AI DamageVolvo Cross Country: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Volvo Cross Country across 2 model years: 11 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Powertrain 27% of all complaints
- 2 Vehicle speed control 27% of all complaints
- 3 Air bags 9% of all complaints
- 4 Engine 9% of all complaints
- 5 Engine and cooling 9% of all complaints
- 6 Equipment 9% of all complaints
- 7 Exterior lighting 9% of all complaints
- 8 Fuel system 9% of all complaints
- Powertrain: 3 complaints (27% of all).
- Vehicle speed control: 3 complaints (27% of all).
- Air bags: 1 complaints (9% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Engine: 1 complaints (9% of all).
- Engine and cooling: 1 complaints (9% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 11 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powertrain | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Air bags | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained severe head, neck and lower back injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was drivable after the crash and taken to a local dealer. The dealer was unable to determine why the air bags did not deploy during the crash.
Just as the car was almost stopped, it revved-up/surged forward. I was afraid that the brake would not hold and we would hit the car in front of us. Three young girls were in the car with me.
Collins, stalled on the interstate, had to call a tow track. Upon investigation there are tons of posts on the internet with this problem, and notices in transmission shops. Living 90 miles away I took my car to volvo for service more than necessary.
The vehicle was taken to the dealer 2-3 times but they were unable to find the cause of the vehicle's sudden acceleration.
"reduced performance" and "check engine" light iluminated. Car would not exceed 20 mph with pedal to floor. Dealer having trouble duplicating. Refusing to accept car until something is repaired.
While driving there was a clicking noise from the rear right cv joint. Upon inspection of the vehicle the under carriage was full of grease and oil from the right rear cv joint. The right rear cv joint broke.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
- Vehicle speed control. Accelerator pedal, cruise control, throttle codes.
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Engine. Cold start, unusual noises, oil leaks and engine codes.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-06.