1999 VOLVO S70 Complaints

ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2007 THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING HER 1999 VOLVO S70 SOUTH ON ROUTE 15 IN PENNSYLVANIA. I WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE DRIVER TURNED RIGHT INTO A SHORT ACCESS DRIVE TO A RESTAURANT. THE DRIVER THEN TURNED RIGHT INTO THE PARKING LOT, SLOWED FURTHER, DRIVING ABOUT 40 FEET, AND TURNED LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE DIRECTLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE STORE?S FRONT ENTRANCE. SHE HAD COME TO A SLOW AND ALMOST COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY LURCHED FORWARD, OVER THE PARKING BLOCK. THE CAR THEN LURCHED FORWARD FURTHER, ON THE PARKING LOT SURFACE, UP AND OVER THE PARKING LOT CURB TO THE STORE LEVEL AND CRASHED INTO THE STORE?S VESTIBULE. THE CAR HIT A SUPPORT BEAM, AND BADLY DAMAGED THE STORE?S ENTRANCE. THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. IT LURCHED UNCONTROLLABLY BACKWARD AT A FAST RATE OF SPEED THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AND UP AND OVER A CONCRETE APRON DIRECTLY BEHIND HER PARKING SPACE. IT THEN SWERVED WILDLY IN REVERSE ALONG AND AGAINST THE PARKING LOT CURB THAT PARALLELED ROUTE 15. THE CAR VIOLENTLY HIT A PERPENDICULAR CURB, SWERVED AND STOPPED AS THE FRONT WHEEL ON THE PASSENGER?S SIDE CRASHED INTO THE CURB. THE IMPACT BROKE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FROM ITS AXLE. WE REMOVED OUR SEAT BELTS AND IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER AND I BOTH HAD BEEN SHAKEN BADLY IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AS IT HIT THE PARKING BLOCKS, CONCRETE APRON, AND CURBS. THIS LUNGING INCIDENT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE RECOGNIZED FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE OF THE CAR. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE CAR WAS TRAVELING UNCONTROLLABLY AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AS THOUGH THE CAR?S ACCELERATOR WERE STUCK. PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE MADE AN INCIDENT REPORT. VOLVO INSPECTED THE CAR CLAIMING NOTHING MECHANICAL CAUSED THE INCIDENT. *JB

IN A HIGH SPEED HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A TREE (TREES), WITH ONLY A DRIVER OCCUPANT IN THE CAR, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT FOR MY MOTHER, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND DRIVER OF THE CAR. AS A RESULT OF THE INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE CRASH, MY MOTHER HAS SUFFERED FROM IMPAIRED SHORT-TERM MEMORY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED, BUT NEVER COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION AND WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. NO OTHER SYSTEMS OF THE VEHICLE WERE AFFECTED AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,736 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL # 06V441000 CONCERNING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ON DECEMBER 28, 2006. THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL UNTIL SOMEONE COULD AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 88,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER IN BEND, OREGON WILL NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO PAY THEM. UPDATED 06/14/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S-70 GLT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, THE ETS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT IT STILL CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. THE CONSUMER STATES THIS EVENT OCCURRED 3-4 TIMES IN AUGUST 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THE ETS MODULE SHOULD BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN YEARS LATER THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE MODULE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 70,000.*AK UPDATE 4/30/07 *TR

1999 S70 VOLVO. DEC. 2002 REPLACED ETM WITH SOFTWARE UPGRADE DUE TO CAR GOING INTO LIMP MODES TWICE. JAN. 2007 RECALL NOTICE TO UPGRADE SOFTWARE ON 2ND ETM. ETM WARRANTY BY VOLVO WILL EXPIRE ON MY CAR NOV. 2008. I FEEL WARRANTY SHOULD BE LIFETIME SINCE ETM WILL CERTAINLY FAIL AGAIN AS PART WAS NOT REDESIGNED FROM ORIGINAL 1999 PART. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS A 1999 VOLVO S70, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC ,AND HE INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE THROTTLE BODY ,AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A VOLVO DEALER. THE VOLVO DEALER PERFORMED A COMPUTER DOWNLOAD. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. OCCASIONALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS AND A NEW 02 SENSOR. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN BY THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEMWAS RELATED TO RECALL # 06V441000. *AK UPDATED 02/16/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED SHE IS CONTINUOUSLY HAVING TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON HER 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED SHE REPLACED THE LEFT AXLE BOOT AT 56,690 MILES. THE LEFT AND RIGHT AXLES WERE REPLACED AT 70,800 MILES. THE LEFT & RIGHT AXLES WERE REPLACED AT 70,850. THE CONTACT STATED FOUR CV JOINTS WERE REPLACED AND FOUR CV JOINT BOOTS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 82,260 MILES AND WAS TOLD THE BOOTS WERE LEAKING AND THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE LEAKING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A VOLVO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BOOTS WERE NOT LEAKING, BUT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED FRONT AND REAR PADS & ROTORS. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS TOLD THIS WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE NOT BECAUSE SHE WAS EXPERIENCING ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THERE IS A DEFECT BECAUSE SHE IS HAVING TO REPLACE THE BRAKES TOO OFTEN. THE CONTACT HAS REPAIR INVOICES.

PURCHASED USED CAR 1 WEEK AGO. 87,000 MI. NO PROBLEMS, ETS LIGHT CAME ON. YELLOW LIGHT, NOT RED = NOT AN EMERGENCY. GOT HOME SAFELY, NO ODD BEHAVIOR, AND READ ABOUT IT IN MANUAL, WHICH SAID TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP, VERY VAGUE DESCRIPTION. WENT TO START CAR, SMELLED GAS, ROUGH IDLING REVVING 1,000 RPMS WHILE PARKED - I WASN'T EVEN TOUCHING THE PEDAL, BLINKING HEADLIGHTS A.K.A INTERMITTENT POWER. IF THIS OCCURRED ON THE ROAD, I CANNOT PREDICT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. READ SAME COMPLAINTS ONLINE...EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE ETM UNIT, CONTINUED FAILURE, NO RECALL OR WARRANTY COVERAGE. I DO SEE A RECALL ON 11/14/2006 BUT I'M UNSURE IF THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

ON NOVEMBER 17, 2006 MY WIFE WAS BACKING HER 1999 VOLVO S70 OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY. SHE STATED THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, SHOT ACROSS THE STREET AND SLID INTO OUR NEIGHBOR'S LANDSCAPING/BUSHES ETC. SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR SO THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF HER CAR SWIPED THE BUSHES AND HEDGES. RESULT--NO PERSONAL INJURIES, THANK GOODNESS. OVER $6000 IN DAMAGE TO THE CAR WHICH WAS TOWED TO PAUL'S VOLVO IN HAWTHORNE, NJ FROM WHICH IT WAS FORWARDED TO J&J AUTO BODY IN HALEDON NJ. *JB