2000 VOLVO S70 Problems & Recalls
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THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A CITY STREET. I ENTERED THE VEHICLE, SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVER SIDE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE SEAT ACROSS MY BODY. I WOULD NOT MOVE, I BEGAN TUGGING AT IT AND RELEASING IT. I BROKE THE HOUSING OFF OF THE SEATBELT AND I COULD SEE INSIDE IT WAS WRAPPED IN A SPIRAL.
THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR ENDED UP STALLING AFTER BEING PARKED UPON TRYING TO RESTART IT. THIA IS AM ISSUE THAT ONLY THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP CAN FIX SINCE IT INVOLVES REPROGRAMMING OR REPLACING AND PROGRAMMING A NEW ETS MODULE. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED TO ME IN A PARKING LOT AND I WA...
THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR ENDED UP STALLING AFTER BEING PARKED UPON TRYING TO RESTART IT. THIA IS AM ISSUE THAT ONLY THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP CAN FIX SINCE IT INVOLVES REPROGRAMMING OR REPLACING AND PROGRAMMING A NEW ETS MODULE. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED TO ME IN A PARKING LOT AND I WA...
IGNITION COIL IS MISFIRING, AND PARK NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH ALSO KNOWN AS THE TRANSMISSION POSITION SWITCH OR NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH IS HAVING ISSUES. WHEN ITS IDLING ITS REALLY ROUGH WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JOLTS AN HICCUPS. DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT'S GOING INTO
Mileage: 170,000
IGNITION COIL IS MISFIRING, AND PARK NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH ALSO KNOWN AS THE TRANSMISSION POSITION SWITCH OR NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH IS HAVING ISSUES. WHEN ITS IDLING ITS REALLY ROUGH WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JOLTS AN HICCUPS. DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT'S GOING INTO
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND DID NOT GIVE ANY SLACK TO SECURE THE DRIVER IN THE SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CYLINDER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE TENSION TO PULL IT ACROSS THE CONTACT'S BODY. ...
Mileage: 141,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION THAT RESULTED IN A ROLLOVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM INTERNAL ORGAN DAMAGE AND SEVERE PAIN. A POLICE ...
Mileage: 143,000
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND AS SOON AS I REACHED 60 MPH MY ETS LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH MY BRAKE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT. MY SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND MY CAR WAS ACTING STRANGE. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. I TURNED OFF MY CAR. I CALLED AAA AND ASKED F...
Mileage: 218,168
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND AS SOON AS I REACHED 60 MPH MY ETS LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH MY BRAKE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT. MY SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND MY CAR WAS ACTING STRANGE. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. I TURNED OFF MY CAR. I CALLED AAA AND ASKED F...
Mileage: 218,168
THE ENTIRE WHEEL AND TIRE SUDDENLY CAME OFF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET GOING STRAIGHT. THE WHEEL LUGS HAD SEVERED OFF /BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A 40 MPH SPEED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THIS CAR WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED BY INDEPENDENT VOLVO MECHANIC AND HAD NEVER BEEN WRECKED...
Mileage: 150,000
ON 8/22//2015 WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN TEXAS WHEN NOTICED FRONT LEFT TIRE DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW, BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. LOOKS LIKE THE TREAD CAME AWAY FROM THE TIRE WITH SIDEWALL CRACKING TOO. NO CAR DAMAGE, NOBODY HURT. CALLED A LOCAL TIRE SERVICE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ETS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE O...
Mileage: 131,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDA...
PURCHASED VEHICLE USED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. WHILE PERFORMING FINE DURING TEST DRIVE, WITHIN HOURS VEHICLE DEVELOPED ISSUE WHERE IT ATTEMPTS TO SURGE FORWARD WHILE BRAKING (AT STOP LIGHT, IN DRIVEWAY, ETC.) WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. OTHER TIMES, WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR ...
Mileage: 153,000
I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S70 WITH ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE CAR STALLS AND SURGES/LUNGES AT ALL RATES OF SPEED AND IS VERY UNSAFE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND RAN THE VIN#. THEY STATED THE RECALL WAS DONE IN 2009. I CALLED ...
Mileage: 85,000
I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S70 WITH ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE CAR STALLS AND SURGES/LUNGES AT ALL RATES OF SPEED AND IS VERY UNSAFE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND RAN THE VIN#. THEY STATED THE RECALL WAS DONE IN 2009. I CALLED ...
Mileage: 85,000
I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S70 WITH ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE CAR STALLS AND SURGES/LUNGES AT ALL RATES OF SPEED AND IS VERY UNSAFE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND RAN THE VIN#. THEY STATED THE RECALL WAS DONE IN 2009. I CALLED ...
Mileage: 85,000
I WAS UNABLE TO START THE VOLVO S70 2000 ENGINE AT ALL ON 7/2/12 AND AFTER CHECKED BY TECHNICIAN THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT WORKING AND REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED. THIS PROBLEMS HAD OCCURRED MANY TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, YET I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. THIS TIME, THE ENGIN...
Mileage: 101,928
VEHICLE THROTTLE BECAME UNSTABLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT MAINTAIN STEADY ACCELERATION EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS IN A STEADY POSITION. DIAGNOSED AS FAILING THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. VOLVO REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RECALL SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS 12 MONTHS PAST THE EXPIRA...
Mileage: 132,026
2000 S70 VOLVO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE AND VEHICLE SPEED *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ETS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING BY ITSELF AND THEN WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. ALSO, A SOFTWA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN...
Mileage: 121,000
VOLVO S70, 2000 THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, LOST SOME POWER WHEN STOPPING OR TURNING, FINALLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP CHARGED US $1100. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. THAT IS TODAY, I AM TAKING IT BACK TO VOLVO TOMORROW AND RIAISING ...
Mileage: 130,000
NOTICED BARE WIRES INSIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, BOTH SIDES, WHEN CHANGING BULB. WRAPPED WIRES UNTIL I COULD FIND A WIRING HARNESS. LOW BEAM WAS WORSE THAN HIGH BEAM. CHECKED WITH VOLVO, TALLAHASSEE, FL AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS CONCERNING HEADLIGHT (OR SWITCH). RECENTLY BOUGHT TWO NEW WI...
Mileage: 60,000
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ETS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM" WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL P...
Mileage: 79,300
2000 VOLVO S70 ETM ISSUES VEHICLE LUNGES, HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT, SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 145,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY LUNGE FORWARD OR THERE WOULD BE LIMITED ACCELERATION POWER. THE ETF THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY...
Mileage: 93,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S SUDDENLY INCREASED FROM 2000 TO 3000 WITHIN 15 SECONDS WITHOUT THE CONTACT ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR MASS METER, EVAPORA...
Mileage: 117,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S SUDDENLY INCREASED FROM 2000 TO 3000 WITHIN 15 SECONDS WITHOUT THE CONTACT ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR MASS METER, EVAPORA...
Mileage: 117,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND ALLOWED IT TO SIT FOR FIVE MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED O...
Mileage: 80,000
AFTER SCRAPING A CURB AND TEARING THE SIDEWALL OF ONE OF THE 195/60HR-15 BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE960AS POLE POSITION TIRES ON MY 2000 VOLVO S70, I REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME TIRE. SEVEN MONTHS AND ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE REPLACEMENT TIRE DEVELOPED A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. SINCE PURCHASING ...
Mileage: 185,300
THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE LOSS OF POWER AT START. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT FULL CAPACITY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE. THE SPEEDOMETER IS ALSO INOPERATIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURS QUITE FREQUENTLY DURING DRIVE TIME. HAVING THE PART REBUILT. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE LOSS OF POWER AT START. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT FULL CAPACITY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE. THE SPEEDOMETER IS ALSO INOPERATIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURS QUITE FREQUENTLY DURING DRIVE TIME. HAVING THE PART REBUILT. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
2000 VOLVO S70 4 DOOR, AWD, TURBO SEDAN STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC, NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CAR WAS ON A HILL WHEN IT HAPPENED IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. TOOK 6 TRIES TO GET IT RESTARTED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
Mileage: 100,018
2000 VOLVO S70 (50,000: WHILE CHANGING LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT, NOTICED THE INSULATION WAS FLAKING OFF THE WIRES. INSPECTED THE OTHER SIDE. IT WAS WORSE WITH MAJOR BEAR SECTIONS OF WIRE. ALSO NOTED THE WIRE IS VERY THIN GAGE FOR HEADLIGHT CIRCUITS, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH A HOT, HIGH USE AREA. HIGH BEAM...
Mileage: 50,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. IN 2006, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,447 AND C...
Mileage: 78,447
NOTICED ENGINE DYING OUT WHEN ACCELERATING, THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICEABLY GETTING WORSE. FINALLY THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT, LIGHT TURNED GREEN PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NO RESPONSE, CAR SAT THERE IN IDLE WITH NO RESPONSE TO PRESSING ON THE PEDAL. *TR
Mileage: 121,000
I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S70 WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE PROBLEM. MY CAR EXHIBITS THE CLASSICS SYMPTOMS ALREADY NOTED IN NHTSA'S FINDINGS. I JUST WANT TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS THAT VOLVO IS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY CAR TO (...
Mileage: 99,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLEANED THE E...
Mileage: 78,528
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLEANED THE E...
Mileage: 78,528
IGNITION COIL FAILURE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 15 MPH (AT THE LOWEST). THE CONTACT FREQUENTLY NOTICED THE FAILURE AND ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE TACHOMETER WOULD FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO RETRIEVED AN ERROR CODE AND REFERRED...
Mileage: 40,000
**APPROX. INCIDENT DATE IS ACTUALLY ONGOING FOR PAST FOUR YEARS.*** I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S70 WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2000 FROM VOLVO ATHENS, GA. DEALER. I CURRENTLY HAVE 190,000+ MILES. OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ETM SITUATION. ...
Mileage: 102,838
APPROXIMATELY 26 MONTHS AGO, I WAS EXPERIENCING CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY WITH THE STARTING OF MY PASSENGER VEHICLE WITH AN INCREASE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRING. SPECIFICALLY, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN BUT WOULD NOT START. IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE, I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY BACK AN...
Mileage: 100,000
MY FIANCE WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED TO RETRIEVE AN ITEM SHE LEFT IN IT. UPON HER SITTING DOWN IN THE DRIVER SEAT, MIND YOU THE ENGINE WAS NOT ON NOR WAS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED STRIKING THE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE. THE FORCE STUNNED HER FOR A FEW SECONDS, LE...
ELECTRICAL FAILURES CAUSING DASH TO GO BLANK, WHICH IS NOT SAFE. ALSO, CAUTION LIGHTS AND OTHER ENGINE REPAIR LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. IF YOU GO TO THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE VOLVO. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT WAS AN EX ENGINEER FOR GM AND HAS SEVERAL FORD ENGINEER FRIENDS IN ...
Mileage: 80,000
ABS CONTROL MODULE ON MANY MODELS OF VOLVO ARE DEFECTIVE AND FAIL AROUND OR AFTER ABOUT 85000 MILES. ALTHOUGH MOSTLY ANNOYING COULD PREVENT PROPER OPERATION OF ABS DURING BRAKING AND POOR BRAKING AS A RESULT WHEN NOT EXPECTED. DEFECTS OF INTERNAL SOLDER CONNECTIONS OF CONNECTOR TO PCB ON THE CONTROL...
Mileage: 140,000
AIRBAG HAS FAILED TWICE. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND FAILED AGAIN. VOLVO CLAIMS NO WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED AIRBAG. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
2000 VOLVO S70 WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR BAD REPAIRS. HE HAD REPAIRS AND A RECALL REPAIR DONE THAT WERE NOT DONE PROPERLY AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE BAD REPAIRS. *KB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN CONDITIONS OVER 100 DEGREES, THE KEY FOB WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS TO THE VEHICLE. HE WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOORS. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE THE CONTACT IS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT, HE CANNOT OPEN THE REAR DOORS BECAU...
Mileage: 74,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN CONDITIONS OVER 100 DEGREES, THE KEY FOB WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS TO THE VEHICLE. HE WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOORS. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE THE CONTACT IS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT, HE CANNOT OPEN THE REAR DOORS BECAU...
Mileage: 72,000
THE ABS AND STC LIGHT CAME ON AND CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. IT WOULD OFTEN RESET AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS, THE CAR BEGAN TO ALSO LOOSE POWER AND IT WOULD ONLY RUN IN A HIGHER GEAR. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
THE ABS AND STC LIGHT CAME ON AND CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. IT WOULD OFTEN RESET AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS, THE CAR BEGAN TO ALSO LOOSE POWER AND IT WOULD ONLY RUN IN A HIGHER GEAR. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S70 AND AM WAS EXPERIENCING RPM SURGING. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT VOLVO REPAIR SPECIALIST, SOUTHWEST AUTOMOTIVE, WHO IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE SURGING AS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE PROBLEM, AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP. I TOOK THE CAR TO ...
Mileage: 122,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN SPEED THE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE FAILURE OCCURRED OCCASIONALY ON A DAILY BASIS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER MISDIAGNOSED THE FAILURE ON ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 VOLVO S70 AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE BACK OF AN SUV. THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS UNDERNEATH BUMPER OF THE SUV. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A TEC...
Mileage: 154,000
2000 VOLVO S70: SNAP RING HOLDING AXLE TO TRANSMISSION BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. COASTED TO STOP; TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. NO OTHER DAMAGE. HOWEVER, SHOP HAD 1999 VOLVO IN FOR SAME COMPLAINT. THAT DRIVER'S AXLE WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT LOOSENED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Mileage: 79,000
2000 VOLVO S 70 STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER TWO TRIES FOLLOWING THE RECALL OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. *KB THE VEHICLE LOSSES POWER AT UNEXPECTED MOMENTS, LIKE WHEN THE CAR APPROACHES TURNS, WHICH CAUSES THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL AS WELL. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL FUNCTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH INTERMITTENTLY. THE ABS ALSO ENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES WHEN DEPRESSED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED.
Mileage: 67,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL FUNCTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH INTERMITTENTLY. THE ABS ALSO ENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES WHEN DEPRESSED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED.
Mileage: 67,000
CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION ON 10-15-05 AND WOULD TAKE A FULL 2 MIN TO REACH 55 MPH WITH ONLY MINIMAL THROTTLE DEPRESSION (ANY MORE THAN ONLY THE LEAST WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVE TRAIN TO JERK AND REFUSE TO PROPEL THE CAR AT ALL). IF THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSE...
Mileage: 115,000
CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION ON 10-15-05 AND WOULD TAKE A FULL 2 MIN TO REACH 55 MPH WITH ONLY MINIMAL THROTTLE DEPRESSION (ANY MORE THAN ONLY THE LEAST WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVE TRAIN TO JERK AND REFUSE TO PROPEL THE CAR AT ALL). IF THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSE...
Mileage: 115,000
CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION ON 10-15-05 AND WOULD TAKE A FULL 2 MIN TO REACH 55 MPH WITH ONLY MINIMAL THROTTLE DEPRESSION (ANY MORE THAN ONLY THE LEAST WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVE TRAIN TO JERK AND REFUSE TO PROPEL THE CAR AT ALL). IF THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSE...
Mileage: 115,000
OWNER OF MODEL YEAR 2000 S70 VOLVO WITH ETM PROBLEMS. WAS REPLACE AT EXACTLY OVER 100K MILES IN MARCH OF 2004 AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN AT 165K MILES. *NM
Mileage: 100,350
2000 S70 STALLS AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. *TS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TOT HE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND SOME INFORMATION ON FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IN VOLVOS WHICH CAUSE STALLING. ...
THEELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) LIGHT HAS BEEN ON DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY SINCE A 50,000 MILES. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS NEARLY 95,000 MILES. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE TACHOMETER REACHED INTO THE RED LINE WHEN CRANKED WITHOUT ANY USE OF THE ACCELERATOR. IN TRAFFIC, WHEN BEGINNING TO COAST AT CR...
Mileage: 50,000
UNEXPLAINED, INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION FROM LOW SPEED. 2000 VOLVO MODEL S70 PASSENGER CAR, AWD. DURING A SLOW-SPEED TURN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. IMPACT WITH RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE SEVERED A WHEEL AND BENT THE FRONT FRAME 90 DEGREES. WHAT HAPPENED: DURING A SLOW TURN INTO A NEIG...
Mileage: 77,500
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION: #1: IN MID/LATE 2003, THE INTERIOR LEATHER DOOR PANELS BEGAN TO "BUBBLE" OR PULL AWAY FROM THE DOOR FRAME. HAVING PURCHASED A FOUR DOOR MODEL, EACH DOOR HAD NOTICABLE DEFECTS WHICH BECAME SIGNIFICANT OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. #2: UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THROUGH LO...
Mileage: 48,000
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION: #1: IN EARLY 2005, AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING WITH THE IGNITION AND STARTING OF THE VEHICLE. #2: UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THROUGH LOCAL VOLVO DEALERSHIPS, THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE IMMOBLIZER (ANTENNA RING) WHICH READS THE COMPUTER CHIP WITHIN THE ...
Mileage: 53,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SURGED AND HESITATED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ETS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 70,000
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ON MY 2000 VOLVO S70 MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. MILEAGE = 61,694. THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ETM WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE ETM MODULE WAS REPLACED, THE ELECTRONIC WINDOWS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. I WAS INFORMED BY THE VOLVO T...
Mileage: 61,694
REPEATED FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. SINCE THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT 3 MONTHS AGO, THE CAR HAS STUTTERED WHEN ROUNDING TIGHTER CORNERS. NOW, THE CAR STALLS ON TIGHT CORNERS, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES LEADING TO A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A...
Mileage: 60,000
VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD WITHOUT ACCELERATOR INPUT ROADS WET, BUT NOT FROZEN (LUCKILY). ON MAKING TURN IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, VOLVO S70 SURGED WITHOUT ACCELERATOR INPUT REQUIRING DRIVER TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION AND BRAKE HARD. IN 2005, THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALL, VEHICLE HESIT...
Mileage: 79,954
2000 VOLVO S70 NEEDED A THROTTLE BODY MODULE INSTALLED. I UNDERSTAND THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT TIS MODULE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT CALIFORNIA IS ASKING VOLVO TO EITHER HAVE A RECALL OR EXTEND THE WARRANTY. *NM
Mileage: 76,449
I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S70 AND THE THROTTLE MODULATOR (?) FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT JUST OVER THE 100K MILE MARK. THE CAR IS SERVICED REGULARLY AND NOT MISHANDLED. I FELT VOLVO SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THIS PART WITHOUT COST TO ME. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT AND IT COST ME ALMOST $1,000 FOR THE REPAIRS...
Mileage: 100,041
DT: THE CONTACT STATED ENGINE SPUTTERED AND CHOKED, THEN IT EVENTUALLY STALLED. THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE SYSTEM ( ETS ) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE ETS AND EXHAUST/CRANKCASE EMISSION CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY....
DT: THE CONTACT STATED ENGINE SPUTTERED AND CHOKED, THEN IT EVENTUALLY STALLED. THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE SYSTEM ( ETS ) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE ETS AND EXHAUST/CRANKCASE EMISSION CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY....
ETC FAILURE ON A 2000 VOLVO S70 ( SEE ACTION #PEO5041). *NM
Mileage: 101,850
DT: CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND VEHICLE SPEED SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST NO SPEED AT ALL. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE RAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN JUNE OF 2005 TO BE CHECKED. HE WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 72,000
ADD TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05041 I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY COMPLAIN TO ABOVE CASE. FIRST TIME MY CAR JUST STALLED ON A HIGHWAY. LUCKLY FOR ME, I MANAGED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED BACK IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF 2003, WHEN MY CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. LAST WEEK "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT...
Mileage: 65,000
VOLVO 2000 S70 66,000 MILES VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AFTER A TRIP OF 300+ MILES ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP-HOME" MODE [20 MPH] VEHICLE WAS TOWED 100 MILES TO NEAREST DEALER ETM [ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE] TESTED FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER ON 10/30/2...
Mileage: 66,200
THE ETS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON TWO DIFFERENT DAYS LEADING TO MY CALLING MY VOLVO DEALER. I WAS TOLD I MUST REPLACE MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE BECAUSE NOT REPLACING IT COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE AND COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO PAY $971 ON OCTOBER 22 TO HAVE MY DEALER REPLACE THE ...
Mileage: 75,338
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 25-40 MPH VEHICLE WOULD CUT OUT WHILE IDLING OR SLOWING DOWN. THEN IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD. THE CONTACT WOULD PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO TRY AND KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING O...
Mileage: 87,000
DT:THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE SURGED AND LOST MOST OF THE POWER FOR ABOUT FOUR MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TURNED OFF. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE THROTTLE BODY AND A CP VALVE WERE RE...
Mileage: 82,645
MY CAR WAS JERKING AND STALLING WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. MY WIFE USE TO TELL ME ALL THE TIME THAT IT WAS DOING THAT. THIS WENT ON FOR A FEW MONTHS OR MAYBE EVEN LONGER. I DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND IT NEVER HAPPENED WITH ME UNTIL I WAS DRIVING ON VACATION TO N.C. AND IT JUST CUT OFF WHILE I WAS WITH M...
Mileage: 75,054
2000 VOLVO S70 MILEAGE: 49642 ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) LIGHT CAME ON. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, HESITATION, AND STALLING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. SUBSEQUENT SEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THE ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) AND THE ETS FAILURES WERE RELATED AND POSSIBLE RECALL ON PARTS ...
Mileage: 49,621
AT APPROX. 80K MILES, MY 2000 VOLVO S70 COMPUTER SYSTEM BEGAN RETURNING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH A ETS LIGHT ON SEVERAL INCIDENTS. WHEN THOSE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT HOLD A STEADY CURB IDLE. RPMS WAVERED FROM 500 TO 1500 AND CAUSED A DANGEROUS SURGING AT STOP SIGNS AND S...
Mileage: 80,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2000 VOLVO S70 HAD TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETCM ) REPLACED ON AUGUST 1, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. THE ETCM LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. BEFORE THE CONSUMER COULD GET HELP TH...
Mileage: 32,500
AT 45000 MILES CONSUMER REPLACED THE THROTTLE UNIT ON 2000 VOLVO S 70. *TS THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE UNIT. THE DID NOT REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE LABOR AND TAX PAID TO INSTALL THE NEW UNIT. *NM
Mileage: 45,000
ETS LIGHT IS ON AND THROTTLE IS ERRATIC. FOR A DAY OR SO TURNING THE KEY OFF AND ON FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT NOW IT SEEMS TO BE ON CONTINUOUSLY. *JB
Mileage: 59,000
ETS DASH LIGHT CAME ON, CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PER THE DIRECTIONS IN THE MANUAL, I STOPPED FOR A WHILE, RESTARTED. THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON IMMEDIATELY, BUT AFTER SEVERAL MORE MINUTES ON THE ROAD, THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I WAS ON A HIGHWAY IN ANOTHER STATE WITH MY...
Mileage: 62,000
DRIVING TO DENVER ON SUNDAY 10/8/2005 AND MY CAR STARTED TO MISS AND JERK SEVERELY. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME GOING WELL OVER 60 MPH AND NO PLACE TO PULL OVER. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE CAR AS I WAS TOLD THE COST IS OVER $1000. IT NOW DOES THIS INTERMITTEN...
Mileage: 63,100
WHILE TEACHING MY SON TO DRIVE OUR 2000 VOLVO S70, OUR CAR STARTED JERKING AS HE WAS COMING TO A STOP. AT THE STOP LIGHT,THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE A JERKING MOTION. THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON SO I LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP IN OUR MANUAL. IT SAYS, 'IF THE LIGHT REMAINS ON, THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE INSPECTED B...
Mileage: 91,800
REFERENCE 10130593, SECOND VEHICLE LISTED, STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION, LIFE THREATENING ISSUE, THROTTLE BODY FAULT CODE. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING UNIT, CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE DONE BECAUSE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT. SAME PART PUT IN AS FAILED PART. ALSO, HAD FAILURE ON S80. *AK *JB
Mileage: 77,000
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55-70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE LIGHT (ETM) ILLUMINATED. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE HAD FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL/DIE AND LOSE POWER. *AK *MR *NM
THE ETS SYSTEM ON MY 2000 VOLVO S70 IS FAILING. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THIS WILL COST $1000 TO FIX. MY CAR ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS NOW STALLING IN TRAFFIC DUE TO THE ETB NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND COULD CAUSE INJURY WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR STALLED IN TR...
Mileage: 63,000
DT: 2000 VOLVO S70 SE. WHILE DRIVING 70-75 MPH VEHICLE BUCKED AND LOST CRUISE CONTROL. *AK THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN VERY QUICKLY AND WOULD NOT REGAIN SPEED. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND KEEP HER FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP IT FROM STALLI...
Mileage: 48,835
CAR WAS STALLING, SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPING. RUNNING ROUGH AND LURCHING FORWARD AFTER IT HAD BEEN STALLED FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE ETM FAILED ON MY 2000 S70. THE ETM WAS REPLACED TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT IT REQUIRED 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALER BOTH TIMES BEFORE THEY WOU...
Mileage: 68,191
CAR WAS STALLING, SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPING. IT WAS LURCHING FORWARD WHEN I STEPPED ON THE THROTTLE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE ETM HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE ON THIS VEHICLE. *NM
Mileage: 62,431
DT: THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. LOST POWER WHEN SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR 80% OF THE TIME. THE STC LIGHT COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME WHEN LOSING POWE...
DT: THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. LOST POWER WHEN SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR 80% OF THE TIME. THE STC LIGHT COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME WHEN LOSING POWE...
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *AK *JB
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *AK *JB
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND OPERATED POORLY DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. *AK *JB
Mileage: 68,000
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ON OUR VEHICLE HAS CAUSED US TO ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. IN JANUARY, 2004, THE ETS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND BEFORE WE COULD DRIVE THE 60 MILES TO THE NEAREST VOLVO SERVICE CENTER, OUR CAR WAS SPUTTERING AND SURGING AND LOSING POWER ON...
Mileage: 66,793
ETS FAILURE. HAD TO BUY A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *NM
Mileage: 77,000
WHILE DRIVING MY VOLVO S70 2000 WESTBOUND ON I-90 JUST PAST THE GARY , IN EXIT 10, DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR, THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FASTER THAN 30 MPH. BETWEEN EXIT 10 AND THE NEXT EXIT 5 THE ROAD IS ELEVATED THERE IS NO USABLE SHOULDER. AS A RESULT FOR 5 MILES I DROVE AT...
Mileage: 68,000
THE AUTOMOBILE WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE AND STALL WHEN APPROACHING LOWER SPEEDS. ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE A DELAYED RESPONSE AND NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE ETS WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON JUST PRIOR TO THE EVENT. AFTER THE CAR WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE FINE UNTIL TH...
Mileage: 70,000
I JUST READ ON YOUR WEBSITE AN ACTION SUMMARY REGARDING "FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM)". I DID EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM IN SEPT. 2003 ON MY 2000 S70GLT. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AND SLOW DOWN. I GOT HONKED BY SO MANY OTHER DRIVERS WHEN I WAS TRYING ...
Mileage: 78,000
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...
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 REGARDI...
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 ELEC...
Mileage: 65,000
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 ELEC...
Mileage: 65,000
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 INTERMIT...
Mileage: 69,000
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 IN...
Mileage: 94,000
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...
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 MO...
Mileage: 65,000
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
Mileage: 61,700
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK
Mileage: 66,337
FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE RESULTED IN SUDDEN AND PERSISTENT LOSS OF SPEED AND STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC.*JB
Mileage: 54,000
RECENTLY MY 2000 S70 VOLVO HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. MY ETS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM)LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUDDER AND EVENTUALLY STALL IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS AND AFTER RE-START , THE VEHICLE WILL FUNCTION AS NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO MY VOLVO SH...
Mileage: 111,000
2000 VOLVO S70 GLT-SE; ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE LOST POWER ON I-10 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. LIMPED IN TO A VOLVO DEALER. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY A VOLVO TECH. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS OUT OF FACTORY SPECS. HE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND REPROGRAMMED IT AT A COST OF $985.38. NOT WHAT ONE WOU...
Mileage: 45,801
I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S70. I EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE SEVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR, 2005. THE CAR WOULD OFTEN RUN ROUGH AND ATTEMPT TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. ON ONE TRIP FROM NEW ALBANY, IN, TO CLEVELAND, OH, IT HAPPENED SO OFTEN THAT I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN CINCINNATI AN...
Mileage: 66,051
CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING A COUPLE OF TIMES. *JB
Mileage: 65,000
FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. *JB
Mileage: 34,752
WHILE DRIVING FROM CLEVELAND TO ROSWELL, GA, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILED IN MY 2000 VOLVO S70. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER AND THE POWER-STEERING FAILED. I HAD TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT BESIDE THE ROAD. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO ...
Mileage: 64,000
DT: VEHICLE INTERRMITTENTLY STALLED AND DIED . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO SUGGESTED THE PROBLEM WA STHE INTAKE MANIFOLD SYSTEM. *AK
Mileage: 56,000
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED TO US: WE (MY WIFE, THREE YEAR OLD SON AND I) WERE DRIVING OUR 2000 VOLVO S70 SEDAN DOWN INTERSTATE 95 FROM WASHINGTON DC TO NORTH CAROLINA. IN VIRGINIA, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) SENSOR CAME ON. WE STOPPED, LIKE THE MANUAL SUGGESTED, RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE LIGHT W...
Mileage: 55
DT: VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURE. I TWOULD COST $1000.00 TO REPLACE IT. *AK
Mileage: 90,000
LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT MY CAR WOULD STALL OR LOSE POWER. WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY RTE 202 MY CAR LOST POWER IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. IT THE COMPLETELY DIED AND WOULD NOT START. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST MECHANIC (FRANCIS AUTOMOTIVE IN WEST CHESTER, PA). IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A...
Mileage: 64,000
FAILED THROTTLE MODULE. *NM
Mileage: 37,000
I AM WRITING JUST TO SUPPLY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR ONGOING INVESTIGATION PE05041. DURING THE FIRST FEW YEARS THAT I OWNED MY 2000 VOLVO S70 GLT SE, I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURES, WHICH GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE SPEED WHEN ...
Mileage: 18,000
WE PURCHASED THE VOLVO 2000 S70 VEHICLE IN 9/01 WITH 25,000 MILES. A 30,000 MILE CHECK-UP WAS PERFORMED BY SANTA MONICA VOLVO ON 12/26/01. STEVEN AND I BEGAN A 14-MONTH ROAD TRIP AROUND THE US AND HAD THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED AT VOLVO DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY (THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PERIODICALL...
Mileage: 77,000
WE PURCHASED THE VOLVO 2000 S70 VEHICLE IN 9/01 WITH 25,000 MILES. A 30,000 MILE CHECK-UP WAS PERFORMED BY SANTA MONICA VOLVO ON 12/26/01. STEVEN AND I BEGAN A 14-MONTH ROAD TRIP AROUND THE US AND HAD THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED AT VOLVO DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY (THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PERIODICALL...
Mileage: 77,000
MY 2000 VOLVO S70 HAD A MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE AND I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR HAVE AN ABRUPT LOSS OF SPEED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A VOLVO DEALER AND WAS CHARGED $1,500 TO REPLACE THE MODULE ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE CAR IS STARTING T...
Mileage: 84,000
2000 VOLVO S-70 CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. I HAD TO SPEND $1200 TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT REGULATES THE AIRFLOW AND GAS TO THE ENGINE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IS NOT RECALLING OR R...
Mileage: 63,478
2000 VOLVO S-70 CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. I HAD TO SPEND $1200 TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT REGULATES THE AIRFLOW AND GAS TO THE ENGINE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IS NOT RECALLING OR R...
Mileage: 63,478
VEHICLE EXHIBITS "HESITATION AND STUTTERING" DURING BOTH ACCELERATION AND MAINTAINING STEADY SPEED. ETS WARNING LIGHT HAS APPEARED AND THEN RESET TWICE. TUNE-UP AND FUEL CHANGES WERE TESTED WITH NO CHANGE IN ISSUE. ETS WARNING LIGHT AND ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILU...
Mileage: 61,800
2000 VOLVO S70 ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURE.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LEAVES THE DRIVER WITH UNEXPECTED LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. *JB
MY 2000 VOLVO S70 IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE TROUBLE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A REPAIR SHOP THAT IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS TO SEVERAL OTHER SHOPS AND DEALERS, AS WELL AS INVESTIGATIONS OVER THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT TH...
Mileage: 59,575
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURE (ETS), CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO THROTTLE INPUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CAR NEEDS TO BE FIXED BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THE OUTRAGEOUS COST OF THE REPAIR $1100.
Mileage: 62,000
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND MASS AIRFLOW ON HIS 2000 VOLVO S70. *JB THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RESERVOIR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHY DRIVING, THE AIR DIRECTOR FELL OFF THE BUMPER. *JB *NM
Mileage: 35,326
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND MASS AIRFLOW ON HIS 2000 VOLVO S70. *JB THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RESERVOIR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHY DRIVING, THE AIR DIRECTOR FELL OFF THE BUMPER. *JB *NM
Mileage: 35,326
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND MASS AIRFLOW ON HIS 2000 VOLVO S70. *JB THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RESERVOIR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHY DRIVING, THE AIR DIRECTOR FELL OFF THE BUMPER. *JB *NM
Mileage: 35,326
WELL, I'VE ALSO JOINED THE ETS CLUB AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON MY S70, 2000, TO THE TUNE OF $860 BUCKS! IT HAPPENED AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME. WHILE CRUISING SOUTH ON I-95, JUNE 6TH, CAR STARTED TO RUN LIKE IT HAD WATER IN THE GAS. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO OF THAT, THE ETS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON,...
Mileage: 59,987
2000 S70 - MULTIPLE REPAIRS AND MULTIPLE RECURRING INCIDENTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, TACH BOUNCES AND POWER DEMINISHES BECOMING A SEVER HAZARD IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE "KNOWN ISSUES" WITH THE ELECTRONIC AIR MASS AND THROTTL...
2000 VOLVO XL70 HEATER BLOWER FAN NOT WORKING AND STARTED SMOKING.*MR THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED. *NM
Mileage: 69,403
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ALL INTERIOR POWER INCLUDING WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HEAT, A/C, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AIR BAGS, RADIO. CALLED DEALER/SERVICER AND WAS TOLD THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM; CALLED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN; BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AND TOLD ...
Mileage: 45,000
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM IN MY 2000, VOLVO S70 WENT OUT, AND THE CAR SURGED AND LIMPED HOME. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OCCURRED THIS TIME, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER BY BEING STRANDED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING AS YOU PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC RAISED MANY SAFE...
Mileage: 68,880
1. ETS LIGHT, HESITATION, HAD TO PRESS PEDAL DOWN TO FLOOR TO GET CAR TO MOVE. . DANGER OF STOPPING/STALLING IN TRAFFIC 3. REPLACE THROTTLE BODY $923.00 , 62,492 MILES SERVICED REGULARLY WITH DEALER -- THANKS FORD. *AK
Mileage: 62,492
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE CONSUMER'S 2000 VOLVO V70XC. THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER THEN CAME TO A STOP. *NM THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE CONCERNED AND REFUSED TO COVER THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *NM
Mileage: 42,000
(SAFETY ISSUE) WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE PLASTIC SUN ROOF AIR DEFLECTOR SHATTERED AND PIECES OF THE AIR DEFLECTOR ENDED UP ON THE HIGHWAY POSSIBLY HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF THE AIR DEFLECTOR BEING HIT BY ANY TYPE OF OBJECT. IT JUST APPEARED TO CRACK IN THE CENTER AND TH...
Mileage: 50,000
THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. DEALER STATED THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED.*AK THE FAULTY THROTTLE MODULE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND SOMETIMES MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED. *NM
Mileage: 60,000
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED A PROBLEM: SLIPPING AND SHUDDERING DURING ACCELERATION BETWEEN 16-20 MPH. THE VOLVO DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED: THEY REPLACED IT WITH A REBUILT VOLVO TRANS. WARRANTY WAS 4 YR, 50,000 MI: TRANS FAILED AT 3 YR, 9 MO, 56839 MI -THE...
Mileage: 56,750
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE AND STALL ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE, CAR BECAME INOPERABLE DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND ASSOCIATED PARTS. *AK
Mileage: 69,450
MY ETS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I HAD TO STOP MY CAR IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC 10-12 TIMES AND RESTART IT. A WEB SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH VOLVO S-70. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND WILL SHUT OFF IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE.*AK
Mileage: 73,900
I HAVE A 200 VOLVO S70. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, MY SON WAS DRIVING IT AND, SUDDENLY, THE ETS INDICATORLIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING, AND LOST POWER (MY SON SAID IT COULDN'T GO FASTER THAN ABOUT 10 MPH). MY OWNER'S MANUAL INFORMS ME THAT THIS LIGHT INDICATES A FAULT IN THE ETC (ELECTRONIC TH...
Mileage: 56,810
I HAVE A 200 VOLVO S70. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, MY SON WAS DRIVING IT AND, SUDDENLY, THE ETS INDICATORLIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING, AND LOST POWER (MY SON SAID IT COULDN'T GO FASTER THAN ABOUT 10 MPH). MY OWNER'S MANUAL INFORMS ME THAT THIS LIGHT INDICATES A FAULT IN THE ETC (ELECTRONIC TH...
Mileage: 56,810
ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR THROTTLE SYSTEM WAS AFFECTED. CAR LOST POWER TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRAVELLING AT APPROX 60 MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHEN IDLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AT DEALER FOR OVER $900.00 AND VEHICL...
Mileage: 57,000
DURING NORMAL CRUISING AROUND 55-60 MPH, THE ETS LIGHT WILL COME ON AS THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO STUTTER AND THE ENGINE MODULATES. IT HAS BECOME WORSE OVER THE LAST WEEK AND NOW THE ENGINE "BUCKS" WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON! THIS IS UNPLEASANT AT 55 MPH! EVERY TIME THE ETS LIGHT COMES ON THE CRUISE CONTROL...
Mileage: 84,000
THE ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENLY FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THEN ON APRIL 20, 2004 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE LIGHT STAYS ON THE CAR WAS SLUGGISH IN ACCELERATING. I HAD TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY TO TAKE LOCAL STREETS. *AK
Mileage: 63,100
THE LEATHER ON THE DOOR INSERTS PULLED AWAY FROM THE MOLDING. IT COST 400.00 PER DOOR FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME. MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.*AK
WHEN ACCELERATING CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE, AND VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK
IN EARLY OCTOBER 2003 THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) LIGHT APPEARED ON MY CAR'S PANEL. THIS AFFECTED THE DRIVABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED AN ADDITIONAL WARRANTY FOR MY VEHICLE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY 2000. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM AND TH...
Mileage: 65,200
12 VOLT ADAPTER NEEDED TO USE HANDS FREE CELL PHONE AS REQUIRED BY LAW IN NEW YORK & MOST OTHER STATES FAILED DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT. *AK
Mileage: 34,800
SPEED CONTROL. HAVE HAD A VARIETY OF SPEED/ENGINE CONTROL PROBLEMS. ENGINE WOULD DIE. ENGINE WOULD CAUSE "BUCKING". ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THROTTLE BODY AND AIR MASS METER REPLACED. THROTTLE BODY COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR AIR MASS METER REPLACEMENT. CURRENT PROBLEM TRAVELI...
Mileage: 52,000
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. VOLVO REFUSED TO SEND THE CONSUMER AN ANALYSIS REPORT. *SCC *JB
Mileage: 39,000
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. VOLVO REFUSED TO SEND THE CONSUMER AN ANALYSIS REPORT. *SCC *JB
Mileage: 39,000
THE SEAT BELT (DRIVERS SIDE, SHOULDER) CONTINUES TO 'JAM' OR 'LOCK' IN PLACE AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR USE. TO CORRECT, VEHICLE MUST BE TAKEN INTO NEAREST/LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ADJUSTMENT AND REPAIR. THUS FAR, THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES OVER THE PREVIOUS TWELVE MONTHS. ADDITIONALLY...
Mileage: 25,000
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE WIPERS WOULDN'T GO ON. ALWAYS HAPPENS IN THE MORNING. WASHING AND CLEANING DOESN'T HELP. DEALER DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE. PLEASE HELP! *NLM
Mileage: 10
THE VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNAL, TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY BLOWING OUT. THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR HAS FAILED 3-4 TIMES. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PH
Mileage: 47,000
THE VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNAL, TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY BLOWING OUT. THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR HAS FAILED 3-4 TIMES. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PH
Mileage: 47,000
THE VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNAL, TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY BLOWING OUT. THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR HAS FAILED 3-4 TIMES. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PH
Mileage: 47,000
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2000 VOLVO S70 IN WHICH THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH, I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME DURING THE ACCIDENT.
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALAER REPLACED AXLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALAER REPLACED AXLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT OR LEFT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
IN A FRONT-END COLLISION (OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH), AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK.*AK
IN A FRONT-END COLLISION (OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH), AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH IN A 65MPH ZONE. PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 60MPH HE FLOORED THROTTLE AND ETS LIGHT CAME UP ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WENT DOWN TO 2,000 RPM'S. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND READ MANUAL, STARTING VEHICLE BACK UP AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH IN A 65MPH ZONE. PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 60MPH HE FLOORED THROTTLE AND ETS LIGHT CAME UP ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WENT DOWN TO 2,000 RPM'S. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND READ MANUAL, STARTING VEHICLE BACK UP AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE...
FRONT AND BACK LIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO. ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND ELECTRIC LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED ONE TIME BUT LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FAIL.
FRONT AND BACK LIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO. ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND ELECTRIC LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED ONE TIME BUT LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FAIL.
FRONT AND BACK LIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO. ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND ELECTRIC LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED ONE TIME BUT LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FAIL.
FRONT AND BACK LIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO. ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND ELECTRIC LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED ONE TIME BUT LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FAIL.
DRIVERS WINDOW WENT DOWN AND IS NONOPERATIONAL IN THE DOWN POSITION. MOST LIKELY A SWITCH.*AK
AIR-CONDITIONER REPEATEDLY MALFUNCTIONED ALLOWING ROAD EXHUAST INTO CAB, NOXIOUS ODORS AND HEADACHES.*AK
BROUGHT INTO DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS IN REGARDS TO BRAKE PEDAL HARD AND BRAKE FADE AT START UP. FAILURE TO COME TO FULL STOP WHEN BRAKE IS FIRST APPLIED AFTER CAR STANDS OVERNIGHT OR PERIOD OF TIME. DEALER REPLACED SEALANT AND FUSE ON ABS SENSORS, MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS PUMP MOTOR. DEALER R...
BROUGHT INTO DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS IN REGARDS TO BRAKE PEDAL HARD AND BRAKE FADE AT START UP. FAILURE TO COME TO FULL STOP WHEN BRAKE IS FIRST APPLIED AFTER CAR STANDS OVERNIGHT OR PERIOD OF TIME. DEALER REPLACED SEALANT AND FUSE ON ABS SENSORS, MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS PUMP MOTOR. DEALER R...
BROUGHT INTO DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS IN REGARDS TO BRAKE PEDAL HARD AND BRAKE FADE AT START UP. FAILURE TO COME TO FULL STOP WHEN BRAKE IS FIRST APPLIED AFTER CAR STANDS OVERNIGHT OR PERIOD OF TIME. DEALER REPLACED SEALANT AND FUSE ON ABS SENSORS, MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS PUMP MOTOR. DEALER R...
I NEED MORE SPACE TO EXPLAIN MY PROBLEM, WHERE SHOULD I EMAIL IT?
THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FROM PURCHASE AND TAKEN BACK 5 TIMES TAPPING AND BRAKE PEDAL BEING GRABBED. *AK
AS HAPPENED IN JULY AND REPORTED, ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE SPEED THROTTLED AND SPUTTERED. PER MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS TURNED CAR ON AND OFF. ON 3RD ATTEMPT, ETS LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER STARTING. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ONE MILE WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS SLOWED FOR LIGHT, ETS CAME ON AGAIN AND ENGINE CUT BAC...
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE SPEED ELECTRONICALLY AUTOMATICALLY CUT BACK FROM 30 MPH AND HELD TO APPROX 10 MPH. I COULD NOT ACCERLATE. ACCELERATION RESTRAINED LIKE THERE WAS A GOVERNOR ON THE ENGINE. FOLLOWED OWNERS MANUAL INSTRUCTION. 4 TIMES CAR TURNED OFF A...
ENGINE PROBLEMS SINCE DAY 1. ALWAYS INTERMITTANT AND WITHOUT WARNING. I FEEL THE CAR IS RENDERED UNSAFE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL UNEXPECTED POWER LOSS. DEAL REFUSES TO WORK ON CAR UNTIL AUTHORIZED BY VOLVO USA. 6 MONTHS AND NO WORD YET
PART APEARS TO HAVE FAILED EN MASSE ON MANY OR MOST CARS OF THIS MODEL. VOLVO UNABLE TO SUPPLY REPLACEMENT PART TO ENABLE SAFE AND LEGAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. NEW PART NUMBER ISSUED, BUT BACK ORDER STATUS OF AT LEAST TWO MONTHS. RESULT - VEHICLE MUST EITHER BE PARKED FOR DURATION OR OPERATED IN V...