2001 VOLVO V70XC Complaints

VEHICLE INCURRED MINOR LOSS OF POWER WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOLLOWED BY ENGINE SURGES AND REPEATED LOSSES OF POWER. ENGINE DID NOT STALL OUT, BUT DID DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL AND DASH BOARD DID DISPLAY REDUCED PERFORMANCE WARNING. AFTER VEHICLE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE WARNING TEMPORARILY DISAPPEARED AND THEN REAPPEARED AFTER 10-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THIS ENGINE BEHAVIOR LAST ABOUT ONE WEEK, AND THEN THE DASH BOARD DISPLAYED A NEW SERVICE MAINTENANCE-URGENT MESSAGE. THE 2001 VOLVO XC70 WAS THEN DRIVE IMMEDIATELY TO VOLVO DEALER AND HE DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY AND DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR SENSOR. THE REPAIR COST OVER $1,075.00 TO REPAIR. *JB

MY 2001 VOLVO V70 XC WITH 44,000 MILES BEGAN RACING AND STALLING WHEN I CAME TO A STOP; DASHBOARD MESSAGE APPEARED INDICATING NEED FOR URGENT ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. SERVICE CENTER INDICATED THEY HAVE SEEN A RASH OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT:THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MODULATOR. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SLOWED FROM 60 MPH TO 15 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE A LOT OF NOISES, VIBRATION, AND EXHAUST SMELLS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING INITIALLY. THE HOOD WAS OPENED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SHE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM; THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TURNED OFF. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AT HER EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - *NM

WHILE BEING DRIVEN, THE CAR CONTINUOUSLY WENT OUT OF GEAR, LOST POWER AND HAD TO BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND AFTER NEGOTIATION VOLVO OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE. *NM

2001 VOLVO V70XC CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A WARNING SIGNAL STATING EMISSION SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD. THESE REPAIRS WERE OVER $1100.00 THE CAR ONLY HAS 55000 MILES . I HAVE READ THAT THESE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE SYSTEMS CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME AND CAN BE DANGEROUS.. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY. I AM GOING ON A LONG TRIP AT THE END OF NOVEMBER SO I ELECTED TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CAR WAS RUNNING OK WHEN IT HAPPENED . THE WARNING INDICATOR SIGNAL WAS THE ONLY INDICATION OF DAMAGE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT BE FAILING. FOR SURE IT SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS SOON. *JB

ENGINE SURGES STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FUEL THROTTLE BODY FOUND TO BE FAULTY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. ATTEMPT TO CLEAN COMPONENT UNSUCCESSFULLY. *NM

I WAS IN A 2001 VOLVO XC 70, MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OFF LEAVING ME WITH NO ACCELERATION AS I TRIED TO CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAD TWO KIDS IN THE CAR AND THANK GOD NO ONE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY. THE CAR THEN STARTED TO SHUDDER AND I TURNED IT OFF. *JB

MY VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING. 1. NO WARNING, SEEMINGLY NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. 2. FAILURE MANIFESTS ITSELF IN A COMPLETE SHUT-DOWN OF CAR. THE CAR BECOMES A HAZARD WHEREVER FAILURE OCCURS, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. 3. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 6 OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY TWICE, ABS CONTROL MODULE THREE TIMES, AND A WIRE HARNESS, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM IS REMEDIED. *JB

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.