Volvo XC70 Complaints (2001)

66 consumer complaints on file.

#10143213November 16, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 VOLVO XC-70 (2001) STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON 695 WEST IN BALTIMORE JUST BEFORE THE EXIT FOR I-83. THE CAR WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI TRAILER, AND SEVERAL OTHER CARS. THE CONTACT'S CAR HAD TO BE TOWED, AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, ON DECEMBER 1, 2004, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN CAR STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. *NM X-REF 10130923 2 REPLACEMENTS, SMCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142075November 8, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
FAILURE OF REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSE. THIS RESULTED IN THE REPAIR OF THE AUTO TO THE REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE CAUSE OF THIS IS UNKNOWN WITH NO KNOWN IMPACT TO THE AUTO (2001 VOLVO XC 70). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141663November 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY ELDERLY MOTHER IN MY 2001 VOLVO XC 70 FROM OREGON TO CALIFORNIA WE HAD A VERY UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE THAT COULD HAVE COST US OUR LIVES. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE LOST TOTAL POWER IN 70+ MPH TRAFFIC, HAD TO SIT ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY FOR 2 HOURS IN 100 DEGREE HEAT (UNABLE TO RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER) UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC FLYING PAST US. MY DEAR MOTHER AND I WERE FINALLY RESCUED AND TOWED TO SAFETY SOME 70 MILES TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALER. THERE WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR ETM HAD FAILED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT THE PART THAT THEY REPLACED (A $1200.00 REPAIR) IS SIMPLY ANOTHER OF THE SAME KNOWN FAULTY PART. MY ETM FAILD AT ONLY 50,000 MILES AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR FATALITY. WE WERE REALLY LUCKY BUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT TIME? FROM NHTSA WEB SITE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141460November 1, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 VOLVO XC70 FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER IN IOWA CITY, IA WITH 72,000 MILES IN FEBRUARY OF 2005. THE DEALER REPORTED IT HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED PRIOR TO PURCHASE AND WE HAVE HAD IT CAREFULLY MAINTAINED, SINCE. ON OCTOBER 31ST OF 2005, ON MY WAY TO AN IMPORTANT INTERVIEW THE VOLVO BEGAN STUTTERING AND RUNNING ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE REPORTED "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" ON THE DIAGNOSTIC DISPLAY AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON. I COULDN'T MAINTAIN A REASONABLE SPEED SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THE CAR HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING BUT I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY START IT AND DRIVE TO A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP. I WAS REFERRED TO A VOLVO SPECIALIST AND THEY REPORTED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AT A COST OF ABOUT $1200. I DON'T FEEL THAT AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT LIKE THIS SHOULD FAIL SO EARLY ON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE STRIKES ME AS A POOR DESIGN - SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC FAN ON THIS VEHICLE THAT WAS FACTORY RECALLED. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT BEING TRIED IN CALIFORNIA. I UNDERSTAND THAT LATER MODEL CARS HAVE A DIFFERENT ETM AND HAVE FEWER PROBLEMS WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS TAKEN STEPS TO RECTIFY IT, BUT ONLY FOR LATER MODEL CARS. I BELIEVE VOLVO SHOULD ALSO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR CARS OF THE 2001 VINTAGE AND ISSUE A FACTORY RECALL. THE COSTS TO BE FOR THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN: BEING LATE TO MY SECURITY INTERVIEW FOR MY NEW JOB. 4 HOURS OF VACATION TIME FROM WORK 6+ HOURS OF PERSONAL TIME $1200 IN REPAIR COSTS 3+ HOURS DRIVING WIFE TO WORK BECAUSE RELIANCE ON 1 CAR ADDITIONAL FUEL COSTS BECAUSE OF BACK AND FORTH FERRYING WIFE TO WORK PLEASE PRESSURE VOLVO TO ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE THEM ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. THANKS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140720October 25, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2001 VOLVO STALLED WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. WHEN VEHICLE STALLED A "REDUCED POWER" MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED ON VEHICLE DISPLAY. AFTER LETTING VEHICLE SIT FOR 10 MINUTES, VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT ERROR MESSAGE. DROVE FOR APPROX 15 MINUTES AND VEHICLE STALLED/CUT-OUT AGAIN; AGAIN STRANDING MY FAMILY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP; VOLVO DIAGNOSED A FAILED "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE". THE ETM WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1016 TO ME. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROX 58,000 MILES. THANK GOD NOTHING HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY AS A RESULT OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140162October 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE JUST BOUGHT A USED 2001 VOLVO V70XC WITH 70,000 MILES AND A 90 DAY WARRANTY. THE DAY I REMOVED THE 30 DAY TEMP TAG THE TROUBLE. ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70 MPH AT 1:00AM ABOUT 6 HOURS FROM HOME THE CAR LOST POWER AND DIED. IT RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. WE THOUGHT IT WAS BAD FUEL. LATER THAT WEEKEND, OCT 15, 2005, WE LOST POWER GOING THROUGH A TUNNEL. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DIE. LUCKILY WE MADE IT OUT. FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ETM. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND NOT REPAIRABLE BY ANYONE BUT VOLVO WHO ACCORDING TO THEM-NEVER HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART. PLEASE ADVISE. I AM SCARED TO DEATH AND I DO NOT HAVE $1200.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136898September 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE ON OUR 2001 VOLVO XC PERIODICALLY BEGINS TO BUCK AND THEN GOES INTO LIMP HOME MODE WITH THE "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE" ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136373September 13, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SUSPECT FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND DOES NOT ALWAYS RESTART UNTIL VEHICLE COOLS. A FOREIGN CAR SERVICE TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED ME THAT THE CURRENT ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING IN HIS OPINION. ON 9/13/05 I CALLED VOLVO SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE B.J. ALGER AT DON BEYER VOLVO, DULLES, VIRGINIA WHO ADVISED ME TO BRING IT N FOR REPAIR IMMEDIATELY. ALGER SAID THE PROBLEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA AND THAT VOLVO NORTH AMERICA WOULD REIMBURSE MY PAYMENT FOR THE REPAIR IF THE INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A RECALL. ALGER ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT $1,200.00. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136074September 10, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
HELLO, THE ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) IN OUR 2001 VOLVO XC70 FAILED ON MY WIFE IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC ON COLORADO HIGHWAY 83. SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THREE AND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH. THE ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY AND SHE HAD A HARD TIME MAKING IT THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE HAD TO LET TRAFFIC PASS BEFORE DOING SO. SHE HAD TO SIT ON THE SHOULDER FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. I DISCUSSED THE HEAVY FAILURE RATE OF VOLVO ETMS WITH MCDONALD VOLVO OF DENVER, CO AND TOLD THEM VOLVO WAS RECALLING THIS PART IN SWEDEN AND THAT AT LEAST ONE CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL NOR WOULD THEY PERFORM A GOODWILL REPLACEMENT. WE HAD TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF $1,090.45. THE MILEAGE ON OUR VOLVO WAS 67,487. DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE SAFETY ISSUES AND THE UNUSUALLY HIGH FAILURE RATE OF VOLVO ETMS? MY WIFE AND I ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY IN OUR VOLVO. RURIK LUBINSKI. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136075September 10, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR STALLED (POWER LOST) SEVERAL TIMES EVEN AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE. STALLED OUT AT STOP SIGN, RED LIGHT, AND WHILE DRIVING AT LOW RATE OF SPEED. TOOK TO MARTENS VOLVO DEALER. THEY CHARGED US $400+ TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE AND SOME PART NEAR THE THROTTLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132826September 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HOLDING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. THIS OCCURRED WHETHER THE CONSUMER USED THE CRUISE CONTROL OR MANUALLY OPERATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT EH PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135573September 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1) IN THE 6 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WE HAD NOTICED WORSENING SYMPTOMS OF WHAT WE NOW KNOW IS THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) IN OUR 2001 VOLVO XC70. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE WOULD BE INTERMITTENT SURGING THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE DRIVER 2) ON SEPT. 1, 2005, THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST SPEED AND THE MOTOR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AS IF ABOUT TO STALL; THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR SAID "PERFORMANCE REDUCED." BOTH TIMES THE MOTOR WAS SHUT OFF BRIEFLY, THEN RESTARTED AND THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE AGAIN. 3) THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A VOLVO-CERTIFIED SERVICE FACILITY WHERE THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER CODE WAS USED TO DIAGNOSE THROTTLE FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE ON TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN AND WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ETM. THE ENTIRE REPAIR JOB WAS DONE AT A COST TO ME OF $1110. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135425September 6, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
MY CAR IS A VOLVO 2001 AWD XCV70 AND IT WAS STALLING AND LOOSING RPM WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND ACCELERATING WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN AT A STAND STILL IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE PART WAS $1,000 PLUS. THEY SAID THAT THE CAUSE WAS MY FAILURE TO USE PREMIUM GAS. IT WAS NOT UNTIL AFTER I GAVE THEM THE GO AHEAD TO FIX IT THAT I DISCOVERED ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS MORNING I FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY INSTALLED THE NEW PART AND ARE ROAD TESTING IT TO SEE IF ANY OF THE OTHER DIAGNOSTIC FAILURES HAVE CLEARED UP. THE OTHER KICKER IS THAT I HAD ALREADY TAKEN THE CAR TO A NON-VOLVO MECHANIC THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A MASS AIR SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSOR AND HEAT CONTROL SENSOR. THOSE REPAIRS, TOTALING 650, DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I CAN NOT FIND TOO MUCH FAULT WITH THIS MECHANIC SINCE HE WAS REPLACING PARTS THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED WERE BAD. NOW I FIND OUT THAT THE DIAGNOSTICS ARE ALL CONTROLLED BY THE FAILURE CODE FOR THE ETM AND THAT THOSE REPAIRS WERE PROBABLY NOT NECESSARY. MORE THAN A LITTLE FRUSTRATED. THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NOW I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE REPLACEMENT PART. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134628August 29, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70 CROSS COUNTRY STATION WAGON. THE VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER. THIS OCCURRED ON AUGUST 27, 2005. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133151August 17, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
ENGINE FAILED ON 2001 VOLVO V70 XC ON TRIP TO NORTH CAROLINA. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT RESTARTED, OPERATING UNDER "REDUCED POWER". I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A VOLVO DEALER IN MYRTLE BEACH WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE AND REPAIRED IT AT A COST OF $656.00. THE CAR HAD 61,685 MILES (BEYOND THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY) AND WAS PURCHASED ON 9/9/2000. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN WIDESPREAD FAILURES OF THIS COMPONENT AND THAT THERE ARE VARIOUS ACTIONS IN PROCESS THAT MIGHT RESULT IN RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY PROBLEM TO THE LIST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132763August 14, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FAILURE OF KENT RASMUSSEN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ON 2001 VOLVO XC70. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132178August 10, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOR ABOUT A WEEK THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH WITH HESITATION AND A JERKING FEELING OF LOSS OF POWER. THEN AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH OUR CHILDREN THE NIGHT OF THE 27TH OF JULY THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER COMPLETELY TO THE POINT WHERE SHE WAS FORCED TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE INFORMATION CENTER ON THE CAR INDICATED "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" BUT OFFERED NO OTHER INFORMATION AND THE MANUAL OFFERED NO OTHER NARRATIVE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO TOM WOOD VOLVO IN INDIANAPOLIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN HAD A HUNCH RIGHT AWAY THAT IT WAS A FAULTY ETM. ITEM WAS REPLACED WITH NEW WHICH RESULTED IN A BILL OF $1100. SINCE THE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132239August 10, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DRIVING SOUTH ON I95 NEAR CLINTON,CONNECTICUT WITH TWO OTHER SUV'S FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS - MEDIUM TO HEAVY FLOW TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. DRIVING NORMAL SPEEDS IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS STARVED FOR FUEL AND WOULDN'T REACT TO THE THROTTLE CONTROL. TOP SPEED WAS ONLY ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND AN INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED "PERFORMANCE DEGRAGATION" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE RIGHT LANE, BUT THEN DIED AND WOULD NOT START FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. A STATE TROOPER DID PULL UP BEHIND ALL THREE CARS AND LENDED SOME TRAFFIC ASSISTANCE. AFTER A WHILE THE CAR DID START AGAIN AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE NEAREST EXIT. SINCE WE WERE STILL 2 HOURS FROM HOME AND AAA COULDN'T GET US PHYSICALLY HOME, WE WAITED 1 HOUR AND TRIED OUR LUCK. THE CAR DID GET US HOME, BUT THERE WAS A VERY SLIGHT MISFIRE PRESENT MOST OF THE WAY HOME THAT MIGHT HAVE GONE UNNOTICED IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE NEXT DAY VOLVO OF WESTPORT FIXED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM - THEY REPLACED IT, BUT SAID THEY COULDN'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE LOVE OUR VOLVO XC90 AND PURCHASED IT FOR SAFETY ONLY, BUT THIS PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR US, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAD 7 ADULTS AND THREE KIDS RANGING FROM 16 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS OF AGE STRANDED ON I95 DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC!!!!! THE CAR IS A VOLVO XC90 2001 - I WAS ASSURED BY THE WESTPORT DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED IN THE 2003+ MODELS AND WE ARE CONSIDERING AN UPGRADE - IF WE CAN TRUST VOLVO AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131628August 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 VOLVO XC70: ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS DRIVING DOWN A DIVIDED HIGHWAY. THERE WERE 4 SEPARATE INCIDENTS OVER ABOUT A AN 18 MONTH TIME PERIOD TIME FROM APPROXIMATELY NOV 2002 TO MAY 2004. THE CAR'S ENGINE NEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF AND THE CAR PLACED IN NEUTRAL, AND THEN RESTARTED. IT WOULD OFTEN TAKE 2 - 3 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR STARTED. NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED, AND IT ENDED UP JUST BEING AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT ONLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NEVER ANY TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP TWICE. INSPECTED BY THE MECHANICS, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS RESTARTED THAT THE CODES HAD CLEARED SO THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. I WOULD NEED TO BRING THE CAR IN WHILE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED--AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT RUN, SO I COULD NOT BRING IT IN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131110August 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ROUGHLY 70 MPH IN MODERATE TRAFFIC WITH MY WIFE AND 2 YOUNG BOYS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR NO LONGER RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THEN "STALL". THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WITH A MESSAGE "PERFORMANCE REDUCED". FORTUNATELY WE ROLLED OFF THE HIGHWAY OVER THE MEDIAN AND ONTO THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE WE STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. WE CALLED THE DEALER WHO INSTRUCTED US TO BRING IT IN RIGHT AWAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS FAILURE THE FIRST BEING A WEEK EARLY ON JULY 9TH WITH SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. IN THE FIRST ONE OUR STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS WE ENTERED A GAS STATION. WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY APPROXIMATELY $900 TO REPLACE. WE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 6 WEEKS SO WERE OBVIOUSLY UNHAPPY. ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS HARMED IN THE CASE OF OUR FAILURES THERE CERTAINLY WAS THE POTENTIAL GIVEN THE HIGH SPEED OF TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC SURROUNDING US. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE IN BOTH INSTANCES. THE VOLVO DEALER RETAINED THE OLD ETM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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