2001 VOLVO V70 Complaints

I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THE VOLVO DEALER YESTERDAY AFTER HAVING THEM LOOK AT IT YESTERDAY BECAUSE IT WASN'T RUNNING WELL. THEY TOLD ME THAT I MIGHT NEED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE, BUT NOT TO DO IT YET. TODAY I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SAYING "CHECK ENGINE" AND "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" THE CAR WOULD NOT IDLE AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN TWO MILES AND HAD TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER (PORTLAND VOLVO, SOUTH PORTLAND, ME). *NM

CAR HESITATES, REDUCES PERFORMANCE, AND STALLS DURING OPERATION, CRUISE CONTROL ALSO BECOMES INACTIVE. *JB

2001 VOLVO V70 2.4 T 1. POWER LOSS UNDER NORMAL OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS. SEVERAL TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. 2. DIED IN TRAFFIC WITH MY WIFE AND OR SHE AND OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WOULD SIT, THEN BE FINE AGAIN. I THOUGHT BAD GAS OR SOMETHING. RESEARCHED SYMPTOMS/CONDITIONS ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT WHAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING SOUNDED LIKE PRELUDE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ETM. WE TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSTEAD OF THE DEALERSHIPS WHICH FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE ETM. COULDN'T GET CODES OF ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT RESETS ITSELF EVEN AFTER CODES COME ON AND CLEARS THE CODES. FINALLY GOT RIGHT IN WHEN IT HAPPENED AND SURE ENOUGH, ETM WAS FAILING 3. WE HAD TO REPLACE IT OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET FOR $800 TO $900. WE WERE TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT IT WASN'T FIXED FOREVER, THAT IT WOULD LIKELY START TO FAIL AGAIN AT SOME POINT BECAUSE IT'S A DESIGN FLAW. THE INCIDENT DATE IS NOT CORRECT...IT WAS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN WE GOT IT FIXED BUT I CAN'T FIND THE REPAIR SLIP ATM FOR EXACT DATE. *JB

2001 V70XC VOLVO . CAR STARTED TO LOOSE POWER UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN YOU NEEDED TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC IT MIGHT HESITATE. I HAD IT REPAIRED BY VOLVO AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AT 82,899 MILES. *JB

ETM (ETS) FAILURE ON MY 2001 VOLVO V70 T5. SLUGGISH RUNNING, NOT RELIABLE, ALMOST STALLING AND UNSAFE. GAVE WARNINGS THAT WOULD CLEAR WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. VOLVO DEALER SAID THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. AFTER REPLACEMENT AT 92303 MILES, CAR RAN FINE. [XXX]. *JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO V70 T5 (TURBO WAGON) I HAD TO REPLACE THE ETM WITH YEAR. I SEE YOU ARE INVESTIGATING VOLVO FOR THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT INVESTIGATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY FURTHER DETAILS NEEDED. *NM

I WAS INTERESTED TO HEAR OF THE 2001 VOLVO V70 INVESTIGATION. LAST FALL, MY CAR REPEATEDLY DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TWICE FELT THE PROBLEM MOMENTARILY, BUT THEN THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION.*JB

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER - HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF A 65 MPH HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON THE SAME DAY. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP (KOTLAR) WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY KOTLAR AUTO REPAIR AND THEN MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO BIG DEE VOLVO DEALER IN WHITE PLAINS WHO DOWNLOADED THE APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE. TOTAL CHARGES WERE $929.40. LUCKILY I WAS IN THR RIGHT HAND LANE WITH LIMITED TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY OR ELSE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

REPEATED SKIPPING AND HESITATION OF OUR V70 T5 SW ALONG WITH A "REDUCED PERFORMANCE ERROR" MESSAGE RESULTED IN OUR GOING TO THE DANBURY CT DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TOLD US THE THROTTLE AND SOFTWARE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE COST WAS $899.17. WE SERVICE OUR CAR REGULARLY AND HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE IT. WE HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS ENGINE PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING ON OTHER VOLVO V70 STATION WAGONS, WE BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE SKIPPING TO BE AN INHERENT STRUCTURAL FLAW AND WE REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT OF OUR EXPENSES. THE DEALER WHO MADE THE $899.17 REPAIR WAS VOLVO OF DANBURY, 203-743-4667.*JB

DT: CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING FROM CHARLOTTE TO CINCINNATI IN 2001 VOLVO V70 WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER . COULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN 20 MPH. WAS ABLE TO EXIT ONTO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. MESSAGE LIGHT SAID PERFORMANCE REDUCED, BUT THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS MESSAGE IN THE SERVICE MANUAL. VOLVO ROADSIDE SERVICE CLAIMED TO BE UNAWARE OF WHAT COULD BE WRONG, AS DID THE NEAREST DEALER. AFTER TWENTY MINUTES THE CAR RESTARTED AND RAN WELL FOR TWO DAYS . THIS WAS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND CONSUMER COULD NOT OBTAIN SERVICE. HOWEVER, ON RETURN TRIP TO CHARLOTTE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE 4 OR 5 TIMES, A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR INTERSTATE DRIVING. WHEN CONSUME R SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH LOCAL DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMED TO BE UNAWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM WITH OTHER VOLVOS. BY THE TIME CONSUMER ARRIVED FOR THE APPOINTMENT SHE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM) FAILURE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN DENIED KNOWING ABOUT THIS FAILURE BUT ADNITTED THAT THE THROTTLE FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $900. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PURSUE COMPENSATION AND A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES BUT VOLVO REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH CONSUMER. *AK