2000 VOLVO S70 Complaints

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 TRAFFIC THE OTHER DAY AND I FEARFUL TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEN CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. VOLVO NEEDS TO SEND A RECALL OUT ON THIS VEHICLE. *NM

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 STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

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

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 WOULD REPLACE THE ETM. EACH TIME THEY TRIED TO FIX IT WITH OUT INCURRING ANY COSTS TO THEM AND THE CAR WOULD FAIL WITHIN LESS THAT WEEK UNTIL THEY CHANGED THE ETM. *NM

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 POWER. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. CHECKED THE SENSORS AND LET THE DEALER KNOW IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN .THEN THEY SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A MODULE. THIS HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2004.*AK *JB

DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND OPERATED POORLY DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. *AK *JB

DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *AK *JB

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 A CONTINUAL BASIS. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR US TO BE IN. THE REPAIR THAT WAS MADE INVOLVED INSTALLING A USED PART BECAUSE OF COMPUTER RELATED PROBLEMS (WHICH IS ANOTHER STORY AND A COMPLAINT TO VOLVO). NOW, 20 MONTHS LATER, THAT USED PART HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND PUT US IN A SIMILAR HAZARDOUS SITUATION (NOT TO MENTION AN INCONVENIENT SITUATION) AGAIN. WHEN THESE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULES MALFUNCTION, THERE IS LITTLE NOTICE AND THE RESULTS CAN BE SERIOUS WHEN THEY OCCUR AS YOU ARE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. *JB

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 30 MPH WHILE CARS AND TRUCKS APPROACHED ME FROM BEHIND AT 55-75 MPH. NUMEROUS CARS AND TRUCKS HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME AND ONE TRUCK STARTED TO JACKKNIFE. I FINALLY MADE IT TO THE EXIT 5 AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AT THE COST OF OVER $1,000.00. I WAS INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT INJURED OR KILLED AND THAT I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO A SERVICE APPOINTMENT THAT MORNING BECAUSE THE ETS DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT HAD LIT UP. WHEN I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER THE WEEK BEFORE I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT I COULD LOSE POWER LIKE THAT . INDEED WHEN ARRIVED BY TOW TRUCK AT THE DEALER THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT THE ETM PROBLEM DID NOT MAKE THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT THAT "YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IT THAT WAY." . THE DEALER IS ABOUT 60 MILES FROM MY HOME. ALL THE VOLVO SAFETY FEATURES WOULDN'T HAVE DONE ME A LICK OF GOOD IF A SEMI HAD PLOWED INTO ME AT 55 MPH OR MORE. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER PROBLEM UTTERLY COMPROMISES THE VOLVO SAFETY FEATURES. SO INSTEAD OF TAKING THE VOLVO ON A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP THIS SUMMER WE RENTED A VAN. I URGE THAT THIS PART BE RECALL AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IN THE MEANTIME, MAKE VOLVO CONTACT CAR OWNERS AND TELL THEM THAT IF THE ETS LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *NM

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 THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. AFTER THE ETM MODULE WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, NO PROBLEMS. *JB