2000 VOLVO V70 Problems & Recalls
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I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PASSING SMOG AND HAD TROUBLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SO THE SMOG DEALER TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT I WAS TRYING TO PASS SMOG, BUT THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING VERY GOOD IN SPITE OF THE SMOG PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT YOU...
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PASSING SMOG AND HAD TROUBLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SO THE SMOG DEALER TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT I WAS TRYING TO PASS SMOG, BUT THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING VERY GOOD IN SPITE OF THE SMOG PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT YOU...
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PASSING SMOG AND HAD TROUBLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SO THE SMOG DEALER TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT I WAS TRYING TO PASS SMOG, BUT THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING VERY GOOD IN SPITE OF THE SMOG PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT YOU...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD AS THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ETS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ...
Mileage: 146,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD AS THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ETS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ...
Mileage: 146,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS EXCESSIVELY INCREASED AND THE ETS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPA...
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS EXCESSIVELY INCREASED AND THE ETS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPA...
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED IMMEDIATE ...
Mileage: 200,070
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS REAR ENDED AT 45 MPH AND A VOLVO ADVERTISEMENT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH SPECIAL SEATS TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURIES WHEN A CRASH OCCURRED. WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED THE CONTACTS HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL, BROKE ...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE FRONT SEAT FAILED TO HOLD THE CONTACT IN POSITION CAUSING HIM TO BE REAR ENDED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ...
Mileage: 100,000
MY VOLVO V70 HAS BEEN DYING IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS. HAVE HAD TWO TRIPS TO A MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED A FEW PARTS, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX IT. PROBLEM CONTINUES. RECENTLY, WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND THE CAR SPE...
Mileage: 93,000
MY VOLVO V70 HAS BEEN DYING IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS. HAVE HAD TWO TRIPS TO A MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED A FEW PARTS, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX IT. PROBLEM CONTINUES. RECENTLY, WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND THE CAR SPE...
Mileage: 93,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT SPLIT IN HALF AND THE CONTACT WAS THROWN TO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. HE HAD TO BE CUT O...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT SPLIT IN HALF AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE VERTEBRAE AND A...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT SPLIT IN HALF AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE VERTEBRAE AND A...
Mileage: 100,000
AUGUST 8, 2012 I AM SENDING THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE SERVICE I RECEIVED ON A RECALL FOR A 2000 V-70 VOLVO, CAMPAIGN# R115 ( VEHICLE SPEED ), NHTSA -CAMPAIGN# O6V441000, ACTION # EAQ-5021. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A VOLVO DEALERSHIP. I WENT ...
Mileage: 197,593
AUGUST 8, 2012 I AM SENDING THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE SERVICE I RECEIVED ON A RECALL FOR A 2000 V-70 VOLVO, CAMPAIGN# R115 ( VEHICLE SPEED ), NHTSA -CAMPAIGN# O6V441000, ACTION # EAQ-5021. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A VOLVO DEALERSHIP. I WENT ...
Mileage: 197,593
WHY AREN'T YOU DOING ANYTHING ABOUT VOLVO BUILDING CRAP? THEY SHOULD BE IN JAIL. ETM - DESIGN WAS UNACCEPTABLE FROM A DAY ONE. THE ETM IS CAUSING SURGING, STALLING AND MANY OTHER SYMPTOMS. ONCE VOLVO STARTED TO REPLACE SOME OF THEM, THEY USED NEW ONES WITH EXACTLY THE SAME FLAWED DESIGN. ABS MODUL...
WHY AREN'T YOU DOING ANYTHING ABOUT VOLVO BUILDING CRAP? THEY SHOULD BE IN JAIL. ETM - DESIGN WAS UNACCEPTABLE FROM A DAY ONE. THE ETM IS CAUSING SURGING, STALLING AND MANY OTHER SYMPTOMS. ONCE VOLVO STARTED TO REPLACE SOME OF THEM, THEY USED NEW ONES WITH EXACTLY THE SAME FLAWED DESIGN. ABS MODUL...
WHY AREN'T YOU DOING ANYTHING ABOUT VOLVO BUILDING CRAP? THEY SHOULD BE IN JAIL. ETM - DESIGN WAS UNACCEPTABLE FROM A DAY ONE. THE ETM IS CAUSING SURGING, STALLING AND MANY OTHER SYMPTOMS. ONCE VOLVO STARTED TO REPLACE SOME OF THEM, THEY USED NEW ONES WITH EXACTLY THE SAME FLAWED DESIGN. ABS MODUL...
WHY AREN'T YOU DOING ANYTHING ABOUT VOLVO BUILDING CRAP? THEY SHOULD BE IN JAIL. ETM - DESIGN WAS UNACCEPTABLE FROM A DAY ONE. THE ETM IS CAUSING SURGING, STALLING AND MANY OTHER SYMPTOMS. ONCE VOLVO STARTED TO REPLACE SOME OF THEM, THEY USED NEW ONES WITH EXACTLY THE SAME FLAWED DESIGN. ABS MODUL...
LOST POWER IN TRAFFIC, HAD TO DRIVE 10 MPH IN LIMP MODE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC
Mileage: 114,500
LOST POWER IN TRAFFIC, HAD TO DRIVE 10 MPH IN LIMP MODE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC
Mileage: 114,500
LOST POWER IN TRAFFIC, HAD TO DRIVE 10 MPH IN LIMP MODE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC
Mileage: 114,500
2000 V70 VOLVO -- CANNOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. MUST WAIT 1-10 MINUTES, OR USE SECOND KEY TO LOCK CAR WITH FIRST KEY STILL IN IGNITION. KEY CAN USUALLY BE REMOVED AFTER 1-10 MINUTES. *TR
Mileage: 189,000
I OWN A 2000 VOLVO V70 WAGON AND THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT FUNCTIONING. BEFORE SEEING THE CAR, THE MECHANIC PREDICTED THE PROBLEM WOULD BE THE LIGHT HARNESS, BECAUSE THE LED LAMPS ARE TYPICALLY LONG LIVED. (BUT DOES THIS ALSO SUGGEST THE PROBLEM IS COMMONPLACE?) TOOK THE CAR TO BE DIAGNOSED....
Mileage: 143,000
I OWN A 2000 VOLVO V70 WITH 130K MILES AND THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND/OR IT HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR, IT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE FORWARD, SPITS SPUTTERS, AND THEN CUTS OFF. THE LO...
Mileage: 130,455
DEFECTIVE REAR SEATBELT (DRIVER SIDE) IN 2000 VOLVO V70. SEATBELT BINDS UP, CANNOT BE PULLED OUT AND WON'T RETRACT. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR THIS CAR WHICH HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Mileage: 100
DEFECTIVE REAR SEATBELT (DRIVER SIDE) IN 2000 VOLVO V70. SEATBELT BINDS UP, CANNOT BE PULLED OUT AND WON'T RETRACT. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR THIS CAR WHICH HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Mileage: 100
THE IGNITION KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE SWITCH AFTER THE ENGINE IS CUT OFF. *TR
Mileage: 97,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE MECHANISIM WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT LOCK IN COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V239000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRE...
Mileage: 104,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER REPLACED SOME OF THE COMPONENTS. THE CONTACT MERGED INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND BEEN REPAIRED TWICE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED...
Mileage: 110,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE THROTTLE LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. SHE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE ...
Mileage: 140,000
CAN NOT REMOVE KEY FROM STEERING WHEEL IGNITION. *TR
I HAVE A 2000 V70 VOLVO THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION . I HAVE A SECOND KEY THAT I USE TO LOCK THE CAR WITH . I CAN NOT REMOVE THE KEY . IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? *CN
1) WHEN REAR HATCH DOOR IS OPENED IN COLD WEATHER IT FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY 2) REAR HATCH DOOR FAILS TO LATCH 3) VOLVO DEALER LUBRICATED LATCH WHICH FAILS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM EXISTS, HOWEVER, MY VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, SHE THOUGHT THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT LEARNED OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE S...
Mileage: 98,590
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE FAILED TO LATCH WHEN CLOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW LOCKING MECHANISM, BUT THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 00V239000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 82,000 A...
Mileage: 32,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO REPLACED BATTERY CABLES AND THE CONTROL MODULE. THE CONSUMER STATED SOMETIMES IT WOULD TAKE ANYWHERE FRO 30 SECONDS TO 2 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORM...
Mileage: 54,000
2002 V70 MALFUNCTIONED IN REAR SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR. *TS TWO OF THE THREE SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DISASSEMBLED THE REAR SEATS AND MANUALLY EASED THE LOCKED SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERM...
Mileage: 51,640
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. I WAS INFORMED BY TWO DEALERSHIPS, NORTH POINTE VOLVO AND DYER AND DYER VOLVO, AS WELL AS VOLVO PROFESSIONAL REPAIR (ALL LOCATED IN THE ATLANTA GA AREA) THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. WELL I EXPERIENCED THIS YESTERDAY. THE AUTOMOBILES' ABS NO LONGER IS EFFECTIVE WH...
Mileage: 97,000
ON 2/3/06 OUR VOLVO V70 YEAR 2000, 74000M SHOWED AN ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CAR STALLED AT UPON STOPPING AND ALSO UPON STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON I WAS ABLE TO HAVE IT ACCELERATE. THE CAR WOULD RUN OK FOR ABOUT 20 MILE...
ON 2/3/06 OUR VOLVO V70 YEAR 2000, 74000M SHOWED AN ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CAR STALLED AT UPON STOPPING AND ALSO UPON STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON I WAS ABLE TO HAVE IT ACCELERATE. THE CAR WOULD RUN OK FOR ABOUT 20 MILE...
WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES, AFTER 5 YEARS OF DRIVING, THE ENGINE IS WARNING THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM' (ETS) FAILED. THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ONLY CAN REPLACE THE ETS MODULE AT A COST OF $1,200. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ACTUALLY THE SAME AS THE FAILED PART WITH NO IMPROVEMEN...
Mileage: 82,000
WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES, AFTER 5 YEARS OF DRIVING, THE ENGINE IS WARNING THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM' (ETS) FAILED. THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ONLY CAN REPLACE THE ETS MODULE AT A COST OF $1,200. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ACTUALLY THE SAME AS THE FAILED PART WITH NO IMPROVEMEN...
Mileage: 82,000
I AM SUBMITTING ETM FAILURE IN MY 2000 VOLVO V70 SE WAGON IN OCTOBER OF 2005. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE THE CAR HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION, THERE'S SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED TRANSITION INTO REDUCED PERFORMANCE OPERATION (LIMP MODE) AND SOMETIMES WHEN THE ETS INDICATOR HAS E...
Mileage: 79,500
ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, MY VOLVO V70 HAD A COMPLETE STALL. CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES, IT RE STARTED. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE VOLVO DEALER ONCE IT STARTED AGAIN AND THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE" WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $800. *JB
Mileage: 79,129
WHEN I BEGIN TO BRAKE AND THE CAR SLOWS, IT WILL SIMPLY CUT OFF. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND CUTS OFF ABOUT ONE-HALF THE TIME I BEGIN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND IT REACHED THE POINT WHERE IT STALLED AT AS I WAS DRIVING IN A ROUNDABOUT AT AP...
LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING/MULTIPLE TIMES (SOMETIMES WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC). ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THROTTLE. *JB
Mileage: 85,604
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE IN MY 2000 V70 VOLVO WAGON WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CAR RAN BADLY, MISSED AND STALLED - BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WAS ALSO AFFECTED. THE SITUATION CONTINUED TO HAPPEN WHILE ON AN EXTENDED TRIP WITH NO VOLVO DEALERS WITHIN RANGE. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRAYS FOR THE D...
Mileage: 85,000
MY VOLVO RECENTLY BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ITS ACCELERATION. IT WOULDN'T RESPOND AS WELL AND AT TIMES WOULD FEEL LIKE IT LOST POWER. ON 10/27/05 MY ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WOULD COST AROUND 1000$ TO REPLACE MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. *JB
Mileage: 109,400
DT: THE VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. *AK *JB
Mileage: 85,000
DT: THE CONTACT'S WIFE HAD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM)REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN, ALMOST STALLING, AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ETM REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM
Mileage: 43,143
A MONTH AND A HALF AGO MY 2000 VOLVO V70 THROTTLE HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE DETERMINED THIS IS AN MAJOR ON GOING ISSUE. I AM VERY UPSET I HAD TO SPEND OVER $1100 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE. MY CAR ONLY HAD 90,500 MILES WHEN THE THROTTLE FAILED. *NM
Mileage: 91,000
DT: THE CONSUMER SAID THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETCM) ON 2000 VOLVO V70 HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO ETCM FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ETCM. *AK *NM
Mileage: 67,400
DT: CONTACT STATES HAS A 2000 VOLVO V-70 STATION WAGON. HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE KEPT STALLING. THE ABS LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRE...
Mileage: 61,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER. THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *AK *JB
Mileage: 26,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER. THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *AK *JB
Mileage: 26,000
CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *NM
Mileage: 47,983
MY 2000 V70 VOLVO'S ETS SYSTEM BROKE DOWN THIS SUMMER, HAVING BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR APPROX. 5 HRS. I WAS TRAVELING HOME ON 95 FROM NY, & I WAS ON THE DC BELTWAY (495) WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE, GOING WITH THE PACE OF TRAFFIC (OR A LITTLE SLOWER - I HAD MY 23-MONTH-OLD SO...
Mileage: 74,800
DT: WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *AK
Mileage: 63,000
ENGINE LIGHT AND ETS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED AT DEALER BUT LIGHTS ARE COMING ON AGAIN. HAVE READ ON A NUMBER OF FORUMS THAT THE ETS FAILURE CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. IF THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM VOLVO SHOULD OFFER A RECALL ON ...
THE ETS LIGHT ON MY 2000 VOLVO V-70 CAME ON THE AND THE CAR DROVE VERY ERRATICALLY. *JB
Mileage: 78,000
ETM (ETS) ON 2000 YEAR MODEL S70 (V70). UNIT FAILED AFTER MODEST USE (74915 MILES). REPLACED AT COST OF $860.13. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD OWN UP TO POOR DESIGN. PLEASE FILE COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER.
Mileage: 74,915
DT: CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK
Mileage: 5,000
THE 2000 VOLVO V70 WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW BEGAN STALLING EVERY TIME I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER 3 YEARS OF OWNING IT. STARTING FEBRUARY 2003 THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY STALL OR STRUGGLE TO STAY RUNNING. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO ONE OF THE "AUTHOURIZED" VOLVO DEALERS AND SCHEDULED SER...
Mileage: 55,000
THE CAR COULD BE RUNNING JUST FINE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT WOULD START LURCHING AND THE RPMS WOULD VARY BY AS MUCH AS 500 - 600 RPMS. WHEN YOU STOPPED THE CAR IT HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING-OUT. AFTER YOU GOT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SWITCHED THE CAR OFF AND RESTAR...
Mileage: 75,500
WE HAVE A 2000 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED STALLING IN TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY FROM IDLE (MADE A LEFT TURN IN INTERSECTION AND ENGINE STALLED AND CUT OUT) AND OTHER STALLING AND IDLING PROBLEMS OVER LAST TWO - THREE YEARS. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO OUR DEALERSHIP; THEY HAVE CLEANED OUT THE ...
Mileage: 86,000
STALLING IN 2000 VOLVO V70. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND POWER STEERING ASSIST. FAILURE CREATED DANGEROUS TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION AS DISABLED VEHICLE BLOCKED ROADWAY. REPAIRING MECHANIC DIAGNOSED DEFECT IN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND STATED THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN PRODUCT DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES. *NM
Mileage: 90,000
DRIVING ALONG 495 HEADING WEST IN FAST LANE AT ABOUT 65 MPH. ETC LIGHT CAME ON. I STARTED MOVING OVER TO BREAKDOWN LANE AND STOPED. HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AS ENGINE WAS SURGING. SHUT OFF ENGINE. LOOKED UP ETC IN MANUAL WHICH SAID "SHUT OFF ENGINE THEN RESTART. AFTER RESTARTING, ENGINE WAS SUR...
Mileage: 70,000
REAR LOCKING MECHANISM BROKE . REAR LOCKING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND LOCK WAS NOT LOCKING COMPLETELY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, DEALER DID NOTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. RECALL 00V239000 CONCERNING TAILGATE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS ISSUED. *AK *SB *NM
Mileage: 66,000
REAR LOCKING MECHANISM BROKE . REAR LOCKING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND LOCK WAS NOT LOCKING COMPLETELY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, DEALER DID NOTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. RECALL 00V239000 CONCERNING TAILGATE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS ISSUED. *AK *SB *NM
Mileage: 66,000
DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF BUT THE PASSENGER DID WHEN ANOTHER CAR COLLIDED WITH MINE IN A PRIMARILY FRONTAL IMPACT. A VOLVO REP INVESTIGATED AND FOUND NO FAULT WITH EQUIPMENT. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED AND UNFORTUNATELY I AM STILL IN PHYSICAL THERAPY.*AK
THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP ON ITS OWN. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER. *NM
Mileage: 42,000
THE TAILGATE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE, IT WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY. ALSO, THE INSIDE PANEL WAS FALLING OFF. CURRENTLY, MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK RECALL#00V239000 *SC *JB
Mileage: 20,000
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE FACTORY SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED BY A VOLVO ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE REPAIR SERVICE. CONSUMER WASN'T' ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN ON AN UNE...
Mileage: 86,000
TAIL GATE LATCH FAILS TO SHUT IN COLD WEATHER AND TAILGATE CANNOT BE CLOSED WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLED SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, BUT NOT ALL (MY VIN NUMBER NOT INCLUDED AND I'VE NOTED THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ALREADY FILED WITH NHSTA) - RECALL NEEDS TO ...
Mileage: 5,000
CONSUMER NOTICE THE ETS INDICATOR LIGHT STAY ON THROUGH OUT TRAVEL, RESULTING VEHICLE HESITATING . CONSUMER WOULD SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART TO TURN ETS INDICATOR LIGHTS OFF. *AK
THROTTLE UNIT MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT WHEN IDLING ENGINE STALLED. *AK
Mileage: 68,000
DRIVING 2000 MAKE VOLVO V70 ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. ETS AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. CAR BEGINS LOSING POWER, CAN'T SLOW DOWN OR SPEED UP. FINALLY STEER TO AN EXIT RAMP; CAR DIES AT BOTTOM OF EXIT RAMP. NO CRASHES, BUT MAJOR TRAFFIC JAMS. CAR COMPLETELY DEAD, NEEDS TO BE TOWED. VIEWING ...
Mileage: 78,000
THE CAR ONLY STARTS INTERMITTENTLY. IF I TRY TO START IT AND IT SIMPLY TURNS OVER WITHOUT STARTING, I PULL THE KEY OUT, REINSERT IT, AND TRY AGAIN. THIS ONE RETRY OFTEN WORKS. HOWEVER, IF IT DOES NOT, AND I REPEAT THIS PROCEDURE ENOUGH TIMES, THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY START. THIS SAME THING HAPPEN...
Mileage: 46,000
THE CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL # 00V239000. THE RECALL STATES THAT THE TAILGATE LOCKING MECHANISM MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED WHICH, IN COMBINATION WITH COLD TEMPERATURES, COULD CAUSE IMPROPER LOCKING OF THE TAILGATE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER ...
I READ ABOUT YOUR COMPANY IN THIS PAST SUNDAY'S PHILADELPHIA INQUIERER. THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY VOLVO NO LONGER WORKS, AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL. THERE ARE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON BOTH OF THESE ITEMS. I HAVE NOT MADE THE AIR CONDITIONING REPAIR YET BECAUSE THE ESTIM...
Mileage: 64,000
I READ ABOUT YOUR COMPANY IN THIS PAST SUNDAY'S PHILADELPHIA INQUIERER. THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY VOLVO NO LONGER WORKS, AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL. THERE ARE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON BOTH OF THESE ITEMS. I HAVE NOT MADE THE AIR CONDITIONING REPAIR YET BECAUSE THE ESTIM...
Mileage: 64,000
MY ENTIIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. MY TURBO HAS NOW FAILED AND WARRANTY RECENTLY EXPIRED. THE CURRENT QUOTE IS $1000.00 OR MORE TO REPAIR THIS. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON 2 OCCASIONS WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO CHECK IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO ...
Mileage: 48,000
MY ENTIIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. MY TURBO HAS NOW FAILED AND WARRANTY RECENTLY EXPIRED. THE CURRENT QUOTE IS $1000.00 OR MORE TO REPAIR THIS. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON 2 OCCASIONS WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO CHECK IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO ...
Mileage: 48,000
MY ENTIIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. MY TURBO HAS NOW FAILED AND WARRANTY RECENTLY EXPIRED. THE CURRENT QUOTE IS $1000.00 OR MORE TO REPAIR THIS. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON 2 OCCASIONS WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO CHECK IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO ...
Mileage: 48,000
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FAILURES OF THE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM. A SWITCH ON THE SEAT BELT ALLOWS TESION TO REMAIN IN THE LAP SECTION OF THE SEAT BELT. THIS TENSION SECURES CHILD SEATS INTO THE CAR BY PREVENTING MOTION. THE ENTIRE FORCE ON THIS RESTRAINT (IN THE LAP SECTION) IS TRANSFERRED THRU A SMALL SE...
Mileage: 30,000
RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER SEIZED ON MY 2003 VOLVO V70, DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO LET ME HAVE SEIZED CALIPER OR EVEN SEE IT. THE CAR HAD 46882 MILES ON IT. *NLM
Mileage: 46,801
THE REAR TAILGATE FAILS TO LATCH/ LOCK IN COLD TEMPERATURES. TAILGATE LIFTS AND DROPS DISTRACTING DRIVER. *JB
PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG EXPLODED. CAR WAS IN GARAGE AND STARTED. MY WIFE REACHED FOR A PAIR OF SUN GLASSES ON THE DASH AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *JB
Mileage: 46,000
WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 10-15MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND ONLY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO ADD.*AK
THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CAR TO RAPIDLY LOSE SPEED. HAD IT HAPPENED DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HIGHER SPEEDS THEN AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THIS FAILURE SEEMS EXTREMELY PREMATURE FOR THIS TYPE OF PART. 80000 MILES TRANSLATES TO ABOUT 2000 HRS OF OPERATION. IF THIS IS A NORMAL REPAIR FOR THIS ...
WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK TO DATE, THE CAUSE OF FIRE IS STILL UNDETERMINED. IT APPEARS THE COOLANT OVER FLOW BOTTLE EXPLODED AND SOME HOW SET FIRE TO THE ENGINE. VOLVO WANTS TO TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY F...
PURCHASED CAR IN EARLY JANUARY 2000. PROBLEMS WITH HOOD LATCH NOT RELEASING. SERVICING OF VEHICLE THREE TIMES TO RESOLVE AND WILL INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUE. BOTH TURN SIGNALS FAILED WITHIN FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNING CAR. RECALL WAS IN PLACE BUT DEALER DID NOT REPLACE UNTIL UNITS FAILED. LATCH ON VE...
PURCHASED CAR IN EARLY JANUARY 2000. PROBLEMS WITH HOOD LATCH NOT RELEASING. SERVICING OF VEHICLE THREE TIMES TO RESOLVE AND WILL INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUE. BOTH TURN SIGNALS FAILED WITHIN FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNING CAR. RECALL WAS IN PLACE BUT DEALER DID NOT REPLACE UNTIL UNITS FAILED. LATCH ON VE...
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TREAD ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. DEALER CONTACTED MICHELIN, MXV4 TIRE SIZE 195/60R15, DOT FUDA CHYX369 06-51078-01, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR A VOLVO, V70 ,2000. *AK *TT
VEHICLE WAS IN PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN THE STREET.*AK
I HAD A FUEL LEAK WHICH THE DEALER FAILED TO REPAIR AFTER REPEATED REPORTS OF THE PROBLEM BEING CORRECTED. IT WAS NOT UNTILL THE CAR WAS FLAT BEDDED TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER THAT IT WAS FINALLY CORRECTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DRAINED THE TANK. I WAS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT AND DRIVING A CAR WITHOUT MY KNO...
SEAT LOWERED TO ALLOW LOADING OF LARGE ITEM. UPON TRYING TO PUT THE SEAT BACK UPRIGHT, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RELEASE FORCING THE SEAT TO REMAIN IN THE DOWN POSITION UNTIL BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, I WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY RE-MOUNT CHILD CAR SEATS.
TAILGATE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY, AND IN COLD WEATHER DOOR ALARM WILL GO OFF BECAUSE THE DOOR IS NOT CLOSED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
I AM FILING THIS REPORT BECAUSE OF THE CONCERN ABOUT A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, AND CANNOT BE RESOLVED. INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND AND A STRONG VIBRATION FEELING ON TH...
DURING BRAKING, THE ABS SEEMS TO RANDOMLY START FUNCTIONING ON ITS OWN, AS IT WOULD DURING A PANIC STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PULSEIN UNISON WITH A MODERATE TAPPING SOUND EMANATING FROM BELOW THE REAR SEAT, THE BRAKES DO NOT PULSE PHYSICALLY, ONLY THE PEDAL PULSE AND THE TAPPING OCCURS, THE DEALER W...
DURING BRAKING, THE ABS SEEMS TO RANDOMLY START FUNCTIONING ON ITS OWN, AS IT WOULD DURING A PANIC STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PULSEIN UNISON WITH A MODERATE TAPPING SOUND EMANATING FROM BELOW THE REAR SEAT, THE BRAKES DO NOT PULSE PHYSICALLY, ONLY THE PEDAL PULSE AND THE TAPPING OCCURS, THE DEALER W...
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONT OF VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, MELTING THE WIRES IN ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FIRE STARTED IN TURN SIGNAL LIGHT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE ...
I WAS HEADING TO THE COUNTRY ON A 2-HOUR DRIVE AND THE WEATHER WAS HOT ABOVE 80 DEGREES. SO I GUESS YOU CAN SAY THE ENGINE WAS ALSO VERY HOT. I ALSO HAD THE AC GOING WHICH IS A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. I WAS ON A NARROW COUNTRY PAVED ROAD TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH. I ...
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS ON REAR AT 13,700 MI. MANUAL INDICATES 1ST BRAKE INSPECTION DUE AT 15K, REPLACEMENT AT 30K. SOME PEOPLE HAVE EVEN HAD TO GET ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO THIS. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HEAD LAMPS HAVE BLOWN TWICE, NOW HAVE UPDATED WIRING KIT IN PLACE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, MICHELIN MXV4 LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL BLOWOUT, THERE WAS NO POTHOLE OR DEBRIS ON ROAD, TIRE WAS REPLACED AT PRORATED COST, TIRE SIZE P195/60R15, DOT FUDACHYX289. *SLC
WHILE PULLING IN DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 10 MP ROAD WAS SLIPPERRY VEHICLE BUMPED INTO A CURB. THIS BROKE FRONT AXLE, THERE WAS NO BODY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, OIL PAN WAS LEAKING. VOLVO CO. SAID CONSUMER LIED ABOUT ACCIDENT, AND THEY ARE NOT LIABLE.*AK *JB
WHILE PULLING IN DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 10 MP ROAD WAS SLIPPERRY VEHICLE BUMPED INTO A CURB. THIS BROKE FRONT AXLE, THERE WAS NO BODY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, OIL PAN WAS LEAKING. VOLVO CO. SAID CONSUMER LIED ABOUT ACCIDENT, AND THEY ARE NOT LIABLE.*AK *JB
LEFT FRONT AXLE SNAPPED UNDER SEEMINGLY NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS,20MILES PER HOUR HITTING A CURB.IS THIS COMMONLY SEEN IN VOLVO CARS?IT WOULD SEEM THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS SINCE IT COULD HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS PRODUCING SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK
ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEM CAUSED CAR TO SHUT DOWN. WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT ETS LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO TAKE OFF, CAR WOULD HARDLY MOVE.*AK
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THE FEMALE RECEPTACLE FOR THE RIGHT SEAT IS TO THE LEFT OF THE MALE CONNECTOR FOR THE CENTER SEAT SO IF THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE IN THE REAR THE PERSON ON THE RIGHT CANNOT BUCKLE THE SEAT INTO THE FEMALE PART BECAUSE THE STRAP FOR THE CENTER SEAT IS OBSCURING IT. NLM
WHEN ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNAL TO INDICATE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN FUSE BLOWS AND LIGHTS FAIL. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF FUSE, FAILURE RECURS.*AK
MY CAR WAS DELIVERED WITH AN INCORRECTLY SIZED SPARE TIRE. APPARENTLY (ACCORDING TO THE DEALER) THE TIRE IS SUPPOSED TO BE BIGGER SO THE CAR WILL REMAIN LEVEL AT ALL TIMES. WHEN THE CAR IS NOT LEVEL, THE SELF-LEVELING STRUTS IN THE REAR TRY TO LEVEL THE C