2001 Volvo V70XC

7/26/07 TRAVELING ON I-77 AND THE CAR RAN GREAT. SUDDENLY, IN SAME MANNER AS CAR DID APPROX 2 YRS AGO ON SAME INTERSTATE RPMS DROPPED, CAR LOST SPEED, NO RESPONSE AT THROTTLE, AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS WE LOST POWER, BRAKES, STEERING. SINCE THIS SEEMED JUST LIKE 2 YRS AGO (WE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT IN 2005) WE THOUGHT MAYBE THE CAR WILL START IN 10-15M. AFTER 15-20 M OF ATTEMPTS WHERE CAR STARTED & IMMEDIATELY STALLED CAR DID START AND RAN FINE. SINCE 2 YEARS AGO DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE & CORRECT WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THAT EVENING AND AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CAR STALLED AGAIN ON I-? NEAR ATLANTA, BUT THIS TIME IN MORE TRAFFIC WITH DIFFICULTY GETTING CAR TO SIDE SAFELY. AGAIN CAR STARTED LIKE THE EVENING BEFORE. AGAIN-SIMILAR FUEL LEVEL. WE TRAVELED 2 1/2 MORE HOURS ON INTERSTATE. AT DESTINATION AND LOCAL DEALER FOUND NO FAULTS SO NO CORRECTION WAS MADE. AFTER THIS 2ND OCCURRENCE WE FILLED UP MORE OFTEN 1/2 FULL OR MORE. 2 DAYS LATER AND 7 MORE HRS ON ROAD WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.. AS WE ARRIVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALTHOUGH CAR RAN FINE WE TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALER 1 HOUR AWAY. THEY SAID THEY HAD A CATALYTIC CONVERTER ERROR BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE IN STOCK. I TOLD THEM I WASN'T SURE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM THAT WAS CAUSING THE STALLING BECAUSE IT STALLED 2X (+1X 2 YEARS AGO) BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER TO DISCUSS AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T THINK THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS CAUSING THE STALLING. AGAIN, NO DEFINITIVE ANSWERS. AFTER WE LEFT THE DEALER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND IT HAS STAYED OFF. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WE DROVE THE CAR 9-10 HOURS ON THE INTERSTATE TO GET HOME. AGAIN, I KEPT THE FUEL LEVELS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TANK AND ABOVE. THE CAR PERFORMED FINE. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STALLING. WHEN I CHECK OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED IT APPEARED THAT SOMEONE ELSE MAY HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH LOW FUEL STALLING. PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CALL TO DISCUSS. *JB

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

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

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

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

I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE AT ABOUT 22,500 MILES IN MY NEW 2001 V70XC VOLVO. I NOTICED THE CAR RAN ROUGH AND SHIFTED ERRATICALLY AND STALLED. THEN I NEXT HAD A SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND WAS FORCED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND OBTAIN A RENTAL CAR AND ACCOMMODATIONS. I HAD THE CAR IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP WITH STALLING PROBLEMS AS WELL AS "INTAKE" VALVE PROBLEMS RESULTING IN ERRATIC SHIFTING AND ROUGH RUNNING OF THIS VEHICLE. IT TOOK SEVERAL YEARS AND NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I RECENTLY HAD A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR DONE ON THE VEHICLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I SUBMITTED ALL MY DOCUMENTATION TO VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE AS WELL AS THE BILLS AND EXPENSES INCURRED WITH THIS PROBLEM. BY THE TIME THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED MY NEW CAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ( HOW TIMELY!) THE VOLVO PEOPLE WERE NOT WILLING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS NOR ADMIT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL EVEN THOUGH I HAD HEARD OF OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *JB

THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING OUR 2001 VOLVO VXC70 STATION WAGON. ON A BUSY ROAD, DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR LOST ENGINE POWER AND NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEMS FAILED AND THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFICULTY TO GET THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC AND TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! THE REASON THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED IS THE KNOWLEDGE THAT OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM HAVE BEEN FILED WITH YOUR AGENCY. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE THE BASIS FOR A RECALL TO ADDRESS WHATEVER FIXES OR CHANGES ARE NECESSARY TO PRECLUDE ANY RECURRENCE. *JB