VOLVO Complaints

DT: 1999 VOLVO WAGON VXC. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER . THE CAR DID NOT STALL EXCEPT AT A STOP SIGN WHEN GIVING IT A LOT OF GAS TO GET IT GOING. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR TWO MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $1753.00 TO FIX IT. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY WOULD PUT IN A NEW STEERING ROD/ FRONT END ALIGNMENT/ VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR/ THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY/ AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND DRAIN AND REFILL THE COOLANT. *AK *JB

DT: CALLER SAW VOLVO INVESTIGATION ON TV. CALLER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED TWICE, ONCE IN DECEMBER 2004 AND ONCE IN JUNE. REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. *AK *JB

DT : WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE TACHOMETER WILL JUMP UP AND DROP DOWN, IT LOOSES POWER WHEN TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED. THIS STARTED ON JULY 31, 2005. TOOK VEHICLE TO A VOLVO MECHANIC ,AND COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THOUGHT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIR INTAKES. *AK THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. *JB

DT: 2001 VOLVO C70 CVA. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT AS PRE OWNED IN MAY 2004. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MANY TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM AT THE TIME. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH A NEW ENGINE. *AK *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2001 VOLVO WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, AND THAT WAS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE MORNINGS. CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD IN THE MORNINGS AND UPON STARTING THE CAR IT STALLED BEFORE CONSUMER COULD GET IT INTO REVERSE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 2001. CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAD A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ( ETM) INSTALLED , THE COST WAS $1800.00. CONSUMER WAS UPSET OVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT PART. EVEN WITH THE NEW ETM THE CAR WAS HAVING THE SAME STALLING ISSUES. NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE0504. *AK *NM

DT: CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM . DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE HIM ABOUT $1,200 TO FIX IT. VOLVO REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL. *AK *JB

DT: THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE IS VERY WEAK ON THE BACK RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE OWNER WAS PARALLEL PARKING AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE RUBBED AGAINST THE CURB, AND THE TIRE RIPPED. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE, 2005 VOLVO, THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN APRIL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THE OWNER IS CALLING THE DEALER AFTER THIS PHONE CALL. THE TIRE IS A CONTINENTAL CONTI TOURING CONTACT. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT AN 1/2 MPH. THE OWNER IS GOING TO GET AHOLD OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND SEE WHAT THEY RECOMMEND.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 VOLVO S70 THAT I BROUGHT IN TO A VOLVO REPAIR SHOP FOR A 105,000 MILE CHECK UP (MOSTLY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIMING BELT). THE CAR WAS OTHERWISE WORKING FINE. FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF THE TIMING BELT, TENSIONER, OIL CHANGE, LUBE, ETC. (ALL THE THINGS IN THE STANDARD 105,000 MILE CHECK-UP), THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER IDLE. THE SHOP IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. IT REMAINS UNCLEAR WHY IT FAILED AS PART OF A ROUTINE CHECK-UP. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE REPLACEMENT PART ALSO FAILED TO WORK (IT WOULDN'T ACCEPT THE SOFTWARE). THE SECOND REPLACEMENT THROTTLE MODULE DID WORK AND THE CAR IS NOW WORKING. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, HOWEVER, WAS $902.00--$551.50 FOR THE PART ALONE. THE REPAIR SHOP SPECIALIZES IN VOLVOS AND INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A FREQUENT PROBLEM, CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY YOUR OFFICE (NTSB ACTION # PE05041). I WANTED TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE TO YOUR COMPLAINT FILE. THIS CAN BE VERIFIED THROUGH THE REPAIR SHOP, RANDALL AUTOMOTIVE INC., 1720 WASHINGTON AVE. EXT., RENSSELAER, NY 12144-9482.

PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 VOLVO V70 INCIDENT 5/10/05 1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. MY CAR EXPERIENCED A FALTER THEN ROUGH IDLE AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED POWER. IN ADDITION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. 2. THE CAR SEEMED TO RECOVER AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. 3. I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. I WAS TOLD THE FAULT CODES REGISTERED IN THE CARS COMPUTER INDICATED THERE WAS A FAILING EVAPORATOR PURGE VALVE ALONG WITH BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM). THE REPAIR COST ME $1,070.00. INCIDENT 5/24/05 1.AFTER A LITTLE OVER 3 MONTHS MY CAR HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. FALTER THEN ROUGH IDLE AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED POWER. IN ADDITION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. 2.I PLAN TO HAVE THE CAR ANALYZED BY THE SAME REPAIR SHOP THAT DID THE PREVIOUS $1,070.00 WORTH OF WORK. 3.RESOLUTION PENDING INVESTIGATION BASED ON THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THIS ISSUE SEEMS SIMILAR TO ACTION NUMBER: PE05041 THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05041 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : N/A MAKE : VOLVO MODEL: V70 MANUFACTURER : VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. YEAR : 2001 COMPONENT : VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : JULY 26, 2005 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED : OPEN SUMMARY: THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER.

THE ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. RECENTLY WHEN IDLING, THE ENGINE RPM'S HAVE SURGED FROM ABOUT 700 TO APPROXIMATELY 1400 WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CURRENTLY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL THE ENGINE SURGES FROM ABOUT 700 TO APPROXIMATELY 1000. WHEN I CONTACTED A LOCAL VOLVO DEALER SERVICE PERSON, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT PROBLEM.