2000 Volvo V70XC

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

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

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

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

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