Volvo S70 Complaints

593 consumer complaints on file.

#10131609August 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
99 VOLVO S 70 AWD HAS 100K IS SURGING & STALLING. AFTER ALL RESEARCH IT SEEM I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS DEFECT. EVERYONE SAID THE ETS . I THINK MY DEALER REPLACED IT ONCE UNDER WARRANTY ALREADY. NOW ITS DOING IT AGAIN . VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY. I TRIED REPLACING THE MASS AIR SENSOR . BUT THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM . I THINK VOLVO NEED TO RECALL THIS PART. THANKS BRAD. *JB
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0
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#10131211August 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
99 VOLVO S70 STARTED TO BUCK AND HESITATE AT 60 + MPH. I DID NOT FEEL IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE THE ENGINE ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO CUT OUT ENTIRELY. I TOOK VEHICLE TO VOLVO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED ETM, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, AT A COST OF CLOSE TO $ 1000. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 76000 MILES ON IT.*JB
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0
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#10131216August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 1999 VOLVO S70 GLT WAS JUST TURNED INTO MY LOCAL DEALER. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IS THE PRIMARY SUSPECT. ROUGH IDLE, STALLING, SURGING AT IDLE, BURSTS OF OVERLY RICH FUEL MIX AT IDLE. INTERMITTENT SYMPTOMS AT IDLE. RUNS OK AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WITH MILD SURGING. *JB
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0
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#10131237August 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 1999 VOLVO S70. ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE, WITHOUT WARNING CUTS OUT. WITH THIS THE POWER STEERING GOES AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER OUT OF TRAFFIC. BOTH THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENT. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS HARD TO DIAGNOSE AS IT JUST HAPPENED ONCE. WELL IT HAPPENED AGAIN! THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MAY 1, 2005 AND THE SECOND ON JULY 30, 2005. *JB
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No
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No
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0
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#10131335August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *JB
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No
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No
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0
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#10131360August 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING FROM CLEVELAND TO ROSWELL, GA, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILED IN MY 2000 VOLVO S70. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER AND THE POWER-STEERING FAILED. I HAD TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT BESIDE THE ROAD. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE MODULE AT A COST OF OVER $1000. OLD PART WAS NOT RETURNED.*JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10131430August 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
DT: VEHICLE INTERRMITTENTLY STALLED AND DIED . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO SUGGESTED THE PROBLEM WA STHE INTAKE MANIFOLD SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131439August 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED TO US: WE (MY WIFE, THREE YEAR OLD SON AND I) WERE DRIVING OUR 2000 VOLVO S70 SEDAN DOWN INTERSTATE 95 FROM WASHINGTON DC TO NORTH CAROLINA. IN VIRGINIA, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) SENSOR CAME ON. WE STOPPED, LIKE THE MANUAL SUGGESTED, RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. MIDWAY THROUGH VIRGINIA, THE ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. WE STOPPED AND AGAIN STOPPED THE ENGINE. UPON RESTART, THE ETS LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT NOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS TOOK PLACE THE WHOLE TRIP DOWN I-95. WE MADE IT HOME, BUT DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING OUR THREE YEAR OLD AROUND. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE SPEED WHEN THE SENSOR CAME ON. WE STOPPED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY EVERY TIME, WHICH IS NO GREAT THRILL WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET, THE LIGHT CAME ON, KICKED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHIMMER. WE STOPPED ABOUT TEN TIMES DURING A 150 MILES TRIP. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131448August 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURE. I TWOULD COST $1000.00 TO REPLACE IT. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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#10131486August 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT MY CAR WOULD STALL OR LOSE POWER. WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY RTE 202 MY CAR LOST POWER IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. IT THE COMPLETELY DIED AND WOULD NOT START. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST MECHANIC (FRANCIS AUTOMOTIVE IN WEST CHESTER, PA). IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A BAD VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WHICH COST IN EXCESS OF $1000 TO FIX. AFTER TALKING TO OTHER VOLVO OWNERS ABOUT THIS I FOUND THAT IT VERY COMMON. IN ADDITION TO THIS I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITION WHICH STOPS WORKING AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES. AI HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THIS COMMON WITH 2000 S70'S. I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON VOLVO'S PAST QUALITY REPUTATION. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE BIG MISTAKE I SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH A NISSAN OR TOYOTA! *NM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10130993August 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FAILED THROTTLE MODULE. *NM
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No
Fire:
No
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0
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#10130994August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1998 VOLVO S70 T5-VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY, WITHOUT PRIOR INDICATION WILL CEASE TO OPERATE WHILE TRAVELING. ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND ENGINE WILL HESITATE AND THEN SHUT DOWN. OCCURS GENERALLY 2 OR 3 TIMES IN A DAY OR TWO AND THEN MAYBE NOT AGAIN FOR A MONTH OR SO. THREE DIFFERENT VOLVO REPAIR SHOPS HAVE BEEN INEFFECTIVE IN DIAGNOSING...FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON HIGH SPEED ARTERIAL ROADS AS WELL AS WHILE IDLING/ STOPPED . *NM
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10131013August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WARNING LIGHT, ENGINE RAN ROUGH, STALLED SINCE APRIL 2004 UNTIL JANUARY 2005, AND DEALER REPEATEDLY RAN TESTS AND CHARGED ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR TESTS AND REPLACING PARTS THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL JANUARY 2005. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131021August 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HI - IN APRIL 2005 I HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE JUST BEFORE THE EXTENDED WARRANT EXPIRED IN MAY. THEY MENTIONED THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT SAID IT WASN'T COVERED SO I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING SINCE I HADN'T NOTICED A PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MGR SAID IT DID NOT NEED FIXED ANYTIME SOON AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. IN JULY I NOTICED THAT MY CAR KEPT LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY (VERY DANGEROUS I95 IN FT LAUDERDALE). I TOOK IT IN ON A THURSDAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY CAME BACK WITH A BUNCH OF LITTLE THINGS THAT TOTALED ABOUT $1500. I WAS THINKING ABOUT A NEWER CAR SO I ASKED IF ANYTHING WAS URGENT AND THEY SAID NO AND SENT ME ON MY WAY AGAIN. I STOPPED BACK BY THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THE POWER WINDOWS QUIT WORKING, THEY SAID IT WASN'T RELATED AND I MADE AN APPT TO COME IN THE FOLLOWING MONDAY TO HAVE THAT FIXED ($210). ON MY WAY HOME, THE ETU LIGHT CAME ON. I GOOGLED 1999 S70 ETU AND WAS OVERWHELMED BY THE INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I WENT IN ON MONDAY I WAS LIVID THAT THEY HAD LET ME GO ON DRIVING THIS CAR WITHOUT TELLING ME OF THE POSSIBILITY OF IT DYING ON ME IN TRAFFIC. ALSO THEY HID IT FROM ME AND THEY WERE NICKEL AND DIMING ME JUST LIKE IT SAID THEY WOULD DO IN THE FORUMS! THE SALES MANAGER ADMITTED HE KNOW ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, ETC. HE RAN ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC AND GUESS WHAT - THE PROBLEM WITH THE ETU MIRACULOUSLY SHOWED UP. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME $1800 BUT DID ME A FAVOR AND KNOCKED IT DOWN TO $1375. CAN YOU HELP ME GET MY MONEY BACK - I AM ANGRY - I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131028August 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: CALLER WAS TOLD ABOUT THE VOLVO INVESTIGATION. SHE , HAD THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN A MONTH LATER, IT STALLED TWICE IN ONE DAY. DEALER SAID THE FIRST TIME MIGHT NOT BEEN ENOUGH TO MAKE THE WARNING LIGHT COME ON, BUT NOW THAT IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MANUFACTURER SAID THE DEALER NEEDED TO LOOK AT IT, AND CHECK THE THROTTLE BODY. IT WAS A RECALL AND L SHE COULD BE REIMBURSED. CALLER SAID IT HAPPENED WHEN SHE WAS TAKING OFF OR SLOWING DOWN AT LOW SPEEDS.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131060August 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK ONE MORNING. I STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. I COULD ONLY GO A MAXIMUM OF 20 MPH. I HAD TO PULL-OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER SO THAT I DIDN'T GET REAR-ENDED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I DECIDED TO 'LIMP" HOME ABOUT 1/2 MILE, AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. MY HUSBAND CHECKED OUT THE CAR LATER THAT DAY, AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE BACK TO NORMAL HOWEVER THE ETS LIGHT IS ON THE DASH-BOARD. I AM CONCERNED THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM TOLD IT COSTS OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131081August 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM WRITING JUST TO SUPPLY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR ONGOING INVESTIGATION PE05041. DURING THE FIRST FEW YEARS THAT I OWNED MY 2000 VOLVO S70 GLT SE, I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURES, WHICH GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE SPEED WHEN ACCELERATING AND BE UNRESPONSIVE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCURRED, SO VOLVO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MECHANISM AT NO CHARGE. TO DATE, THE REPLACEMENT MECHANISM HAS NOT FAILED, BUT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT THE AVERAGE FAILURE AGE OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAS BEEN. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN WHO ARE FREQUENTLY IN THE CAR WITH ME. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131086August 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VOLVO S70 1999 MODEL, 3 TIMES HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING..ETS WILL LIGHT UP ON THE CONTROL PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WILL NO LONGER MOVE FORWARD. I SWITCH OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO GO OFF SO I CAN ONCE AGAIN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AND LUCKILY I WAS NOT REAR-ENDED WHILE MOVING OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I REPORTED IT TO VOLVO OF CLEAR LAKE WHO REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. THE CAR COMPUTER DID HAVE IT RECORDED THAT A PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM, BUT AFTER AN INSPECTION BY VOLVO, NO REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE SYSTEM. I AM FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE IN ANY FREEWAY LANE THAT IS NOT NEXT TO A SHOULDER....I MUST ALWAYS BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AT ANY TIME. NO SPECIAL EVENT HAS LED/CAUSED THIS FAILURE. I ALWAYS TAKE MY CAR INTO THE VOLVO DEALER FOR THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131194August 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE PURCHASED THE VOLVO 2000 S70 VEHICLE IN 9/01 WITH 25,000 MILES. A 30,000 MILE CHECK-UP WAS PERFORMED BY SANTA MONICA VOLVO ON 12/26/01. STEVEN AND I BEGAN A 14-MONTH ROAD TRIP AROUND THE US AND HAD THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED AT VOLVO DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY (THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PERIODICALLY CAME ON AND WE WOULD ASK THE DEALERS ABOUT IT. WE WERE TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE LIGHT.) THE ROAD TRIP ACCOUNTS FOR THE ACCRUED MILES PUT ON THE VEHICLE IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. RETURNED TO CALIFORNIA 3/04. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO SANTA MONICA VOLVO TO HAVE THE 75,000 MILE CHECK-UP. THEY DID THE CHECK-UP AND WE DROVE AWAY. THE ETS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN ONE MILE, CAR BEGAN TO JERK, CALLED THE DEALER AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE VEHICLE. SM VOLVO DID THE DIAGNOSTICS BUT DID NOT KNOW WHY THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON AS WE DROVE AWAY. THESE THINGS HAPPEN, THEY SAID. SM VOLVO EXPLAINED THAT CERTAIN CODES CAME UP, THEY WOULD RESET THE COMPUTER (CODE EZM#91A7 ON THE THROTTLE UNIT) AND DOWNLOAD A NEW PROGRAM. THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO REPAIR IT BY DOING ADDITIONAL WORK AND DID NOT GUARANTEE THE COMPUTER RESET. WE ASKED IF THE REPAIR WOULD BE GUARANTEED OR COULD WE DRIVE OFF AGAIN AND GET THE SAME RESULTS. THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS LED US TO BELIEVE THAT EVERYTIME WE APPROVED THEM TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR. NOT GUARANTEEING THAT THEY CAN RESOLVE THE PROBLEM MADE US CONSIDER MORE RESEARCH AND/OR A SECOND OPINION. WE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE DEALER WITHOUT REPAIR. WE HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE LOCALLY SINCE THEN, BUT WITH MANY FAILURES. ALOT OF JERKING, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND I HAVE TO SIT FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL TURN ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 82,000 MILES. WE HAVE ONLY DRIVEN 5,000 IN 16 MONTHS. WE ARE ONLY USING THE VEHICLE FOR ERRANDS AND WORK. WE DO NOT WANT TO GIVE THE DEALER FREE REIGN OVER CHARGES AND REPAIRS THAT THEY CANNOT JUSTIFY OR GUARANTEE.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130891August 1, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1999 VOLVO S70 T5 THROTTLE BODY (ETM) FAILED SUDDENLY. NO INJURIES BUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE AS THEY ALL FAIL BETWEEN 45,000 AND 100,000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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