VOLVO Complaints

VEHICLE STALLED AT 45 TO 50 MPH. MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET RESTARTED. REPLACED ELECTRICAL THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) AND IT FIXED THAT PROBLEM. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT INTERMITTENT POWER FAILURE WHILE ACCELERATING. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN THE PAST, HOWEVER, AFTER THE THIRD OCCURRENCE , THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE IN TANK THE FUEL PUMP PART # 30741993 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT FELT THIS PART WAS FAULTY BY DESIGN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE DUE TO HIGH DEMAND.*AK UPDATED 02/07/06.*JB

2001 VOLVO XC70 LOST POWER IN EVENING TRAFFIC IN EARLY NOVEMBER AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE / WAS TOWED FOR REPAIR THAT NIGHT AND NEXT DAY CAR STARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT AUTO REPAIR SHOP / REPAIR SHOP RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM (AT A COST TO ME OF $119) / ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER AUTO BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AGAIN SO I DROVE TO ANOTHER LOCAL REPAIR SHOP / RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND DETERMINED THAT ETM THROTTLE WAS CAUSE OF PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED I HAVE VOLVO DEALER DO REPAIR SINCE PART IS EXPECTED TO HAVE WARRANT EXTENDED DUE TO NUMBER OF FAILURES (AT A COST TO ME OF $79) / LOCAL DEALER REPLACED PART AND WOULD NOT ADDRESS POTENTIAL WARRANTY EXTENSION (AT A COST TO ME OF $1200). *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK

ON EIGHT DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 - 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, MY VOLVO V70XC, 2001, HAS EXPERIENCED UNRECOVERABLE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE. I HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANE CHANGES TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. I FOUND IF I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND STARTED IT AGAIN IT WOULD RUN NORMALLY. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTANTLY. *NM

IN JANUARY 2002 WE PURCHASED A SET OF 4 DUNLOP WINTER SPORT M2 SNOW TIRES 205/55R16 FOR A VOLVO 940 TURBO SEDAN. WE HAVE HAD 3 SIDEWALL FAILURES OF THESE SNOW TIRES RUNNING ONLY 5700 MILES, WITH 2 ACTIVE BLOWOUTS & 1 LARGE SIDEWALL BLISTER. TIRES WERE USED ONLY IN WINTER. THERE IS HARDLY ANY WEAR ON THE TREADS. THE FIRST TIRE FAILED 13APR02 AT 3000 MI (DOT CODE 3400), ITS REPLACEMENT 12JAN04 AFTER 500 MI (DOT CODE 3702), & THE LATEST FAILED 1DEC05 AT 5700 MILES (DOT CODE 3400).. A DUNLOP-GOODYEAR INSPECTOR @ CONDUIT TIRE, BROOKLYN, STATED THIS WAS SIMPLY ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED WITHOUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. HE REFUSED ANY DAMAGE RESPONSIBILITY. HE ALSO STATED HE DISLIKES ALL SNOW TIRES & REFUSES TO SELL ANY. A WARRANTY WOULD DO US LITTLE GOOD, AS IT EXPIRES AFTER 3 YEARS, REGARDLESS OF HOW LITTLE USE THE TIRES GOT.. WE DRIVE IN THE NY CITY METRO AREA, A HOME TO POTHOLES. HOWEVER, OVER 35 YEARS OF DRIVING ON THESE SAME ROADS, WE HAVE WORN THROUGH MANY SUMMER & SNOW TIRES, WITH NO SIDEWALL FAILURES, EXCEPT FOR THESE DUNLOP WINTER SPORT M2 TIRES. PREVIOUSLY WE DROVE KLABEAR & BLIZZARD SNOW TIRES WITH NO PROBLEMS, & WE HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH VARIOUS DUNLOP SPORT SUMMER/ALL WEATHER TIRES THAT PROVIDED EXCELLENT RIDE & WEAR WITH NO FAILURES. OUR SUMMER TIRES ARE DUNLOP SP SPORT 5000 205/55WR16, WITH 3 TIMES THE MILES USED AS THE SNOW TIRES, ON THE SAME ROADS, SAME CAR.. THERE IS NO REASON WHY 3 WINTER SPORT TIRES SHOULD FAIL AFTER A VERY SHORT DISTANCE, WHEN DRIVEN ON EXACTLY THE SAME ROADS IN THE SAME WAY AS OTHER BRANDS, OVER MUCH LONGER DISTANCES, THAT NEVER FAILED. WE HAVE SELECTED A BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK LM-25 SNOW TIRE TO REPLACE THE DUNLOP WINTER SPORT. AFTER THESE 3 FAILURES, WE WILL NEVER USE A DUNLOP SNOW TIRE AGAIN.. WE URGE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE A MAJOR SYSTEMIC DEFECT IN DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE IN THESE DUNLOP WINTER SPORT M2 SNOW TIRES IN THE 205/55R16 SIZE. *JB

2001 VOLVO V70 - TRAVELING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY IN THIS VEHICLE, IT LOST ACCELERATION AND STARTED TO REDUCE POWER, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN COMPLETE STALLING. CAUGHT BETWEEN TRUCKS AND CARS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 - 75 MPH. I FELT HOPELESS TO HELP MYSELF, FEARING I WOULD BE KILLED BY TRAFFIC. *NM

ON 7 DECEMBER 2005, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NORTH ON I-94 IN MASSACHUSETTS AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH, SUDDENLY THE ENGINE HESITATED AND LOST POWER. ETC LIGHT ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WENT TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER IN SOUTH DEERFIELD MASS. TO HAVE THE CAR EXAMINED. DEALER STATED THAT THEY "CLEANED THE ETM AND CLEARED FAULT CODES." DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME (UPPER MARLBORO,MD) ON THE EVENING OF 8 DECEMBER. ALONG THE ROUTE HOME THE CAR REPEATEDLY HESITATED. ON 9 DECEMBER, ON ANDREWS AFB, ETC LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND STALLED. CAR RESTARTED. ON SOUTH OSBORNE RD IN UPPER MARLBORO WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, CAR LOST POWER WITH NO WARNING AGAIN. I HAD TO LITERALLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED BY APPROACHING TRAFFIC. CAR IS AT MARTENS VOLVO IN BETHESDA, MD. THE ETM IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER IN MASSACHUSETTS AND MARYLAND STATE THAT THE ETMS IN THIS MODEL CAR IS DEFECTIVE. *JB

MY 1999 VOLVO V70'S ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I -95 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY, AS THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE ETS WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. NO "LIMP HOME" MODE WAS AVAILABLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. THEY GOT THE CAR RUNNING BUT CRUISE C. STILL INOP. INCIDENT OCCURRED 4-12-05. *JB

1999 VOLVO S70'S ETM (THROTTLE) HAD ACTED UP IN JUNE/JULY 2004, PAID AROUND $900 IN JULY 2004 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE THROTTLE CAUSED THE CAR TO GO DEAD MULTIPLE TIMES & STRONGLY REV ITSELF OCCASIONALLY. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR WHEN STOPPED. I WOULD OCCASIONALLY HAVE TO KEEP FOOT ON THE GAS TO KEEP THE CAR FROM GOING DEAD. ***NOW LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM "FIXED" (REPLACED UNIT) - THE PROBLEM IS BACK. THE CAR HAS GONE BACK TO SAME ISSUES. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR SLOWLY, FROM GOOD PERFORMANCE TO BAD, IT TOOK ONLY ONE WEEK FOR IT TO RECCUR. *JB