Volvo V70 Complaints

934 consumer complaints on file.

#10131801August 6, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
STALLING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. STALLING AT NORMAL OPERATING SPEED WITH RESULTING LOSS OF POWER, STEERING AND BRAKES. THE MASS AIR SENSOR AND INTAKE HOSE WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131806August 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER - HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF A 65 MPH HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON THE SAME DAY. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP (KOTLAR) WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY KOTLAR AUTO REPAIR AND THEN MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO BIG DEE VOLVO DEALER IN WHITE PLAINS WHO DOWNLOADED THE APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE. TOTAL CHARGES WERE $929.40. LUCKILY I WAS IN THR RIGHT HAND LANE WITH LIMITED TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY OR ELSE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131818August 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILED WHILED DRIVING ON FREEWAY. FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY STOP AND HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131707August 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AT APPROX. 60 MPH, CAR LOST SPEED AND POWER STEERING. TOWED INTO VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN OKLAHOMA CITY. REPAIRS COSTING APPROX. $1,200 WERE MADE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE OR TRANSMISSION. I CAN PROVIDE THE STATEMENT INDICATING THE REPAIRS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131699August 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE SHUT-DOWN WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL. DISABLED VEHICLE WITH GROCERIES AND SMALL CHILDREN INSIDE ON A 90+ DEGREE (VERY HOT!!)AFTERNOON IN MID-JULY. $322 FOR REPLACEMENT OF AIR FLOW DEVICE (METER OR SENSOR?) TO CORRECT PROBLEM. APPROX. $50, LOSS OF PERISHABLE FOOD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131733August 5, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING FROM CHARLOTTE TO CINCINNATI IN 2001 VOLVO V70 WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER . COULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN 20 MPH. WAS ABLE TO EXIT ONTO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. MESSAGE LIGHT SAID PERFORMANCE REDUCED, BUT THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS MESSAGE IN THE SERVICE MANUAL. VOLVO ROADSIDE SERVICE CLAIMED TO BE UNAWARE OF WHAT COULD BE WRONG, AS DID THE NEAREST DEALER. AFTER TWENTY MINUTES THE CAR RESTARTED AND RAN WELL FOR TWO DAYS . THIS WAS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND CONSUMER COULD NOT OBTAIN SERVICE. HOWEVER, ON RETURN TRIP TO CHARLOTTE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE 4 OR 5 TIMES, A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR INTERSTATE DRIVING. WHEN CONSUME R SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH LOCAL DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMED TO BE UNAWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM WITH OTHER VOLVOS. BY THE TIME CONSUMER ARRIVED FOR THE APPOINTMENT SHE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM) FAILURE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN DENIED KNOWING ABOUT THIS FAILURE BUT ADNITTED THAT THE THROTTLE FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $900. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PURSUE COMPENSATION AND A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES BUT VOLVO REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131736August 5, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, 2005, I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 VOLVO V70 ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND SLOWED TO 10 MILES PER HOUR; NOT ACCELERATING PASS THAT SPEED. I EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE HOME AT THE SPEED OF 10 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS. TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS, I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO KEEP THE CAR FROM STOPPING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO VOLVO SOUTH ATLANTA AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $905.44. THE PARTS WERE DISPOSED OF BUT I HAVE A RECEIPT FOR THE THROTTLE BODY, GASKET AND ETM RELOAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131521August 4, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON 8/3/05. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. SAID IT WAS MALFUNCTION OF THROTTLE THAT REGULATES AIR GOING INTO ENGINE. NO CONSEQUENCES AS OF YET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131607August 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON 12 MARCH AND HAVE SINCE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISION. IT STALLS AND TENDS TO NOT GAIN SPEED. WE HAD IT SERVICED 2 TIMES AND THIS LAST TIME THAT STATED THEY REPLACED IT. WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE THOUGH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131627August 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR LOST POWER OCCASIONALLY WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, BUT IT REVVED TO OVER 6,000 RPMS. THE CAR WOULD PULL BACK AND THEN LUNGE INTO GEAR. IT HAD A WHIPLASH EFFECT ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. AFTER 18 VISITS TO THE DEALER AND PROBABLY AS MANY CALLS TO VOLVO OF N. AMERICA, I FOUND ANOTHER DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE VALVE BODY LAST YEAR AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. I CAN'T ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTION BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK FOR 3 YEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10131206August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INCIDENCE 2 OF 7 SIMILAR. AS REPORTED ON SERVICE INVOICE: "CUSTOMER REPORTS; VIBRATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP. SHOP FOREMAN ROAD TESTED WITH CUSTOMER; FELT POOR IDLE AT STOPPING OF CAR. ACCESS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE; NONE STORED. R&R THROTTLE BODY. CLEAN AND ADJUST THROTTLE UNIT." THIS INCIDENT WAS THE 2ND OF 7 SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING LATER THAT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED TWICE & THEN REPLACED TWICE. I WILL BE REPORTING ALL THESE SUBSEQUENT INCIDENTS IN SEQUENCE OF OCCURRENCE ON THIS NHTSA COMPLAINT SITE AS WELL. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INCIDENTS: 1) ODI #10131200. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131207August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INCIDENCE 3 OF 7 SIMILAR. AS REPORTED ON SERVICE INVOICE: "[THROTTLE & CRUISE] CUSTOMER REPORTS: ETS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY - LIGHT GOES OUT ON RESTART. ACCESS DIAGNOSTIC CODES: ECM 91A7. PERFORM SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD & RESET ADAPTATIONS." THIS INCIDENT WAS THE 3RD OF 7 SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING LATER THAT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED TWICE & THEN REPLACED TWICE. I WILL BE REPORTING ALL THESE SUBSEQUENT INCIDENTS IN SEQUENCE OF OCCURRENCE ON THIS NHTSA COMPLAINT SITE AS WELL. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INCIDENTS: 1) ODI #10131200 2) ODI #10131206. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131208August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INCIDENCE 4 OF 7 SIMILAR. AS REPORTED ON SERVICE INVOICE: "CUSTOMER REPORTS: 1) WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP TACH DROPS AND THEN PICKS BACK UP WHEN CAR COMES TO A STOP. CLEAN THROTTLE HOUSING. 2) WAS GETTING 20 MILES PER GALLON NOW ABOUT 17 1/2. PERFORM SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR ECM, TCM AND ETM." THIS INCIDENT WAS THE 4TH OF 7 SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING LATER THAT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED TWICE & THEN REPLACED TWICE. I WILL BE REPORTING ALL THESE SUBSEQUENT INCIDENTS IN SEQUENCE OF OCCURRENCE ON THIS NHTSA COMPLAINT SITE AS WELL. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INCIDENTS: 1) ODI #10131200 2) ODI #10131206 3) ODI #10131207. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131209August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INCIDENCE 5 OF 7 SIMILAR. AS REPORTED ON SERVICE INVOICE: "CUSTOMER STATES: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THERE ARE DRIVE ABILITY CONCERNS. CAR CUTS OUT INTERMITTENT RIGHT AFTER STARTING - WARM OR COLD START. SEE ATTACHED. ACCESS DIAGNOSTIC CODES: ECM 2110 AND ECM 720A. REPLACE IMMOBILIZER ANTENNA RING AND FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR. RESET ADAPTATION." THIS INCIDENT WAS THE 5TH OF 7 SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING LATER THAT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED TWICE & THEN REPLACED TWICE. I WILL BE REPORTING ALL THESE SUBSEQUENT INCIDENTS IN SEQUENCE OF OCCURRENCE ON THIS NHTSA COMPLAINT SITE AS WELL. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INCIDENTS: 1) ODI #10131200 2) ODI #10131206 3) ODI #10131207 4) ODI #10131208. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131213August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INCIDENCE 6 OF 7 SIMILAR. AS REPORTED ON SERVICE INVOICE: "CUSTOMER STATES: ETS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER DRIVING CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN DECELERATING DOWN TO LOCAL (TOWN) SPEED CAR HAS A SEVERE SPUTTERING, HESITATION AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. FAULT TRACED SYSTEM WITH VADIS AND RETRIEVED CODES ECM-532D ECM-9190, ECM-91A7, AND ECM-91F0... REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ASSEMBLY, AND DOWNLOADED NEW SOFTWARE TO ADAPT CAR." THIS INCIDENT WAS THE 6TH OF 7 SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING LATER THAT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED TWICE & THEN REPLACED TWICE. I WILL BE REPORTING ALL THESE SUBSEQUENT INCIDENTS IN SEQUENCE OF OCCURRENCE ON THIS NHTSA COMPLAINT SITE AS WELL. NOTE THAT THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT SEEMS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH ALREADY-RECOGNIZED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05041 "FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES." PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INCIDENTS: 1) ODI #10131200 2) ODI #10131206 3) ODI #10131207 4) ODI #10131208 5) ODI #1013120.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131214August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INCIDENCE 7 OF 7 SIMILAR. AS REPORTED ON SERVICE INVOICE: "CUSTOMER STATES: EVER SINCE THROTTLE WAS DONE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING- FEELS FOR A MICRO SECOND AT VARIOUS TIMES GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. NINO CAN CALL FOR MORE INFO IF NECESSARY. REFER TO RO 435245 09/17/04 78697 MILES - FOUND DEFECT IN THROTTLE UNIT ASSEMBLY REPLACED -- TECHNICIAN FOUND CODES FOR ETM INTERNAL MALFUNCTION. REPLACED ETM AND PERFORMED DOWNLOAD." THIS INCIDENT WAS THE 7TH OF 7 SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING LATER THAT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED TWICE & THEN REPLACED TWICE. I HAVE REPORTED ALL THE PREVIOUS INCIDENTS IN SEQUENCE OF OCCURRENCE ON THIS NHTSA COMPLAINT SITE AS WELL. NOTE THAT THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT SEEMS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH ALREADY-RECOGNIZED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05041 "FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES." PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INCIDENTS: 1) ODI #10131200 2) ODI #10131206 3) ODI #10131207 4) ODI #10131208 5) ODI #10131209 6) ODI #10131213. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131244August 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLEDAND LOST POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131248August 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
VEHICLE(2001 VOLVO V70) STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS 5 TIMES. SAME TROUBLE IN 2004 AND REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. NO ACCIDENT YET.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131252August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PLEASE INCLUDE MY VEHICLE INCIDENT TO NHTSA ACTION # PE05041. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. NEXT DAY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, HOWEVER, WAS ABLE TO START BY BYPASSING GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL AND VEHICLE STARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO VOLVO DEALER. VOLVO REPLACED THE ETS UNIT AND RELOADED THE SOFTWARE UNDER THE SPECIAL CA EMISSIONS WARRANTY. SINCE VOLVO REPLACED THE PART WITH AN IDENTICAL UNIT, I AM CONCERNED THE UNIT WILL FAIL AGAIN OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE AT MY COST ($1,000.00). VOLVO SHOULD REDESIGN AND REPLACE ETS UNITS TO VOLVO OWNERS AT NO COST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131402August 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: 1999 VOLVO V70. INTERMITTENT STALLING AND LOSS OF POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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