2001 VOLVO V70 Complaints

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 VOLVO XC70. IT RECENTLY BROKE DOWN IN NYC WITH A "DECREASED PERFORMANCE" MESSAGE SHOWN ON THE COMPUTER AS WELL AS JERKING AND LAG IN ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT. THE CAR WAS SEEN AT MARTIN'S MANHATTAN AFTER BEING TOWED. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WHEN PLUGGED INTO THE COMPUTER. DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM NYC TO RICHMOND VA. DURING THIS TIME THE CAR DISPLAYED A MODERATE LAG DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ACCELERATION WAS NEEDED(I.E. HILLS, PASSING). TOOK THE CAR INTO MOORS VOLVO TO HAVE THEM DO WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A MORE DETAILED INVESTIGATION. THEY ALSO FOUND NOTHING AND SAID THEY "UPGRADED" THE SOFTWARE. THEN, THIS MORNING DEC. 24 2005 THE CAR ONCE AGAIN GAVE A "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" MESSAGE, LAGGED, ONLY MOVED FORWARD WITH MARKED INHIBITION AND WOULD VIBRATE TERRIBLY WHEN IN NEUTRAL. IF I CAN BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. *JB

REFERENCE 10143655 FOR SECOND ETM REPLACEMENT, FIRST REPLACED AT 42,000 MILES, WAS STALLING , HESITATING, ROUGH ID. E. HARD TO START AFTER STALLS. SMCH *AK

I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO V70 T5. THIS CAR HAS THE HIGH FAILURE RATE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE COMPONENT. DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN PASSING LANE OF A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. THE MESSAGE WINDOW ON THE DASH FLASHED "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" THIS OCCURRED DURING WHILE PASSING A SEMI WITH OTHER CARS FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND IN A CARAVAN. IT WAS IN POURING RAIN WITH WATER FROM THE SEMI SPLASHING OVER THE WINDSHIELD. NEEDLESSTOSAY, THIS WAS A NERVOUS MOMENT WHEN POWER WAS SUDDENLY LOST. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OFF TO THE NEXT EXIT RAMP WHERE THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING WHILE IDLING. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING MADE THE PROBLEM DISAPPEAR. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER, I'M GETTING "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" MESSAGE NEARLY EVERY DAY. FINALLY TRACE IT DOWN TO THE ETM INTERNAL FAULT USING A OBDII READER I PURCHASED TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. VOLVO DEALER CONFIRMED THE FINDING AND REPLACED THE ETM. *NM

2001 VOLVO V70 BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. *TS *NM *** NO ANSWER REQUIRED***

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURE ON 2001 VOLVO V70 XC. AUTOMOBILE EXIBITED "SURGING" PERFORMANCE AT ABOUT 90K MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY). DEALER DIAGNOSED ETM FAILURE AS EMMINENT; REPLACED ETM AT VOLVO DEALER. COST APPROXIMATELY $1000. *NM

2001 VOLVO XC70 LOST POWER IN EVENING TRAFFIC IN EARLY NOVEMBER AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE / WAS TOWED FOR REPAIR THAT NIGHT AND NEXT DAY CAR STARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT AUTO REPAIR SHOP / REPAIR SHOP RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM (AT A COST TO ME OF $119) / ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER AUTO BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AGAIN SO I DROVE TO ANOTHER LOCAL REPAIR SHOP / RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND DETERMINED THAT ETM THROTTLE WAS CAUSE OF PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED I HAVE VOLVO DEALER DO REPAIR SINCE PART IS EXPECTED TO HAVE WARRANT EXTENDED DUE TO NUMBER OF FAILURES (AT A COST TO ME OF $79) / LOCAL DEALER REPLACED PART AND WOULD NOT ADDRESS POTENTIAL WARRANTY EXTENSION (AT A COST TO ME OF $1200). *NM

ON EIGHT DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 - 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, MY VOLVO V70XC, 2001, HAS EXPERIENCED UNRECOVERABLE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE. I HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANE CHANGES TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. I FOUND IF I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND STARTED IT AGAIN IT WOULD RUN NORMALLY. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTANTLY. *NM

2001 VOLVO V70 - TRAVELING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY IN THIS VEHICLE, IT LOST ACCELERATION AND STARTED TO REDUCE POWER, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN COMPLETE STALLING. CAUGHT BETWEEN TRUCKS AND CARS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 - 75 MPH. I FELT HOPELESS TO HELP MYSELF, FEARING I WOULD BE KILLED BY TRAFFIC. *NM

1. WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY @ APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. 2) ENGINE IDLED ROUGHLY, STALLED THEN MESSAGE SHOWING "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" SHOWED IN THE CAR INFORMATION SCREEN. CAR WAS ABLE TO RESTART, THEN DRIVEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. IT IS BELIEVED TO BE AN ETM FAILURE. *JB

VOLVO, 2001 V70 - VIN [XXX] THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. SINCE PURCHASED NEW, CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE SYSTEM FAILURES LEADING TO VARIOUS UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AND ENGINE FAILURE (INCLUDING LOSS OF BRAKING AND STEERING SYSTEMS). MANUFACTURER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED UNUSUAL NATURE OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE QUALITY DEFECTS - CONCERNED THAT CAR MUST BE TAKEN OFF ROAD TO AVOID SERIOUS CRASH. PLEASE ADVISE. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)