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