2001 Volvo V70XC

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

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

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 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 ASSURE ME THAT THE NEW PART THEY PUT IN FOR NEARLY $1200 WOULD NOT FAIL IN THE FUTURE. I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF THE SAFEST I COULD DRIVE MY FAMILY IN. I AM NOT SO SURE AT THIS POINT IF I MADE A GOOD CHOICE.*JB

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

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.

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