2001 VOLVO V70 Complaints

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A MESSAGE APPEARED THAT READ ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED WHICH INTERNALLY MADE THE CRUISE CONTROL FAIL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VOLVO, AND ALSO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE .THE VEHICLE REPAIRS WILL BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONSEQUENCE OF NOT HAVING THIS REPAIR MADE COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD AT ANY SPEED OR IT COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT AT ANY TIME. HE IS CURRENTLY NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AT THIS TIME.*AK UPDATED 11/30/2005 - VOLVO COVER THE COST OF THE NEW PART AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE PART TO 200000 MILES OR 10 YEARS. *NM

I HAVE VOLVO V70 T5 WAGON WITH REDUCED PERFORMANCE AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AND REDUCTION OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON TRAFFIC AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE ENTERING THE GARAGE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CLIMATE CONTROL IN THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. MY DEALER ED SCHMIDT VOLVO IN PERRYSBURG,OHIO NOW SAIDS THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY THROOTTLE MODULE ($1300) AND THE PROCESSOR FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL ($1400). THE VEHICLE IS ONLY THREE THOUSAND MILES BEYOND WARRANTY. I HAVE A DANGEROUS LEMON IN MY HANDS AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO. I THANK GOD THAT MY YOUNG CHILDREN WHERE NOT NEAR THE GARAGE WHEN THE CAR ACCELEARTED OUT OF CONTROL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AFTER PLACING IT INTO GEAR. SHE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A POLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - THE FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAD A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND THE PASSENGER DOOR, WINDOW AND TURN SIGNAL WERE INOPERATIVE. THESE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED BY THE DEALER. *NM

DT: RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING 2001 VOLVO XC 70 ALONG WITH ELDERLY MOTHER FROM OREGON TO CALIFORNIA HAD A VERY UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE THAT COULD HAVE COST THEIR LIVES. ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE LOST T POWER. HAD TO SIT ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY FOR 2 HOURS IN 100 DEGREE HEAT,AND WAS UNABLE TO RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER OR GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT AND MOTHER WERE FINALLY TOWED FOR 70 MILES TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALER. THEY WERE TOLD THAT ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) FAILED, A $1200.00 REPAIR. BUT THEY WOULD FIX THE PART AT NO COST TO THE CONTACT BECAUSE OF CALIFORNIA EMISSION LAWS. WHEN THE CONTACT GOT HOME HE DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH INTO THE MATTER, AND DISCOVERED THAT VOLVO WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ,BUT HAVE NEVER TRIED TO FIX IT. IN FACT, THE CONTACT CLAIMED THAT HE WAS FORTUNATE TO BREAK DOWN IN CALIFORNIA OR BEING STUCK WITH A $1200.00 REPAIR BILL BECAUSE THIS SHOWED THAT VOLVO WAS DISHONEST ABOUT SAFETY AND DESIGN SINCE THE PART REPLACED IN CALIFORNIA WAS SIMPLY MORE OF THE SAME FAULTY EQUIPMENT THAT VOLVO ORIGINALLY INSTALLED, AND WERE NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION ABOUT IT. *AK

MY VOLVO 2001 V70XC BEGAN TO HAVE A ROUGH IDLE AND WOULD STALL OR BOG DOWN WHEN STARTING OUT FROM INTERSECTIONS. THIS LED TO OUR BEING STUCK PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY HAVING A STALLED ENGINE OR A CAR WITH MINIMAL PERFORMANCE AND A "PERFORMANCE REDUCED " MESSAGE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, HE REPLACED THE ETM FOR ABOUT $1200. CAR RUNS FINE NOW. THIS EVENT HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, FIRST IN EARLY 2005, PART REPLACED IN OCT 2005. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE COMPUTER SHOWED REDUCED PERFORMANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC ,AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.*AK

INITIALLY NOTICED ERRATIC ACCELERATION, THEN MY WIFE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY LOST ACCELERATION AND SHE WAS HIT BEHIND BY A PICKUP TRUCK. THE DASH READOUT SHOWED THE MESSAGE "PERFORMANCE REDUCED". OUR INSURANCE PAID FOR THE $2600 IN DAMAGES. OUR VOLVO MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND SAID THAT THIS WAS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS YEAR MODEL. *NM

VEHICLE INCURRED MINOR LOSS OF POWER WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOLLOWED BY ENGINE SURGES AND REPEATED LOSSES OF POWER. ENGINE DID NOT STALL OUT, BUT DID DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL AND DASH BOARD DID DISPLAY REDUCED PERFORMANCE WARNING. AFTER VEHICLE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE WARNING TEMPORARILY DISAPPEARED AND THEN REAPPEARED AFTER 10-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THIS ENGINE BEHAVIOR LAST ABOUT ONE WEEK, AND THEN THE DASH BOARD DISPLAYED A NEW SERVICE MAINTENANCE-URGENT MESSAGE. THE 2001 VOLVO XC70 WAS THEN DRIVE IMMEDIATELY TO VOLVO DEALER AND HE DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY AND DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR SENSOR. THE REPAIR COST OVER $1,075.00 TO REPAIR. *JB

MY 2001 VOLVO V70 XC WITH 44,000 MILES BEGAN RACING AND STALLING WHEN I CAME TO A STOP; DASHBOARD MESSAGE APPEARED INDICATING NEED FOR URGENT ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. SERVICE CENTER INDICATED THEY HAVE SEEN A RASH OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT:THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MODULATOR. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SLOWED FROM 60 MPH TO 15 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE A LOT OF NOISES, VIBRATION, AND EXHAUST SMELLS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING INITIALLY. THE HOOD WAS OPENED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SHE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM; THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TURNED OFF. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AT HER EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - *NM