Table 1 shows one common electronic stability control related problems of the 1999 Volvo S70.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Electronic Stability Control problems |
While driving speed needle goes back to zero as if you are not movin, show no mileage numbers n miles you have gone or zero trip miles, many lighton breaks, abs ect. All while drivingif stop when time to go car thinks it is in park all this is while in traffichave pic can not down load be glad to send.
The first time it happen I was pulling out of my drive way. I came to a stop right outside my driveway waiting for it to be safe for me to pull out in on going traffic I push the gas pedal it gave me enough force to pull out on the street as soon as I try to give it more pick up but kinda idle got up to about 40 I would say bout soon as I hit forty it out of no where it wouldn't let me pick up or press on gas pedal when I would it would slow down so I try to push harder that is when the car died so I quickly pulled up on the side of the road because everything was locking up gas it would not let me accelerate my check engine let flash on and put my flash lights on and sat for a minute trying to figure out what was going on. I waiting a few seconds started the car it first let me accelerate enough to coast but in the drive way. My ets light flashes on but doesn't say on. So I thought maybe cause I was low on gas that could a have been the problem I have drove the car all week not a problem at all. So later that night I figure since the street wouldn't be busy I would drive up put some gas in there to see if that was the problem. Got in the car started right up went to the gasstation which is about 5mins from here pulled up in front of the pump turned off car it was a prepaid pump went inside gave them $8 came back out pump the gas got back into the car went to start it nothing so I wanted I tried again got it started soon as I went to push on the gas pedal it died then I turn the key back and try to start it again my ets light stays on this time but ce light flashes goes off some guy tries to give me a jump I push down on the gas it dies. When it died it kinda of sound everything was about to blow up it made a weird sound like a computer as you shut it down. . Took it to a car repair 3mths he had it then after trying all the codes -throttle body is what he said the problem.
I have a vovlo 1999 S70 turbo I havent had no major problems out of it. . Just noraml maintance until late Dec I got in my car started it up it started with now problem back out of my driveway pulled up into ongoing traffic I had drove this car all week no signs of any problem was coming no lights flashing in the car panel so just know that you have to becareful because you can be on the highway and it will not give you no signs as it didnt me luckly I wasnt going as fast as someone on a highway but as soon as I thought I was going to go with the flow of the traffic I am getting up to about 35 out of no where I can not push on the gas pedal to get speed it was the other way around the more I push on pedal the more it would slow down and idle I was close to another drive way so I just let my car coast in the drive way I couldnt even put on my break cause my car had died so everything kinda locked up so I put it in neutral and let it coast into a park and space . Once I got to a stop I look down and my ets light was on well I just thought maybe it was on because I was low of gas. So I wait later to get gas and that was not the case I put gas in the car and try to start it it started for a quick second I heard it going to die so I quickly put my foot on the gas and it died all together . So please becareful there are no waring signs at all I had no problem earlier that day so if possible try to go in and make sure that you dont have an defect in you ets or etm it could save a life or many life. And keep the roads safe I feel vovlo since they know of these defects should send out letters to owners of the yr that they had many complaints to do a recall in the first place to those that could be affected it was a manufactor recall in my car however I guess since my car was the yr and model and make but it was an turbo they felt no need to be safe and expand the the recall.
I had not diven this car for about a year because I bought a 2008 c70 that I was driving. I decided to start driving this one for the winter. On a rainy morning on my way to work, my windows frosted up inside so bad that I didn't think I was going to make it to work. My defroster failed. I just tried my car again and the defroster seemed to work - only slower- but now my dashboard is showing me a light that says etc. From reading on-line, it sounds like I should have received a recall letter about this. . Needless to say, I did not. Is Volvo going to take care of this matter - since I never received a recall letter or knew that there was such a problem?.