2001 VOLVO V70 Complaints

SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED THERE HAVE BEEN ROUGH START AND ROUGH IDLE ISSUES AND ACCELERATION ISSUES. THE ISSUES WERE RAISED TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS ALL WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE DEALER HAS NOW IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE AS A FAILURE IN THE ETM AFTER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED LIT. DEALER QUOTES REPAIR COSTS OF $1,100. *NM

ON 14 OCT 05 AS I TURNED OFF A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN RICHMOND, VA MY 2001 VOLVO V70 T-5 BEGAN RUNNING REALLY ROUGH AND A RED WARNING TRIANGLE ILLUMINATED AND I RECEIVED A MESSAGE WARNING ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. IT CLEARED AFTER I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND I WAS ABLE TO RETURN HALF WAY TO CHARLOTTESVILLE BEFORE IT STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN. IT CONTINUED TO CYCLE BETWEEN NORMAL OPERATION AND ROUGH RUNNING UNTIL I REACHED THE VOLVO DEALER IN CHARLOTTESVILLE. ON 18 OCT 05, THE DEALER, VOLVO OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND REPLACED IT AT A COST OF $916.32. I LOOKED ON THE WEB TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT AN ETM IS AND DISCOVERED THE CASE AGAINST VOLVO CONCERNING ETM FAILURES. THIS IS A USED CAR THAT I PURCHASED IN OCT04 SO I HAVE NO WAY OF TELLING IF THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. *JB

FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE NEEDED CLEANING AND THE MECHANIC FEARS IT WILL ULTIMATELY FAIL, AS HE IS SEEING THEM FAIL AT HIGH RATES AT HIS VOLVO GARAGE. CAR WAS SURGING AND STALLING AT STOPS, AND JUST STALLING IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING. *NM

WHILE BEING DRIVEN, THE CAR CONTINUOUSLY WENT OUT OF GEAR, LOST POWER AND HAD TO BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND AFTER NEGOTIATION VOLVO OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE. *NM

2001 VOLVO V70XC CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A WARNING SIGNAL STATING EMISSION SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD. THESE REPAIRS WERE OVER $1100.00 THE CAR ONLY HAS 55000 MILES . I HAVE READ THAT THESE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE SYSTEMS CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME AND CAN BE DANGEROUS.. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY. I AM GOING ON A LONG TRIP AT THE END OF NOVEMBER SO I ELECTED TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CAR WAS RUNNING OK WHEN IT HAPPENED . THE WARNING INDICATOR SIGNAL WAS THE ONLY INDICATION OF DAMAGE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT BE FAILING. FOR SURE IT SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS SOON. *JB

ENGINE SURGES STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FUEL THROTTLE BODY FOUND TO BE FAULTY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. ATTEMPT TO CLEAN COMPONENT UNSUCCESSFULLY. *NM

DT: THE CALLER SAID ON JULY 19, 2005 AFTER DRIVING TWO HOURS THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND HAD NO ACCELERATION. THE CALLER SAID THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME. SHE GOT VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED. THE CALLER JUST WANTED TO LET NHTSA KNOW ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CALLER SAID DEALER WAS VERY NICE ABOUT THE REPAIR WORK. *AK *NM

I WAS IN A 2001 VOLVO XC 70, MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OFF LEAVING ME WITH NO ACCELERATION AS I TRIED TO CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAD TWO KIDS IN THE CAR AND THANK GOD NO ONE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY. THE CAR THEN STARTED TO SHUDDER AND I TURNED IT OFF. *JB

MY VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING. 1. NO WARNING, SEEMINGLY NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. 2. FAILURE MANIFESTS ITSELF IN A COMPLETE SHUT-DOWN OF CAR. THE CAR BECOMES A HAZARD WHEREVER FAILURE OCCURS, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. 3. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 6 OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY TWICE, ABS CONTROL MODULE THREE TIMES, AND A WIRE HARNESS, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM IS REMEDIED. *JB

DT: 2001 VOLVO V70 ALL WHEEL DRIVE CROSS-COUNTRY THE THROTTLE MODULE FAILED AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT VOLVO MODELS 1999- 2001, AND BETWEEN 40,000-60000 MILES THE THROTTLE MODULE HAS TO BE REPLACED ON ALL THOSE VEHICLES. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE T WA SOWED OVER 100 MILES TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE THROTTLE MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ALSO, SAID THAT IF A RECALL EVER CAME OUT IN THE FUTURE ON THE 2001 VOLVOS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM THE CONSUMER WOULD BE REIMBURSED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. *AK