Volvo V70 Complaints (2001)

221 consumer complaints on file.

#10137240September 21, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR AND MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I GOT A "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" WARNING, AND MY SPEED REDUCED GRADUALLY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND HE STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM EVENTHOUGH I HAD HEARD OF IT HAPPENING TO OTHER VOLVO OWNERS ON THE NEWS BROADCAST. THIS IS UNSAFE AND HOW CAN MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137056September 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2001 VOLVO V70 SPONTANEOUSLY LOST POWER AND DIED. I WAS STRANDED FAR FROM HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER ON A FRIDAY NIGHT. AFTER SUPPOSEDLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER ON A ROAD TRIP, AGAIN FAR FROM HOME, MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED COUGHING AND LOSING POWER, ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, PUTTING ME AND MY PASSENGERS AT RISK. I WAS ABLE TO CRIPPLE IT ON, AND THE DEALERSHIP EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND RELATED COMPUTER MODULE, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT IT COULD POSSIBLE HAPPEN AGAIN. I LIVE IN A REMOTE AREA AND NEED TO BE ABLE TO DEPEND ON MY CAR. I CANNOT BE STRANDED ON THE OPEN ROAD AT ANY HOUR AND IN ANY WEATHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136647September 15, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEE EXISTING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05041 FOR THIS FAILURE TYPE (1) DROVE THROUGH PUDDLE (2) "ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED" LIGHT; LOSS OF POWER (LIMP-HOME MODE) (3) FAILED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE REPLACED (TOTAL COST $1106.82); FAILED MODULE IS AVAILABLE ALTHOUGH I TOOK IT APART TO FIND PROBLEM - WORN-THROUGH BUTTERFLY VALVE POSITION SENSOR AS DESCRIBED AT HTTP://VEXEDVOLVO.ORG/. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136464September 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT ABOUT 8,000 MILES, MY 2001 (PURCHASED SUMMER 2002) VOLVO V70 SUDDENLY STOPPED WHEN I SLOWED DOWN ON A ROAD NEAR MY HOME. THE CAR RESTARTED, BUT DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PICK-UP AS BEFORE. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE CAR INTO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE MECHANISM NEEDED CLEANING. AFTER THIS WAS DONE, THE CAR SEEMED FINE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A DIFFERENCE STRETCH OF ROAD. THE SEEMED WEAKER THAN BEFORE AND IT TOOK LONGER TO RESTART. THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP AGAIN DIAGNOSED A DIRTY THROTTLE, CLEANED IT, AND RETURNED IT TO ME. THE CAR SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL ABOUT 24,000 MILES, WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS. THIS TIME, I TRIED MANY TIMES TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT ULTIMATELY HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. IT WAS TOWED TO VOLVO, WHERE THEY TOLD IT WAS A THROTTLE PROBLEM AGAIN. AFTER CLEANING, IT APPEARED NORMAL. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES, BUT I TAKE IT IN EVERY THREE MONTHS TO GET THE THROTTLE MECHANISM CLEANED AS A PRECAUTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136262September 12, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A HESITATION FOR APPX SIX MONTHS, JUST WONDERING WHEN THE CAR WOULD FINALLY FAIL AND WHERE. I DROVE THE CAR HOME ON LIMP MODE TWICE. I'D TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME TO LOOK AT THE CAR. THE FOURTH TIME THE CAR PUT OUT AN ETM CODE AND THEY REPLACED THE ETM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131660September 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/LOST POWER AND HESITATED. THROTTLE BODY MODULE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131684September 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CONTACT OWNED 2001 A VOLVO. HE COMPLAINED ABOUT THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT ADJUST THE TRANSMISSION. CURFRENTLY, THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT WA STHE THROTTLE BODY. TO REPLACE IT WOULD COST CONSUMER $800.00. HE ENDED UP PAYING $250.00 FOR THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. WHEN HE DROVE THE CAR HOME IT SURGED BETWEEN SHIFTS CHANGES. HE CALLED THE DEALER BACK AND INFORMED THEM IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. THEY SAID A TECHNICIAN NEEDED TO RIDE AROUND WITH HIM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135699September 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE THROTTLE MODULE ON 2001 VOLVO, MODEL V70, IS DEFECTIVE. ENGINE RPM SURGES BACK AND FORTH AND CAR SOMETIMES STALLS. TODAY, SEPT. 7, 2005, RPM INCREASED DRAMATICALLY BY SEVERAL THOUSAND FOR NO REASON. TOOK TO VOLVO 1 WEEK AGO AND THEY WANTED 834.00 + TAX TO FIX. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 53,000 MILES. PART IS DEFECTIVE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135691September 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE 2001 VOLVO V70 WOULD SURGE AND THEN STALL OR HESITATE DURING CITY DRIVING AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. THE CAR WOULD RESTART MOST OF THE TIME, BUT THEN IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE, OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131668September 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: 2001 VOLVO STATION WAGON V70. VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *AK THE UPPER ENGINE MOUNT BROKE AND OIL LEAKED FROM THE TURBO RETURN LINE SEALS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134893August 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INITIALLY, I TOOK MY 2001 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION WAS NOT WORKING AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CHECK AND TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING CAME BACK FINE -EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING WHEN WE DROVE IT AROUND THE LOT. THEY SAID THAT IF THE COMPUTER DID NOT DETECT AN ERROR THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX ANYTHING, ALTHOUGH THEY SUSPECTED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY RESET THE COMPUTER SO THAT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WENT OFF. A MONTH LATER, I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM MY DRIVEWAY WITH MY THREE-YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT AND LOST ALL POWER. THE MAX SPEED I COULD GO WAS ABOUT 10 MPH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT IS A VERY BUSY UNCONTROLLED ACCESS - I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WASN'T MORE TRAFFIC AS AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATION THAT THIS WAS GOING TO OCCUR - IT JUST STOPPED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THE CAR HAD 72,000 MILES ON IT. I EXPRESSED MY DISAPPOINTMENT THAT A CAR WITH A REPUTATION FOR SAFETY WOULD FAIL IN SUCH A WAY THAT COULD CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I ALSO LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE. RECENTLY, I HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION ON THIS SAME ISSUE. I WAS DIRECTED TO YOUR WEBSITE WHEN I SEARCHED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135007August 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH A LIGHT CAME ON , AND THE LIGHT READ REDUCED PERFORMANCE, AND VEHICLE STALLED. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REDUCED PERFORMANCE , IT WAS A SUDDEN STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 31, 2005. THE DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, AND AS SOON AS IT STARTED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131023August 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VOLVO 2001 V-70 CROSS COUNTRY WAGON. THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AT RANDOM SPEEDS STARTING IN MID-AUGUST OF 2004. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC SUSPECTED THE THROTTLE WAS THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM WAS RANDOM AND IT WOULD NOT DO THIS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER CONSUMER LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. LATER THAT DAY THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THIS TIME THE CAR DID NOT START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE MODULE, LOADED SOFTWARE; THROTTLE BODY, CABLE TIE AND ETM RELOADED. THE CAR WAS RUNNING OKAY AT TIMES, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RACING VERY HIGH FOR SECONDS AND THEN RETURNS BACK TO THE NORMAL RATE. THE MOTORWAS REVVING AND THE TACHOMETER WAS REGISTERING HIGH FOR A MOMENT. CONSUMER CONSIDERED RETURNING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS. THE TOTAL COST ON REPAIRS HAS BEEN OVER $800.00. NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE05041. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134593August 29, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24,2005 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD TOWARD CHICAGO WHEN MY 2001 VOLVO V70 WHICH HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, STOPPED RESPONDING TO MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. A MESSAGE LIGHT THAT SAID "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" CAME ON AND I COASTED WITHOUT ANY CONTROL OVER THE SPEED OR POWER OF THE CAR. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE CLOSE TO A TOLL BOOTH AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SAFETY LANE PAST THE BOOTH. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE IN A SAFE PLACE ESPECIALLY AS I HAD MY 7 YEAR OLD SON AND DOG IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO (EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS ONLY 39500 MILES ON IT, WHICH IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY). I STARTED THE CAR 10 MINUTES AFTER THIS EVENT, IT STARTED UP FINE, AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MESSAGES. I DECIDED WE WOULD BE SAFER GETTING OFF THE TOLL ROAD EVEN THOUGH I WAS TAKING A RISK THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I DROVE THE REMAINING 15 MILES HOME WITHOUT A PROBLEM (NO MESSAGES OR WARNINGS). I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO IS AN AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALER, HE CALLED ME ONE HOUR LATER AND TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE MODULE AND HE WOULD WORK TO FIX IT. BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO A 4 YEAR OLD CAR WITH VERY LITTLE MILEAGE, I DECIDED TO CHECK THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY NEWS REGARDING VOLVO. I GOGGLED VOLVO THROTTLE AND FOUND TWO REFERENCES TO A NEWLY OPENED INVESTIGATION THAT DESCRIBED A SCENARIO VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE EXPERIENCED. I DECIDED TO CHECK THIS WEB SITE TO LEARN MORE. AS OF TODAY, AUGUST 29, 2005, MY CAR IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC IS WORKING WITH VOLVO. THE MECHANIC HAS BEEN TOLD SINCE AUG. 25, THAT THE VOLVO COMPUTER, WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR THE THROTTLE REPLACEMENT DOWNLOAD, HAS BEEN DOWN FOR 4 BUSINESS DAYS. IN ADDITION TO BEING PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE TOLL ROAD WITH MY YOUNG SON, MY CAR WILL COST CLOSE TO $1000 TO FIX, AND I HAVE NOT HAD USE OF MY CAR FOR 5 DAYS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134627August 29, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WARNING LIGHTS HAD BEEN COMING ON, BUT WITHOUT SYMPTOMS. NOW "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" LIGHT COMES ON, CAR WILL ONLY GO ABOUT 20-25 MPH, NON-RESPONSIVE TO GAS PEDAL. DEALER DIAGNOSIS - ETM FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133869August 23, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133891August 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
VOLVO V70 2001 STATION WAGON. CAR ACCELERATING AND TRAVELING IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE VIBRATING AS IF PROBLEM MAINTAINING PRESSURE TO HOLD THE SPEED. TOOK TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS - 1 REPLACED CARS MAIN COMPUTER (WAS UNDER WARRANTY)- PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED, THEN PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SECONDARY COMPUTER, REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $1500. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE REDUCED BUT STILL HAPPENS. VIBRATION IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE --LIKE THE CAR IS LUGGING IN TOO LOW OF A GEAR OR NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS-- HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO TAKE CAR ON HIGHWAY TRIPS BECAUSE IT WAS AFTER/DURING THESE TRIPS PROBLEM WAS MOST PRONOUNCED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133938August 23, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE CAR WAS SHAKING WHEN STARTED. IT ALSO HAD A HORRIBLY LOUD NOISE. I CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WERE CLOSED SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC IN MY TOWN. HE CHECKED THE SYSTEM AND SAID THE THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE THIS DONE BY WARRANTY FROM THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP. WHEN I CALLED THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN SANTA ROSA, CA. THEY SAID THAT IT COULD BE CAUSED BY A DIRTY THROTTLE AND I SHOULD HAVE THE CAR CHECKED FIRST TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. MY MECHANIC CHECKED THIS AND IT COST ME $129.35 FOR HIM TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE SITUATION TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE. HE THEN CALLED THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO ALEX IN SERVICE AND TOLD HIM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE DEFECT. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP/SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID A PART IN THE THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THAT PART AND THEN HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ETM SYSTEM. THEY HAD PROBLEMS DOWNLOADING THE NEW SOFTWARE BUT FINALLY WERE ABLE TO GET IT TO RUN. THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR BUT WOULDN'T PAY FOR MY CHARGES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. ($129.00). I WOULD HAVE HAD IT TAKEN TO THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE BUT THEY WERE CLOSED. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING! IT TOOK 5 DAYS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133731August 22, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR HAD A SUDDEN LACK OF POWER AND IN SOME TURNS WOULD STALL. THESE WOULD CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD NOT OCCUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133329August 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RECENTLY, THE MESSAGE CENTER IN MY VEHICLE INDICATED THAT THE EMISSIONS SYSTEMS EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ETM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I OWN 2001 VOLVO V70 T5 WAGON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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