2000 VOLVO C70 Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo C70. The contact stated that while the vehicle was started and reaching for the seat belt, the driver's side air bag was deployed inadvertently. There was smoke present in the vehicle after the air bags deployed and the contact safely exited the vehicle. The contact con...

Mileage: 271,000

THE CAR LOSES POWER, SHUTS OFF, AND/OR WON'T ACCELERATE WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS WITHOUT WARNING. VOLVO HAS DETERMINED THE ETM'S IN THESE MODELS TO BE DEFECTIVE BUT CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED TO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR WORKMANSHIP. THEY HAVE NOT HAD TO TAKE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ...

Mileage: 95,000

THE CAR LOSES POWER, SHUTS OFF, AND/OR WON'T ACCELERATE WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS WITHOUT WARNING. VOLVO HAS DETERMINED THE ETM'S IN THESE MODELS TO BE DEFECTIVE BUT CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED TO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR WORKMANSHIP. THEY HAVE NOT HAD TO TAKE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ...

Mileage: 95,000

THE CAR LOSES POWER, SHUTS OFF, AND/OR WON'T ACCELERATE WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS WITHOUT WARNING. VOLVO HAS DETERMINED THE ETM'S IN THESE MODELS TO BE DEFECTIVE BUT CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED TO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR WORKMANSHIP. THEY HAVE NOT HAD TO TAKE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO C70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION UP TO 75 MPH. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CO...

Mileage: 100,000

IRREGULAR ENGINE RPMS AT IDLE; CAR BEGINS TO STALL BEFORE ACCELERATION, AND CAR FAILS TO HOLD SPEED. HAD CAR TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, ONLY TO HAVE THE "155" SOFTWARE UPDATE PERFORMED BUT NO ETM REPLACEMENT. NOW THAT MAGICALLY THE 10 YEAR PERIOD HAS JUST EXPIRED, THE DEALER NOW CLAIMS A NEW ETM IS ...

Mileage: 109,000

IRREGULAR ENGINE RPMS AT IDLE; CAR BEGINS TO STALL BEFORE ACCELERATION, AND CAR FAILS TO HOLD SPEED. HAD CAR TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, ONLY TO HAVE THE "155" SOFTWARE UPDATE PERFORMED BUT NO ETM REPLACEMENT. NOW THAT MAGICALLY THE 10 YEAR PERIOD HAS JUST EXPIRED, THE DEALER NOW CLAIMS A NEW ETM IS ...

Mileage: 109,000

I OWN A 2000 VOLVO C70. THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY DRIVING 65 MPH AND WHILE DRIVING WENT INTO WHAT IS CALLED 'LIMP MODE' CAUSING A NEAR CRASH. THIS HAPPENED A 2ND TIME LATER THAT DAY. THE CAR NOW SURGES AT VARIOUS SPEED AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR IS AT A VOLVO DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW. THE...

Mileage: 138,400

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 VOLVO C70 UP A HILL 80 MILES INTO A ROAD TRIP AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND I THOUGHT GAS WAS NOT GETTING TO THE ENGINE, I PULLED OFF GOT GAS, THEN PROCEEDED BACK ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I PUL...

Mileage: 100,700

DT: X REF 10142625, 2 REPLACEMENTS, SMCH. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND VEHICLE SPEED SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST NO SPEED . SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE RAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 2005 TO BE CHECKED. HE WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THE THROTTLE B...

Mileage: 72,000

2000 VOLVO C70 WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45 MPH, THE ETS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING, BUT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MISSING AND PROVIDED NO POWER. HAD TO ENGAGE EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND COAST OUT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE P...

FAILURE OF ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM) IN MY 2000 VOLVO C70 COUPE. FAILURE RESULTED IN SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING, AS WELL AS, SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, 10/20/05 (ETS LIGHT DID NOT REMAIN ON AFTER SWITCHING THE IGNITION OFF ...

Mileage: 78,900

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM ON HIS 2000 VOLVO C70. THE VEHICLE HESITATED/ STALLED AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-70 MPH. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY PLACED THE VEHICLE ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THROTTLE CONTR...

Mileage: 69,000

ETS FAILURE

Mileage: 71,000

(1) ENGINE DEGRADED PERFORMANCE...FELT LIKE ENGINE WAS 'MISSING' AND RPM'S SURGED. (2) ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED IN HEAVY MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. (3) ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SENSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY STILLMAN VOLVO. OLD PART UNAVAILABLE BY US. PERHAPS VOLVO MAY HAVE IT. INCIDENT DATE IS ...

Mileage: 64,500

MY 2000 VOLVO C70 HAD A THROTTLE ISSUE. MANY TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF IMMEDIATELY WHEN FIRST STARTED. RECENTLY, I WOULD GIVE THE ENGINE GAS AND THE ENGINE WOULD RATTLE AND FALTER. THE ENGINE WOULD RATTLE WORSE WHEN THE AC WAS TURNED ON. *NM

Mileage: 117,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND HAD TO PROCEED TO THE SHOULDER. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING VISUALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED BACK UP AND WENT ON MY WAY. THIS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES ...

Mileage: 64,134

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND HAD TO PROCEED TO THE SHOULDER. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING VISUALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED BACK UP AND WENT ON MY WAY. THIS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES ...

Mileage: 64,134

2000 VOLVO C70 LP COUPE. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. AT APPROXIMATELY 54.000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, CAR STARTED STUTTERING AND BOGGING INTERMITTENTLY. AT 56,000 MILES, CAR WOULD ACTUALLY DIE AND REFUSE TO START. AFTER SHUTTING CAR DOWN, THE CAR COMPUTER WOULD EVENTUALLY RESET AND ALLOW T...

Mileage: 54,000

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE PROBLEMS - ETS LIGHT IS CURRENTLY ON, AND HAS BEEN ON IN THE PAST.*JB

Mileage: 52,000

THE CAR STALLS WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. STALLING OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

Mileage: 33,988

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT FUNCTION, WHICH IS PREVENTING THE HEADLIGHTS FROM BEING TURNED AND OFF. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER.*AK

CAR BEGAN SHAKING WHEN DRIVING. PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE TIRES AND DID NOT OBSERVE A FLAT. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE CURB, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT THE RADIO AND LIGHTS FROM THE DASH WERE STILL OPERATIONAL. POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKED AS WELL. CAR WAS TOWED TO ...

Mileage: 32,589

CAR BEGAN SHAKING WHEN DRIVING. PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE TIRES AND DID NOT OBSERVE A FLAT. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE CURB, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT THE RADIO AND LIGHTS FROM THE DASH WERE STILL OPERATIONAL. POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKED AS WELL. CAR WAS TOWED TO ...

Mileage: 32,589

WHILE TRAVELING 30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE RIM SPLIT IN HALF. IT COST $390.00 FOR ALLUMINUM ALLOY RIM. *AK *CB

Mileage: 17,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES' COMPONENTS , WHICH IS OPERATED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. PH

Mileage: 15,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT HEARD A CHATTERING NOISE, PULLED OVER AND NOTICE THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL BOLT CAME OFF AT NORMAL SPEED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WHEEL HUB WAS RUSTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

ARM OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE WHEN HITTING PAD. REPLACED PART TWICE, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK. CONSUMER STATED FAILURE RESULTED IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, TIRE BLEWOUT ON SIDEWALL. PERELLI, P6000, TIRE SIZE P225/45R17. *AK DOT NUMBER XTCJXKA6399. *JB

WHEN DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE THEY DISCOVERED THAT MOTOR MOUNT BUSHING HAD CRACKED, AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. *AK CONSUMER STATES ON THE FIRST OCCASION THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE AND BANGED AROUND IN THE ENGINE BAY, VOLVO REPLACED THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT BUSHINGS AND MODIFIED CV AXLES CAUSED BY ENG...

WHEN DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE THEY DISCOVERED THAT MOTOR MOUNT BUSHING HAD CRACKED, AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. *AK CONSUMER STATES ON THE FIRST OCCASION THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE AND BANGED AROUND IN THE ENGINE BAY, VOLVO REPLACED THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT BUSHINGS AND MODIFIED CV AXLES CAUSED BY ENG...

FRONT RIGHT TIRE AND RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD SIDEWALL FAILURES WITHIN A SPAN OF A MONTH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING, TIRES ARE PIRELLI P6000 17INCH.*AK *SLC