VOLVO Complaints

ENGINE MISS FIRING AND EMISSION LIGHT ON. LATER ENGINE RUNNING GOOD BUT CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK AND TEXT MESSAGE 'ENGINE SYSTEM FIX NEXT SERVICE' WITH ORANGE WARNING LIGHT ON. TOOK TO VOLVO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ETM FOR NO CHARGE. THEY KEPT THE OLD PART BECAUSE THEY HAD REPLACED THE ORIGINAL ONE. *NM

A 2000 VOLVO S80 THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE. *NM

SHUDDER IN TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 1 & 2 GEARS ON AUTOMATIC 2000 VOLVO S80 T6. FAILURE OF SHIFT SOLENOID A WAS EXPERIENCED. *NM

INITIALLY NOTICED ERRATIC ACCELERATION, THEN MY WIFE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY LOST ACCELERATION AND SHE WAS HIT BEHIND BY A PICKUP TRUCK. THE DASH READOUT SHOWED THE MESSAGE "PERFORMANCE REDUCED". OUR INSURANCE PAID FOR THE $2600 IN DAMAGES. OUR VOLVO MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND SAID THAT THIS WAS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS YEAR MODEL. *NM

WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 VOLVO XC70 FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER IN IOWA CITY, IA WITH 72,000 MILES IN FEBRUARY OF 2005. THE DEALER REPORTED IT HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED PRIOR TO PURCHASE AND WE HAVE HAD IT CAREFULLY MAINTAINED, SINCE. ON OCTOBER 31ST OF 2005, ON MY WAY TO AN IMPORTANT INTERVIEW THE VOLVO BEGAN STUTTERING AND RUNNING ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE REPORTED "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" ON THE DIAGNOSTIC DISPLAY AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON. I COULDN'T MAINTAIN A REASONABLE SPEED SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THE CAR HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING BUT I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY START IT AND DRIVE TO A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP. I WAS REFERRED TO A VOLVO SPECIALIST AND THEY REPORTED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AT A COST OF ABOUT $1200. I DON'T FEEL THAT AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT LIKE THIS SHOULD FAIL SO EARLY ON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE STRIKES ME AS A POOR DESIGN - SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC FAN ON THIS VEHICLE THAT WAS FACTORY RECALLED. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT BEING TRIED IN CALIFORNIA. I UNDERSTAND THAT LATER MODEL CARS HAVE A DIFFERENT ETM AND HAVE FEWER PROBLEMS WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS TAKEN STEPS TO RECTIFY IT, BUT ONLY FOR LATER MODEL CARS. I BELIEVE VOLVO SHOULD ALSO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR CARS OF THE 2001 VINTAGE AND ISSUE A FACTORY RECALL. THE COSTS TO BE FOR THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN: BEING LATE TO MY SECURITY INTERVIEW FOR MY NEW JOB. 4 HOURS OF VACATION TIME FROM WORK 6+ HOURS OF PERSONAL TIME $1200 IN REPAIR COSTS 3+ HOURS DRIVING WIFE TO WORK BECAUSE RELIANCE ON 1 CAR ADDITIONAL FUEL COSTS BECAUSE OF BACK AND FORTH FERRYING WIFE TO WORK PLEASE PRESSURE VOLVO TO ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE THEM ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. THANKS. *NM

DT:THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THREE WEEKS, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WAS. THE CORPORATE OFFICE CONTACTED HER TODAY AND TOLD HER THAT AS SOON AS SHE FOUND OUT SOMETHING SHE WOULD CALL HER BACK. *AK

THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DECELERATED WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITH THE RPMS FLUCTUATING. THE DEALER REPORTED THE ISSUE AS A BROKEN THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS UNSAFE AND HAPPENED AT 69K MILES. *NM

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE IN MY 2000 V70 VOLVO WAGON WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CAR RAN BADLY, MISSED AND STALLED - BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WAS ALSO AFFECTED. THE SITUATION CONTINUED TO HAPPEN WHILE ON AN EXTENDED TRIP WITH NO VOLVO DEALERS WITHIN RANGE. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRAYS FOR THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AT A COST OF ABOUT $900.00. I FEEL THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD REIMBURSE ME SINCE I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SITUATION IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. *JB

VOLVO 2000 S70 66,000 MILES VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AFTER A TRIP OF 300+ MILES ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP-HOME" MODE [20 MPH] VEHICLE WAS TOWED 100 MILES TO NEAREST DEALER ETM [ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE] TESTED FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER ON 10/30/2005 OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC, RESTARTING, BUT NOT STAYING STARTED. VEHICLE SURGING AT IDLE. AFTER TAKEN TO SHOP (TOWED), WE NOW HAVE HAD OUR FOURTH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACED IN LAST 28 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR AND HAS CLEANED THE THROTTLE ON TWO OCCASIONS. MY PORTION OF REPAIRS HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED $2,770. DEALERSHIP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY CONTINUE TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM WITH THE SAME REPLACEMENT PART. *JB