VOLVO Complaints

VOLVO V70 2001 STATION WAGON. CAR ACCELERATING AND TRAVELING IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE VIBRATING AS IF PROBLEM MAINTAINING PRESSURE TO HOLD THE SPEED. TOOK TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS - 1 REPLACED CARS MAIN COMPUTER (WAS UNDER WARRANTY)- PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED, THEN PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SECONDARY COMPUTER, REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $1500. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE REDUCED BUT STILL HAPPENS. VIBRATION IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE --LIKE THE CAR IS LUGGING IN TOO LOW OF A GEAR OR NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS-- HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO TAKE CAR ON HIGHWAY TRIPS BECAUSE IT WAS AFTER/DURING THESE TRIPS PROBLEM WAS MOST PRONOUNCED.

MY 2000 VOLVO S70 SE LOOSES SPEED AND THE ETS LIGHT COMES ON. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 KM/H IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR ALMOST STALLED WITHOUT WARNING... I HAD TO QUICKLY STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (NOT FUN!). I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF FOR FEW MINUTES AND THE PROBLEMS DISAPPEARED. GOT HOME - TOLD MY WIFE WHAT HAPPENED AND SHE TOLD ME SAME HAPPENED WITH HER ABOUT A MONTH OR MORE AGO - BUT SHE FORGOT TO MENTION THIS TO ME BEFORE (TYPICAL - HAHAHA). ANYWAY.. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEED VOLVO TO FIX BEFORE ME OR MY FAMILY GETS HURT...

ETS LIGHTS COMES ON/OFF. CAR CONTINUES TO BREAK DOWN, LAST TIME ON INTERSTATE. DEALER SAYS DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG.

TWO ISSUES: 1) CAR STALLED ON THE 495 BELTWAY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT AND CAR WOULD NOT START. A VOLVO TEMPORARY SW FIX WAS APPLIED TO THE COMPUTER TO FIX 2) OEM LICENSE PLATE BOLTS ON THE FRONT OF CAR A VERY SHARP AND CAN CAUSE HARM TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY

THE ENGINE DIES INTERMITTENTLY ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN OR SLOWING DOWN. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP. THE GEAR MUST BE PUT BACK IN PARK, MUST TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN RE-START AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FLUKE, THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY CHANGED A VALVE IN THE ENGINE, THE THIRD TIME THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEY CHANGED THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND POSITIVE/NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLES (THEY HAD A VOLVO OF NORTH AMERICA TECHNICIAN COME DOWN). THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2005. I'VE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO TAKE MY CALL.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 AND LOST POWER. THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY( PART # 8644347-0) FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED BY DEALER AT COST OF $968.37

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 1996 VOLVO 960 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A CAR THAT DID NOT STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. A POLICE AND INSURANCE REPORT WERE TAKEN. ALSO, THERE ARE PICTURES OF THE COLLISION. *AK

I HAVE HAD TWO 1999 VOLVO 70-SERIES. ONE A V70 WAGON, AND THE OTHER A S70 SEDAN. BOTH HAD A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM). THE ETM ON THE V70 FAILED AT 61,091 MILES. THE S70 FAILED AT 101,312 MILES FOR ME, BUT SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT ABOUT 98,000 MILES, I DO NOT KNOW IF IT FAILED BEFORE. THE V70 WAS EXHIBITING SYMTOMS AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE. THE S70 HOWEVER FAILED ON THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING, WHILE I WAS ALSO IN THE CAR. IT WAS REPLACED BY VOLVO, BUT COST ME AS THERE WAS NO WARRANTY.

DT: CONTACT STATES: ON 7-8-05 WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE CONSUMER HEARD A SPUTTERING, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A BURST OF BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE FUEL PIPE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER., WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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