1999 Volvo S70

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR IRREGULARITIES, A DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING, AND/OR INEFFICIENT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAY CAUSE A WARNING LAMP TO LIGHT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ONSET OF LIMP HOME MODES.

Risk. THIS RESULTED IN A HIGH NUMBER OF VEHICLES GOING INTO THE LIMP HOME MODE WITHOUT NEED.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CURRENT SOFTWARE UPGRADE ONTO THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY CEASE TO FUNCTION.

Risk. THE HEAD LIGHTS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN INTERMITTENT OR NO HEADLIGHT FUNCTION. THIS COULD IMPAIR A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. ON VEHICLES WITH AN ORIGINAL OEM SWITCH, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. ALL OTHER VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF THE SWITCH HAS EEN DAMAGED AND REPLACE ONLY IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 24, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THERE COULD BE INADEQUATE CONTACT BETWEEN THE BULB AND SOCKET WHICH COULD CAUSE THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL NOT TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED.

Risk. THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN AN APPROACHING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS TURNING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULB AND SOCKET.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE SEDANS. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." THE FUEL FILTER BRACKET CONFIGURATION MARGINS ARE INSUFFICIENT.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, FUEL LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUEL FILTER PROTECTION BRACKET.

WHILE DRIVING SPEED NEEDLE GOES BACK TO ZERO AS IF YOU ARE NOT MOVIN, SHOW NO MILEAGE NUMBERS N MILES YOU HAVE GONE OR ZERO TRIP MILES, MANY LIGHTON BREAKS, ABS ECT.ALL WHILE DRIVINGIF STOP WHEN TIME TO GO CAR THINKS IT IS IN PARK ALL THIS IS WHILE IN TRAFFICHAVE PIC CAN NOT DOWN LOAD BE GLAD TO SEND

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 45MPH COLLISION ON 9/12/2017. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WAS IMPACTED. THE COLLISION WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG TO BLOW. HOWEVER, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT BLOW UP, DESPITE THE IMPACT HAPPENING ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. A COMPLAINT WAS SUBMITTED TO VOLVO ON 9/19/2017. A CALL FROM (201) 768-7300 WAS RECEIVED TODAY 9/20. I FORGOT TO NOTE DOWN HER NAME BUT SHE WAS A VOLVO REPRESENTATIVE. SHE CORRECTLY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OCCUPANT WEIGHT SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEREFORE THEY CANNOT DISCRIMINATE WHEN A CRASH IS SEVERE. HOWEVER, SHE STATED THAT BECAUSE I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON, THE SYSTEM DETECTED THAT I WAS SAFE AND THEREFORE DID NOT BLOW UP THE DRIVER AIRBAG. THIS EXPLANATION SEEMED VERY BIZARRE TO ME AS I BELIEVE IF THE CRASH WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO BLOW UP THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, THE DRIVER AIRBAG SHOULD BLOW UP TOO, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE IMPACT WAS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I WAS REPEATEDLY TOLD THAT THE SYSTEM WAS COMPLICATED AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND. I FOUND THIS EXPLANATION TO BE UNACCEPTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION, ALL THE LIGHTING AND WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED SIGNAL AND THROTTLE BODY CONTROL MODULE WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

CAR STATIONARY. I HAVE TO TURN KEY TO '1' POSITION, PUSH IN' SHIFTLOCK'OVERRIDE' BUTTON BEFORE I CAN PUT CAR INTO GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION AND WAS ABLE TO TURN IN A COMPLETE CIRCLE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I HAVE A VOVLO 1999 S70 TURBO I HAVEN'T HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS OUT OF IT..JUST NORMAL MAINTENANCE UNTIL LATE DEC I GOT IN MY CAR STARTED IT UP IT STARTED WITH NOW PROBLEM BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY PULLED UP INTO ONGOING TRAFFIC I HAD DROVE THIS CAR ALL WEEK NO SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEM WAS COMING NO LIGHTS FLASHING IN THE CAR PANEL SO JUST KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO BECAREFUL BECAUSE YOU CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WILL NOT GIVE YOU NO SIGNS AS IT DIDN'T ME LUCKILY I WASN'T GOING AS FAST AS SOMEONE ON A HIGHWAY BUT AS SOON AS I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GO WITH THE FLOW OF THE TRAFFIC I AM GETTING UP TO ABOUT 35 OUT OF NO WHERE I CAN NOT PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GET SPEED IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND THE MORE I PUSH ON PEDAL THE MORE IT WOULD SLOW DOWN AND IDLE I WAS CLOSE TO ANOTHER DRIVE WAY SO I JUST LET MY CAR COAST IN THE DRIVE WAY I COULDN'T EVEN PUT ON MY BREAK CAUSE MY CAR HAD DIED SO EVERYTHING KINDA LOCKED UP SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND LET IT COAST INTO A PARK AND SPACE . ONCE I GOT TO A STOP I LOOK DOWN AND MY ETS LIGHT WAS ON WELL I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS ON BECAUSE I WAS LOW OF GAS. SO I WAIT LATER TO GET GAS AND THAT WAS NOT THE CASE I PUT GAS IN THE CAR AND TRY TO START IT IT STARTED FOR A QUICK SECOND I HEARD IT GOING TO DIE SO I QUICKLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND IT DIED ALL TOGETHER . SO PLEASE BECAREFUL THERE ARE NO WARRING SIGNS AT ALL I HAD NO PROBLEM EARLIER THAT DAY SO IF POSSIBLE TRY TO GO IN AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE AN DEFECT IN YOU ETS OR ETM IT COULD SA

THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. I CAME TO A STOP RIGHT OUTSIDE MY DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR IT TO BE SAFE FOR ME TO PULL OUT IN ON GOING TRAFFIC I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL IT GAVE ME ENOUGH FORCE TO PULL OUT ON THE STREET AS SOON AS I TRY TO GIVE IT MORE PICK UP BUT KINDA IDLE GOT UP TO ABOUT 40 I WOULD SAY BOUT SOON AS I HIT FORTY IT OUT OF NO WHERE IT WOULDN'T LET ME PICK UP OR PRESS ON GAS PEDAL WHEN I WOULD IT WOULD SLOW DOWN SO I TRY TO PUSH HARDER THAT IS WHEN THE CAR DIED SO I QUICKLY PULLED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS LOCKING UP GAS IT WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE MY CHECK ENGINE LET FLASH ON AND PUT MY FLASH LIGHTS ON AND SAT FOR A MINUTE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAITING A FEW SECONDS STARTED THE CAR IT FIRST LET ME ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO COAST BUT IN THE DRIVE WAY. MY ETS LIGHT FLASHES ON BUT DOESN'T SAY ON. SO I THOUGHT MAYBE CAUSE I WAS LOW ON GAS THAT COULD A HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM I HAVE DROVE THE CAR ALL WEEK NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL. SO LATER THAT NIGHT I FIGURE SINCE THE STREET WOULDN'T BE BUSY I WOULD DRIVE UP PUT SOME GAS IN THERE TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. GOT IN THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP WENT TO THE GASSTATION WHICH IS ABOUT 5MINS FROM HERE PULLED UP IN FRONT OF THE PUMP TURNED OFF CAR IT WAS A PREPAID PUMP WENT INSIDE GAVE THEM $8 CAME BACK OUT PUMP THE GAS GOT BACK INTO THE CAR WENT TO START IT NOTHING SO I WANTED I TRIED AGAIN GOT IT STARTED SOON AS I WENT TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL IT DIED THEN I TURN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S-70. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG, OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AT THE TOP OF FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TWICE, WITHIN 50 METRES OF THE SAME SPOT EACH TIME, MY CAR HAS SUFFERED EXTREME ACCELERATION WHILST I WAS BRAKING AS HARD AS I COULD. FIRST TIME, MY MECHANIC CHECKED ALL COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS USING TWO DIFFERENT COMPUTER TESTING DEVICES BUT THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES. NOW, AS WELL AS HAPPENING TWICE WITHIN 50 METRES OF THE SAME SPOT, I WAS AT THE SAME SET OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WHICH I DO NOT SUSPECT AS BEING THE PROBLEM, BUT ALSO NEXT TO A MAJOR HOSPITAL WITH AN ADJACENT HELIPAD. MY BEST GUESS AFTER 57 YEARS IN ELECTRONICS AND 40+ IN COMPUTERS IS THAT SOME SORT OF RF INTERFERENCE IS UPSETTING MY VEHICLE. I KNOW VOLVO CHECK ALL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THEIR CARS IN SWEDEN AND WONDER WHETHER THEY HAVE EVER COME ACROSS MY PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES THE ENGINE SCREAMED ITS HEAD OFF ALTHOUGH I HAD NO TIME TO WORRY ABOUT THE TACHOMETER READING. THE NOISE ITSELF WAS ADEQUATE WARNING AND THE LACK OF BRAKING MEANT THAT I HAD TO KILL THE IGNITION TO RECOVER MINE AND THE VEHICLES COMPOSURE. SWITCHING ON THE IGNITION AGAIN BOTH TIMES, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN IDLED NORMALLY AND OPERATED AS IT SHOULD. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRST STALLING EPISODE AND ETS LIGHT ON. CALLED VOLVO DUE TO A REPLACEMENT/EXTENDED WARRANTY ON AFFECTED PART. WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER COVERING CAR (10 YEARS/200000 MILES). AS A RECENT PURCHASER OF THIS CAR I HAD NO CLUE OF THE REPLACEMENT NOT PREVIOUSLY DONE OR EVEN NEEDED. ALL WAS NEW TO ME AND THEY REFUSED. MOVING FORWARD ONE YEAR AND CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC, ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND, NO DASH LIGHTS AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF ETM. CAR WON'T STAY RUNNING AT ALL, TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AFTER THIS INCIDENT. NO WARRANTY ON PART, NO REPLACEMENT AND NOW I HAVE $ 4000 BOAT ANCHOR THAT WILL COST A FORTUNE TO FIX DUE TO NO WARRANTY ON THE PART THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED YEARS AGO BY VOLVO. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE CULVERT PIPE AND ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SEAT HOWEVER, WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT BLACK AND WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AFTER THE CRASH. THE CRASH CAUSED HEAD INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ETS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,000. UPDATED 04/11/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAMSHAFT SEAL, IDLER PULLEY, TENSIONER AND WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND THROTTLE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE VALVE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V441000(VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 195,215. UPDATED 03/28/12*LJ UPDATED 03/29/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD NOT DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR BECAUSE I BOUGHT A 2008 C70 THAT I WAS DRIVING. I DECIDED TO START DRIVING THIS ONE FOR THE WINTER. ON A RAINY MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY WINDOWS FROSTED UP INSIDE SO BAD THAT I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT TO WORK. MY DEFROSTER FAILED. I JUST TRIED MY CAR AGAIN AND THE DEFROSTER SEEMED TO WORK - ONLY SLOWER- BUT NOW MY DASHBOARD IS SHOWING ME A LIGHT THAT SAYS ETC. FROM READING ON-LINE, IT SOUNDS LIKE I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT THIS.. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DID NOT. IS VOLVO GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER - SINCE I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER OR KNEW THAT THERE WAS SUCH A PROBLEM? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM SUFFERED AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,412 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,350. UPDATED 10/28/11*LJ UPATED 11/02/11

THE EMT LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. THIS WAS QUITE FRIGHTENING AND THEN THE POWER RETURNED AND THE CAR SPED UP AND THEN THERE WAS AGAIN A LOSS OF POWER IN THE ACCELERATOR. I PULLED OVER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED IN TO THE SHOP BUT I BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS HAPPENING TO 1999-2000 VOLVOS. MY CAR WAS ALWAYS SERVICED BY THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS EVER SAID ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARIOUS AUTHORIZED DEALERS APPROXIMATELY SIXTEEN TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,263.