a grinding sound. I then heard a whooshing sound. The front passenger side spring coil cracked and punctured (and ruined) a four week old tire. There was no warning that this was going to happen. I was lucky that I wasn't on the highway because I would have had a sudden tire blowout. Subaru had this problem with spring coils and had a recall to install shield to protect tire.

Filed May 10, 2011 · Suspension · 69,500 miles · CT

Left front coil spring crack and failure, lost control of vehicle.

Filed Mar 30, 2011 · Suspension · 89,223 miles · NY

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

Filed Jun 18, 2010 · Suspension · 89,000 miles · MA

2004 volvo xc70 wagon, 89,000 miles. Front left coil spring broke while car parked in driveway (fine previous evening, obvious clunking sound when turning out of driveway in morning). Loud noise when turning steering wheel, car not drivable. Mechanic found spring badly corroded, fractured near bottom of coils. Volvo dealership's parts department informed mechanic they were "stocking plenty of springs." this vehicle had a similar break in the left rear spring 8 weeks previously. Car is used as commuter vehicle and has never been off-road (4 whl drive sold as "cross country") or used in commercial service or for carrying heavy loads.

Filed Jan 4, 2010 · Suspension · 105,000 miles · NJ

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.