2000 VOLVO V70XC Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 VOLVO V70XC ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR TOOK ITSELF OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND BEGAN TO FLUCUATE +/- 3 MPH IN SPEED. THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON TOO. AFTER PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, I RE-STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY LOCAL MECHANIC (HOSHI MOTORS OF BOULDER, CO) DOWNLOADED THE ENGINE CODES (904D, 91AC) WHICH HE SAID INDICATED THAT THE ETM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ETM WAS REPLACED ON 7/27/05 AT A COST OF $908.60. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. THE ETM WAS RETURNED TO ME AND IS AVAILABLE. THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05041. *JB

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ETM CAUSING HESITATION WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. VOLVO DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED BRINGING THE CAR BACK WHILE THE ETS WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL ON. STATED THAT THE ETM SHOULD BE CLEANED EVERY 30K MILES OR REPLACED. NOTHING IN THE SERVICE MANUAL MENTIONS THIS TYPE OF SERVICE. THE HESITATION WAS INTERMITTENT BUT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING. *NM

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETS) FAILED - I HAD A LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL THE CAR IS AN V70 XC 2000 WITH 46000 K MILES. *JB

IN THE SUMMER OF 2003 MY WIFE'S 2000 VOLVO V70 XC SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME AND THE ENGINE POWER DECREASED ABRUPTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO TRAFFIC IN THE VICINITY OF THE FAILURE SO THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTARTED IT. IT WORKED WELL ENOUGH TO GET ME BACK HOME. I GOT QUOTES TO FIX THE SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT IT WOULD COST AROUND $1000 TO REPLACE THE PART. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 80K MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I DIDN'T NEED THE CAR TO BE IN SERVICE AND SO WAITED UNTIL THE SUMMER OF 2004 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I WAS ALSO PRETTY UPSET AT THE ATTITUDE OF THE VOLVO PEOPLE WHO TOLD ME THAT THE PART WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (WHICH IT REALLY WASN'T SINCE IT IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEMS AND THEREFORE MUST LAST AT LEAST 80K IN CT AND THAT IF I COULD AFFORD TO REPAIR THE CAR I SHOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS AROUND $1200. THIS FAILURE, IN MY OPINION, CAUSES AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD I BEEN DRIVING IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC. THE CAR WOULD HAVE SUDDENLY DIED AND IF I WERE IN THE PASSING LANE, THERE WOULD NO WAY TO GET TO THE ROADSIDE. NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. ALSO, THIS PART SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A MECHANICAL THROTTLE SYSTEM EVER FAILING. THE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WILL GIVE AMPLE WARNING BEFORE FAILING SO THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BEFORE IT BECOMES HAZARDOUS. THIS CONDITION CAME ON SO SUDDENLY IT WAS UNSAFE. *NM

FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ON 2000 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY. HESITATION WAS NOTICED AND VOLVO CLEANED THE THROTTLE MODULE, I WAS NOT CHARGED. AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AT LOW RPM AND THE ETM WAS REPLACED AT MY CHARGE. *JB

WE OWN A 2000 VOLVO V70 XC WAGON. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE VOLVO GARAGE (TOM WOOD) TO HAVE IT FIXED FOR ROUGH RUNNING AND FAILURE TO START. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE CHARGED OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE ETM AND A CLEANING. IT DID NOT HELP FIX THE PROBLEM. WE THEN TRIED AN INDEPENDENT FOREIGN CAR GARAGE. THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT AGAIN THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. WE NOW HAVE THE CAR BACK IN THE VOLVO GARAGE BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO ROUGH RUNNING, IT NOW FAILS TO START ON A RANDOM BASIS. I READ TODAY ABOUT YOUR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM - YOUR FILE NUMBER PE05041. I CAN ONLY SAY THAT THIS IS A REAL, AND SERIOUS, PROBLEM. WHILE WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN AT SPEED, IT HAS CAUSED MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, UNPRODUCTIVE COSTS, AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF TIME. PLEASE PURSUE THIS INVESTIGATION WITH ALL HASTE. THANK YOU. *JB

ON 1/20/05, OUR 2000 VOLVO V70 XC WITH 74215 MILES ON THE ODOMETER STARTED TO LOSE POWER, AND RUN ERRATICALLY. THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. WE MANAGED TO GET IT TO A LOCAL IMPORT SPECIALIST ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY FROM THE INCIDENT. LEFT US STRANDED IN WINCHESTER WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. TOLD IMPORT SPECIALIST TO INSPECT AND CLEAN THE ETM MODULE, WHICH THEY DID. SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLACE IT BECAUSE OF THE PROGRAMMING ISSUES. COST US. $121.85. CAR WORKED WITHOUT ETS LIGHT COMING ON UNTIL 2/17/05. TOOK IT TO FAIRFAX VOLVO ON 2/18/05. THEY REPLACED THE ETM MODULE. THERE WAS 75005 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. COST TO US WAS $859.66 PARTS AND LABOR. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS NOT HAD THE ETS LIGHT COME ON. *JB

HAVE EXPERIENCED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE ON OUR VOLVO 2000 V70 XC. PART HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 85,000 MILES ON CAR.*JB

I DRIVE A VOLVO V70XCSE. AT TIMES THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM IS MOST EVIDENT ON HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS MORNING I HEARD ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION INTO VOLVO WAGONS STALLING. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY VEHICLE. *JB

THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THE CAR STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AND I FINALLY CALLED AAA TO TOW ME FROM BEDFORD KY WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 46 MILES TO LOUISVILLE KY WHERE I LIVE AND WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $403.88 WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO BE HALF OF THE COST. THIS WAS DONE 7/6/04 AND I PURCHASED THE CAR 1/3/04. *NM