VOLVO Complaints

DT: 2000 VOLVO S70 SE. WHILE DRIVING 70-75 MPH VEHICLE BUCKED AND LOST CRUISE CONTROL. *AK THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN VERY QUICKLY AND WOULD NOT REGAIN SPEED. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND KEEP HER FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE CURRENT PROBLEM, THE OXYGEN SENSOR IS DAMAGED. *JB

DT:THE CONTACT OWNS A VOLVO S80 VEHICLE. IT INTERMITTENTLY STALLED/ DIED, AND LOST POWER. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILED AND WAS CLEANED THREE TIMES. *AK THE LINE SEAL AND GASKET WERE REPLACED DUE TO AN OIL LEAK. THE TOP ENGINE TORQUE ARM WAS CRACKED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES HAS A 2000 VOLVO V-70 STATION WAGON. HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE KEPT STALLING. THE ABS LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED.*AK *NM

DT: 2001 VOLVO S80. VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK THE THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES TO ALLEVIATE THE STALLING PROBLEM. *NM

CAR WAS STALLING, SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPING. IT WAS LURCHING FORWARD WHEN I STEPPED ON THE THROTTLE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE ETM HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE ON THIS VEHICLE. *NM

CAR WAS STALLING, SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPING. RUNNING ROUGH AND LURCHING FORWARD AFTER IT HAD BEEN STALLED FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE ETM FAILED ON MY 2000 S70. THE ETM WAS REPLACED TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT IT REQUIRED 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALER BOTH TIMES BEFORE THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ETM. EACH TIME THEY TRIED TO FIX IT WITH OUT INCURRING ANY COSTS TO THEM AND THE CAR WOULD FAIL WITHIN LESS THAT WEEK UNTIL THEY CHANGED THE ETM. *NM

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULATOR (ETM) IN MY 01' VOLVO S60, LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAS BECOME FAULTY. WHILE SITTING IDLE OR IN DRIVE, THE RPM'S WILL FLUCTUATE ERRATICALLY CAUSING WHAT SEEMS TO BE BURSTS IN ACCELERATION AND NEAR STALLS. CONSEQUENCES OF THIS DEFECT INCLUDE IMPROMPTU BREAKING TO CORRECT RPM FLUCTUATIONS. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED A MONTH AGO BY A CERTIFIED VOLVO DEALER WITH A FAILING ETM. MY WIFE AND I ARE SAVING MONEY SO THAT THE REPAIR CAN BE DONE. HOPEFULLY VOLVO RECALLS THE PART SO THAT WE CAN HAVE OURS REPLACED ASAP BEFORE MORE SEVERE COMPLICATIONS OCCUR. *NM

I OWN A VOLVO S80 AND HAVE SEEN SOME PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED BY HTTP://VEXEDVOLVO.ORG/. STALLING ON A HIGHWAY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS ALTHOUGH MY STALLS USUALLY DON''T CAUSE THE CAR TO TOTALLY STOP. I RECENTLY CONTACTED VOLVO SINCE I FEEL THAT THIS TYPE OF SITUATION IS UNSAFE. THEY NEVER RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST, WHICH WAS FOR A REPLACEMENT PART, THAT I WOULD PAY FOR, THAT WOULDN'T FAIL OVER TIME. I HAVE SENT THEM TWO EMAILS SO FAR WITH NO RESULTS. I AM A 9-YEAR VOLVO OWNER AND BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE IGNORED I FEE L VOLVO HAS GIVEN UP ON TRYING TO MAKE THEIR CARS SAFE AND RELIABLE. IF I CAN HELP WITH YOUR INVESTIGATION PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THE CAR HAS 88000 MILES ON IT. *NM