2001 Volvo V70xc complaints

DEALER NOTICED PROBLEM DURING ROUTINE SERVICE, UPPER ENGINE MOUNT BROKEN-REPLACED. HIGHWAY DRIVING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

THE ENGINE PERFORMED A SHUT-DOWN/REDUCTION IN POWER PROCEDURE WHILE ACCELERATING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. "PERFORMANCE REDUCED/ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE URGENT" NOTICE APPEARED ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN. I HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE OUT OF THE WAY TO PREVENT CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. AFTER RESETTING THE WARNING LIGHT, I PROCEEDED DRIVING TO GET TO AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION TO WAIT FOR ASSISTANCE. THE ENGINE SHUT-DOWN AGAIN. *JB

ETM/ECM REPLACED 1/2006. SUBSEQUENT SOFTWARE UPGRADE 05/08/2006, 08/09/2006. ROUGH CRANKING IDLE. SUBSEQUENT SHIFTING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. FOLLOW UP WITH SOFTWARE UPGRADE TCM ON AUG. 9, 2006. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING JERKS BETWEEN 2 AND 3RD GEAR UPON ACCELERATION/DECELERATION. ROUGH SHIFTING WITH KICK DOWN SHIFTING AT SPEEDS +60 MPH. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2001 V70 XC IN NOVEMBER 2004, WITH ABOUT 37K MILES. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 64K MILES AND YESTERDAY (MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2006) IS WHEN SHE TOOK A DIVE. I HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A 1200 MILE TRIP EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, I STARTED ON AN ERRAND; BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND DROVE ABOUT 100 YARDS TO THE ENTRANCE/EXIT OF OUR SUBDIVISION. THIS HAPPENS TO BE A BUSY INTERSECTION AND DIFFICULT AT TIMES TO GET OUT. I SAW A SMALL OPENING IN THE TRAFFIC AND I GAVE THE ACCELERATOR A PRETTY GOOD PUSH.......AND ALMOST NOTHING HAPPENED. I JUST STARTED CREEPING ALONG AT LESS THAN 20 MPH. ON INCLINES IT WAS EVEN WORSE. THE FIRST WARNING WAS "REDUCED PERFORMANCE." I TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. AT THAT POINT I WAS WONDERING HOW TO GET OFF THIS BUSY ROAD AND TAKE A LESS TRAVELED ONE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I GOT OFF THE BUSY ROAD AND DOWN THE NEXT HILL, BUT NOT UP. THE ENGINE WAS BARELY RUNNING AND PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. NEXT I BACKED/COASTED DOWN THE HILL AND ONTO A SIDE STREET, ENGINE STILL SORT OF RUNNING. I DECIDED TO TRY SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART, BUT EVENTUALLY WOULD WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I DID THIS A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES - START/ SHUT DOWN AND AFTER A FEW MORE ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN FINE. I HEADED FOR MY USUAL REPAIR SHOP (FRANKLIN AUTOMOTIVE) AND THEY GOT ABOUT 12 THROTTLE BODY ERRORS AND SAID I NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALER - ROYAL VOLVO. I AM IN BIRMINGHAM, AL. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT

BOTH FRONT SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THIS CREATED A TRAFFIC HAZARD WHEN THE CAR BECAME SUDDENLY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT SPRING BROKE 2 YEARS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON A WELL-PAVED, MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT SPRING BROKE 9 DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON A WELL-PAVED SIDE STREET. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE CAR WAS TRANSPORTED BY FLAT BED TRUCK TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE PART WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *JB

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WAS A ROUGH IDLE (VEHICLE WOULD SURGE TO 1100 RPM AND DROP TO 500 RPM) WHILE AT A STOP. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED TWICE WHILE IDLING IN PARK. I CONTACTED THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THE DAY BEFORE I WAS TO DROP THE VEHICLE OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS A NEAR COLLISION DUE TO THE STALL. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT TO THE SHOULDER. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR IF IT WOULD DAMAGE THE VEHICLE IF I WOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. HE INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. I ASKED THEM IF THEY WOULD TOW THE VEHICLE TO THEIR FACILITY. THEY REFERRED ME TO A PRIVATE TOWING COMPANY. THERE WAS NO ANSWER TO THE PHONE NUMBER I WAS GIVEN. I DECIDED TO WAIT FOR THE TRAFFIC TO SUBSIDE AND DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP USING SECONDARY ROADS. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING BY PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP THE IDLE HIGH WHENEVER I APPROACHED A STOP. WHEN I WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED FUNCTIONING ALTOGETHER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS AN EMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED MESSAGE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE GAS PEDAL RESUMED WORKING BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED MESSAGE CONTINUED. I LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP (APPROX. 7:30 P.M. '' BY THIS TIME THEY WE

I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO V70 XC WAGON. THE CAR WAS REVVING HIGH FOR A WHILE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. ABOUT A MONTH OR SO LATER THE ETM FAILED. I WAS BEING LEFT STRANDED AT FREEWAY OFF RAMPS, AND GREEN LIGHTS WHEN THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY DIE. IT'S A MIRACLE I WASN'T REAR-ENDED! AFTER A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE TRYING TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO HONOR THE ETM WARRANTY, (THEY ONLY CLEANED THE ETM THEY DID NOT REPLACE IT-SAYING IT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH!), A MONTH HAS PASSED AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED! THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A $5300 ESTIMATE FOR REPLACEMENT AS IT IS UNREPAIRABLE! I TOOK IT TO OUR REGULAR MECHANIC, AND HE TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 70,000 MILES HAPPENED BECAUSE THE ETM WOULDN'T ALLOW THE TORQUE CONVERTER DO WHATEVER IT IS A TORQUE CONVERTER DOES, AND THAT CAUSED THE OIL TO HEAT UP AND THEN THE RESULTING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HE SAID THERE IS NO ONE AROUND WHO WILL TOUCH MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TO USE A DEALER TO REPLACE IT. I AM COMPLETELY DEVASTATED AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS A LEMON. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS, AND I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE COULD CONTACT ME ABOUT WHAT RESOURCES I HAVE. YOU ARE WELCOME TO TEST MY CAR! I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ETMS AND THEN SUBSEQUENT TRANSMISSION FAILURES. PLEASE HELP!*JB

ETM FAILED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC LAST YEAR. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED VOLVO IS NOT RECALLING BUT WILL COMPENSATE OWNERS FOR THE ETM REPAIRS. GO TO THE VOLVO WEBSITE AND E-MAIL THEM WITH REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND THEY WILL INSTRUCT WHERE TO SEND RECEIPTS FOR REPAIRS. THEY ARE SUPPOSEDLY SENDING LETTERS BUT I DID NOT GET ONE NOR WAS I CONTACTED BY THE DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. I HAVE HAD MANY EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS WITH MY V70 2001 XC BEFORE AND AFTER IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY SHOULD RECALL AS ETM IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. WHY NOT?? CLASS ACTION SUIT ANYONE? I WILL NEVER BUY A VOLVO AGAIN. *JB

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE "REDUCED POWER MODE" ON OUR 2001 VOLVO XC70 NUMEROUS TIMES BETWEEN DEC '05 AND FEB '06. THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO GO OVER 15 MPH UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT-OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS OCCURRED TWICE PULLING OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ONTO A MAJOR ROAD, ENTERING THE HIGHWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHILE ATTEMPTING A PASSING MANEUVER ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 60 MPH. IN ALL SITUATIONS, WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT SOMEONE WAS NOT RIGHT BEHIND US (MY WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN) WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT IS VERY HIGH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL VOLVO DEALER, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM), BUT STATED THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERING THIS COMPONENT. HOWEVER, INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT IMMEDIATELY, THE "PROCEDURE" CALLED FOR CLEANING THE ETM AND DOWNLOADING NEW SOFTWARE. ONLY AFTER THIS PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED AND THAT THE EVENT RECURRED (STORING A CODE IN MEMORY), WOULD THEY BE ALLOWED TO REPLACE THE ETM. I PICKED UP THE CAR THE SAME NIGHT AND AGAIN, WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE FAMILIAR "REDUCED POWER MODE" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. I DO NOT SEE WHY IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR REPEATED FAILURE, THAT VOLVO WOULD NOT REPLACE THE COMPONENT IMMEDIATELY, SINCE THEY ARE EQUATED WITH VEHICLE "SAFETY". THE ETM WILL NOW BE REPLACED, BUT I CANNOT SAY THAT I WILL BE ANY MORE COMFORTABLE WITH DRIVING OUR XC70. *NM

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 VOLVO XC70. IT RECENTLY BROKE DOWN IN NYC WITH A "DECREASED PERFORMANCE" MESSAGE SHOWN ON THE COMPUTER AS WELL AS JERKING AND LAG IN ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT. THE CAR WAS SEEN AT MARTIN'S MANHATTAN AFTER BEING TOWED. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WHEN PLUGGED INTO THE COMPUTER. DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM NYC TO RICHMOND VA. DURING THIS TIME THE CAR DISPLAYED A MODERATE LAG DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ACCELERATION WAS NEEDED(I.E. HILLS, PASSING). TOOK THE CAR INTO MOORS VOLVO TO HAVE THEM DO WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A MORE DETAILED INVESTIGATION. THEY ALSO FOUND NOTHING AND SAID THEY "UPGRADED" THE SOFTWARE. THEN, THIS MORNING DEC. 24 2005 THE CAR ONCE AGAIN GAVE A "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" MESSAGE, LAGGED, ONLY MOVED FORWARD WITH MARKED INHIBITION AND WOULD VIBRATE TERRIBLY WHEN IN NEUTRAL. IF I CAN BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. *JB

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURE ON 2001 VOLVO V70 XC. AUTOMOBILE EXIBITED "SURGING" PERFORMANCE AT ABOUT 90K MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY). DEALER DIAGNOSED ETM FAILURE AS EMMINENT; REPLACED ETM AT VOLVO DEALER. COST APPROXIMATELY $1000. *NM

2001 VOLVO XC70 LOST POWER IN EVENING TRAFFIC IN EARLY NOVEMBER AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE / WAS TOWED FOR REPAIR THAT NIGHT AND NEXT DAY CAR STARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT AUTO REPAIR SHOP / REPAIR SHOP RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM (AT A COST TO ME OF $119) / ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER AUTO BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AGAIN SO I DROVE TO ANOTHER LOCAL REPAIR SHOP / RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND DETERMINED THAT ETM THROTTLE WAS CAUSE OF PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED I HAVE VOLVO DEALER DO REPAIR SINCE PART IS EXPECTED TO HAVE WARRANT EXTENDED DUE TO NUMBER OF FAILURES (AT A COST TO ME OF $79) / LOCAL DEALER REPLACED PART AND WOULD NOT ADDRESS POTENTIAL WARRANTY EXTENSION (AT A COST TO ME OF $1200). *NM

ON EIGHT DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 - 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, MY VOLVO V70XC, 2001, HAS EXPERIENCED UNRECOVERABLE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE. I HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANE CHANGES TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. I FOUND IF I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND STARTED IT AGAIN IT WOULD RUN NORMALLY. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTANTLY. *NM

1. WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY @ APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. 2) ENGINE IDLED ROUGHLY, STALLED THEN MESSAGE SHOWING "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" SHOWED IN THE CAR INFORMATION SCREEN. CAR WAS ABLE TO RESTART, THEN DRIVEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. IT IS BELIEVED TO BE AN ETM FAILURE. *JB

DURING ACCELARATION OR A DOWNSHIFT TO ACCELARATE THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER READS "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" AND THE CAR LOOSES ALL POWER. YOU MUST PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SINCE THE CAR LOOSES ALL POWER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. ONCE IT IS OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES YOU CAN START AGAIN AND RESUME DRIVING AS NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. NO REPAIR HAS YET BEEN MADE. *NM

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 50 MPH ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE UP A HILL WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE COMPUTER DISPLAYED A "REDUCED POWER" MESSAGE. I PULLED TO THE RIGHT, AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE ABOUT 1/8 MILE AT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED POWER UNTIL I COULD PULL COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD (MY CHILDREN WERE WITH ME AND I WANTED TO BE OFF THE ROAD). I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE. AFTER A TWO PHONE CALLS, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE. I CONTINUED ON, DROPPED MY CHILDREN AT SCHOOL, AND DROVE TO THE VOLVO DEALER. THEIR NOTES INDICATE: "...FOUND THAT ETM IS DEFECTIVE AND HAD INTERNAL FAULTS IN IT. ALSO FOUND THAT THE CODES WERE SET FOR MAF SENSOR READING OUT OF RANGE. REMOVED ETM AND FOUND THAT IT WAS COVER WITH OIL. CHECKED BANJO FITTING AND FOUND IT TO BE PLUGGED, CLEAN OUT BANJO FITTING, REPLACED ETM AND MAF SENSOR DOWN LOADED NEW SOFTWARE INTO CAR. CLEARED ALL OLD DTCS AND TEST DROVE CAR. CAR NOW DRIVING TO VOLVO'S SPECS." COST OF REPAIRS: $1332.47 OUCH! THE LOST OF POWER OCCURRED FIRST -- THE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WERE, I BELIEVE, A RESULT OF THE ETM FAILURE OR DUE TO THE FACT THAT I NEEDED TO CONTINUE DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE TO FIND A SAFE STOPPING PLACE. REPLACED: THROTTLE BODY, GASKET, MASS AIR FLOW, ETM RELOAD. *NM

MY 2001 VOLVO V70XC HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERE SURGING AT CRUISING SPEEDS AND AT LOW SPEED ACCELERATIONS. NUMEROUS TIMES IN A COUPLE WEEKS THE PERFORMANCE REDUCED WARNING LIGHT APPEARED DURING SOME OF THE SURGING EPISODES. ONE EPISODE CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. AFTER RESTARTING I MADE IT HOME. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND MANY SIMILAR STORIES AND LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) PROBLEMS. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF COMPLETE FAILURE AND BEING STRANDED, I REPLACED THE ETM AT A LOCAL DEALER (THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE ETM REPLACEMENT BASED ON THE ENGINE HISTORY CODES). THE CAR NOW RUNS VERY WELL, BUT I'M SKEPTICAL BECAUSE THE SAME DESIGNED PART HAS BEEN INSTALLED THAT IS TROUBLESOME. *JB

ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" MESSAGE. BROUGHT TO SMYTHE VOLVO IN SAN JOSE - NO PROBLEM FOUND. ONE WEEK LATER, ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS (MIDDLE OF DANGEROUS BLIND CURVE!), "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" MESSAGE. RESTARTED ENGINE, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH SEVERAL MORE "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE EPISODES. RETURNED TO SMYTHE VOLVO, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

DT: RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING 2001 VOLVO XC 70 ALONG WITH ELDERLY MOTHER FROM OREGON TO CALIFORNIA HAD A VERY UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE THAT COULD HAVE COST THEIR LIVES. ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE LOST T POWER. HAD TO SIT ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY FOR 2 HOURS IN 100 DEGREE HEAT,AND WAS UNABLE TO RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER OR GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT AND MOTHER WERE FINALLY TOWED FOR 70 MILES TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALER. THEY WERE TOLD THAT ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) FAILED, A $1200.00 REPAIR. BUT THEY WOULD FIX THE PART AT NO COST TO THE CONTACT BECAUSE OF CALIFORNIA EMISSION LAWS. WHEN THE CONTACT GOT HOME HE DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH INTO THE MATTER, AND DISCOVERED THAT VOLVO WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ,BUT HAVE NEVER TRIED TO FIX IT. IN FACT, THE CONTACT CLAIMED THAT HE WAS FORTUNATE TO BREAK DOWN IN CALIFORNIA OR BEING STUCK WITH A $1200.00 REPAIR BILL BECAUSE THIS SHOWED THAT VOLVO WAS DISHONEST ABOUT SAFETY AND DESIGN SINCE THE PART REPLACED IN CALIFORNIA WAS SIMPLY MORE OF THE SAME FAULTY EQUIPMENT THAT VOLVO ORIGINALLY INSTALLED, AND WERE NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION ABOUT IT. *AK

MY VOLVO 2001 V70XC BEGAN TO HAVE A ROUGH IDLE AND WOULD STALL OR BOG DOWN WHEN STARTING OUT FROM INTERSECTIONS. THIS LED TO OUR BEING STUCK PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY HAVING A STALLED ENGINE OR A CAR WITH MINIMAL PERFORMANCE AND A "PERFORMANCE REDUCED " MESSAGE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, HE REPLACED THE ETM FOR ABOUT $1200. CAR RUNS FINE NOW. THIS EVENT HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, FIRST IN EARLY 2005, PART REPLACED IN OCT 2005. *JB

VEHICLE INCURRED MINOR LOSS OF POWER WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOLLOWED BY ENGINE SURGES AND REPEATED LOSSES OF POWER. ENGINE DID NOT STALL OUT, BUT DID DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL AND DASH BOARD DID DISPLAY REDUCED PERFORMANCE WARNING. AFTER VEHICLE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE WARNING TEMPORARILY DISAPPEARED AND THEN REAPPEARED AFTER 10-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THIS ENGINE BEHAVIOR LAST ABOUT ONE WEEK, AND THEN THE DASH BOARD DISPLAYED A NEW SERVICE MAINTENANCE-URGENT MESSAGE. THE 2001 VOLVO XC70 WAS THEN DRIVE IMMEDIATELY TO VOLVO DEALER AND HE DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY AND DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR SENSOR. THE REPAIR COST OVER $1,075.00 TO REPAIR. *JB

DT:THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MODULATOR. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SLOWED FROM 60 MPH TO 15 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE A LOT OF NOISES, VIBRATION, AND EXHAUST SMELLS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING INITIALLY. THE HOOD WAS OPENED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SHE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM; THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TURNED OFF. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AT HER EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - *NM

MY 2001 VOLVO V70 XC WITH 44,000 MILES BEGAN RACING AND STALLING WHEN I CAME TO A STOP; DASHBOARD MESSAGE APPEARED INDICATING NEED FOR URGENT ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. SERVICE CENTER INDICATED THEY HAVE SEEN A RASH OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE BEING DRIVEN, THE CAR CONTINUOUSLY WENT OUT OF GEAR, LOST POWER AND HAD TO BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND AFTER NEGOTIATION VOLVO OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE. *NM

2001 VOLVO V70XC CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A WARNING SIGNAL STATING EMISSION SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD. THESE REPAIRS WERE OVER $1100.00 THE CAR ONLY HAS 55000 MILES . I HAVE READ THAT THESE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE SYSTEMS CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME AND CAN BE DANGEROUS.. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY. I AM GOING ON A LONG TRIP AT THE END OF NOVEMBER SO I ELECTED TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CAR WAS RUNNING OK WHEN IT HAPPENED . THE WARNING INDICATOR SIGNAL WAS THE ONLY INDICATION OF DAMAGE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT BE FAILING. FOR SURE IT SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS SOON. *JB

ENGINE SURGES STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FUEL THROTTLE BODY FOUND TO BE FAULTY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. ATTEMPT TO CLEAN COMPONENT UNSUCCESSFULLY. *NM

CAR HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IT WOULD DRIVE A LITTLE BIT AND THEN STALL AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WE WERE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND I WAS WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN. IT WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO THE VOLVO DEALER AND WAS IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSED TO BE THE "THROTTLE". THE THROTTLE,GASKET AND HOSE CLAMP WAS REPLACED. *NM

MY VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING. 1. NO WARNING, SEEMINGLY NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. 2. FAILURE MANIFESTS ITSELF IN A COMPLETE SHUT-DOWN OF CAR. THE CAR BECOMES A HAZARD WHEREVER FAILURE OCCURS, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. 3. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 6 OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY TWICE, ABS CONTROL MODULE THREE TIMES, AND A WIRE HARNESS, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM IS REMEDIED. *JB

I WAS IN A 2001 VOLVO XC 70, MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OFF LEAVING ME WITH NO ACCELERATION AS I TRIED TO CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAD TWO KIDS IN THE CAR AND THANK GOD NO ONE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY. THE CAR THEN STARTED TO SHUDDER AND I TURNED IT OFF. *JB

CAR SURGED PERIODICALLY WITHOUT GAS PEDAL ENGAGED. WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. IDLE WAS ERRATIC AND SOMETIMES CAR STALLED CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS. WHEN CAR STALLED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART DUE TO IDLE DROPPING. CAR HAS STALLED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. *JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2001 VOLVO XC V70. SINCE THE SECOND OR THIRD DAY OF OWNERSHIP I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THE CAR WILL OFTEN IDLE VERY LOW AND THEN DIE, AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS, SOMETIMES IT WON'T RESTART FOR A WHILE. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START, IDLE UP TO ABOUT 2000 RPMS THEN DIE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR USUALLY WON'T START FOR HOURS. THE CAR OFTEN LURCHES FORWARD WHEN IT IS DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST GEARS. THE IDLE SPEED WILL JUMP AS IT IS DOWNSHIFTING, OFTEN CAUSING BRIEF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. THIS IS PARTICULARLY FRIGHTENING PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. WHEN ANY OF THESE ISSUES ARE OCCURING WITH THE VEHICLE, IT MAKES DRIVING A VERY TENSE AND FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. IN ADDITION, THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DETECTED WITH AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC TEST (WHICH THE VOLVO DEALER CHARGES A MINIMUM $108 "DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE"). VOLVO KNOWS THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE ETM. PLEASE HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEIR CARS.

TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROAD, LOST POWER GOING UP HILL. WITHIN SECONDS CAR COMPLETELY DEAD. SOME ALARMING MESSAGE CAME ON, LIKE "TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE" WITH THE EXCLAMATION POINT IN RED. CAR WOULD NOT START. CALLED VOLVO ON CALL AND WAS TOWED AFTER WAITING AN HOUR ON ROAD. NO SHOULDER ON ROAD. PAID $1300 TO HAVE ETM REPLACED BY VOLVO SERVICE IN WESTPORT, CT. NOT TOLD THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON PART THAT NEEDED REPLACING.. ONLY FOUND OUT AFTER A WEB SEARCH. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2001 VOLVO V70 XC EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. AT 70 MPH. IT LOST POWER AND DECELERATED TO 5 MPH IN FAST LANE DUE TO THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. *AK

I AM A CAR DEALER AND I JUST PURCHASED A 2001 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY WITH 57,400 MILES AT AUCTION FOR MY CAR LOT. THE CAR HAD A BAD BRAKE BOOSTER AND THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY MIDAS. THE BRAKE BOOSTER SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ALREADY. I CALLED VOLVO AND THE WARRANTY ENDED AT 50,000 MILES AND THERE IS NO RECALL CAMPAIGN. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL GET ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO FORCE A RECALL. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BRAKE BOOSTER FAIL ON A CAR WITH SO FEW MILES AND I BUY AND SELL A LOT OF CARS HERE AT MY DEALERSHIP. *NM

FAULTY FUEL THROTTLE COMPONENT CAUSING OSCILLATING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *JB

I WAS IN HEAVY COMMUTE TRAFFIC, GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, WHEN MY VOLVO CROSS COUNTRY [2001] SUDDENLY LOST POWER. AFTER TOWING, I WAS TOLD THAT MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE HAD FAILED. THE REPLACEMENT COST WAS ABOUT $1100. SUBSEQUENTLY, I WAS MADE AWARE THAT THIS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND A CLASS ACTION IS FILED IN CA. I HAD NO EARLIER PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE, AND HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY CAR. I HOPE THAT YOUR INVESTIGATION IS FRUITFUL, AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. MY SITUATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ONE OR MORE FATALITIES. *NM

TRAVELING ALONG I10 I JUST CROSSED THE LA BORDER INTO TEXAS IN MY 2001 VOLVO CROSS COUNTRY WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR GIVES ME A MESSAGE OF PERFORMANCE REDUCED AND SLOWS TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. THIS IS CONSIDERED A LIMP MODE AS I LEARNED LATER. I WAS IN LA TAKING A FRIEND OUT OF NEW ORLEANS AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA. TRAFFIC ON I10 WAS FILLED WITH MILITARY AND SEMI TRACTORS. I PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND WENT 10 MILES AN HOUR FOR SOME TIME UNTIL I COULD GET TO AN EXIT IN BEAUMONT, TX. I PULLED OVER ON A SIDE STREET AND THE CAR DIED ALTOGETHER. I WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AND HOOKED UP TO A COMPUTER. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT AND I WOULD NEED TO BE TOWED TO HOUSTON TO THE DEALER. THE FOLLOWING CODES WERE EXHIBITED ON MY CARS COMPUTER - ECM-9150 "THROTTLE UNIT INTERNAL FAULT" ECM 9160 SAME ECM- 904C "MIL REQUESTED BY THROTTLE UNIT" ECM 904D "PEDAL SENSOR FAULT" ECM 982A "CONTROL MODULE INTERNAL FAULT" AND ECM 903F THROTTLE UNIT INTERNAL FAULT. BOTH THE MECHANIC IN BEAUMONT AND THE VOLVO STAFF AT THE DEALER ADMITTED THEY SEE THIS OFTEN. I CALLED VOLVO TODAY AND THEY ADMITTED THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS PENDING. I WANT MY CASE NOTED AS MYSELF AND MY FRIEND I WAS EVACUATING FROM NEW ORLEANS WERE IN GREAT DANGER AS WE LIMPED ALONG I10 IN POST HURRICANE TRAFFIC. JUST THE NIGHT BEFORE WE HAD TRAVELED FROM BATON ROUGE IN THE DARK OVER I10 WHICH IS AN ELEVATED HIGHWAY OVER THE SWAPS. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE HAD BROKEN DOWN THEN. VOLVO COULD NOT ASSU

DT: 2001 VOLVO V70. B.VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED AND LOST POWER WHEN SPEED WAS REDUCED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *AK *NM

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR VOLVO XC (2001) BACK FROM THE GROCERY STORE. IN EXITING THE STORE PARKING LOT SHE HAD MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO RT. 24W IN MENDHAM, NJ FROM A STOP SIGN. AS SHE GOT ON TO THE SINGLE LANE HIGHWAY THE CAR STALLED LEAVING HER WITHOUT POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A SINGLE LANE HIGHWAY WITH OUR 2 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. INCOMING TRAFFIC SUDDENLY HAD TO COME TO A STOP IN ORDER NOT TO HIT HER CAR. SHE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART IT AND MAKE THE 5 MINUTE TRIP BACK HOME. THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE SLIGHT INCLINE UP THE DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND TAKE IT TO THE VOLVO DEALER. ALL ALONG THE TRIP THE FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL ANY MINUTE. I KEPT A CONSTANT SPEED AND DID NOT TAKE ANY CHANCES WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR PASSING. AFTER THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOOKED AT THE CAR I WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST ME $1004.52. (I KEPT THE REPAIR INVOICE) THE CAR HAD 56157 MILES ON IT AND HAD JUST COME OFF THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. I CALLED VOLVO NORTH AMERICA TO COMPLAIN AND THEY SAID SOMEBODY WOULD GET BACK TO ME. I THEN GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER. APPARENTLY VOLVO PASSED THE BUCK THE DEALER AND ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS THAT THEY SIMPLY REPAIRED MY CAR. AFTER READING ABOUT YOUR PROBE OF VOLVO CARS SPECIFIC TO THE KIND OF PROBLEM WE HAD I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *NM

2001 VOLVO XC70 CROSS COUNTRY WAGON SPUTTERS AND STALLS SIGNALS FAIL ETC... WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FROM A VOLVO DEALER 1 YEAR AGO AND HAVE HAD TROUBLE SINCE CANT GET ANY HELP FROM VOLVO THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 40,000 MILES WE FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WITH OUR SMALL KIDS IN THE CAR THANK YOU. *JB

ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2005, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 VOLVO V70XC IN THE LEFT LANE OF A BUSY FOUR-LANE STREET DURING RUSH HOUR. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR ACROSS THE LANES OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC INTO A PARKING LOT. IN IDLE, THE CAR WAS SHUDDERING. ONCE TURNED OFF, THE CARE WOULD NOT INITIALLY RESTART. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, THE CAR DID RESTART AND WE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALERSHIP (PEDERSON VOLVO). IN THE INTERIM, MY WIFE TALKED WITH A SERVICE MANAGER WHO SAID HE WAS ALMOST CERTAIN THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM). SUBSEQUENT ANALYSIS AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THE ETM HAD FAILED AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. WHEN QUESTIONED, THE SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THAT THE FAILURE OF ETMS WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT WE WOULD BE REIMBURSED SHOULD A RECALL BE ISSUED. *NM

ONLY 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING OUR 2001 V70 XC WITH 64,000 MILES WITH EXCELLENT DEALER SERVICING AND OIL CHANGES, IT STARTED IDLING VERY ERRATICALLY, AND WOULD STALL SEVERAL TIMES AFTER TRYING TO START IT. EVEN WHEN WARMED UP, THE IDLE WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE, RUNNING VERY ROUGH. WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS, WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN A FOOT ON THE BRAKE DUE TO THE SURGING AND ERRATIC IDLE SO THAT WE DO NOT UNINTENTIONALLY HIT THE VEHICLES THAT ARE IN FRONT OF US OR AT TIMES MUST KEEP A FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP THE RPM'S UP SO THAT IT WON'T STALL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE FIRST IDLE SYMPTOMS AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS AN ETM FAILURE. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, WE HAVE NOT YET HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED. WE FEEL THIS POSES A SAFETY RISK AND SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH JUST 64000 MILES ON THE CAR. *AK

ELECTRONICE THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY MAIN STREET THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO A "LIMP MODE". TOOK IT TO OUR INDEPENDANT VOLVO MECHANIC AND HE HOOKED IT UP TO VADIS. THEN TOLD US THAT IT WAS AN ETM FAILURE. I CALLED VOLVO AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NTOHING THAT THEY COULD DO SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT USED. I PAID OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GET THE ETM REPLACED.

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WAS CREATING SURGES TO THE ENGINE CAUSING A BACK AND FORTH MOTION. APPARENTLY WE CAUGHT IT BEFORE IT GOT WORSE AND DANGEROUS. *NM

MY DAUGHTER WAS KILLED WHILE DRIVING MY VOLVO WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONED AND SHE LOST CONTROL. PER THE ACCIDENT REPORT, SHE WAS CHANGING LANES FROM THE FAR RIGHT TO MIDDLE LANE WHEN SHE ACCELERATED INTO THE LEFT LANE, HIT AND BOUNDED OFF THE LEFT GUARDRAIL, COLLIDED WITH A CAR IN THE CENTER LANE, PROCEEDED OVER THE RIGHT GUARDRAIL OF A BRIDGE, THROUGH A TREETOP, DROPPED 30 FEET, LANDED UPSIDE DOWN, AND ROLLED REPEATEDLY, EVENTUALLY STOPPING IN A CONCRETE CREEK BANK. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT BUT KILLED INSTANTLY UPON IMPACT. IT APPEARS SHE WAS NOT SPEEDING SIGNIFICANTLY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT BUT UNEXPECTEDLY BEGAN ACCELERATING AS SHE WAS CHANGING LANES AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR PREVIOUSLY BUT BELIEVED THEY HAD BEEN CORRECTED BY VOLVO WHEN THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THERE WERE NO OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT -- WEATHER WAS CLEAR, VISIBILITY WAS GOOD, ROADS WERE DRY, TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE AND FLOWING WELL, AND IT WAS EARLY AFTERNOON AND MY DAUGHTER WAS FINE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION EXPERT LOOK AT THE ACCIDENT REPORT AND AVAILABLE EVIDENCE AND HE BELIEVES IT WAS CAUSED BY MECHANICAL FAILURE. *JB

MY 2001 VOLVO V70XC (PURCHASED LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AGO FROM A VOLVO DEALER) SUDDENLY WARNED "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" AND LOST ALL ACCELERATION -- WAS PROBABLY GOING ONLY SEVERAL MPH. THE DEALER DETERMINED ETM FAILURE AND REPLACED THE PART, FORTUNATELY UNDER WARRANTY AS THIS WAS A "VOLVO CERTIFIED" PRE-OWNED CARE. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED ON A QUIET ROAD -- BUT ONLY A SHORT TIME AFTER I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE MASS PIKE.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 VOLVO V70 XC, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND DISPLAYED THE MESSAGE - REDUCED PERFORMANCE MODE. I GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I RESTARTED IT RAN OK AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY VOLVO CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FOUND IN THE RECORDED FAULT CODES A BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CONTROL UNIT (ETC). THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR AND IT STOPPED TWICE ON THE TECHNICIAN. ONCE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! I HAD IT THE UNIT REPLACED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS INVESTIGATED. TWO OTHER CARS AT THIS SHOP HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. VOLVO SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS SERIOUS DEFECT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER AND THE POWER ASSISTED BRAKES AND POWER STEERING BECOME INOPERABLE. THIS IS UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05041. *NM

CAR DISPLAYED MESSAGE REDUCED PERFORMANCE MODE. CAR RUNS AT 2 MPH. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED!*JB

IN AUGUST OF 2004 WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, MY 2001 VOLVO V70 XC BEGAN TO BUCK VIOLENTLY AND SLOWED TO A CRAWL. THIS WAS SUDDEN, WITH NO PRELIMINARY HINT THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. THE INCIDENT COULD VERY WELL HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD THERE BEEN ANY OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AT SMART MOTORS VOLVO IN MADISON, WISCONSIN, AS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY. THE REPLACEMENT PART AND LABOR COST $934.25. THE HIGHLY EXPERIENCED VOLVO MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT SUCH THROTTLE BODY FAILURES WERE, IN HIS EXPERIENCE, MORE COMMON IN COLDER CLIMATES WHERE FUEL ADDITIVES TO PREVENT ICE IN THE FUEL LINE WERE PRESENT. HE ALSO SAID THAT OTHER MAKES OF CAR THAT USED THE SAME THROTTLE BODY WERE HAVING THE SAME VERY HIGH RATE OF FAILURE. *JB