VOLVO Complaints

ON VACATION IN OCTOBER OF 2004,OUR 1999 VOLVO S70 STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND THEN RESUME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. WE TOOK IT TO A VOLVO DEALER AND HAD TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE REPLACED. AS A RESULT OF YOUR INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE05041 I WANTED TO RECORD MY PROBLEM WITH YOU AS WELL. *NM

HEATING AND COOLING FAN STARTED COMING ON, 7/7/2003, CAR OVER HEATED 10/04, DEALER REPLACED FAN AT MY COST. SHIFT OVER DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON 12/04 DEALER REPLACED SOLENOID SWITCH, 6/05 SHIFT OVER DRIVE SWITCH CAME BACK ON, NOW 2 SOLENOIDS ARE NOT WORKING AND MY CAR IS IN LIMP HOME MODE. NO 1ST OR 2 GEAR. *NM

(1) NO WARNING (2) CAR RAN ONLY IN "LIMP-HOME" MODE (3) CAR TOWED 125 MILES TO DEALER, AND ETM WAS REPLACED; DEALER KEPT OLD PART. *NM

I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO V70 T5 (TURBO WAGON) I HAD TO REPLACE THE ETM WITH YEAR. I SEE YOU ARE INVESTIGATING VOLVO FOR THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT INVESTIGATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY FURTHER DETAILS NEEDED. *NM

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE 1999 VOLVO V70 GLT WILL STALL, OR DIE OUT. OTHER INSTANCES THAT OCCUR ALONG WITH OR ALONE, ARE THE GAUGES ALL BEING CUT OFF. MY WIFE SAYS THEY LOOK LIKE THEY WERE UNPLUGGED. WE HAVE BEEN REALLY PUNISHED FOR PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. VOLVO HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS AND OTHER MECHANICS HAVE AS WELL (BECAME TO COSTLY @DEALERSHIP-THINK THEY ARE VERY DISREPUTABLE). THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN PRIMARILY IN THE CITY OF NASHVILLE AND KEPT VERY CLEAN AND SERVICED REGULARLY. WITH 117,000 MILES ON IT, THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED ONE THROTTLE BODY @85000 AND IT NOW NEEDS ANOTHER. THESE AREN'T RELATED I DON'T THINK BUT I CAN EXPLAIN MUCH BETTER OVER THE PHONE. *JB

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME VEHICLE. SEE ODI NO. 10131592. DESPITE REPAIRS MADE IN JUNE 2005, THE CAR STALLED APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2005. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE 5TH FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. DIAGNOSTIC CODES NOW IDENTIFIED A FAULTY MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE/RELOAD AND THROTTLE BODY. THESE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE CAR. *JB

I OWN A 2000 V70 XC VOLVO. AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES THE ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE THEN THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE INSTANCES OF ACCELERATION HESITATION. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED IT APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. ALL REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY THE DEALER OR BY TRAINED VOLVO MECHANICS ON THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE BY BOTH ME AND THE PRIOR OWNER. I AM AWARE THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE 99-01 VOLVO XCS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION ABOUT REPLACING WHAT CLEARLY APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART BASED ON MY PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES. THE DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE A NUMBER OF CAUSES AND THAT AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE. GIVEN MY UNDERSTANDING OF OTHER OWNERS' EXPERIENCES I REQUESTED THAT THEY PERFORM THE TEST AT THEIR EXPENSE ($70) IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFETY AND TO HELP VOLVO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DECLINED. MY OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT DISCUSS ANY REQUIRED OR RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE FOR THE ASSOCIATED PARTS OR SYSTEM. I AND THE PRIOR OWNER HAVE ALWAYS USED THE RECOMMENDED QUALITY OF FUEL (91 OCTANE). I DO VIEW THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE ETS AS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE RAPID LOSS OF SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MUCH OF MY DRIVING OF THIS CAR IS ON FREEWAYS WITH 75 MPH SPEED LIMITS AND WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC VOLUMES. FROM THE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE RESEARCH IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR WHICH VOLVO SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDE APPROPRIATE REPLACEMENT PARTS. GIVEN THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS AND THE APPARENT SAFETY RISK THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A "REGULAR MAINTENANCE/PARTS SIMPLY WEAR OUT" SITUATION. *JB

YESTERDAY MORNING, IN A BUSY INTERSECTION (CHARLOTTE NC) MY CAR, VOLVO S80 2001 JUST STOPPED DURING A TURN. IT WAS UTTER CHAOS--I WAS PETRIFIED WITH A LARGE TRUCK ONLY INCHES FROM MY BUMPER. THEN IT LATER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. ON MY WAY HOME, IT WOULDN'T STAY STILL. IT KEPT JUMPING FORWARD WITHOUT THE GAS BEING PRESSED. AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE MECHANIC SHOP THIS MORNING, IT STOPPED ONCE AGAIN, LUCKILY MY REAR END WAS INSIDE THE PARKING LOT, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN REAR ENDED. THIS MORNING THE MECHANIC SAYS THE PROBLEM ASSESSED, AT A COST OF 1000$; BUT THE CAR MAY STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MAY 05. I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE VOLVO BOASTS OF BEING ONE OF THE MOST SAFE CARS MANUFACTURED. WELL, STOPPING DURING TURNING, GOING WITHOUT THE GAS BEING PRESSED AND STALLING AT A LIGHT DOESN'T SEEM VERY SAFE FOR MY 8 YR OLD. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE, WITH MY YOUNG SON IN THE BACK SEAT. THANK GOODNESS NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR MY SERVICE DATE, BECAUSE THE MECHANICS I HAVE CONTACTED ARE SWAMPED WITH THE SAME TYPES OF COMPLAINTS. I AM VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE 9 MILES TO THE MECHANIC, UPSET TO DRIVE THE 6 MILES TO DAY CARE BEFORE GOING TO THE MECHANIC, TERRIFIED BY THE THOUGHT OF BEING REAR-ENDED WITH MY SMALL CHILD IN THE CAR AND DISMAYED THAT I CANT MAKE IT 3 MILES TO WORK WITHOUT MY CAR CEASING TO OPERATE. PLEASE HELP US. I WAS GOING ONLINE TODAY TO TELL VOLVO ABOUT MY ISSUE WHEN THIS WEB SITE WAS DISPLAYED. PLEASE HELP MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES REMAIN SAFE ON THE ROAD IN THEIR VOLVO CARS. *JB

1. THE FRONT, RIGHT (PASSENGER) DOOR OF THE CAR IS COMING LOOSE, 2. REPORTED IT TO DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER, AND 3. DEALER HAS SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT TO LOOK AT PROBLEM. *JB

98 VOLVO S70; EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER AND STALLING; I'VE HAD TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AND NO ONE CAN PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, DICK DYER VOLVO ON AUGUST 2ND AND THEY CAN NOT LOOK AT MY CAR UNTIL AUGUST 19TH. AS A MOTHER OF A YOUNG CHILD, IT IS FRIGHTENING TO PULL OUT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. I EMAILED CORPORATE VOLVO ON 8/3/05 AND HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THIS HAD BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE FEB 05; ABOUT EVERY 1-2 WEEKS MY CAR WILL STALL WHEN I BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AT A LIGHT. *JB