2001 Volvo C70 AC Evaporator May Leak

A refrigerant leak may develop from the AC evaporator causing the AC to blow warm air. Verifying failure of this component is difficult. A good shop will use leak detection dye to verify a failing evaporator.

Affected Model Years

This issue affects Volvo C70 model years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, .

18 people reported this problem

  • 2001 100,000 Miles
    AC runs for anywhere from 2 minutes to 10 minutes and possibly longer. The hotter it is outside the shorter it runs. Then it blows swampy warm air.

  • 2001 67,000 Miles
    2008 Volvo C70 Evaporator leak. Cost to repair ~$ 1000. AC recharge is only about $ 60, so I may let it slide for a while.

  • 2001 112,000 Miles
    The repair shop had to recharge the system to find the leak, even after the system earlier had been injected with a dye. They quoted a $ 1500 charge to fix. with $ 1,350 of the charge for labor. Have not decided wether it is worth it to fix.

  • 2001 167,000 Miles
    We are in the middle of a heat wave and I am in between CA and AZ. I have paid for the AC to be filled 4 times. it still wont blow cold. even at night the coldest setting blows hot air in my face. It is so misriable I had to go move my 76 year old mom in AZ because she lost her home. No one seems to know haw to fix this problem. I cant afford a dealership. Every once in a great while the air does blow cool but it quickly is back to a sweat box before you get the chance to enjoy it.

  • 2001 23,000 Miles
    air condition is not working

  • 2001 58,000 Miles
    Car repair conducted leak test to diagnose. Leaking evaporator was identified. $ 3K to replace.