1999 Volvo V70XC

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING IN OUR VOLVO V70XC (1999) ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED SUDDENLY. SHE COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED PLENTY OF FUEL SO RUNNING OUT OF GAS WAS RULED OUT. SHE CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED FUEL PUMP & INJECTOR. THE FUEL PUMP AND INJECTOR WERE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $1800. WITHIN 3 DAYS IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A VOLVO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THE COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $1200. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STALL ANY MORE, BUT AFTER $3000 IN REPAIRS, IT HAS AN ERRATIC IDLE WHICH IS AN ANNOYANCE. I READ AN ARTICLE AUG 01, 2005 (AP ONLINE VIA COMTEX) WHERE OTHERS WHERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHEN OUR VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. NOT TO MENTION THE $3000 IN REPAIRS! *NM

I OWN A 1999 VOLVO V70 XC. THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND DRIVE IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM) HAS FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I AM TOLD THAT IF I DO NOT REPLACE THIS PART, $1000+ REPAIR, THAT THE CAR CAN EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN STALL AGAIN. DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND TALKING TO THE MECHANIC IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN VOLVO'S. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY OF FAILURE AND SERIOUSNESS OF POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES VOLVO WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE ETM PROBLEM A LONG TIME AGO. THANK YOU. *NM

FAILED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MECHANISM; FAILED FOR MY WIFE IN TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND GET HOME. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR OUT TO CHECK ON THE SYMPTOMS IS COMPLETELY DIED(STALLED) WHILE I WAS STARTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN(ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE) INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND GET OUT OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. THIS FAILURE CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. THANK YOU. *JB

"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" (SES) LIGHT CAME ON RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH 55000 MILES ON ODOMETER. CALL TO VOLVO INDICATED THAT THIS USUALLY MEANT THAT THE ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) NEEDS CLEANING. CALL LOCAL INDEPENDANT VOLVO MECHANIC. HE HAD ME CHECK THE COLOR OF THE LABEL ON ETM. SAID THAT I HAD THE ORIGINAL ETM AND THAT CLAING DOES NO GOOD, ETM NEEDS REPLACED AS HE HAS SEEN THIS ISSUE MANY TIMES. HAD INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACE ETM AT A COST OF ~$800. FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON INTERNET FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURANCE. ALSO NOTED THAT I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH CAR AND THAT THE WARRANTY EXPLICITLY EXLUDED ETM....COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT.....THE ETM FAILURE IS NOT ONLY A SAFETLY HAZZARD (CAR CAN NOT GO > 20MPH WHEN SES COMES ON..) BUT FOR A CAR OF THE ALLEDGED QUALITY OF A VOLVO TO HAVE A PRT SUCH AS A THROTTLE MODULE GO BAD AT 55000 MILES IS CRAZY. IN ADDITION IT APPEARS THAT THE REPLACEMENT ETM WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE...NOTE THAT THE VIN OF THIS VEHICLE IS [XXX], 1999 VOLVO V70-XC. UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I AM WRITING AFTER SEEING A NEWS ARTICLE ON COMPLAINTS AGAINST VOLVO. I OWNED A 1999 XC V70 (WHICH I JUST TRADED) [XXX] TWICE SIMPLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO GET THE CAR TO GO FASTER THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED SOMETIME IN 2003, WAS REPAIRED, AND THEN FAILED AGAIN IN JUNE OF 2005. AFTER SPENDING AROUND $1,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM I TRADED THE CAR IN. I COMPLAINED TO VOLVO SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNRESPONSIVE. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

MY CAR STARTED RIDING ROUGH IN ABOUT 2003. RPM'S JUMP, CAR THRUSTS LIKE A GAS SURGE. THIS CAN OCCUR WHILE ON HIGHWAY SPEED OR WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND REPAIRED, BUT THEN THE PROBLEM CAME BACK (AFTER THE SERVICE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY). VOLVO HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM SUFFICIENTLY, BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY ARE RELATED TO MASS AIR CONTROL, THROTTLE CONTROL, AND OXYGEN SENSOR. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT VOLVOVILLE AGAIN FOR SERVICE OF THIS PROBLEM. *NM

RECENTLY I BOUGHT A USED VOLVO- 1999 V70 XC. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $1000 TO REPLACE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS NOT ONLY AFFECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AND THE CAR TO SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING. THE PART IT WOULD BE A REPLACED WITH WAS THE EXACT SAME PART THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT COULD OCCUR. THE LOCAL MECHANIC CANNOT FIX IT. IT MUST BE DONE BY A DEALER. I WROTE TO VOLVO WITH NO RESPONSE. I MET OTHERS ONLINE WHO IS TRYING TO LOBBY THE COMPANY FOR A REDESIGN AND A RECALL. THIS IS NOT A CONVENIENCE ISSUE, BUT A SAFETY ONE. VOLVO FIGURES MOST AFFLUENT OWNERS OF NEW VOLVOS WOULD HAVE TRADED UP TO A NEW ONE ALREADY. AND IS IGNORING THOSE SUBJECT TO BUYING IN THE SECONDARY MARKET. PLEASE ASK VOLVO TO INVESTIGATE THIS AND ISSUE A RECALL. I RECENTLY TRADED THE CAR IN FOR A NON-VOLVO CAR. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER VOLVO EVER AGAIN. BUT FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO TRADE UP TO A NEW CAR, I AM STILL WRITING TO GET REDRESS FOR THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU.