1999 VOLVO V70XC Complaints

ETM FAILURE ON MY VOLVO. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY BIG ISSUE WITH 99-00 70 SERIES MODELS. MINE FAILED AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS. *JB

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER. THE DEALER IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING THROTTLE FAILURE CODES, 914F, 91B7, 9150. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE, CLEANED PVC SYSTEM AND UPGRADED THE ECM SOFTWARE. TOTAL COST WAS $1270.52. AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM FAILED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, ALL THREE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. COST $124.08. *JB

MY 1999 VOLVO V70 XC WITH 76,000 MILES HAD FLUTUATING IDLE AND STALLED OCCAISIONALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP, LOSING CONTROL ( POWER STEERING AND ACCELERATION). ON 8 APRIL 2004 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY (COST ~$1000). THIS MONTH (AUGUST 2005) WITH 99,000 MILES ON THE CAR, THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURED AGAIN. WE HAVE JUST REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AGAIN AT A COST OF $1000.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILED AND REPLACED 3 TIMES; 11/03, 12/04, 8/05 ON A 1999 VOLVO V70XC. *NM

LAST YEAR, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER (GOODWIN'S IN BRUNSWICK, ME) BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS "SURGING". THIS MEANS THAT THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND SLOWING INDEPENDENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED, THAT LOTS OF VOLVO'S UP TO THE YEAR 2003 HAD IT, AND THEN VOLVO FINALLY MANAGED TO ENGINEER A FIX. IN FACT, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULDN'T BY A VOLVO CAR UNLESS IT WAS 2003 MODEL OR NEWER FOR THIS REASON. WHEN I ASKED WHY IT WASN'T A RECALL ISSUE SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS, THEY SIMPLY REPLIED THAT IT WASN'T. I WAS CHARGED ABOUT $1000.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *NM

CAR WAS PROCEEDING ON NY STATE THRUWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND THE CAR ENGINE CUT OUT. WHEN I PULLED THE CAR OVER IT WOULD NOT START, BUT AFTER 15 MINUTES, IT WOULD START AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. THIS HAPPENED MANY MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD BRING IT TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALER WHERE IT NOW SITS AWAITING REPAIR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE VOLVO XC70 YEAR 1999 FROM RECENT WEB SEARCHES. *JB

DT: 1999 VOLVO WAGON VXC. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER . THE CAR DID NOT STALL EXCEPT AT A STOP SIGN WHEN GIVING IT A LOT OF GAS TO GET IT GOING. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR TWO MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $1753.00 TO FIX IT. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY WOULD PUT IN A NEW STEERING ROD/ FRONT END ALIGNMENT/ VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR/ THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY/ AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND DRAIN AND REFILL THE COOLANT. *AK *JB

SPEED CONTROL SENSOR FAILED INTERMITENTLY ONE DAY, CAUSING THE AUTO BECOME SLUGGISH AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMOTER TO STOP BREIFLY

ANTI LOCK BREAK SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITENTLY, WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILS TO ABS DOES NOT WORK, ALSO CAUSES CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP WORKING

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING AUTO TO STALL AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, REPLACED SYSTEM, NOW THROTTLE SYSTEM CAUSES AUTO TO SURGE FORWARD MAKING THE AUTO HARD TO CONTROL