general problems of the 1999 Volvo C70

The contact owns a 1999 Volvo C70. The contact stated while driving 80 mph, the ets light illuminated and the vehicle decelerated to 20 mph independently. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 177,000.

Engine rolling w/varying rpm. Ets warning light came on, continues to do so intermittently. Dealer (tasca Volvo, seekonk, MA) stated on 01-09-06 that, based on orders from Volvo na,vehicle needed a "system upgrade" and other repairs & diagnostics before part replacement could be performed. Said upgrade done & paid for. After 6 miles of driving, ets light on again. Car surges, accelerates for no reason and at other times has no pep. Vehicle returned to dealer. I am waiting for results.

We sold this vehicle to a retail customer on August 12, 2005. Soon after, customer complained to us that ets light was on and they had experienced loss of power. We reimbursed customer for having "faulty throttle unit" replaced at bill gray Volvo.

Volvo C70 presented a problem with the engine revving and down by itself, and mostly noticeable while standing still at idle. I took the car to the dealer, and they informed me that they had to replace the electronic throttle module (etm and throttle) body along with some other parts. I paid and had the repairs completed. The dealer informed me that they put a new etm in, but that the etm light indicator on the dashboard came on, which was not the case when I brought the car in. They put a second one in and the light came off. I took possession of the car and drove to work. After work I drove home, and the etm light came on again. I thought the light was not a problem since I was told so by the dealer. A few months later while navigating the web I found a forum mentioning that Volvo has a problem with the etms. Several sites claim Volvo is trying to hide the problem and not taking sufficient actions to inform customers. Since light is still on now, I will take my car back to the dealer and fight with them, but wanted to inform NHTSA of my experience so far.

The contact owned a 1999 Volvo C70. While attempting to accelerate vehicle stalled/died, and lost power at least 6 times. Contact did not have repairs done since he would have to pay for the repairs and parts.

: the contact stated in February 2005 the engine surged while idling at stop signs. The dealership replaced the electric throttle module. In 2002 and on July 25, 2005 the vehicle veered to the right. Upon inspection the independent repair shop determined the engine mounts needed to be replaced. Also, on January 20, 2005 there was a noise coming from the drive shaft. Upon inspection the independent repair shop replaced the drive shaft because it had weakened. All the problems occurred at various speeds.

Dt:the problem began last year while driving in the neighborhood at about 25-30 mph, the owner felt tugging and hesitation. There were no lights on to warn owner of a problem. The car experienced a loss of power until the operating temperature went up to normal temperature problem happened every time the car was driven, and got worse with time. The problem happened about 20 times, then owner took the car to the dealership. The dealer notified owner he would need to replace the electronic throttle module ( etm). The fault codes that showed electronic control module (ecm 9150 and 914f). The owner did not have the repairs done and the problem got worse. Then about 9 months later, the owner experienced the significant loss of power while driving/coming on to the off ramp, and merging into traffic. The owner tried to speed up. There was a feeling of complete loss of power at 3000 rpms. The owner pushed the accelerator to the floor. There was no response. There was no power after 3000 rpms. There was a feeling of the car having only one gear. The owner coasted off the road and restarted the car and it was fine for a while. The problem is staying the same now, not getting worse. The owner wished to have it repaired, but could not afford it. The owner has spoken with Volvo, who won't offer any assistance. They say the car was out of warranty.

The contact stated the car surged up and down while driving. The dealer cleaned the throttle body once and twice. They have downloaded software to repair the problem. These repairs were done at the consumer's expense. . The problem recurred and was getting worse. The dealer told the contact to replace the throttle body at his expense.