Volvo S70 Complaints

593 consumer complaints on file.

#10135966September 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT: THE RPMS WOULD DROP TO 500 OR BELOW, AND THE CAR WOULD STALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE. WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS, IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM OR WORSE. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONSUMER SENT VOLVO A LETTER, AND THEY SAID NHTSA WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INVESTIGATION AND WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131035September 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: CONTACT STATED ON 3 OR 4 OCCASIONS WOULD LOSE O POWER INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATING. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TWICE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. VEHICLE WILL BE FINE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER ONLY A FEW MINUTES.*AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131036September 9, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
DT: WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SURGED. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER E PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC FUEL REGULATOR. THIS OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER 22, 2004. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE, BUT HE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION OPEN REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, PE05041.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131738September 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL HAD TO BE REPLACED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY MARCH 26, 2004. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135802September 8, 2005
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD BEGAN MAKING VERY LOUD NOISES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE DASH HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE FIREWALL. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE 1997 AND 1998 MODELS. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I NEED A NEW DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE CLIPS HOLDING IT ARE BROKEN. VOLVO IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND STATED THAT IF THE DASH HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE FIREWALL DURING THE FIRST 4 YEARS OR 50000 MILES IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER STRUCTURAL DEFECTS OR DESIGN FLAWS. WITH THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM I THINK THAT VOLVO SHOULD STAND BEHIND ITS CARS AND OFFER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I AM ASSUMING THAT IF I DO NOT HAVE THIS VERY COSTLY REPAIR DONE THE DASH WILL EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE FIREWALL COMPLETELY AND FALL OFF. I AM SURE THAT THIS DASHBOARD WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A HEAD ON COLLISION. MY VOLVO WAS NOT BUILT FOR SAFETY, BUT FOR PROFIT USING DEFECTIVE DESIGNS AND PARTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135855September 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY VOLVO S70 2000 WESTBOUND ON I-90 JUST PAST THE GARY , IN EXIT 10, DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR, THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FASTER THAN 30 MPH. BETWEEN EXIT 10 AND THE NEXT EXIT 5 THE ROAD IS ELEVATED THERE IS NO USABLE SHOULDER. AS A RESULT FOR 5 MILES I DROVE AT 30 MPH WHILE CARS AND TRUCKS APPROACHED ME FROM BEHIND AT 55-75 MPH. NUMEROUS CARS AND TRUCKS HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME AND ONE TRUCK STARTED TO JACKKNIFE. I FINALLY MADE IT TO THE EXIT 5 AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AT THE COST OF OVER $1,000.00. I WAS INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT INJURED OR KILLED AND THAT I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO A SERVICE APPOINTMENT THAT MORNING BECAUSE THE ETS DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT HAD LIT UP. WHEN I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER THE WEEK BEFORE I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT I COULD LOSE POWER LIKE THAT . INDEED WHEN ARRIVED BY TOW TRUCK AT THE DEALER THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT THE ETM PROBLEM DID NOT MAKE THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT THAT "YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IT THAT WAY." . THE DEALER IS ABOUT 60 MILES FROM MY HOME. ALL THE VOLVO SAFETY FEATURES WOULDN'T HAVE DONE ME A LICK OF GOOD IF A SEMI HAD PLOWED INTO ME AT 55 MPH OR MORE. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER PROBLEM UTTERLY COMPROMISES THE VOLVO SAFETY FEATURES. SO INSTEAD OF TAKING THE VOLVO ON A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP THIS SUMMER WE RENTED A VAN. I URGE THAT THIS PART BE RECALL AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IN THE MEANTIME, MAKE VOLVO CONTACT CAR OWNERS AND TELL THEM THAT IF THE ETS LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135538September 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ROUGH IDLE ETS LIGHT CAME ON CAR DIED REPLACED ETM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135693September 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THE AUTOMOBILE WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE AND STALL WHEN APPROACHING LOWER SPEEDS. ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE A DELAYED RESPONSE AND NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE ETS WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON JUST PRIOR TO THE EVENT. AFTER THE CAR WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE FINE UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. AFTER THE ETM MODULE WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, NO PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135444September 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I JUST READ ON YOUR WEBSITE AN ACTION SUMMARY REGARDING "FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM)". I DID EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM IN SEPT. 2003 ON MY 2000 S70GLT. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AND SLOW DOWN. I GOT HONKED BY SO MANY OTHER DRIVERS WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER TO THE ROAD SIDE. LUCKILY I DID NOT GET HIT BY ANY OTHER CAR. THE SYMPTOM DISAPPEARED AFTER I SHUT AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. WHEN IT HAPPENED FOR THE SECOND TIME LATER DURING THE SAME WEEK, I DECIDED TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER'S SHOP FOR AN EMERGENCY CHECKOUT. I SHUT AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE BUT STILL THE CAR IS SHAKING AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO NORMAL SPEED. SO, I HAD TO TURN ON EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND DROVE VERY SLOWLY TO THE DEALER'S SHOP. THAT DAY I SPENT $1,111 FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE MOTOR THROTTLE MODULE AND IT IS NOT COVERED WITH MANUFACTURER WARRANTY SINCE THE CAR ALREADY HAS 78K MILES ON THE METER. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS STARTING PROBLEM FROM TIME TO TIME. IT ALWAYS START OKAY BUT SOMETIMES THE ENGINE SPEED DROP AND STOP AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF RUNNING. THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG IN THE CAR AND IT IS HARD TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THEM. THE FUNNY THING IS THAT I JUST HAD A 105K MILES MAINTENANCE FULLY TUNED AT THE DEALER'S SHOP TWO WEEKS AGO AND THEY SAID THE CHECKING AND MAINTENANCE WENT WELL AND THE CAR RUNS NICELY. IN THIS MORNING IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I WAS RUSHED TO WORK. I GOT STUCK AT MY GARAGE FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE I FINALLY STARTED THE ENGINE. I SUSPECT THESE SYMPTOMS ARE STILL RELATED TO THIS ETM DEFECT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135279September 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ABS/TRACKS SYSTEM - WELL KNOWN/DOCUMENTED DEFECT. VOLVO PARTS CENTER SAYS CAUSE WAS FAULTY ABS UNITS FROM THE PHILIPPINES. THIS CAUSES A FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, YET VOLVO DOES NOT RECALL?. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135236September 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR REPEATEDLY JERKED DURING DRIVING. DEALER ASSESSED SITUATION AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131951September 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ST: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED/LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134822August 30, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE CAR STALLED IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC LOSING PARTIAL CONTROL OF THE AUTOMOBILE SCARED DRIVER AND CAR LUCKILY RESTARTED OR COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR ACCIDENT - FOUND OUT THROTTLE BODY MODULE WAS TO BLAME. THIS IS ONE SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE THE CAR OFTEN STALLED AT STOP LIGHTS AND GOING AROUND CORNERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134760August 30, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 VOLVO S70 GLT SEDAN. ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE HOOD WAS NOT CLOSING. UPON EXAMINATION I DISCOVERED THAT BOTH HOOD LATCHES WERE FAILING BECAUSE OF METAL FATIGUE. AT THIS POINT ONE LATCH HAS FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY AND THE OTHER IS SO WEAKENED IT WILL NOT HOLD THE HOOD. I AM CURRENTLY HOLDING THE HOOD DOWN WITH A BUNGIE CORD. FAILURE OF THE HOOD LATCHES COULD LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF A HOOD FLIES UP AT HIGH SPEED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134802August 30, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CARS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DONE UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD BUT I'M WRITING TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE WHOSE CARS SYSTEMS LASTED SLIGHTLY LONGER, OUT OF WARRANTY. VOLVO KNEW THEY HAD ISSUES WITH DEFECTIVE THROTTLES AND SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THESE CARS ARE NOT CHEAP AND OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE 'BETA' TESTERS FOR NEW SYSTEMS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134579August 29, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: VEHICLE ENGINE DIES FOR NON REASON WHILE UNDER WAY. VEHICLE RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY. NO ERROR CODE SET IN COMPUTER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134294August 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER OR MISSING LIKE IT WAS GONG TO STOP RUNNING. FORTUNATELY, UNLIKE OTHERS, I WAS NOT STRANDED. 2. MY 75,000 MILE SERVICE WAS DUE SO I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THAT AND ALSO LET THE VOLVO DEALER KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. 3. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND DETERMINED IT TO BE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THEY REPLACED THE PART WITH A NEW REDESIGNED PART. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. P.S. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED VOLVO AND VOLVO AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PART NOT THE LABOR, WHICH SAVED ME ABOUT $500. THAT WAS A GOOD GESTURE. 8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134321August 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL CAUSES CAR TO STALL REPEATEDLY- OFTEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO PULL OVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134214August 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
CAR STALLS RANDOMLY AND THIS TIME I HIT A CURB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134245August 25, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 1999 VOLVO S70 THAT I BROUGHT IN TO A VOLVO REPAIR SHOP FOR A 105,000 MILE CHECK UP (MOSTLY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIMING BELT). THE CAR WAS OTHERWISE WORKING FINE. FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF THE TIMING BELT, TENSIONER, OIL CHANGE, LUBE, ETC. (ALL THE THINGS IN THE STANDARD 105,000 MILE CHECK-UP), THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER IDLE. THE SHOP IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. IT REMAINS UNCLEAR WHY IT FAILED AS PART OF A ROUTINE CHECK-UP. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE REPLACEMENT PART ALSO FAILED TO WORK (IT WOULDN'T ACCEPT THE SOFTWARE). THE SECOND REPLACEMENT THROTTLE MODULE DID WORK AND THE CAR IS NOW WORKING. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, HOWEVER, WAS $902.00--$551.50 FOR THE PART ALONE. THE REPAIR SHOP SPECIALIZES IN VOLVOS AND INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A FREQUENT PROBLEM, CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY YOUR OFFICE (NTSB ACTION # PE05041). I WANTED TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE TO YOUR COMPLAINT FILE. THIS CAN BE VERIFIED THROUGH THE REPAIR SHOP, RANDALL AUTOMOTIVE INC., 1720 WASHINGTON AVE. EXT., RENSSELAER, NY 12144-9482.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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