Volvo V70 Complaints (1999)

169 consumer complaints on file.

#10137250September 21, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM OCCURRED. NO INJURIES DUE TO IMMEDIATE DISCONTINUED USE AFTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED, I DROVE THE CAR STRAIGHT HOME FROM WORK, PARKED IT AND AM CURRENTLY RESEARCHING WHERE I WILL TAKE IT TO GET REPAIRED. I HAVE RECENTLY READ NUMEROUS ARTICLES ON THIS PROBLEM THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING AS WELL, AND WANTED TO NOTE THIS INCIDENT AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136653September 15, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1) 1999 VOLVO V70. ETS LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. 2) THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE 3) PARTS REPLACED WITH NEW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136466September 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 1999 VOLVO V70 AWD WAGON WITH 55,000 MILES. WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO SURGE. THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE HOME, BUT THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGHLY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT IN. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED A COMPLETE VEHICLE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (SOLD TO ME BY THE DEALER), BUT IT DID NOT COVER THIS REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135772September 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ROUGH ENGINE IDLE, FLUCTUATING IDLE SPEED, UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION RATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135525September 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VOLVO BEGAN TO SPORADICALLY LOSE POWER AND STALL. I CALLED THE VOLVO DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT AFTER IT STALLED WHILE CORNERING AND MY WIFE HAD ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ON 9/23/04 THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VOLVO. THEY CHECKED FOR CODES, BATTERY CABLES, FUEL AND IGNITION AND BATTERY AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY REPLACED A RELAY. TOTAL COST WAS $173.15. THE PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT AND I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK IN ON 11/16/04. THEY THEN DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE UNIT. THEY REPLACED IT AND PERFORMED A SOFTWARE RELOAD. THE COST OF THAT SERVICE WAS $ 1077.14. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED SINCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135131September 1, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. 1ST FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND 6 YEAR OLD NEIGHBOR. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND THE SURGE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LACK OF POWER WITH NORMAL ACCELERATION WHICH LEADS TO MORE PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR LEADING TO AN EVENTUAL DANGEROUS SURGE. VERY NOTICEABLE AT A DEAD START, BUT DOES OCCUR AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. EXPLAINED BY DEALERSHIP THAT ETM NEEDS REPLACING. REPLACEMENT COST WILL BE $800-$1200. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134930August 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, MY WIFE WOULD EXPERIENCE STALLS WITH OUR CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEATS. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, OUR DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM OF A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ON OUR 1999 V70. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134995August 31, 2005
EQUIPMENT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1999 VOLVO V70 WAGON. MASS REGISTRATION 9418PG MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING WITH HER MOTHER IN THE ABOVE DESCRIBED 1999 VOLVO ON RT 3 SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN MILTON & MARSHFIELD MASSACHUSETTS, WHEN THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND STALL. MY WIFE HAVING EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE INSTRUCTED MY DAUGHTER TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR. MY WIFE & I PAID SOUTH SHORE VOLVO OF NORWELL MASSACHUSETTS $1100 TO REPLACE THIS ETS OR ETM SYSTEM JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. WE HAVE ALSO HAD SPENT $800. ON TWO OXYGEN SENSORS THAT SOUTH SHORE VOLVO INITIALLY DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE FURTHER SPENT AN ADDITIONAL $125. ON AN IGNITION SWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN CAUSING ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHT TO CONTINUOUSLY LIGHT AND GO OUT, NOW THE SPEEDOMETER AND MILEAGE METER HAVE BEGUN TO FAIL.. SOUTH SHORE VOLVO HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS, THEY WILL NOT EVEN RETURN OUR CALLS. CALIFORNIA HAS FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET SOME RELIEF FOR IT'S CITIZENS. I AM GOING TO ATTEMPT TO JOIN THEIRS, WOULD PREFER SOME APPRECIATE SOME ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU VINCENT P STANCATO. PS, 20 YEAR VOLVO OWNER, I DRIVE A 1991 VOLVO 245, USED TO LIKE THESE CARS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131671August 30, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY 3 TIMES. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134618August 29, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
ENGINE IDLING IMPROPERLY, READ ABOUT ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURES THROTTLE FAILED, REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134451August 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1999 VOLVO V-70 LOST ALL POWER WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE APPROX 25 MPH W/O WARNING . THIS OCCURRED ON AN INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. EMT CLEANED PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING MAKING FOR A VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS AND CONDITIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134571August 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ETS LIGHT ON, DEALER REPLACED ETM CUSTOMER PAY. RECEIPTS FAXED TO ODI, THIS VOQ CREATED FROM E-MAIL SENT BY CURRENT OWNER MR. SCOTT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BEFORE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BUT HE IS SURE IT WILL HAVE TO REPLACED AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134148August 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
OUR 1999 VOLVO V70 SIMPLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. PORTLAND, ME DEALER "REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER" AND "CHECKED." WE DROVE 1500 MILES AND AGAIN IT STOPPED...THIS TIME REPEATEDLY. INDIANAPOLIS DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 WEEKS AND REPORTED THAT THEY INADVERTANTLY SOLVED WHATEVER THE PROBLEM WAS ($435). IN THE SUBSEQUENT MONTH & 4500 MILES LATER, ALL APPEARS TO BE WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134154August 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134213August 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 VOLVO V70 INCIDENT 5/10/05 1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. MY CAR EXPERIENCED A FALTER THEN ROUGH IDLE AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED POWER. IN ADDITION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. 2. THE CAR SEEMED TO RECOVER AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. 3. I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. I WAS TOLD THE FAULT CODES REGISTERED IN THE CARS COMPUTER INDICATED THERE WAS A FAILING EVAPORATOR PURGE VALVE ALONG WITH BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM). THE REPAIR COST ME $1,070.00. INCIDENT 5/24/05 1.AFTER A LITTLE OVER 3 MONTHS MY CAR HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. FALTER THEN ROUGH IDLE AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED POWER. IN ADDITION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. 2.I PLAN TO HAVE THE CAR ANALYZED BY THE SAME REPAIR SHOP THAT DID THE PREVIOUS $1,070.00 WORTH OF WORK. 3.RESOLUTION PENDING INVESTIGATION BASED ON THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THIS ISSUE SEEMS SIMILAR TO ACTION NUMBER: PE05041 THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05041 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : N/A MAKE : VOLVO MODEL: V70 MANUFACTURER : VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. YEAR : 2001 COMPONENT : VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : JULY 26, 2005 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED : OPEN SUMMARY: THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133805August 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE HAD TWO 1999 VOLVO 70-SERIES. ONE A V70 WAGON, AND THE OTHER A S70 SEDAN. BOTH HAD A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM). THE ETM ON THE V70 FAILED AT 61,091 MILES. THE S70 FAILED AT 101,312 MILES FOR ME, BUT SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT ABOUT 98,000 MILES, I DO NOT KNOW IF IT FAILED BEFORE. THE V70 WAS EXHIBITING SYMTOMS AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE. THE S70 HOWEVER FAILED ON THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING, WHILE I WAS ALSO IN THE CAR. IT WAS REPLACED BY VOLVO, BUT COST ME AS THERE WAS NO WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133588August 19, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
ON AUG. 13, 2005, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A PUBLIC ROAD IN SAN FRANCISCO APPROX. 35 MPH WHEN HER 1999 VOLVO V70 (APPROX. 72,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER) STALLED. I CALLED PUTNAM VOLVO IN BURLINGAME THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY, AND MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR THURSDAY, AUG. 18. THAT THURSDAY MORNING, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, IT BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGHLY, SURGING FROM APPROX. 800 RPM TO 1500 RPM REPEATEDLY. I SHUT THE CAR DOWN, THEN RESTARTED IT; THE CAR THEN RAN FAIRLY NORMALLY. PUTNAM VOLVO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE, AND CHARGED ME $1225.00 FOR THE REPAIR. IT SEEMS THAT MANY OF THESE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULES ARE FAILING PREMATURELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133358August 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE.... ABOUT 3 WEEK PRIOR, EXPERIENCED HESITATION (ALMOST STALLING) WHEN SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO LOWER AND STOPPING SPEEDS. *NM 2. FAILURE.... FINALLY, IT HAPPENED. (I HAD JUST READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT THIS IN THE PAPER!) IT STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND WOULDN'T RESTART UNTIL SOME 2 HOURS LATER. LUCKILY IT WAS DAYTIME AND IN A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. 3. WHAT WAS DONE... TOOK IT INTO VOLVO DEALER WITH THE SYMPTOMS AND THEY REPLACED THE ETM. LOTS OF $$$!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133367August 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 65-70 MPH CAR SUDDENLY JUMPED FORWARD THEN SLOWED AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON HWY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT A PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CAR RESTARTED AND WOULD DRIVE BUT WAS SURGING JUST LIKE BEFORE IT STALLED. I QUICKLY DROVE THE CAR HOME AND PARKED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED BUT WAS QUOTED $1000 TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE BY DEALER (WILDE VOLVO IN BROOKFIELD, WI). THE SAME DEALER ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY REPLACE AN AVERAGE OF THREE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULES EVERY WEEK. THAT SEEMS LIKE A DEFECTIVE PART IF THEY CHANGE 3 A WEEK AT 1,000 EACH AND THE STALLING COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133081August 16, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
COMPLAINT: PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCH INOPERABLE. RESOLUTION: DEALER REMOVED & REPLACED RIGHT FRONT WINDOW SWITCH. THIS IS THE 1ST OF 2 ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCH FAILURES. I WILL ALSO BE REPORTING THE LATER 2ND FAILURE ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE AS WELL, AS A SEPARATE INCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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