2001 Volvo V70 complaints

INITIALLY, I TOOK MY 2001 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION WAS NOT WORKING AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CHECK AND TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING CAME BACK FINE -EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING WHEN WE DROVE IT AROUND THE LOT. THEY SAID THAT IF THE COMPUTER DID NOT DETECT AN ERROR THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX ANYTHING, ALTHOUGH THEY SUSPECTED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY RESET THE COMPUTER SO THAT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WENT OFF. A MONTH LATER, I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM MY DRIVEWAY WITH MY THREE-YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT AND LOST ALL POWER. THE MAX SPEED I COULD GO WAS ABOUT 10 MPH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT IS A VERY BUSY UNCONTROLLED ACCESS - I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WASN'T MORE TRAFFIC AS AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATION THAT THIS WAS GOING TO OCCUR - IT JUST STOPPED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THE CAR HAD 72,000 MILES ON IT. I EXPRESSED MY DISAPPOINTMENT THAT A CAR WITH A REPUTATION FOR SAFETY WOULD FAIL IN SUCH A WAY THAT COULD CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I ALSO LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE. RECENTLY, I HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION ON THIS SAME ISSUE. I WAS DIRECTED TO YOUR WEBSITE WHEN I SEARCHED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH A LIGHT CAME ON , AND THE LIGHT READ REDUCED PERFORMANCE, AND VEHICLE STALLED. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REDUCED PERFORMANCE , IT WAS A SUDDEN STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 31, 2005. THE DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, AND AS SOON AS IT STARTED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VOLVO 2001 V-70 CROSS COUNTRY WAGON. THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AT RANDOM SPEEDS STARTING IN MID-AUGUST OF 2004. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC SUSPECTED THE THROTTLE WAS THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM WAS RANDOM AND IT WOULD NOT DO THIS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER CONSUMER LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. LATER THAT DAY THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THIS TIME THE CAR DID NOT START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE MODULE, LOADED SOFTWARE; THROTTLE BODY, CABLE TIE AND ETM RELOADED. THE CAR WAS RUNNING OKAY AT TIMES, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RACING VERY HIGH FOR SECONDS AND THEN RETURNS BACK TO THE NORMAL RATE. THE MOTORWAS REVVING AND THE TACHOMETER WAS REGISTERING HIGH FOR A MOMENT. CONSUMER CONSIDERED RETURNING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS. THE TOTAL COST ON REPAIRS HAS BEEN OVER $800.00. NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE05041. *AK *JB

ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24,2005 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD TOWARD CHICAGO WHEN MY 2001 VOLVO V70 WHICH HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, STOPPED RESPONDING TO MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. A MESSAGE LIGHT THAT SAID "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" CAME ON AND I COASTED WITHOUT ANY CONTROL OVER THE SPEED OR POWER OF THE CAR. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE CLOSE TO A TOLL BOOTH AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SAFETY LANE PAST THE BOOTH. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE IN A SAFE PLACE ESPECIALLY AS I HAD MY 7 YEAR OLD SON AND DOG IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO (EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS ONLY 39500 MILES ON IT, WHICH IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY). I STARTED THE CAR 10 MINUTES AFTER THIS EVENT, IT STARTED UP FINE, AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MESSAGES. I DECIDED WE WOULD BE SAFER GETTING OFF THE TOLL ROAD EVEN THOUGH I WAS TAKING A RISK THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I DROVE THE REMAINING 15 MILES HOME WITHOUT A PROBLEM (NO MESSAGES OR WARNINGS). I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO IS AN AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALER, HE CALLED ME ONE HOUR LATER AND TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE MODULE AND HE WOULD WORK TO FIX IT. BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO A 4 YEAR OLD CAR WITH VERY LITTLE MILEAGE, I DECIDED TO CHECK THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY NEWS REGARDING VOLVO. I GOGGLED VOLVO THROTTLE AND FOUND TWO REFERENCES TO A NEWLY OPENED INVESTIGATION THAT DESCRIBED A SCENARIO VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT

WARNING LIGHTS HAD BEEN COMING ON, BUT WITHOUT SYMPTOMS. NOW "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" LIGHT COMES ON, CAR WILL ONLY GO ABOUT 20-25 MPH, NON-RESPONSIVE TO GAS PEDAL. DEALER DIAGNOSIS - ETM FAILURE. *JB

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

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.

THE CAR WAS SHAKING WHEN STARTED. IT ALSO HAD A HORRIBLY LOUD NOISE. I CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WERE CLOSED SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC IN MY TOWN. HE CHECKED THE SYSTEM AND SAID THE THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE THIS DONE BY WARRANTY FROM THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP. WHEN I CALLED THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN SANTA ROSA, CA. THEY SAID THAT IT COULD BE CAUSED BY A DIRTY THROTTLE AND I SHOULD HAVE THE CAR CHECKED FIRST TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. MY MECHANIC CHECKED THIS AND IT COST ME $129.35 FOR HIM TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE SITUATION TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE. HE THEN CALLED THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO ALEX IN SERVICE AND TOLD HIM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE DEFECT. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP/SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID A PART IN THE THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THAT PART AND THEN HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ETM SYSTEM. THEY HAD PROBLEMS DOWNLOADING THE NEW SOFTWARE BUT FINALLY WERE ABLE TO GET IT TO RUN. THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR BUT WOULDN'T PAY FOR MY CHARGES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. ($129.00). I WOULD HAVE HAD IT TAKEN TO THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE BUT THEY WERE CLOSED. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING! IT TOOK 5 DAYS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE

MY CAR HAD A SUDDEN LACK OF POWER AND IN SOME TURNS WOULD STALL. THESE WOULD CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD NOT OCCUR.

RECENTLY, THE MESSAGE CENTER IN MY VEHICLE INDICATED THAT THE EMISSIONS SYSTEMS EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ETM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I OWN 2001 VOLVO V70 T5 WAGON. *JB

2001 VOLVO V70 ETM FAILURE. "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" WARNING MESSAGE ON DASH, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND SEVERE SURGING/BUCKING..VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE, RELUCTANT TO DRIVE CAR IN THIS COND. *NM

2001 VOLVO V70 2.4 T 1. POWER LOSS UNDER NORMAL OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS. SEVERAL TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. 2. DIED IN TRAFFIC WITH MY WIFE AND OR SHE AND OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WOULD SIT, THEN BE FINE AGAIN. I THOUGHT BAD GAS OR SOMETHING. RESEARCHED SYMPTOMS/CONDITIONS ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT WHAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING SOUNDED LIKE PRELUDE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ETM. WE TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSTEAD OF THE DEALERSHIPS WHICH FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE ETM. COULDN'T GET CODES OF ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT RESETS ITSELF EVEN AFTER CODES COME ON AND CLEARS THE CODES. FINALLY GOT RIGHT IN WHEN IT HAPPENED AND SURE ENOUGH, ETM WAS FAILING 3. WE HAD TO REPLACE IT OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET FOR $800 TO $900. WE WERE TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT IT WASN'T FIXED FOREVER, THAT IT WOULD LIKELY START TO FAIL AGAIN AT SOME POINT BECAUSE IT'S A DESIGN FLAW. THE INCIDENT DATE IS NOT CORRECT...IT WAS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN WE GOT IT FIXED BUT I CAN'T FIND THE REPAIR SLIP ATM FOR EXACT DATE. *JB

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

ETM (ETS) FAILURE ON MY 2001 VOLVO V70 T5. SLUGGISH RUNNING, NOT RELIABLE, ALMOST STALLING AND UNSAFE. GAVE WARNINGS THAT WOULD CLEAR WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. VOLVO DEALER SAID THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. AFTER REPLACEMENT AT 92303 MILES, CAR RAN FINE. [XXX]. *JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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

I WAS INTERESTED TO HEAR OF THE 2001 VOLVO V70 INVESTIGATION. LAST FALL, MY CAR REPEATEDLY DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TWICE FELT THE PROBLEM MOMENTARILY, BUT THEN THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION.*JB

REPEATED SKIPPING AND HESITATION OF OUR V70 T5 SW ALONG WITH A "REDUCED PERFORMANCE ERROR" MESSAGE RESULTED IN OUR GOING TO THE DANBURY CT DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TOLD US THE THROTTLE AND SOFTWARE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE COST WAS $899.17. WE SERVICE OUR CAR REGULARLY AND HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE IT. WE HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS ENGINE PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING ON OTHER VOLVO V70 STATION WAGONS, WE BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE SKIPPING TO BE AN INHERENT STRUCTURAL FLAW AND WE REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT OF OUR EXPENSES. THE DEALER WHO MADE THE $899.17 REPAIR WAS VOLVO OF DANBURY, 203-743-4667.*JB

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER - HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF A 65 MPH HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON THE SAME DAY. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP (KOTLAR) WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY KOTLAR AUTO REPAIR AND THEN MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO BIG DEE VOLVO DEALER IN WHITE PLAINS WHO DOWNLOADED THE APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE. TOTAL CHARGES WERE $929.40. LUCKILY I WAS IN THR RIGHT HAND LANE WITH LIMITED TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY OR ELSE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AT APPROX. 60 MPH, CAR LOST SPEED AND POWER STEERING. TOWED INTO VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN OKLAHOMA CITY. REPAIRS COSTING APPROX. $1,200 WERE MADE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE OR TRANSMISSION. I CAN PROVIDE THE STATEMENT INDICATING THE REPAIRS. *JB

DT: CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING FROM CHARLOTTE TO CINCINNATI IN 2001 VOLVO V70 WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER . COULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN 20 MPH. WAS ABLE TO EXIT ONTO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. MESSAGE LIGHT SAID PERFORMANCE REDUCED, BUT THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS MESSAGE IN THE SERVICE MANUAL. VOLVO ROADSIDE SERVICE CLAIMED TO BE UNAWARE OF WHAT COULD BE WRONG, AS DID THE NEAREST DEALER. AFTER TWENTY MINUTES THE CAR RESTARTED AND RAN WELL FOR TWO DAYS . THIS WAS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND CONSUMER COULD NOT OBTAIN SERVICE. HOWEVER, ON RETURN TRIP TO CHARLOTTE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE 4 OR 5 TIMES, A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR INTERSTATE DRIVING. WHEN CONSUME R SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH LOCAL DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMED TO BE UNAWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM WITH OTHER VOLVOS. BY THE TIME CONSUMER ARRIVED FOR THE APPOINTMENT SHE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM) FAILURE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN DENIED KNOWING ABOUT THIS FAILURE BUT ADNITTED THAT THE THROTTLE FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $900. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PURSUE COMPENSATION AND A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES BUT VOLVO REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH CONSUMER. *AK

WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON 12 MARCH AND HAVE SINCE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISION. IT STALLS AND TENDS TO NOT GAIN SPEED. WE HAD IT SERVICED 2 TIMES AND THIS LAST TIME THAT STATED THEY REPLACED IT. WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE THOUGH. *JB

THE CAR LOST POWER OCCASIONALLY WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, BUT IT REVVED TO OVER 6,000 RPMS. THE CAR WOULD PULL BACK AND THEN LUNGE INTO GEAR. IT HAD A WHIPLASH EFFECT ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. AFTER 18 VISITS TO THE DEALER AND PROBABLY AS MANY CALLS TO VOLVO OF N. AMERICA, I FOUND ANOTHER DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE VALVE BODY LAST YEAR AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. I CAN'T ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTION BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK FOR 3 YEARS. *JB

VEHICLE(2001 VOLVO V70) STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS 5 TIMES. SAME TROUBLE IN 2004 AND REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. NO ACCIDENT YET.*JB

DT: CONTACT STATED ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS A COMPUTER MESSAGE THAT DISPLAYED REDUCED PERFORMANCE. THEN VEHICLE STALLED, BUT IMMEDIATELY STARTED UP. THE SECOND TIME WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 40-45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED AGAIN, BUT THE CAR DID NOT IMMEDIATELY START UP. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 VOLVO V70. THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER WAS PE05041. VEHICLE STALLED/LOST POWER DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO V70 T5. THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SIMPLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE. NO POWER STEERING, NOTHING. IT WAS SHOCKING. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED... FOR A LOT OF MONEY. HE ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, AND THAT THE PART INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY WAS "ENGINEERED TO FAIL" DUE TO THE DESIGN. *NM

I READ IN OUR LOCAL PAPER THAT THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THE LOSS OF SPEED AND STALLING OF THE ENGINE IN VOLVO WAGONS IN THE 2001 MODEL YEAR. I TOO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER AND SLOW TO VERY LOW SPEEDS AND OPERATE IMPROPERLY. THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM WAS THE COMPUTER MODULE THAT REGULATES THE FUEL FLOWING TO THE ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1000. THAT HAS APPEARED TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. VERY EXPENSIVE PART TO HAVE GO BAD AND VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED. THE CAR SLOWED UNEXPECTEDLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND A LARGE TRUCK ALMOST RAN UP ON THE CAR FORTUNATELY SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN IN TIME SO NO INJURY OCCURRED. *NM

DT: A 2001 VOLVO V70. THE ENGINE STALLED ON 7-30-04 WHILE DRIVING. THE PERFORMANCE DECREASED AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT SINCE THERE WAS NO PERFORMANCE DECREASE AT THAT TIME. THE NEXT DAY VEHICLEWOULD START BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGIN STUTTERED AND THEN STALLLED. WITHIN A WEEK THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT, SHE DID NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID. SERVICE RECORDS WERE AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO MORE PROBLEMS AGAIN UNTIL 1-2005. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY DID NOTHING TO ALTER THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

WE HAVE A V70 VOLVO 2001 WAGON AND IT HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES ESPECIALLY WHILE STOPPED. WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER CENTURY VOLVO IN HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULAR AN $800.00 PART PLUS LABOR FOR A TOTAL OF $1100. I NOW SEE THAT THE FEDS ARE INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS, WILL I GET REIMBURSED FROM THE DEALER OR VOLVO, WILL THERE BE A RECALL? *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES THE CAR HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IT GENERALLY RESTARTED BUT NOT ALWAYS. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED FROM TIME TO TIME. HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE FALL OF LAST YEAR. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, AND FELT IT NEEDED A NEW STARTER. HAD A NEW STARTER PUT ON AND THEN A NEW IGNITION , AND THAT INITIALLY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. BUT THEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED, VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

ALTERNATOR HAS INTERMITTENT CHARGING PROBLEMS, LEFT STRANDED WITH DEAD BATTERY. WHEN I SPOKE WITH VOLVO THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SERVICE STATION AND THEY HAD SEEN THE PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE VOLVOS AS WELL. *JB

1. NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE. CAR HAS OPERATED PERFECTLY SINCE PURCHASED, JUNE 2004. 2. FAILURE OCCURED WHILE DRIVING FROM LUNCH. CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY FIFTY-FIVE (55) MILES TO GET TO WORK. UPON RETURING FROM LUNCH CAR STALLED, WOULD ONLY IDLE, SO ONLY 20-30 MPH SPEED WAS ACHEIVED. LIMPED INTO WORK PARKING LOT AND HAD HIGH IDLE. SHUT DOWN VEHICLE. CAME BACK NEXT MORNING, CAR STARTED BUT TOOK TO INDEPENDANT REPAIR SHOP. CAR HAD CODES OF MAF SENSOR FAILURE AND ETS SENSOR FAILURE. THEY CLEARED CODES AND CAR WAS DRIVABLE. I DROVE HOME THAT EVENING BUT CAR EXIBITED SAME FAILURE ON CA HWY 58. I DISCONNECTED BATTERY-CLEARING CODES AND MADE IT TO RESIDENCE. 3. TOOK VEHICLE TO VOLVO DEALER IN BAKERSFIELD, CA. TOOK ONE WEEK TO REPRODUCE TROUBLE CODES. DEALER REPLACED ETS-ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SENSOR AND CHARGED $855.20 FOR REPAIR. TRIED TO GET THE OLD ETS BUT WAS TOLD THE PART HAD A "CORE" CHARGE AND WAS NOT RETURNABLE.

DT: CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (EMT) WAS REPLACED, BUT THIS DID RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CONTACT TRIED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER BUT DID NOT SUCCEED. CONTACT CALLED THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS WORKED ON BEFORE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.*AK

THE DAMPER MOTOR AND RECIRCULATION MOTOR IN THE CONSUMER'S 2001 VOLVO V70 FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. *NM *JB

WHILE APPLYING THE REMOTE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR LATCHES FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PREOWNED V70 16000 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE I'VE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ,SEVERAL SECOND HIGH ENGINE REV WHEN AUTOMATIC SHIFTS FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *NM

DURING ACCELERATION WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED GEARS DID NOT MESH PROPERLY, AND VEHICLE REVVED FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TWENTY TIMES SINCE MARCH OF 2004. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD AND HEADLIGHTS. *MR THE WINDSHIELD PRESENTED A GLARE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM SETTING RESULTED IN INSUFFICIENT LIGHT PROTECTION, AND THE HIGH BEAM HAD LIMITED USE. *SC *JB

THROTTLE BODY (ACCORDING TO DEALER) FAILURE CAUSES VEHICLE'S COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO REDUCE PERFORMANCE UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS UNEXPECTED FAILURE AND PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION POSES HIGH RISK IF TRAVELING ON BUSY HIGHWAY AT TIME OF FAILURE. *LA

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. REPAIR FACILITY UNABLE TO OBTAIN NEW PARTS FOR REBUILD AND REMANUFACTURED ORDER THROUGH VOLVO AT SOME OWNER EXPENSE ABOVE WARRANTY (MILEONE ELITE: WWW.MILEONE.COM) ALLOWANCE. REPAIR FACILITY VISUALLY DESCRIBED FAILURE AS A HARD PART FAILURE (TECH SAID IT LOOKED AS THOUGH IT "EXPLODED" DUE TO EXCESS PRESSURE FROM THE VALVE BODY). THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO THE OWNER OVER 4 WEEKS LATER. DELAY WAS CAUSED BY WARRANTY COMPANY UNABLE TO DELIVERING THE CORRECT USED TRANSMISSION (3X). OWNER EXPENSE WAS INCURRED WHEN DECISION WAS MADE TO PURCHASE A REMANFACTURED TRANSMISSION. *LA

CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION ON GISLAVED NORTH FROST TIRES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. *JB *TS *SCC *JB

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 07/01. CONSUMER ADVISED WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOSE TRACTION ON DRY PAVEMENT. ONCE INCLEMENT WEATHER ARRIVED(I.E. RAIN, LIGHT SNOW), NOTICED TRACTION CONTROL TURNS ON/OFF ERRATICALLY CAUSING WHEELS TO SLIDE, ESPECIALLY WHEN VEHICLE IS ON A SLIGHT TO MAJOR INCLINE. WHEN ON AN INCLINE, CONSUMER HAS TO LET VEHICLE SLIDE BACKWARD TO MORE LEVEL GROUND BEFORE IT WILL ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER WHO HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE CAUSE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT DEALER DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM IN "LIKE" CONDITIONS I.E. RAIN OR LIGHT SNOW ON AN INCLINE. TS

WHEN I BOUGHT MY VOLVO THE 17 RIMS WERE ALREADY ON THE CAR. I FEEL I WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY EDUCATED ABOUT THESE WHEELS SO THAT I COULD MAKE N INFORMED CHOICE WHETHER TO KEEP THEM OR NOT. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE 6TH AND 7TH BENT RIM ON MY CAR. I HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS FROM THE OTHER FIVE RIM REPAIRS IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. TODAY I ORDERED NEW 16 RIMS COSTING $1,000 AND IT WILL COST ANOTHER $1,000 TO BUY THE NEW TIRES AND HAVE THEM INSTALLED. I HAVE SPENT ALMOST $1200. ON RIM REPAIRS AND REPLACING DAMAGED TIRES. I WANT ALL THAT MONEY BACK IT IS ABSURD TO SPEND $40,000 ON A CAR THAT KEEPS COSTING SO MUCH MONEY. DT

ANTI LOCK BRAKES WILL GRAB, NOT STOPPING SMOOTHLY WHEN PEDAL IS DEPLOYED. OCCUPANTS ARE SLUNG FORWARD. THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, "QUALITATIVE PROBLEM". PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

STABILZER BAR ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER STATED 2 OTHER VEHICLES ALMOST COLLIDED WITH EACH OTHER, AND A HYDRAULIC SOUND WAS COMING FROM BRAKE PEDAL WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEN VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SKIDDED ACROSS THE LANE OF THE HIGHWAY.*AK *MJ

REAR TAILGATE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AND IS SAFETY HAZARD. *AK