2001 VOLVO C70 Complaints

CAR SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD, STUMBLES, STALLS, GOES INTO LIMP MODE, NEARLY REAR-ENDED ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY WIFE AND CHILD ON BOARD. VOLVO SAYS PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SOFTWARE UPDATED PER RECALL, SO NOTHING CAN BE DONE. "THAT PART PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED". BOUGHT CAR AT CARMAX, WHO WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO C70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V411000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 6/6/12 *CN

THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HESITATES AND SOMETIMES STOPS WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. CODES TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM ARE NOT AVAILABLE VIA ODB 2. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2001 VOLVO C70 CONVERTIBLE USED WITH ~ 73,000 MILES IN 2006. IT NOW HAS 93,000 MILES. LAST SUMMER I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR BECAUSE IT CRACKED. ON THE EVENING OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22 WHILE RETURNING HOME ON THE BELTWAY, I BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING AND AN UP ARROW INDICATING I SHOULD SHIFT GEAR LIT ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL. I LEARNED TWO DAYS LATER, I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A FUEL PUMP RECALL. THIS SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MAJOR REPAIR WORK IN A FAIRLY YOUNG VEHICLE WITH SO FEW MILES, AND REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT EVERY 3,000 MILES AND ANNUAL CHECKUPS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO C70 CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLS, BUT THEN DRIVES NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE VEHICLE BEFOREHAND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH AND HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,521 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 6/2/08 *CN THE DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED.

DT: 2001 VOLVO C70 CVA. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT AS PRE OWNED IN MAY 2004. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MANY TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM AT THE TIME. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH A NEW ENGINE. *AK *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2001 VOLVO WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, AND THAT WAS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE MORNINGS. CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD IN THE MORNINGS AND UPON STARTING THE CAR IT STALLED BEFORE CONSUMER COULD GET IT INTO REVERSE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 2001. CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAD A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ( ETM) INSTALLED , THE COST WAS $1800.00. CONSUMER WAS UPSET OVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT PART. EVEN WITH THE NEW ETM THE CAR WAS HAVING THE SAME STALLING ISSUES. NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE0504. *AK *NM

NHTSA #PE05041. I OWN A VOLVO C70 WITH THE 2.3L HPT. ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 16TH WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILUMINATED. I THEN, AFTER MAKING A STOP WAS GOING TO PROCEED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CODE CHECKED. ON MY WAY THERE I WENT TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A SIDE LOT AND WHEN I PRESSED DOWN THE ACCELERATOR VIRTUALLY NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR ALMOST STALLED PULLING INTO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. IT THEN RECOVERED, AND FROM THAT POINT ON I NOTICED THAT THE THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS VERY SLUGGISH. THE DEALER COULD NOT LOOK AT THE CAR ON THE 16TH BUT LOOKED AT IT ON THE 17TH AND FOUND THAT THE CODE INDICATED A THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. THEY THEN REPLACED THE THROTTLE MODULE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MY CAR ALTHOUGH BEING A 2001 ONLY HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOWS NO SIGN OF CORROSION OR MECHANICAL OBSTRUCTION OF THE THOTTLE MODULE. AFTER READING REVIEWS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS I FELT I SHOULD ADD MINE AS IT COULD HAVE TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY WITH SUCH UNPREDICTABLE PERFORMANCE. ALSO IT MAY HELP DETERMINE IF A MANUFACTUING DEFECT IS THE CAUSE OF SUCH THROTTLE MODULE FAILURES. *AK

1. ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAN AFFECT DRIVABILITY OF A VEHICLE. 2. THROTTLE BODY FOR VOLVO 2001 C70 HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1075. 3. THIS IS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH VOLVO CARS MADE FROM 1999 TO 2001 AFFECTING MODELS S70, V70, C70, S80 AND S60, BUT VOLVO REFUSES TO COMPENSATE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS OR ISSUE A RECALL. *JB

DT: VOLVO WAS STALLING AT IDLING AT LOW SPEEDS AS IT WERE ABOUT TO DIE . ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. CONSUME RTOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO REPLACED ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY. *AK