Volvo S70 Complaints

593 consumer complaints on file.

#10360352October 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 VOLVO S 70 AWD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BEGAN BY JERKING WHEN 1ST ACCELERATING, THEN TOTALLY STARTED SLIPPING AND WILL NOT MOVE. FLUID LEVEL IS OK, AND APPEARS CLEAN. IN PROCESS OF FINDING A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359291October 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2000 VOLVO S70 ETM ISSUES VEHICLE LUNGES, HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT, SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347847August 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY LUNGE FORWARD OR THERE WOULD BE LIMITED ACCELERATION POWER. THE ETF THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344550July 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S SUDDENLY INCREASED FROM 2000 TO 3000 WITHIN 15 SECONDS WITHOUT THE CONTACT ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR MASS METER, EVAPORATOR VALVE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND THE SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342233July 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 VOLVO S70. CONSUMER STATES MECHANICAL PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITH NO WARNING, USUALLY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT OFTEN IT WOULD GO NO MORE THAN 20-30 MPH. ALSO, SOME OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST SIXTEEN TIMES. *JB UPDATED 10/28/10. *JB THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION. UPDATED 11/12/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334050June 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND ALLOWED IT TO SIT FOR FIVE MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED OF A RECALL RELATING TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) REPAIRS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND HE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE SINCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10333905May 30, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
AFTER SCRAPING A CURB AND TEARING THE SIDEWALL OF ONE OF THE 195/60HR-15 BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE960AS POLE POSITION TIRES ON MY 2000 VOLVO S70, I REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME TIRE. SEVEN MONTHS AND ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE REPLACEMENT TIRE DEVELOPED A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. SINCE PURCHASING THE SET IN MARCH OF 2008, THIS IS THE THIRD TIRE I'VE HAD TO REPLACE DUE TO A SIDEWALL PROBLEM. I GENUINELY BELIEVE THIS TO BE DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. I'VE RETAINED THE MOST RECENTLY REPLACED TIRE IN CASE THE NHTSA DESIRES TO INSPECT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325555April 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 VOLVO S70 ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STALLS . CAR IS BUCKING AND SPEEDING UP CAR SHUTS DOWN ALL OVER THE ROAD AND HIGHWAYS AND WILL NOT START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318657March 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VOLVO S70 WITH ACCELERATION, DECELERATION AND STALLING ISSUES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ETM WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 26, 2008 UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THEN, THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING, FORCING HER TO MAKE REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALER IN AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AND DECELERATED ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNRELIABLE SINCE AUGUST 2008. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE AND PULLED ALL THE CODES, TO NO AVAIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317191March 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VOLVO S70 ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL IS ACTING UP. THE CAR WHEN STARTED IDLES ERRATICALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314854February 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONGOING PROBLEMS SINCE AUGUST 2008: ENGINE STALLS, DECELERATES, WON'T START, SOMETIMES ENGINE SURGES BADLY, ENGINE LIGHTS GO ON, THROTTLE GETS DIRTY EVEN WITH NEW PART ETM PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING AND NOW VEHICLE WILL NOT START OR DRIVE AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306423February 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN MID-DECEMBER THE CAR STARTED BUT RAN ROUGH AND LACKED POWER. PREVIOUS TO THAT IT RAN FINE; SINCE THEN IT HAS HAD VARIOUS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS RELATED TO ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND LACKS POWER. OTHER TIMES THE ENGINE RUNS FINE BUT THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR INPUT TO INCREASE SPEED. SOMETIMES THE CAR STUMBLES BUT ACCELERATES ADEQUATELY. MORE OFTEN THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 20 MPH AND NOT INCREASE SPEED BEYOND THAT IRRESPECTIVE OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL PRESSURE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE NORMALLY. REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY MODULE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THIS PART IS SUBJECT TO A NHTSA AGREEMENT WITH VOLVO THAT REQUIRES VOLVO TO REPLACE THE UNIT FREE BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THAT AND CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297239December 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 1999 VOLVO S70 T5. IT STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY AND AT TIMES WONT EVEN START. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO. I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED. WHENEVER I BRING IT IN THE PROBLEM IS NEVER DIAGNOSED AND I GET STUCK WITH SOME OTHER PROBLEM THEY THINK COULD BE THE PROBLEM. I WOULD ALWAYS END UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, CAR STALLS OUT COMPLETELY AND AT TIMES WONT EVEN START. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289381October 22, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE LOSS OF POWER AT START. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT FULL CAPACITY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE. THE SPEEDOMETER IS ALSO INOPERATIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURS QUITE FREQUENTLY DURING DRIVE TIME. HAVING THE PART REBUILT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286553October 6, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE SOFTWARE IN MY 1999 VOLVO S70 HAS FAILED, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE CAR SURGES, BRAKING IS IMPACTED, IT RUNS IRREGULARLY. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED WHEN THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW SOFTWARE IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN. NOW, THE DEALER DISAVOWS ANY ISSUE, CLAIMING THIS WAS A COINCIDENCE THAT THE SOFTWARE FAILED. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO WITH NO RESOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284152September 16, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE ENGINE AND THE CSR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL; THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC REPLACED THE AIR MASS METER. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, IN WHICH THE TECHNICIAN CHARGED $1065.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284011September 15, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
MY 1999 S70 WITH APPROXIMATELY 92,000 HAS THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: - SOMETIMES THE ENGINES START SHAKING? - HARD TO BRAKE - NO POWER EVEN IF YOU PEDAL IS AT THE MAX - CRUISE CONTROL STOP WORKING MY CAR HAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEAL TO GET THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. SINCE THE UPGRADE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT 02 SENSOR. NOW THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT GO MORE THAN 20MPH WITH THE GAS PEDAL FLOORED. VOLVO WILL NOT REPAIR THIS KNOW ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR IS 10 1/2 YEARS OLD. THEY STATE IF THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 10YEARS OLD OR UNDER 200K IN MILEAGE THEY WOULD REPAIR IT. THIS IS NOT FAIR. THEY COULD HAVE REPLACED THIS ETM WHEN I CAME FOR THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE BUT THEY DID NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282388August 31, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MY 1999 VOLVO S-70 RECEIVED SOFTWARE UPGRADE CODE #155 IN 2006 SUBJECT TO RECALL AND IN AUGUST 2009 STARTED TO EXPERIENCE RANDOM THROTTLE SURGING AND LOSS OF POWER ,ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS(I-95), MAKING VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE,ALONG WITH INTERMITTENT ETS LIGHT COMING ON. I AM NOW TOLD BY DEALER THAT CAUSE IS DUE TO FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE & NOT COVERED BY 10 YEAR OR 200,000 MILE WARRANTY AS "IN-SERVICE" DATE ON MY VEHICLE WAS FEB. 2009 AND THEREFORE PAST 10 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. HAVING RESEARCHED YOUR DATA BASE INVOLVING SAFETY ISSUES & ACCIDENTS CAUSED DIRECTLY FROM THIS TYPE OF PART FAILURE, I AM AT A LOSS AS TO WHY A FULL RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED BY VOLVO TO REPLACE ALL ETM'S ON THESE MODEL VEHICLES. I AM NOW OUT-OF-POCKET $1200.00 FOR SOMETHING THAT VOLVO HAS NEGLECTED TO FIX. STATISTICALLY, IT APPEARS THAT MORE OF THESE ETM'S WILL FAIL OUTSIDE OF THE VOLVO WARRANTY PERIOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280614August 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2000 VOLVO S70 4 DOOR, AWD, TURBO SEDAN STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC, NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CAR WAS ON A HILL WHEN IT HAPPENED IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. TOOK 6 TRIES TO GET IT RESTARTED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280263August 12, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2000 VOLVO S70 (50,000: WHILE CHANGING LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT, NOTICED THE INSULATION WAS FLAKING OFF THE WIRES. INSPECTED THE OTHER SIDE. IT WAS WORSE WITH MAJOR BEAR SECTIONS OF WIRE. ALSO NOTED THE WIRE IS VERY THIN GAGE FOR HEADLIGHT CIRCUITS, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH A HOT, HIGH USE AREA. HIGH BEAM OK. CHECKED VOLVO FORUMS. FOUND THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VOLVO AND A MECHANIC POSTED A REPAIR PROCEDURE. BESIDES THE SAFETY HAZARD OF SUDDENLY LOSING HEADLIGHTS, FLASHING OF A CIRCUIT OF THIS MAGNITUDE MIGHT HAVE OTHER AFFECTS ON COMPUTER RELATED CONTROLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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