2000 Volvo V70xc

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.

PULLING OUT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PARKING LOT UNTO SOUTH PARK AVE. IN HAMBURG NY 14075, ENGINE STALLED IN MIDDLE LANE. BARELY MADE IT ACROSSTO CURBSIDE AND STALLED AGAIN, PATROL CAR CAME AND ASSISTED ME WITH HIS FLASHING LIGHTS. VEHICLE STILL NOT IN RUNNING CONDITION. TRIED NEW PARTSWITH OUT SUCCESS.GOING TO MECHANIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 VOLVO V70XC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE IDLE AIR CONTROL CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70XC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. A TROUBLE CODE WAS DETECTED PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WHICH WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER AND SOMETIMES ETS LIGHT COMES ON. USUSALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SERVICE LIGHT IS ON THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND OXYGEN SENSOR DEFECTS, TROUBLESHOOTING CODES: P1171,P1132,P0141. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SERVICE LIGHT IS ON THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND OXYGEN SENSOR DEFECTS, TROUBLESHOOTING CODES: P1171,P1132,P0141. *TR

MY 2000 VOLVO XC70 DEVELOPED A DANGEROUS ENGINE CONDITION THAT NEEDS TO BE REPORTED AND CORRECTED. THE DASHBOARD INDICATED A RED ETS LIGHT WHICH ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL NEEDS TO BE DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED VOLVO MECHANIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT VOLVO GARAGE WHO IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION IN THE INTAKE OF THE ENGINE. THE GARAGE MADE A TEMPORARY ($300) REPAIR AND RECOMMENDED THAT I VISIT A VOLVO DEALER AND WARNED THAT AN APPROPRIATE REPAIR WOULD COST AS MUCH AS $1,000 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. ACCORDING TO THE VARIOUS VOLVO FORUMS, THIS IS A COMMON AND COSTLY PROBLEM WITH THESE VOLVOS. THE SYMPTOMS INCLUDE HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING, FLUCTUATING IDLE RPM AND OUTRIGHT STALLING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION. I HAVE PARKED THE CAR UNTIL I CAN BE REASONABLY ASSURED THAT THIS CAN BE SUITABLY REPAIRED PREFERABLY AT VOLVO EXPENSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2000 VOLVO V70 XC, THE THROTTLE BEGAN ACTING STRANGE, REQUIRING US TO PRESS MUCH MORE THAN USUAL ON THE THROTTLE TO AVOID THE ENGINE CUTTING OUT, WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE, AND I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE PART WAS ORDERED, AND IN EARLY JANUARY 2010, I RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR INSTALLATION. THE CAR HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE, AND WE HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAULTY DESIGN. WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR THE WARRANTY REPAIR, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS 'WARRANTY EXCLUDED', AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED, DUE TO THE STATUS OF THE TITLE. MY RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM, WHICH THERE WAS A RECALL TO RECALIBRATE THE THROTTLE, BUT NO RECALL TO ADDRESS THE ACTUAL FAILURE. THIS SEEMS ODD THAT VOLVO WOULD NOT HONOR THE SPIRIT OF THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO XC70. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #06V441000(VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALER WAS THREE HOURS AWAY AND HE HAS TO PAY FOR TOWING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,500.

CONTINENTAL CONTIEXTREMECONTACT RADIALS SIZE 205/55 R16 V SPEED RATING, PURCHASED ON 7/10/08. TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES AT INCIDENT DATE. UPON ARRIVING AT DESTINATION AFTER A 9 HOUR TRIP TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 67MPH AVERAGE, BOTH RIGHT SIDE TIRES HAD LARGE BULGES IN THE SIDEWALL. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS A GOLFBALL SIZED BULGE, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE SLIGHTLY SMALLER. THE SIDEWALL HAS OBVIOUSLY FAILED AND THE TIRE IS QUITE SPONGY AT THE BULGE. FAILURE WAS CAUGHT BEFORE AN ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED, HOWEVER THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A LOSS OF LIFE ACCIDENT IF THE TIRES HAD FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. *TR

OUR 2000 VOLVO XC70 STATIONWAGON EXPERIENCED SLUGGISH SPEED ON A WEDNESDAY - IT DID NOT LIKE TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS ALSO GOING THROUGH OIL, WHICH THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP SAID WAS "NORMAL" FOR A CAR OF THIS AGE - IT ONLY HAD 80,000 MILES ON IT. ON THURSDAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT START (IT WAS VERY COLD). WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FOUND THAT IT HAS OIL PUMP PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT GET OIL INTO THE ENGINE. WE THEREFORE NEED A NEW ENGINE. HE ALSO NOTED ISSUES WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN. *TR

PURCHASED CAR IN DEC 2006. WITHIN FEW MONTHS, BEGAN TO NOTICE THE CAR WOULD LOSE SPEED ON HIGHWAY AND DROP TO A SPEED ANYWHERE BETWEEN 60-80KM/HR. BLACK SMOKE ROLLED OUT EXHAUST. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP (WHERE PREVIOUS OWNERS MAINTAINED CAR). SEVERAL FILTERS, SEALS, REPLACED. FEW MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUED. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD CAR NEEDED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. AFTER BEING TOLD THE COST, DEALERSHIP CALLED BACK TO SAY UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY. $1200 PART WAS COVERED BUT I PAID LABOR/OTHER PARTS. DEALER WAS ASKED ON BOTH OCCASIONS TO COMPLETE SERVICE DUE. FAILED TO COMPLETE THESE AS REQUESTED. PROBLEMS CONTINUED. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT ETS WAS GONE CAUSING THE CAR TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. REPAIRS DONE AT A COST OF ALL $2600.00. LESS THAN A YEAR, SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON (THOUGH THERE WAS OIL IN THE CAR). THE CAR WAS TOWED TWO HOURS BACK HOME . WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT GARAGE THEY (LIKE TWO OTHERS BEFORE) TOLD ME TO VOLVO. WENT BACK TO VOLVO BUT NOT BEFORE I HAD TO PULL OVER AND BE TOWED AGAIN. THE ENGINE BEGAN SMOKING, THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY, THE OIL LIGHT (WHICH VOLVO HAD LESS THAN TWO WEEKS BEFORE SAID WAS FINE) CAME ON...THE REPORT BACK FROM VOLVO IS THAT THE ETS IS GONE AGAIN BUT ALSO THAT THE ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACING ($6000 JOB). THIS WAS MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AGO AND MY CAR STILL SITS AT VOLVO WAITING FOR RESOLVE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE ONGOING ISSUES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE NEED FOR A NEW ENG

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70XC. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY DURING ACCELERATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS CAP, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TAILGATE LATCH DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AT COLD TEMPERATURES. FAILURE IS COVERED FOR V70, BUT NOT V70XC. LATCH ASSEMBLIES ARE THE SAME. NUMEROUS OTHER REFERENCES TO V70XC LATCH FAILURES FOUND ON INTERNET. PROBLEM IS MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD THAN ACKNOWLEDGED. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO MULTIPLE DEALERS. THEY ONLY SPRAY LUBRICANT ON THE LATCH AND IGNORE THE PROBLEM.*CN

SENSORS IN VEHICLE SUDDENLY REPORT PROBLEMS WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND VEHICLE GOES INTO CREEP HOME MODE. SYSTEM CAN BE RESET BY REMOVING BATTERY TERMINAL AND WILL THEN WORK FINE FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE SENSORS AGAIN REPORT PROBLEM AND GO INTO CREEP HOME MODE. *JB UPDATED 10/23/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70XC. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY HESITATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE SPEED DECREASED FROM 60 MPH TO 0. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,247.

I FILLED THE CAR UP WITH GASOLINE AND UPON RETURNING HOME FROM THE GAS STATION, NOTICED THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CAR NOW HAS A CONSTANT DRIP OF GASOLINE SO THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JB

CONSISTENT GRINDING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. IT WAS DRIVESHAFT FAILURE. 2000 VOLVO XC HAD ONLY 56,021 MILES ON IT AND WAS DRIVEN 4 1/2 YEARS WHEN THIS BEGAN HAPPENING. PARTS/LABOR REPLACED. *AK

ANGLE GEAR BROKE IN THE VOLVO V70XC AFTER 90000 MILES. *AK

TL*- WHILE PARKING HER VEHICLE THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE 2000 VOLVO V70 XC. THE CRACKING NOISE WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION ANGLE GEAR CRACKING. FIRST TIME THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE ANGLE GEAR WAS ON 04/17/03 AT 64,745 MILES, PART NUMBER WAS 8601587-2. THE CONTACT COULD PROVIDE INVOICE IF NEEDED. THE CURREN MILEAGE WAS 148,000.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE FUEL LINE FAILED IN REGION BETWEEN FIRE WALL AND ENGINE APPROXIMATELY IN LAST FOOT OF PRESSURIZED FUEL DELIVERY LINE. ANOTHER DRIVER DETECTED FLOW OF LIQUID ONTO GROUND BELOW VEHICLE AND ALERTED ME. I PULLED VEHICLE INTO PARKING LOT AND EVALUATED SOURCE OF LEAK. I THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE I RECENTLY HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HAD VOLVO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. FUEL HAD SPRAYED ON SHIELD OVER EXHAUST AND ONTO FRAME MEMBER THEN ONTO GROUND. HAD THE OTHER VEHICLE DRIVER FAILED TO ALERT ME I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE LARGE FUEL PUDDLE IGNITED UNDER THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A VOLVO DEALER AFTER THE FUEL PUDDLES EVAPORATED. THE DEALER PLACED A SPLICE IN THE FUEL LINE AFTER REMOVING PART OF ITS COVERING. THE REPAIR STAFF BELIEVED THE CAUSE WAS A WEAKENING OF THE LINE DUE TO A POSSIBLE RODENT BITE ON THE LINE. *NM

VEHICLE WENT INTO 'LIMP HOME MODE' ON HIGHWAY. SPEED WENT FROM 65 MPH IN PASSING LANE TO 15 MPH. I HAD TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. AUTO IS 2000 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY WAGON. ETS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT 66,800 MILES WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED BEFORE. THE CAR NOW EXHIBITS THE SAME BEHAVIOR AT 122,000 MILES. *JB

2000 VOLVO V70XC REAR LATCH FAILURE. MY XC WAGON HAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT REAR LATCH FAILURES SINCE 2002. THE PROBLEM ONLY USED TO OCCUR DURING THE WINTERS, WHICH ACCOUNT FOR 3 MONTHS A YEAR IN MA. I BROUGHT IT IT TO MY VOLVO DEALER, BARRY'S VOLVO OF DARTMOUTH, MA ON 2/17/2004. SINCE THEY WERE TESTING IT IN THEIR HEATED GARAGE, OF COURSE, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REPRODUCED. THEY LUBED THE LATCH AND SENT THE CAR HOME. WE DEALT WITH IT FOR A YEAR AND THEN I FOUND THE TSBS ON THE INTERNET, THANKS TO BRICKYARD.COM AND THE NHTSA. I HAVE SINCE TRIED TWO MORE TIMES TO GET MY DEALER TO REPAIR THE LATCH AS NOW THE LATCH FAILS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I CLOSE THE REAR TRUNK. I FEAR FOR MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY AS WELL AS MY PET, WHO RIDES IN THE REAR, AND ANY BELONGINGS WE PLACE BACK THERE. I HAVE CALLED VOLVO NA AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD MAKE SURE MY DEALER WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE, RECALL OR WHATEVER FOR MY CAR AND THEY WOULD GLADLY FIX IT AT MY EXPENSE. I'VE FINNALY HAD ENOUGH AND DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA SINCE THERE IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, NHTSA00V239000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 10 MPH. ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE.

UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY, AFTER TRAVELING AT SPEED FOR 30 MINUTES, A KNOCKING SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STALLED AT THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP AND STEAM WAS EVOLVING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS AT MAXIMUM. STEAM WAS EVOLVING NEAR THE TURBO AT THE FIREWALL. THE ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS NOT RUNNING, BUT MAKING A BUZZING SOUND. THE ENGINE OIL WAS HOT, STEAM OR SMOKE EVOLVED FROM THE DIP-STICK TUBE, BUT THE LEVEL WAS GOOD. THE COOLANT BOTTLE WAS EMPTY. I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE CRANKED RAPIDLY, AS IF THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION, AND MORE STEAM WAS PRODUCED AT THE EXHAUST SIDE OF THE HEAD. I PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION. THE SERVICE STATION TOPPED OFF THE COOLANT BOTTLE, PLACED THE VEHICLE ON A LIFT AND CRANKED THE ENGINE. FROM BELOW, COOLANT COULD BE SEEN EXITING THE EXHAUST SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY FOREIGN VEHICLE SERVICE STATION FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THIS STATION DETERMINED THERE IS NO COMPRESSION IN CYLINDERS #2 THROUGH #5, AND ONLY 40 PSIG IN CYLINDER #1. THE TIMING BELT IS IN PLACE. THE STATION BELIEVES THE ENGINE HEAD IS CRACKED OR WARPED AND SUGGESTS THERE MAY BE CONSIDERABLE BOTTOM END DAMAGE AS WELL SUCH AS PISTONS, RINGS, AND CYLINDER SLEEVES DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. I CONTACTED VOLVO CARS AND EXPLAINED THAT THIS INCIDENT SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 04V451000 REGARDING ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAN FAILURE ON 2000-2001 V70'S AND 2001 V70XC'S (AND OTHER MODEL

FAILURE OF THE ETM ON MY 2000 VOLVO XC 70. THE CAR ABRUPTLY LOST DRIVING POWER IN THE MIDST OF 65 MPH TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. *JB

TWO TOYO PROXES TPT 205/55R-16 (94V ALL SEASONS BLACKWALL) TIRES HAVE FAILED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF PURCHASE AND 10,000 MILES. THE SIDEWALLS HAVE DEVELOPED THIN SPOTS THAT ARE BULGING OUTWARDS, ON THE VERGE OF A BLOWOUT. THESE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENTS FOR TOYO PROXES FZ4 BLACKWALLS P205/55VR WHEN ONE OF THEM BLEW OUT THROUGH THE SIDEWALL AFTER 2.5 YEARS OF MODERATELY LIGHT USAGE. BECAUSE TWO TIRES (BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE) ARE AFFECTED, I CAN'T CLICK AN APPROPRIATE BOX ON A FOLLOWING SCREEN.*JB

THE ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY OVER A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS. ON TWO OCCASIONS, ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOST POWER TOTALLY WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER SAID THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM), WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $1,500. THIS CAR HAS 85,000 MILES, VIRTUALLY ALL OF WHICH WERE HIGHWAY MILES AS IT IS USED TO COMMUTE FROM MA TO CT. A SEARCH OF THE WEB INDICATED THAT THIS SENSOR--THE ETM--WAS DEFECTIVE IN 1999 AND 2000 VOLVOS. IN JULY 2001, VOLVO ISSUED A TECH BULLETIN STATING THAT PROBLEMS OCCURRED ONLY WHEN THE OWNER MADE MANY SHORT TRIPS. FURTHER, THE TECH BULLETINS SAID THE ETM COULD BE CLEANED (BUT NOT REPLACED) IF THE CAR STILL WAS UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THIS CAR HAS 85,000 AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY A VOLVO DEALER. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY WAGON. THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN DECEMBER 2005. CAR STARTS BUT IMMEDIATELY DIES, STARTS BUT DIES, STARTS BUT DIES AND THEN, FINALLY, CATCHES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON ABOUT 15 OCCASIONS SINCE DEC 10, 2005 AND TAKES ABOUT 3 TO 6 TRIES BEFORE ENGINE CATCHES. CAR SURGED ONCE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE COMPUTER REPLACED IN JAN 2005 (BEFORE THIS PROBLEM EMERGED), THE STARTER MOTOR REPLACED (JUNE), THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED (JANUARY 2006) AND RECENTLY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED (LATTER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). I HAVE ONLY 75,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND IT'S BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE A LEMON. THE SERVICE DEALER PUT ME OFF WHEN I STATED THAT IT MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. I DON'T HAVE ALL THE OLD PARTS BUT MAYBE EITHER THE THERMOSTAT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I CAN'T TAKE THE CAR ANY DISTANCE FOR FEAR THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO START IT. THE DEALER SAYS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS TO COME ON AND INDICATE ETM FAILURE BEFORE THEY ARE OBLIGATED TO REPLACE THE ETM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID COME ON FOR THE 2 PROBLEMS, THERMOSTAT AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I DON'T WANT TO BLAME THE DEALER FOR FAILING TO RESPOND BECAUSE THEY DID REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AS AN UNDER-WARRANTY ITEM AND THEY DID SEEM TO HONESTLY LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. BUT WE ALL KNOW THE ETM IS WAITING TO FAIL AND MIGHT EVEN BE IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. WHY WASN'T VOLVO FORCED INTO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? I'D APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE. THANKS. *J

THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN AUG. 2004, FORTUNATELY I DO NOT DRIVE VERY FAR, BECAUSE THE CAR SLOWED AS IF IT WAS STALLING AND THEN RAN SLUGGISH FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AT THE TIME I WAS ALONE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN WHO WERE 20 MONTHS AND 1 MONTH OLD AND THANK GOD IT WAS A SIDE STREET BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. AS I WAS ON THE WAY TO HOME, THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT IT BUT THE CODES HE CAME UP WITH HAD TO BE FIXED BY A VOLVO DEALERSHIP MECHANIC. THE PRICE TAG FOR THE FIRST FIX $1100. THE ETM WAS REPLACED SOFTWARE DOWNLOADED AND BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME 68574. TODAY LUCKILY I HAD NOT EVEN LEFT MY DRIVEWAY, I STARTED MY CAR THAT ALL TO FAMILIAR SPUTTER AND THE ETM LIGHT IS ON AGAIN NOT EVEN 10,000 MILES LATER. *JB

MY VOLVO V70 XC ALSO HAS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE ETM - ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE COSTING $1350. AFTER, LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE STATED, LOSING ALL POWER, SHUTTING DOWN, LOCKING UP, CAUSING ME AND THOSE AROUND ME A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE GARAGE ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE IN A VERY UNPREDICTABLE MANNER, LOSING ACCELERATION, STALLING, DYING, ANOTHER NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE WHEN IT DIED IN AN INTERSECTION, MULTIPLE TOWS AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT GARAGES, SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS OF NO ANSWERS LATER, ONE GARAGE WAS AWARE OF THE COMMONALITY OF THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE ETM. THIS WAS AT ~65K MILES. NOW AT 92K AND I AM BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS-CAR DYING, GOING INTO LIMP HOME MODE-20 MPH WITH NO ACCELERATION, ANOTHER $1000 IN REPAIRS WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION TO PROBLEMS. IT FEELS LIKE THE ETM MIGHT BE GOING AGAIN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS! WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CARS THAT COST OVER $30000!! *JB

I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO V70XC CROSS COUNTRY. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ( THROTTLE BODY) ACCORDING TO MANY OWNERS WITH 98-00 V70, C70, S70, THEY ALSO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE PARTS AREN'T SUPPOSE TO BREAK ,THEY ARE PART OF THE ACCELERATOR. MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY DUE THE THE THROTTLE BODY. IT COST ME A LOT OF MONEY CLOSE TO A $1000. INSTEAD OF RECALLING THESE PARTS VOLVO HAS NOT, RESULTING IN MANY FAILURES, AND IS VERY COSTLY. I DO NOT WANT ME AND MY FAMILY TO B ESUBJECTED TO THAT, NEXT TIME WE COULD POSSIBLY BE DEAD. IT HAS BEEN ON THE NEWS. VOLVO AGREED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY, BUT THE PART IS STILL DEFECTIVE, AND SHOULD BE REDESIGNED, AND PUT IN ALL THE CARS THAT HAVE THE OLD THROTTLE BODY. VOLVO IS SUPPOSE TO BE ABOUT SAFERTY , SEEMS TO ME THEY CARE MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THERE POCKETS INSTEAD OF THE CUSTOMERS AND THERE FAMILIES. *AK

VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY DESPITE BEING ONLY SIX YEARS OLD AND HAVING ONLY 56,410 MILES. VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY MILDLY HESITATING AND JERKING, THEN WORSENED TO THE POINT WHERE WE WERE CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY. WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GO TO THE DEALER AND SPEND $1,078.93 TO REPLACE THE PART. (KBB VALUES VEHICLE AT $14,365, SO THIS REPAIR COST APPROX. 7.5% OF THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE!) WORSE YET, THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH THE EXACT SAME PART, NOT A NEWER/RE-ENGINEERED ONE LESS LIKELY TO FAIL. WE HAVE SAVED THE PART IF ANYBODY WANTS TO LOOK AT IT. THIS IS NOT WHY WE BOUGHT A VOLVO. *NM

CAR BEGAN TO RUN IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE MANNER, SPEEDING UP THEN LOOSING POWER WHILE SHAKING VIOLENTLY. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. THEY WERE TERRIFIED. I DROVE IT AFTER SHE CALLED FOR HELP IT WAS A TERRIBLE RIDE. HAD THIS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC ON ONE OF THE MANY HIGH SPEED ROADS AROUND HERE, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGIC EVENT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING IT ACTED THE SAME AND I DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST VOLVO REPAIR SHOP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAILED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THE REPAIR COST AS OVER $1100. IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED FOR THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED. THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN MANY SUCH FAILURES IN VOLVOS AT ABOUT 50K . THEY JOKED IT WAS A SERIOUS MID-LIFE CRISIS FOR VOLVOS. I DID NOT FIND IT FUNNY. IT WAS A DEVASTATING, UNPLANNED COST. I CALLED VOLVO, THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN COST SHARING OR ANY SORT OF HELP. *JB

ON 7 DECEMBER 2005, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NORTH ON I-94 IN MASSACHUSETTS AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH, SUDDENLY THE ENGINE HESITATED AND LOST POWER. ETC LIGHT ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WENT TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER IN SOUTH DEERFIELD MASS. TO HAVE THE CAR EXAMINED. DEALER STATED THAT THEY "CLEANED THE ETM AND CLEARED FAULT CODES." DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME (UPPER MARLBORO,MD) ON THE EVENING OF 8 DECEMBER. ALONG THE ROUTE HOME THE CAR REPEATEDLY HESITATED. ON 9 DECEMBER, ON ANDREWS AFB, ETC LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND STALLED. CAR RESTARTED. ON SOUTH OSBORNE RD IN UPPER MARLBORO WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, CAR LOST POWER WITH NO WARNING AGAIN. I HAD TO LITERALLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED BY APPROACHING TRAFFIC. CAR IS AT MARTENS VOLVO IN BETHESDA, MD. THE ETM IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER IN MASSACHUSETTS AND MARYLAND STATE THAT THE ETMS IN THIS MODEL CAR IS DEFECTIVE. *JB

MY 2000 XC V70 VOLVO BEGAN 'CHOKING' AND THEN STALLING ONE DAY. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND GET TO MY DESTINATION. INCIDENT DATE NOTED BELOW IS WHEN THE INITIAL PROBLEM OCCURRED. HOWEVER THE STALLING OCCURRED REPEATEDLY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, RESULTING IN REPLACING THE THROTTLE, WHICH I NOW FOUND OUT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR POSSIBLE DEFECT AND VOLVO KNOWS ABOUT IT, YET FAILS TO WARN IT'S CUSTOMERS!! THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE WAS OVER $1000. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM ) LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ,AND THEY REPLACED THE ETM. THE MANUFACTURER ASSISTED WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. *AK UPDATED 01/04/06.*JB

E-MAIL: VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE, ETM LIGHT COMES ON, REPLACED TWICE, X REF 10129414, SMCH.*AK

E-MAIL: THE CONTACTS OWNS OF A 2000 VOLVO V70 XC THAT EXPERIENCED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) FAILURE AT AROUND 100000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THREE TIMES WITH MY WIFE IN VEHICLE VEHICLE STALLED 3 TIMES. FIXED AT WALVO CREEK FOR $1,000. *AK

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) FAILED TWICE ON 2000 VOLVO V70XC. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND WAS ABOUT 17, 000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST. BOTH TIMES IT FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED. BOTH TIMES ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. BOTH TIMES MANAGED TO GET TO SHOULDER, RESTARTED, AND GOT HOME WITH CAR ALTERNATELY SURGING AND STALLING THE WHOLE WAY. BOTH TIMES HAD PRESCHOOL AGE TWINS IN THE CAR, AND DIDN'T FEEL IT SAFE TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER TO WAIT FOR HELP. ALSO, WOULD HAVE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THEM HOME SAFETY IN THEIR CAR SEATS. THEN, HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

ETS LIGHT COMES ON. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM HAS FAILED AT 71,000 MILES. MY CAR IS A 2000 VOLVO XC70. *JB

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

(1) NO WARNING AT ALL BEFORE THIS FAILURE HAPPENED. (2) WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN, CAR SUDDENLY FAILS TO REV ABOVE 1000 RPM EVEN WHEN GAS IS FLOORED. CAR WILL NOT GO ABOVE 10 MPH, AND IT TAKES A COUPLE MINUTES TO GET THERE, SO IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. TRIES TO STALL. ETS DASH LIGHT COMES ON. (3) ETM PART REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMING PERFORMED, HAD TO BE ONLY AT A DEALER, WAS WITHOUT CAR FOR 2 DAYS. I DON'T HAVE THE OLD PART. *JB

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. CAN NOT CONTROL SPEED IN CAR. FUEL CUTS IN AND OUT. VERY ERRATIC SPEEDS IN CAR. *JB

FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE ON A 2000 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY, BEVEL GEAR FAILURE IS LIKELY AS WELL, BOTH ARE FREQUENT FAILURES AMONG OWNERS. *NM

THE AUTOMOBILE IN QUESTION IS A 2000 VOLVO XC70. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. AT 97,731 MILES THE ETS FAILED. AT THE TIME I MADE A COMPLAINT TO BOTH THE DEALER AND TO VOLVO OF AMERICA AS IT DID NOT SEEM TO ME THIS PART SHOULD FAIL AT THIS MILEAGE AND AT THE COST OF $1,050.58. SINCE THIS TIME, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM BOX AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT THE COST OF $2,900 (111,000 MILES). AGAIN I CONTACTED VOLVO OF AMERICA. BOTH TIMES I CALLED THE RESPONSE WAS "TOO BAD". I AM WRITING TO YOU AS I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE IS A POSSIBLE RECALL OF THE ETS AND WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE ETS FAILURE. *NM

DT: 2000 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM

ETM FAILED ON 2000 VOLVO V70XC. FIRST INTERMITTENTLY, THEN COMPLETELY LEFT MY WIFE AND GRANDKIDS STRANDED. LIMPED HOME EVENTUALLY. UNSAFE CONDITION, NO REAL WARNING OTHER THAT DASH LIGHT. NEEDED REPLACED/REPROGRAMMED AT OUR COST. 77,000 MILE ON CAR. *JB

OUR 2000 VOLVO V70XC ETS LIGHT CAME WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD A TRUCK BEARING DOWN ON ME AND MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP AND PULL OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF IN A BAD SPOT. IT WOULD NOT RESTART AND WHEN IT DID THE ENGINE RAN VERY ROUGH. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BUT WITH NOT MUCH FAITH IN MY CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL CARED FOR AND HAS LOW MILES. DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW ETM AND WILL COST UPWARDS OF $1000. *NM

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) HAS FAILED TWICE ON MY 2000 VOLVO V70XC. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND WAS ABOUT 17K MILES AFTER THE FIRST. BOTH TIMES IT FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED. BOTH TIMES ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. BOTH TIMES MANAGED TO GET TO SHOULDER, RESTART, AND GET HOME WITH CAR ALTERNATELY SURGING AND STALLING THE WHOLE WAY. BOTH TIMES HAD MY PRESCHOOL AGE TWINS IN THE CAR AND DIDN'T FEEL IT SAFE TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER TO WAIT FOR HELP. ALSO, WOULD HAVE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THEM HOME SAFETY (IN THEIR CAR SEATS). THEN HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. FIRST FAILURE - CAR MILEAGE WAS 41,222, REPAIR DATE WAS 6/25/03. QUOTE FROM ANNAPOLIS VOLVO SERVICE RECEIPT: "ETS LAMP COMES ON AND VEHICLE SURGES BADLY, ALMOST STALLED. INTERNAL FAULT INSPECTED AND FOUND CODES ECM903F/904D/9150/9160/904C. TESTED AND REPLACED ELEC. THROTTLE MODULE" THIS WORK WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND FAILURE - CAR MILEAGE WAS 58,611, REPAIR DATE WAS 3/15/05. QUOTE FROM ANNAPOLIS VOLVO SERVICE RECEIPT: "ETS LIGHT IS ON INTERNAL FAULT VOLVO GOODWILL WARRANTY-VOLVO TO PAY PARTS DEALER LABOR CHECKED AND RETRIEVE CODE-ECM 959F, 903F-TRACED AND FOUND INTERNAL FAULT IN ETM, REPLACED ETM, RELOAD SOFTWARE AND CLEAR CODES. *JB