2000 VOLVO V70 Complaints

TWO TOYO PROXES TPT 205/55R-16 (94V ALL SEASONS BLACKWALL) TIRES HAVE FAILED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF PURCHASE AND 10,000 MILES. THE SIDEWALLS HAVE DEVELOPED THIN SPOTS THAT ARE BULGING OUTWARDS, ON THE VERGE OF A BLOWOUT. THESE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENTS FOR TOYO PROXES FZ4 BLACKWALLS P205/55VR WHEN ONE OF THEM BLEW OUT THROUGH THE SIDEWALL AFTER 2.5 YEARS OF MODERATELY LIGHT USAGE. BECAUSE TWO TIRES (BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE) ARE AFFECTED, I CAN'T CLICK AN APPROPRIATE BOX ON A FOLLOWING SCREEN.*JB

ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. I WAS INFORMED BY TWO DEALERSHIPS, NORTH POINTE VOLVO AND DYER AND DYER VOLVO, AS WELL AS VOLVO PROFESSIONAL REPAIR (ALL LOCATED IN THE ATLANTA GA AREA) THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. WELL I EXPERIENCED THIS YESTERDAY. THE AUTOMOBILES' ABS NO LONGER IS EFFECTIVE WHEN THIS UNIT GOES BAD, LEADING TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. IT ALSO LEADS TO STALLING, AND SHIFTING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT, AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE ONE YESTERDAY. THE PART HAS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF NEARLY $1000.00 I CAN PROCURE THE OLD PART FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER. I WAS INFORMED THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW AS HEAT CAUSES THE DETERIORATION OF THIS MODULE DUE TO ITS LOCATION NEAR THE ENGINE. *JB

THE ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY OVER A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS. ON TWO OCCASIONS, ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOST POWER TOTALLY WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER SAID THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM), WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $1,500. THIS CAR HAS 85,000 MILES, VIRTUALLY ALL OF WHICH WERE HIGHWAY MILES AS IT IS USED TO COMMUTE FROM MA TO CT. A SEARCH OF THE WEB INDICATED THAT THIS SENSOR--THE ETM--WAS DEFECTIVE IN 1999 AND 2000 VOLVOS. IN JULY 2001, VOLVO ISSUED A TECH BULLETIN STATING THAT PROBLEMS OCCURRED ONLY WHEN THE OWNER MADE MANY SHORT TRIPS. FURTHER, THE TECH BULLETINS SAID THE ETM COULD BE CLEANED (BUT NOT REPLACED) IF THE CAR STILL WAS UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THIS CAR HAS 85,000 AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY A VOLVO DEALER. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY WAGON. THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN DECEMBER 2005. CAR STARTS BUT IMMEDIATELY DIES, STARTS BUT DIES, STARTS BUT DIES AND THEN, FINALLY, CATCHES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON ABOUT 15 OCCASIONS SINCE DEC 10, 2005 AND TAKES ABOUT 3 TO 6 TRIES BEFORE ENGINE CATCHES. CAR SURGED ONCE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE COMPUTER REPLACED IN JAN 2005 (BEFORE THIS PROBLEM EMERGED), THE STARTER MOTOR REPLACED (JUNE), THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED (JANUARY 2006) AND RECENTLY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED (LATTER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). I HAVE ONLY 75,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND IT'S BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE A LEMON. THE SERVICE DEALER PUT ME OFF WHEN I STATED THAT IT MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. I DON'T HAVE ALL THE OLD PARTS BUT MAYBE EITHER THE THERMOSTAT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I CAN'T TAKE THE CAR ANY DISTANCE FOR FEAR THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO START IT. THE DEALER SAYS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS TO COME ON AND INDICATE ETM FAILURE BEFORE THEY ARE OBLIGATED TO REPLACE THE ETM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID COME ON FOR THE 2 PROBLEMS, THERMOSTAT AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I DON'T WANT TO BLAME THE DEALER FOR FAILING TO RESPOND BECAUSE THEY DID REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AS AN UNDER-WARRANTY ITEM AND THEY DID SEEM TO HONESTLY LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. BUT WE ALL KNOW THE ETM IS WAITING TO FAIL AND MIGHT EVEN BE IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. WHY WASN'T VOLVO FORCED INTO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? I'D APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE. THANKS. *JB

THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN AUG. 2004, FORTUNATELY I DO NOT DRIVE VERY FAR, BECAUSE THE CAR SLOWED AS IF IT WAS STALLING AND THEN RAN SLUGGISH FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AT THE TIME I WAS ALONE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN WHO WERE 20 MONTHS AND 1 MONTH OLD AND THANK GOD IT WAS A SIDE STREET BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. AS I WAS ON THE WAY TO HOME, THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT IT BUT THE CODES HE CAME UP WITH HAD TO BE FIXED BY A VOLVO DEALERSHIP MECHANIC. THE PRICE TAG FOR THE FIRST FIX $1100. THE ETM WAS REPLACED SOFTWARE DOWNLOADED AND BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME 68574. TODAY LUCKILY I HAD NOT EVEN LEFT MY DRIVEWAY, I STARTED MY CAR THAT ALL TO FAMILIAR SPUTTER AND THE ETM LIGHT IS ON AGAIN NOT EVEN 10,000 MILES LATER. *JB

ON 2/3/06 OUR VOLVO V70 YEAR 2000, 74000M SHOWED AN ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CAR STALLED AT UPON STOPPING AND ALSO UPON STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON I WAS ABLE TO HAVE IT ACCELERATE. THE CAR WOULD RUN OK FOR ABOUT 20 MILES THEN LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. CONTACTED VOLVO BYERS IN COLS OH 614-864-0780 WHOM INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE SYSTEM IS NEEDING REPLACED. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 2/6/06. BYERS PERFORM FAULT TESTS AND NOTED THAT THERE WAS LOW VOLTAGE AND STATED CABLES FROM BATTERY WERE NEEDING REPLACED. I INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS CONFUSED WITH HOW THIS COULD CAUSE THE ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND CAUSE MY CAR TO STALL AND AT TIMES NOT ACCELERATE WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. THEY INDICATED THAT PRIOR TO FIXING THE ETS THEY NEEDED TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THE COST $463.59. THEY THEN CLEARED ALL FAULT CODES AND NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO ETS CODE PRESENT. I INFORMED THEM THAT THIS IS PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR ENOUGH AFTER IT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF AS THIS IS WHAT OCCURRED TO ME THE DAY THE ETS CAUSED PROBLEMS. THEY INSISTED THAT IT WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, ON FEBRUARY 15, 2006 THE ETS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE CAR STALLED UPON STOPPING AND THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF UPON RESTARTING THEN DRIVING 10 MILES TURNED BACK ON. I CALLED THE DEALER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ISSUE AND FAILURE TO REMEDY THE INITIAL CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I ADDRESSED MY FRUSTRATION THAT I SPENT OVER $450 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT MAY NEVER HAVE HAD TO BE FIXED. RESEARCHED OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VOLVO ETS AND FOUND SIMILAR ISSUES AND EXPERIENCES WITH THIS MODULE. FURTHERMORE, I LEARN OF A WARRANTY EXTENSION BUT NEVER RECEIVED ANY DOCUMENTATION OF ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. HAD I BEEN STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION/RAILROAD TRACK I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR TO AVOID POTENTIAL INJURY. VERY FRUSTRATED WITH VOLVO IN OHIO. *NM

MY VOLVO V70 XC ALSO HAS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE ETM - ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE COSTING $1350. AFTER, LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE STATED, LOSING ALL POWER, SHUTTING DOWN, LOCKING UP, CAUSING ME AND THOSE AROUND ME A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE GARAGE ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE IN A VERY UNPREDICTABLE MANNER, LOSING ACCELERATION, STALLING, DYING, ANOTHER NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE WHEN IT DIED IN AN INTERSECTION, MULTIPLE TOWS AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT GARAGES, SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS OF NO ANSWERS LATER, ONE GARAGE WAS AWARE OF THE COMMONALITY OF THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE ETM. THIS WAS AT ~65K MILES. NOW AT 92K AND I AM BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS-CAR DYING, GOING INTO LIMP HOME MODE-20 MPH WITH NO ACCELERATION, ANOTHER $1000 IN REPAIRS WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION TO PROBLEMS. IT FEELS LIKE THE ETM MIGHT BE GOING AGAIN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS! WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CARS THAT COST OVER $30000!! *JB

WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES, AFTER 5 YEARS OF DRIVING, THE ENGINE IS WARNING THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM' (ETS) FAILED. THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ONLY CAN REPLACE THE ETS MODULE AT A COST OF $1,200. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ACTUALLY THE SAME AS THE FAILED PART WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET SHOWED THAT THIS PART FAILED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WHEN IT FAILED THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN IN A LIMP ALONG HOME MODE, WHICH I HAVE HAD TO USE, MAKING OTHER CARS PASS ME WHILE THIS CAR COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 5-10 MPH. THE INTERNET POSTINGS INDICATED THAT NHTSA WAS TRYING TO WORK WITH VOLVO TO EXTEND THE FACTORY WARRANTY OF THIS PART, BUT WITH NO SETTLEMENT YET. LETTING VOLVO TO CONTINUE TO USE KNOWN TROUBLE-PRONE PARTS WHICH SHOULD BE RESOLVED.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO V70XC CROSS COUNTRY. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ( THROTTLE BODY) ACCORDING TO MANY OWNERS WITH 98-00 V70, C70, S70, THEY ALSO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE PARTS AREN'T SUPPOSE TO BREAK ,THEY ARE PART OF THE ACCELERATOR. MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY DUE THE THE THROTTLE BODY. IT COST ME A LOT OF MONEY CLOSE TO A $1000. INSTEAD OF RECALLING THESE PARTS VOLVO HAS NOT, RESULTING IN MANY FAILURES, AND IS VERY COSTLY. I DO NOT WANT ME AND MY FAMILY TO B ESUBJECTED TO THAT, NEXT TIME WE COULD POSSIBLY BE DEAD. IT HAS BEEN ON THE NEWS. VOLVO AGREED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY, BUT THE PART IS STILL DEFECTIVE, AND SHOULD BE REDESIGNED, AND PUT IN ALL THE CARS THAT HAVE THE OLD THROTTLE BODY. VOLVO IS SUPPOSE TO BE ABOUT SAFERTY , SEEMS TO ME THEY CARE MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THERE POCKETS INSTEAD OF THE CUSTOMERS AND THERE FAMILIES. *AK

VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY DESPITE BEING ONLY SIX YEARS OLD AND HAVING ONLY 56,410 MILES. VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY MILDLY HESITATING AND JERKING, THEN WORSENED TO THE POINT WHERE WE WERE CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY. WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GO TO THE DEALER AND SPEND $1,078.93 TO REPLACE THE PART. (KBB VALUES VEHICLE AT $14,365, SO THIS REPAIR COST APPROX. 7.5% OF THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE!) WORSE YET, THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH THE EXACT SAME PART, NOT A NEWER/RE-ENGINEERED ONE LESS LIKELY TO FAIL. WE HAVE SAVED THE PART IF ANYBODY WANTS TO LOOK AT IT. THIS IS NOT WHY WE BOUGHT A VOLVO. *NM