VOLVO Complaints

MY VOLVO 2000 V70XC STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE INTERSTATE LAST NIGHT DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC BUT NOT AFTER SEVERAL "SCREECHING" CLOSE CALLS. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN DESIGN ROBUSTNESS ISSUE THAT VOLVO HAS CHOSEN NOT TO ADDRESS. I HAVE REPLACED THE FAULTY UNIT AT A COST OF $985.00 DOLLARS BUT THEIR IS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT REOCCUR. NHTSA NEEDS TO DIRECT VOLVO/FORD TO REPLACE/REIMBURSE ALL EMT UNITS IN THE EFFECTED 1999 TO 2002 VOLVO'S TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE PERSONAL INJURIES OR DEATHS. IN ADDITION, VOLVO NEEDS TO REDESIGN A RETRO-FIT FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED MODEL YEARS TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT:THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MODULATOR. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SLOWED FROM 60 MPH TO 15 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE A LOT OF NOISES, VIBRATION, AND EXHAUST SMELLS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING INITIALLY. THE HOOD WAS OPENED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SHE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM; THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TURNED OFF. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AT HER EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - *NM

I OWN A MY 2000 VOLVO S80 2.9. UPON DRIVING IN TOWN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND ENGINE STARTED SHAKING. THE MESSAGE READER PROMPTED ME TO STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE. WELL I DID, IN THE TURNING LANE, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. I PULLED OUT OF THE CROSS SECTION "SHAKING". MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ONBOARD COMPUTER PROMPTS HIM TO A FAULTY ENGINE THROTTLE MODULE. WELL THIS CAR HAS ONLY 48000 MILES ON IT. ON THE SAME NOTE: ON MY 1999 S70 GLT AT AROUND 60000 MILES THE SAME PART HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE IT SHUT DOWN THE CRUISE CONTROL TIME-TO-TIME. *NM

NO ACCELERATION AT TIMES. FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN MERGING ON FREEWAYS OR TRAFFIC CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SERGE. HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS. FIRST HAD THROTTLE BODY (ETM) CLEANED WHICH DIDN'T WORK THEN HAD THROTTLE BODY REPLACED TWO DAYS LATER AT COST OF $1,177.16. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE SPEED DROPPED AND THE CAR LOST POWER. HIS WIFE TOLD HIM THAT A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD BEFORE THE CAR LOST POWER. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THIS REPAIRED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. BUT AFTER 30,000 MILES,THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER AGAIN REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE.*AK

DT: THE VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. *AK *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 25-40 MPH VEHICLE WOULD CUT OUT WHILE IDLING OR SLOWING DOWN. THEN IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD. THE CONTACT WOULD PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO TRY AND KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AUGUST 2005 AND HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS FLUCTUATING IDLE DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. *AK *JB

I WAS TRAVELLING AT 75 ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER DOWN TO 10 MILES PER HOUR AND WOULDN'T EXCEED THAT SPEED. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN AS I WAS RETURNING TO COLORADO SPRINGS. I HAVE A VOLVO V70XC 2001. I HAD TO HAVE THE COMPUTER REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $1000.THE SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS.

THIS CAR (2000 VOLVO S80 TURBO) HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. FIRST IT WAS MY MOTHER'S WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2000. THEN IN THE SUMMER OF 2005, IT BECAME MINE. BOTH WHILE MY MOTHER OWNED IT, AND NOW WHILE I'VE OWNED IT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY SORT. STALLING IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. UNPREDICTABLY THE CAR WHEN DECREASING SPEED WILL JUST STALL AND THE CAR STOPS. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IF THE CAR IS PUT INTO PARK, TURNED OFF, AND THEN TURNED BACK ON IT WORKS FINE, HOWEVER IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN. ALSO, TWICE SINCE I HAVE HAD IT THERE HAS BEEN NO OIL IN MY CAR. NO LIGHTS COME UP TO WARN ME AND THANKFULLY BOTH TIMES I GOT IT CHECKED OUT BEFORE MY CAR OVER HEATED. ANOTHER INSTANCE, THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE AUTOMATIC STEERING. TODAY I WENT TO START MY CAR AND A WARNING MESSAGE CAME UP SAYING "LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE" AND MY CAR DID NOT FEEL RIGHT WHEN I DROVE IT. I NEVER LEFT ANY LIGHTS ON OR ANYTHING OF THAT MATTER THAT WOULD CAUSE A DRAIN IN THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY WAS JUST REPLACED NOT TOO LONG AGO. I THINK THAT WAS MY BREAKING POINT WITH THIS CAR. FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT GREAT OF A CAR. ITS AWFUL. *JB

2001 VOLVO STALLED WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. WHEN VEHICLE STALLED A "REDUCED POWER" MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED ON VEHICLE DISPLAY. AFTER LETTING VEHICLE SIT FOR 10 MINUTES, VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT ERROR MESSAGE. DROVE FOR APPROX 15 MINUTES AND VEHICLE STALLED/CUT-OUT AGAIN; AGAIN STRANDING MY FAMILY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP; VOLVO DIAGNOSED A FAILED "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE". THE ETM WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1016 TO ME. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROX 58,000 MILES. THANK GOD NOTHING HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY AS A RESULT OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *NM