1999 VOLVO S70 Complaints

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. IT WAS AN INDICATION FOR CONSUMER TO GO TO THE VOLVO DEALER, WHO CHARGED $67.00 FOR VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THEN, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A THROTTLE UNIT PART, AND A DOWN LOAD OF SOFTWARE. IF THIS WAS IGNORED VEHICLE WILL HAVE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, WARRANTY EXPIRED. CONSUMER ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AND IT WAS A NORMAL EXPENSE FOR CONSUMER TO PAY. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING. THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED VOLVO. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT WARRANTY, EXPIRED, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HIM. *AK

THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY COOLANT LIGHT WENT ON AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, IT MUST BE LOW, I WILL PULL OVER AT THE NEXT TOWN WHICH IS 10 MINUTES AWAY AND CHECK THE COOLANT LEVEL. AT THAT MOMENT I LOOKED AT MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND THE NEEDLE WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AND I ASSUMED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS NOT HIGH OR LOW BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING TO INDICATE OTHERWISE. NOT MORE THAN 5 MINUTES LATER, MY CAR LOST ALL POWER, AND IN THAT INSTANCE I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, I STOPPED THE CAR AND AS I DID THIS, THE CAR ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE HEAVILY, EVERYTHING SHUT OFF AND I FOUND MYSELF STRANDED. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE MELTED AND A NEW ONE IS $9,700. THE SERVICE SHOP LET ME KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSOR IN THE COOLANT TANK, IF THIS SENSOR IS NOT SUBMERGED IN COOLANT, YOUR TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND THE NEEDLE STAYS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. IN MY CASE, MY VOLVO GUY TOLD ME I WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF COOLANT. HOW THIS HAPPENED IN JUST A 5 MINUTE PERIOD OF TIME IS A MYSTERY TO ME, BUT THE MORE CONCERNING PART IS IF I WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF COOLANT, MY ENGINE WOULD START TO HEAT UP, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD TELL ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS HOT, HOWEVER, WHEN LOOKING AT MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE, IT TOLD ME MY ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS ?NORMAL?. THIS ISSUE ALSO COULD BE RELATED TO THE MOST RECENT 9/04 VOLVO RECALL, HOWEVER, MY PARTICULAR MODEL IS NOT LISTED. UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER A WARRANTY.*AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO DRAG FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE THERE WAS A SMELL COMING THROUGH THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. DRIVER LOSES ENGINE CONTROL WITH OUT WARNING. CAR USUALLY LIMPS HOME AT LESS THAN 20 MPH. PROBLEM CORRECTS IT'S SELF AFTER SITTING THEN THE EPISODE REPEATS WITH OUT WARNING. IT APPEARS THIS DEFECT MAY POTENTIALLY AFFECT ALL VOLVOS WITH THIS MODULE. DEALER ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY. *JB

MY ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE AND JUST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AS A RESULT OF A FAILURE OF MY VOLVO'S THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. *NM

1999 VOLVO S70 ETS LIGHT COMING ON DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THIS IS HAPENING ON THOUSANDS OF VOLVOS AND CAUSES UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. VOLVO WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND CHARGES FOR THE REPAIR.*AK

VOLVO 1999 V70 ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE. INTERMITTENTLY REALLY ROUGH IDLE, NO POWER, TOTALLY UNRELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS BRINGING THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT LIGHT ON AND EVENTUALLY PUTTING CAR IN LIMP HOME MODE. IF THIS CAR EVER FAILED IN HEAVY, HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC, THERE WOULD BE A MAJOR CATASTROPHE WITH POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS FAILURE RECORDED IN INTERNET CHAT ROOMS. VOLVO IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOTHING TO SOLVE IT.*AK

VOLVO THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO RACE,IDLE INCORRECTLY AND ULTIMATELY STOP WHILE DRIVING.DEALERSHIPS EVEN SAY THAT THE ORIGINAL MODULE WAS NOT DESIGNED CORRECTLY AND THAT VOLVO SHOULD PAY FOR THE $850.00 IT COSTS TO REPLACE.PLEASE HELP. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS HAVE AND OR WILL HAVE.IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPS RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO POWER AND WILL NOT RESTART. MY VOLVO S70 ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES AND MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK

1999 VOLVO S70 ETS LIGHT COMING ON DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THIS IS HAPENING ON THOUSANDS OF VOLVOS AND CAUSES UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. VOLVO WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND CHARGES FOR THE REPAIR.*AK