1999 Volvo V70XC

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE 1999 VOLVO V70 HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE MODULE REPLACED. THE CAR HAD ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON BEFORE THE CAR LOST POWER. THE CAR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP GIVING ANY INFORMATION AT ALL FROM THE DASH. THERE WAS AN ARROW IN THE DASH THAT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A THROTTLE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND IT COST HER $904.00 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE. *AK

INITIALLY, I NOTICED THE CAR WOULD SURGE UPON ACCELERATION IN 1ST GEAR. SOMETIMES, MAYBE 40% OF THE TIME, I WOULD START OFF FROM A STOP, BUT THE CAR WOULD HESITATE BEFORE GOING. ALSO, THE CAR WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY WHEN FIRST STARTED, AND WOULD 'SHUTTER' WHEN TURNED OFF. ONCE, I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND REMOVED THE KEY, AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPUTTER ROUGHLY UNTIL I RESTARTED IT. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY MY MECHANIC TO USE A FUEL TREATMENT, AND USE PREMIUM GAS WITH DETERGENTS. I DID THIS, AND NOTHING CHANGED. RECENTLY, AS THESE SYMPTOMS WORSENED, THE "ETS" LIGHT BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY COME ON IN MY CAR. THE LIGHT HAD BEEN ON AND OFF FOR 3 WEEKS AND I CALLED MY MECHANIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, WHO UPON CHECKING THE COMPUTER CODES, FOUND THAT THE ETS LIGHT WAS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY UNIT. HE STATED THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER DUE TO THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING NECESSARY FOR PROPER INSTALLATION. ON SEPT 20, 2005 , I HAD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE UNIT REPLACED BY THE VOLVO DEALER AT A COST OF $1016.33. *NM

I OWN A 1999 VOLVO V70XC. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 9/8/05, SUDDENLY THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) LIGHT LIT UP ON MY DRIVER CONTROL PANEL, AND I LOST A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF ACCELERATION AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND CHECKED MY OWNER'S MANUAL. AS THE MANUAL INSTRUCTED, I CONTACTED MY MECHANIC FROM THE ROAD AND HE SUGGESTED I BRING IT IN RIGHT AWAY. AFTER SEVERAL STOPS & DRIVING ON THE SHOULDER I MADE IT TO MY MECHANIC (15 MILES) WHO WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED I HAD BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT THERE AT ALL. HE TOLD ME THE ETS WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY $950 TO $1150. I WAS FLOORED BY THE NEWS, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT SEEMED TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATING I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST VOLVO CONCERNING THE ETS, AND I'M GOING TO COMPLAIN AS MUCH AND AS LOUDLY AS I CAN ABOUT THIS MATTER. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED--MY CAR IS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO SPEND $1000 TO HAVE IT FIXED IF THERE IS PENDING LITIGATION FOR A CAMPAIGN TO RECALL THE CAR FOR THE ETS. MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE WE KNEW VOLVO HAD A REPUTATION FOR BEING A VERY SAFE CAR--SO MUCH SO THAT WE BOUGHT A 2001 VOLVO V70XC--TWO WAGONS IN ONE FAMILY! NOW WE'RE CONSIDERING SELLING BOTH CARS. I'M EXTREMELY DISGUSTED ABOUT THIS MATTER. ELLENORE PRINGLE. *NM

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER. THE DEALER IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING THROTTLE FAILURE CODES, 914F, 91B7, 9150. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE, CLEANED PVC SYSTEM AND UPGRADED THE ECM SOFTWARE. TOTAL COST WAS $1270.52. AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM FAILED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, ALL THREE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. COST $124.08. *JB

MY 1999 VOLVO V70 XC WITH 76,000 MILES HAD FLUTUATING IDLE AND STALLED OCCAISIONALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP, LOSING CONTROL ( POWER STEERING AND ACCELERATION). ON 8 APRIL 2004 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY (COST ~$1000). THIS MONTH (AUGUST 2005) WITH 99,000 MILES ON THE CAR, THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURED AGAIN. WE HAVE JUST REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AGAIN AT A COST OF $1000.

LAST YEAR, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER (GOODWIN'S IN BRUNSWICK, ME) BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS "SURGING". THIS MEANS THAT THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND SLOWING INDEPENDENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED, THAT LOTS OF VOLVO'S UP TO THE YEAR 2003 HAD IT, AND THEN VOLVO FINALLY MANAGED TO ENGINEER A FIX. IN FACT, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULDN'T BY A VOLVO CAR UNLESS IT WAS 2003 MODEL OR NEWER FOR THIS REASON. WHEN I ASKED WHY IT WASN'T A RECALL ISSUE SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS, THEY SIMPLY REPLIED THAT IT WASN'T. I WAS CHARGED ABOUT $1000.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *NM

CAR WAS PROCEEDING ON NY STATE THRUWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND THE CAR ENGINE CUT OUT. WHEN I PULLED THE CAR OVER IT WOULD NOT START, BUT AFTER 15 MINUTES, IT WOULD START AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. THIS HAPPENED MANY MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD BRING IT TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALER WHERE IT NOW SITS AWAITING REPAIR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE VOLVO XC70 YEAR 1999 FROM RECENT WEB SEARCHES. *JB

DT: 1999 VOLVO WAGON VXC. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER . THE CAR DID NOT STALL EXCEPT AT A STOP SIGN WHEN GIVING IT A LOT OF GAS TO GET IT GOING. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR TWO MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $1753.00 TO FIX IT. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY WOULD PUT IN A NEW STEERING ROD/ FRONT END ALIGNMENT/ VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR/ THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY/ AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND DRAIN AND REFILL THE COOLANT. *AK *JB