2001 VOLVO V70 Complaints

CAR HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IT WOULD DRIVE A LITTLE BIT AND THEN STALL AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WE WERE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND I WAS WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN. IT WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO THE VOLVO DEALER AND WAS IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSED TO BE THE "THROTTLE". THE THROTTLE,GASKET AND HOSE CLAMP WAS REPLACED. *NM

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2001 VOLVO XC V70. SINCE THE SECOND OR THIRD DAY OF OWNERSHIP I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THE CAR WILL OFTEN IDLE VERY LOW AND THEN DIE, AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS, SOMETIMES IT WON'T RESTART FOR A WHILE. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START, IDLE UP TO ABOUT 2000 RPMS THEN DIE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR USUALLY WON'T START FOR HOURS. THE CAR OFTEN LURCHES FORWARD WHEN IT IS DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST GEARS. THE IDLE SPEED WILL JUMP AS IT IS DOWNSHIFTING, OFTEN CAUSING BRIEF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. THIS IS PARTICULARLY FRIGHTENING PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. WHEN ANY OF THESE ISSUES ARE OCCURING WITH THE VEHICLE, IT MAKES DRIVING A VERY TENSE AND FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. IN ADDITION, THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DETECTED WITH AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC TEST (WHICH THE VOLVO DEALER CHARGES A MINIMUM $108 "DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE"). VOLVO KNOWS THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE ETM. PLEASE HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEIR CARS.

CAR SURGED PERIODICALLY WITHOUT GAS PEDAL ENGAGED. WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. IDLE WAS ERRATIC AND SOMETIMES CAR STALLED CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS. WHEN CAR STALLED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART DUE TO IDLE DROPPING. CAR HAS STALLED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. *JB

TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROAD, LOST POWER GOING UP HILL. WITHIN SECONDS CAR COMPLETELY DEAD. SOME ALARMING MESSAGE CAME ON, LIKE "TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE" WITH THE EXCLAMATION POINT IN RED. CAR WOULD NOT START. CALLED VOLVO ON CALL AND WAS TOWED AFTER WAITING AN HOUR ON ROAD. NO SHOULDER ON ROAD. PAID $1300 TO HAVE ETM REPLACED BY VOLVO SERVICE IN WESTPORT, CT. NOT TOLD THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON PART THAT NEEDED REPLACING.. ONLY FOUND OUT AFTER A WEB SEARCH. *NM

ABS MODULE SHOWS INTERMITTENT ERRORS. WHEN ABS MODULE HAS ERRORS THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. DEALER SUGGESTS THAT IT BE REPLACED AT MY COST OF $915.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH) THE VOLVO V70 T5 LOST POWER AND BEGAN RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH. CAR HAD TO BE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. ON THE DASH, THE INDICATOR PANEL STATED PERFORMANCE REDUCED. AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, CAR BEGAN TO RUN FINE AGAIN ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. CAR HAD TO BE LIMPED TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACE THE ENGINE THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) AT COST OF $1032.00. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2001 VOLVO V70 XC EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. AT 70 MPH. IT LOST POWER AND DECELERATED TO 5 MPH IN FAST LANE DUE TO THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. *AK

1) NORMAL DRIVING 65 MPH WESTBOUND ON I-25/I-40 INTERSECTION, PASSING A SEMI-TRUCK ON THE LEFT. 2)ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, CAR SLOWED TO 20 MPH, SWERVED TO AVOID ALL TRAFFIC DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF SPEED 3)TOWED TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP, REPLACED ELECTRONIC BRAKE SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, AND HAD TO BUY NEW CODING FOR COMPUTER:$1300 REPAIR COST. OLD PARTS AT CORROLEY VOLVO, ALBUQUERQUE, NM. *NM

VOLVO V70 2001 WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATES ON ITS ON TO EXCESSIVE SPEEDS AND DOES NOT RESPOND TO EITHER BRAKING OR TURNING OFF CRUISE CONTROL. *NM

I AM A CAR DEALER AND I JUST PURCHASED A 2001 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY WITH 57,400 MILES AT AUCTION FOR MY CAR LOT. THE CAR HAD A BAD BRAKE BOOSTER AND THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY MIDAS. THE BRAKE BOOSTER SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ALREADY. I CALLED VOLVO AND THE WARRANTY ENDED AT 50,000 MILES AND THERE IS NO RECALL CAMPAIGN. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL GET ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO FORCE A RECALL. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BRAKE BOOSTER FAIL ON A CAR WITH SO FEW MILES AND I BUY AND SELL A LOT OF CARS HERE AT MY DEALERSHIP. *NM