VOLVO Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR COULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE ABOUT FIVE MILES PER HOUR. THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR READ" REDUCED PERFORMANCE" AND I NARROWLY MISSED BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AS LIMPED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR REQUIRED A NEW THROTTLE, AND THE DOWNLOAD OF ACTIVATION SOFTWARE. THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR WAS $736.56. WHEN I HAD THIS PROBLEM, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME OF NUMEROUS PAST PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE ON THIS MODEL AND A PENDING CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST VOLVO. I WROTE TO THE VOLVO CORPORATION TO TELL THEM OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THEN LEARNED THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THIS VERY PROBLEM. THEY APPARENTLY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THIS UNLESS FORCED TO. I THOUGHT IT IMPORTANT TO GO ON RECORD WITH NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME DEFECT. IT SOUNDS LIKE A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS SO SOMEONE IS NOT INJURED OR KILLED. THIS PROBLEM CAME OUT OF NOWHERE, AND CERTAINLY PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *NM

JUST GOT GAS AND STARTED CAR AND THE TACHOMETER STARTED TO REV UP AND DOWN. I NEEDED TO LEAVE AS I WAS IN A GAS STATION AND IT WAS VERY CROWDED. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, I LEFT THE SPOT AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET. THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR EXCEPT FIRST AND I WAS ALMOST RUN OFF THE ROAD BY SEVERAL VERY ANGRY DRIVERS SINCE I COULDN'T GO ANY FASTER. I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND WAITED 15 MINUTES. IN ARIZONA WHEN IT'S 115 OUT, THAT IS NOT TOO MUCH FUN. AFTER WAITING, THE CAR MUST HAVE RESET ITSELF AND IT STARTED UP FINE. THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME THIS WEEK THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME BUT THIS WAS BY FAR THE WORST. *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE OWNER NOTICED A MESSAGE CAME UP WHICH READ PERFORMANCE REDUCED. THE OWNER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55-60 MPH WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH . HE THEN EXIT OFF THE AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AT A STOP LIGHT. THE IDLE WAS ROUGH, AND AS THE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT, THE CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 10 MPH. THEN THE OWNER PUT THE FLASHERS ON AND EXITED ONTO TO THE SHOULDER. THE OWNER SHUT THE CAR OFF BECAUSE HE COULDN'T CONTINUE ON THE ROAD AT THAT LOW SPEED. THE OWNER SAT THERE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK ONLY ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY THE MESSAGE WAS STILL SHOWING. THEN AS OWNER WAS DRIVING THE MESSAGE CHANGED TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE OWNER READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE05041. THE OWNER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE LOSS OF POWER. THE OWNER HAS NOT HAD IT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ADVISED OWNER OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER YET.*AK *JB

DT: 2001 VOLVO S60 . VEHICLE STALLED/LOST POWER, AND OPERATED AT REDUCED SPEEDS DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK *NM .

DT: 2001 VOLVO S60 2.4T. VEHICLE STALLED/DIES/OST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK

DT: 2000 VOLVO . VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED/LOST POWER. THROTTLE BODY MODULE WAS REPLACED. *AK *NM

DT: THE BATTERY WAS DEFECT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLED. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO INTO A PARKING AREA. TWO OF THE THREE TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASS AIR DETECTOR THE THIRD TIME THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SENSOR. *AK *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VOLVO 2001 V-70 CROSS COUNTRY WAGON. THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AT RANDOM SPEEDS STARTING IN MID-AUGUST OF 2004. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC SUSPECTED THE THROTTLE WAS THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM WAS RANDOM AND IT WOULD NOT DO THIS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER CONSUMER LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. LATER THAT DAY THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THIS TIME THE CAR DID NOT START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE MODULE, LOADED SOFTWARE; THROTTLE BODY, CABLE TIE AND ETM RELOADED. THE CAR WAS RUNNING OKAY AT TIMES, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RACING VERY HIGH FOR SECONDS AND THEN RETURNS BACK TO THE NORMAL RATE. THE MOTORWAS REVVING AND THE TACHOMETER WAS REGISTERING HIGH FOR A MOMENT. CONSUMER CONSIDERED RETURNING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS. THE TOTAL COST ON REPAIRS HAS BEEN OVER $800.00. NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE05041. *AK *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED EVERY TIME TOOK FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND CAR STALLED. THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY SOMETIMES. THERE WAS STILL ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE CAR. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WHEN IT STALLED. THE CAR WOULD START BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A CODE SHOWING WHEN THE CAR STARTED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR MASS SENSOR. THIS SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ON APRIL 18 2004 WHILE OWNER'S WIFE WAS TRAVELING AND TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THERE WAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT SAID SOMETHING LIKE "CHECK ENGINE EMERGENCY." THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THEN THE WIFE HAD JUST ENOUGH POWER TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A TOW TRUCK BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON . *AK *JB

THROTTLE CONTROL CAR WOULD SURGE UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD SOMETIMES STALL THE CAR OUT AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO RESTART THE CAR I WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSTALL AND NEW THROTTLE BODY AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. *JB