Volvo S70 Complaints

593 consumer complaints on file.

#10133850August 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ETS LIGHTS COMES ON/OFF. CAR CONTINUES TO BREAK DOWN, LAST TIME ON INTERSTATE. DEALER SAYS DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133864August 23, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2000 VOLVO S70 SE LOOSES SPEED AND THE ETS LIGHT COMES ON. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 KM/H IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR ALMOST STALLED WITHOUT WARNING... I HAD TO QUICKLY STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (NOT FUN!). I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF FOR FEW MINUTES AND THE PROBLEMS DISAPPEARED. GOT HOME - TOLD MY WIFE WHAT HAPPENED AND SHE TOLD ME SAME HAPPENED WITH HER ABOUT A MONTH OR MORE AGO - BUT SHE FORGOT TO MENTION THIS TO ME BEFORE (TYPICAL - HAHAHA). ANYWAY.. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEED VOLVO TO FIX BEFORE ME OR MY FAMILY GETS HURT...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134508August 23, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PART OF 10133805, SECOND VEHICLE S70, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, STALLED WHILE GOING 35 IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. IF IT HAD FAILED 20 SECONDS LATER THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. RESTARTED 30 SECONDS LATER IN LIMP HOME MODE, ETM REPLACED. *SMCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133931August 23, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS AND TRACS OFF INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FAILING ABS CONTROL MODULE. DEALER STATED THAT ABS DOES NOT WORK WHILE INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT BRAKES DO. WITH INDICATOR LIGHTS ON, THE SAFETY FEATURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL ARE COMPROMISED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133951August 23, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM IN MY 2000 VOLVO S70 NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY VOLVO STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, I DIDN'T KNOW WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. 2 DAYS LATER MY ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND I DID SOME RESEARCH ABOUT WHAT THIS WAS AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS SOME ARBITRATION GOING ON REGARDING 98-2001 VOLVOS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND THERE IS SOME TALK ABOUT A RECALL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY GOING 65-70 MPH AND MY CAR STALLED, THE RAMIFICATIONS COULD BE TREMENDOUS. I FEEL THAT IF THERE IS SUCH A BIG ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART ON VOLVOS THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES. IT SEEMS TO BE THE ETHICAL THING THAT VOLVO COULD DO. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP TODAY (8/23/05) AND ASKED THEM IF THERE WAS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME NO, THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET UNTIL THERE WAS A RECALL. I HAD TO PAY $1200.00 OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A DEFECT IN A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE MADE GOOD BY THE COMPANY WHO MAKES THESE CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133719August 22, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (JUST NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING), I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR - THE GAS SEEMED TO STICK AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. IT SEEMED TO STALL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE IT TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM FOR $2,000. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT DURING OTHER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY SO IT WAS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133751August 22, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ACTIVATED SPORADICALLY BEGINNING IN JULY, 2005. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT PERFORMING ADEQUATELY WHEN GOING UPHILL OR IN SEVERE HEAT. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN ALLENTOWN, PA WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR SAME WOULD BE OVER $800. WE DECIDED TO PASS ON THIS REPAIR DUE TO THE COST AND THOUGHT THAT ANOTHER AUTO SERVICE MECHANIC COULD PERFORM THE REPAIRS AT A LESSER PRICE. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER, THE ETS LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED ON EVERY OCCASION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USED. SINCE A SECOND MECHANIC (NOT AFFILIATED WITH VOLVO) STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS, WE DECIDED TO CONTACT ANOTHER VOVLO DEALERSHIP. THE REPAIR OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND ETM "RELOAD" WAS PERFORMED BY A VOLVO OF FORT WASHTINGTON, PA AT A COST OF OVER $800 ON AUGUST 17, 2005. AFTER READING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT NHTSA RECEIVED ON THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM AND THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY, WE DECIDED TO HAVE THE REPAIR PERFORMED. WE DID CONTACT VOLVO IN ROCKLEIGH, NJ VIA EMAIL AND RECEIVED AN INITIAL RESPONSE FROM A MR. JOHN WILLETS REQUESTING INFORMATION ON OUR VIN NUMBER AND MILEAGE. WE SUPPLIED SAID INFORMATION ON THE SAME DATE (AUGUST 10, 2005). WE DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM HIM DESPITE REPEATED REQUESTS VIA EMAIL. WE HAD TO PAY THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133635August 20, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 1999 VOLVO S70. IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM LOSING SPEED AND STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD A MAJOR REPAIR DONE IT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS VEHICLE MODEL IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133483August 19, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1) I WAS DRIVING ALONE ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 283 IN PA, WHICH IS A 4 LANE (2 EACH DIRECTION) HIGHWAY IN A RURAL AREA WITH A POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 65, BETWEEN LANCASTER AND HARRISBURG. MOST TRAFFIC WAS TRUCKS (TRACTER TRAILERS). 2) THE CAR (VOLVO S70 AWD), TRAVELLING SMOOTHLY ON CRUISE CONTROL AT ABOUT THE SPEED LIMIT, SUDDENLY LOST POWER. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT AT A MUCH LOWER RPM, AND RUNNING BADLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD ALMOST IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE TRUCK BEHIND ME. I NOTICED THE ETS YELLOW WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE SEEMED ABLE TO OPERATE, ALBEIT ROUGHLY, AT ABOUT 30-35MPH. BEING IN A RURAL AREA, I DROVE IN THIS OFF THE HIGHWAY LANE UP TO THE NEXT EXIT. I TOOK THE RAMP OFF THE HIGHWAY, GOT TO THE TOP OF THE RAMP, AND THE CAR SEEMED TO BE REASONABLE. BEING IN A RURAL AREA WITH NOWHERE SEEN FOR REPARIRS, I ACCELERATED DOWN THE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY, WITH THE CAR SEEMING A BIT SLUGGISH, BUT OTHERWISE OK. THEN IT LOST POWER AGAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT RAMP. I PULLED OVER, TO THE SOUND OF THE HORN OF ANOTHER TRUCK WHICH WAS BEHIND ME. I SHUT OFF THE CAR; WAITED A FEW SECONDS; AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT RAN MUCH BETTER, BUT THE ETS LIGHT WAS STILL ON. AFTER PULLING BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY, EVERYTHING WAS OK FOR AWHILE, BUT I RAN INTO PROBLEMS WHEN I HIT SOME SLOWING TRAFFIC. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE SLOWDOWN THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. IT WAS AS IF I HADN'T JUST PRESSED THE PEDAL. I NURSED IT TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THAT DAY. 3) THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AFTER DEALERSHIP FIRST PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE ENGINE. THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED 5 LINE ITEMS FOR THE "THROTTLE UNIT, INTERNAL FAULT..." I HAVE A COPY OF THE PRINT OUT OF THIS REPORT. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR ABOUT 150 HIGHWAY MILES SINCE THE REPAR. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN OBSERVED DURING THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133267August 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF CAUSING THE CAR TO DECELERATE SUDDENLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CAN LEAD TO A COLLISION FROM THE REAR. THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE WITH MANUAL CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR, BUT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STUTTERING WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DIAGNOSTIC BY THE DEALER REVEALED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IS FAILING AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR BEING 900 DOLLARS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133281August 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EVER SINCE PURCHASING OUR VOLVO, THERE HAS BEEN POWER REDUCTION AND SURGES OF WHICH I'VE BROUGHT UP TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. MY HUSBAND HAS ASKED WHAT MAY CAUSE THIS SORT OF THING BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS PART OF THE WAY A VOLVO WORKS. THE INCIDENT THAT LED TO IT HAVING TO BE REPAIRED WAS WHEN WE RETURNED FROM AN HOUR AND HALF DRIVE AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING CONTINUOUSLY. A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, ESL. THE ONLY THING IN THE MANUAL I COULD FIND WAS WHAT THE INITIALS STOOD FOR-ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME AFTER SHORT WHILE BECAUSE OF A SAFETY DEVISE IN THE VEHICLE THAT ALLOWS THIS APPARENTLY. THE NEXT DAY MY HUSBAND CALLED OUR DEALERSHIP WHO WE BOUGHT IT FROM AND WAS TOLD WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO A GARAGE 50 MILES AWAY BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES WITH THE EQUIPMENT TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM. WE CONTINUED OUR QUESTIONING OF THE SITUATION AND 3 MECHANICS IN 3 DIFFERENT GARAGES TOLD US THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL (YET). HOWEVER, I UNDERSTAND FROM AN ACQUAINTANCE NOW THAT THE REPAIR IS ONLY A BAND AID AND THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN BECAUSE A COMPONENT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR WHICH IS ULTIMATELY A COMPUTER CHIP REPLACEMENT AND DOWNLOAD IS APPROXIMATELY $1100. THE GARAGE PERFORMING THE REPAIR HAS ALSO ALERTED US OF A HEAD LIGHT DEFECT THAT COST $55 TO REPAIR AND SUGGESTED WE TAKE CARE OF IT BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS MIGHT JUST STOP WORKING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133147August 17, 2005
WHEELS:HUB
HUB CAPS RUB ON TIRE VALVE STEMS, CAUSING VALVE STEM FAILURE AND TIRE FAILURE. VALVE STEMS REPLACED. HUB CAPS REMOVED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133237August 17, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM MODULE (ETS) HAD REPLACED. I HAD NOTICED THE ETS LIGHT CAE ON AND THEN GO OFF SHORTLY AFTERWARD ABOUT 3 TIMES IN TWO WEEKS. THE CAR LACKED THE NORMAL POWER. THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE WOULD SWING BACK AND FORTH AS I COULD FEEL A REVVING IN THE GAS PEDAL. I UNDERSTAND THAT HAD I NOT REPAIRED THE CAR, THE CAR COULD HAVE LOST POWER COMPLETELY UNEXPECTEDLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133051August 16, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST '05. HAD OBD II CODE READ, FAILURE LOW IDLE. TOOK CAR TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE ECM-620 IDLE FAULT, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IS FAILING. I HAD THE ETM REPLACED. IT APPEARS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THAT AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF ETM'S HAVE FAILED ON VOLVOS 1999-2001 MODEL YEARS AND ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. I HOPE THAT THIS INVESTIGATION LEADS TO A RECALL IN WHICH CASE CONSUMERS THAT HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIR WILL BE REIMBURSED BY VOLVO OR THE DEALERSHIP WHERE SERVICE AND PAYMENT WAS MADE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133073August 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWNED A VOLVO S70 2000 MODEL WITH A VARIETY OF MAINTENANCE ISSUES RELATED TO STALLING AND SURGING. I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW THROTTLE MODULE, AIR MASS SENSOR AND THROTTLE CLEANING. I BELIEVE THIS COST OVER $1000 ON PARTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO LAST FAR LONGER THAN THEY DID. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFO ON THIS PROBLEM AT HTTP://WWW.VOLVO-FORUMS.COM/LOFIVERSION/INDEX.PHP/T1877.HTML. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133090August 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR HESITATES AND/OR STALLS ON ACCELERATION FOR PAST 20,000 MILES. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS FROM VOLVO DEALER SHOWED "NO FAULT CODES STORED, UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE." FINALLY, TODAY I STALLED WHILE MAKING A TURN AND ALMOST GOT BROADSIDED. JUST AFTER THAT AN ETS LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD "IT WILL COST UP TO $1000 TO REPLACE THE PART." THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND TO THINK THAT VOLVO KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM (I SURFED THE INTERNET AND FOUND RIGHT AWAY THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM) AND LET ME TAKE THE CAR OUT WITH THIS ISSUE KNOWN. (REGARDLESS OF A FAULT CODE STORED)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132844August 15, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR BEGAN RUNNING POORLY, STALLING ON OCCASION AND HESITATING TO ACCELERATE. UPON SERVICING THE CAR, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT, THEY CLEANED IT INSTEAD. I SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE DEALER DISCOUNTED THE REPLACEMENT COST BY THE AMOUNT I HAD PAID FOR THE EARLIER CLEANING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132961August 15, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I FIRST NOTICED MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SHAKINESS AND SLIGHT STIFFNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. PAT PATTERSON VOLVO, TOLD ME I NEEDED SOME SORT OF AIR NIPPLE REPLACED. I REPLACED IT, PAYING BETTER THAN $100. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN IT SUDDENLY QUIT! IT RESTARTED. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER IT SUDDENLY FAILED ON SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS EITHER AN AIR INTAKE PROBLEM THEY COULD FIX FOR $300 OR THE ETM (EXPLAINED THIS WAS A THROTTLE AND COSTS $800 NEEDS REPLACING) OR MIGHT NEED BOTH REPLACED COSTING $1100. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY ARRIVED. THE NEXT MORNING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. I DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING I WAS TOLD THE DAY BEFORE. WHILE WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE, MY NEPHEW WAS SHOT TO DEATH. WITH THE SUDDEN TRAGIC LOSS OF MY 18 YEAR OLD NEPHEW, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SETTLED FOR THE $300 JOB; MY FINANCIAL RESOURCES AFTER THE UNEXPECTED TRAVEL EXPENSES TO THE FUNERAL, ARE JUST DEPLETED; THIS CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THAT WAS ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO IN JULY. YESTERDAY (8/14/05) THE CAR SUDDENLY QUIT TWICE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN! I HAVE NOT FINANCIALLY RECOVERED FROM THE FUNERAL AND REPAIR EXPENSES OF LAST MONTH! WHILE I WAS IN THE WAITING ROOM, AN OLDER WOMAN WHO WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, SAID HERS QUIT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING! I HEARD ON THE NEWS ABOUT 131 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY PAT PATTERSON VOLVO ON AT LEAST 4 VISITS RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM THAT THE CAR HAS AN AIR INTAKE PROBLEM AND NEEDS THE ETM REPLACED. THEY NEVER MENTIONED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. I MIGHT NOT HAVE KNOWN THEY WERE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH MORE THAN JUST MINE HAD I NOT TALKED WITH THE LADY IN THE WAITING ROOM WHILE OUR CARS WERE BEING REPAIRED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132749August 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2000 VOLVO S70 FAILED ON I-55 IN MS. AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. EACH TIME THE FAILURE WAS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDED BY THE ETS LIGHT COMING ON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132726August 13, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGE FAILED LOCKING DOOR INTO AN OPEN POSITION AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO CAR FRAME. WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL VOLVO PROBLEM. THE FAILURE CAN NOT BE FIXED WITHOUT MAJOR BODY WORK. THIS FAILURE CAUSED A WRIST STRAIN WHEN DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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