52 problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 1999 Volvo S70. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact stated that 1999 Volvo S70 experienced the same problem with stalling while driving under 40 mph. The engine light was coming on and the car was uncontrollable. The car would shake and jerk, speed ahead and slow down. T the contact took vehicle to the dealership and they replaced the fuel throttle body, put in new spark plugs, and reprogrammed the computer. The car has since then ran well. The contact stated that this happened a year ago. The repair cost for the contact was almost $1,000. 00. The contact has been in touch with Volvo dealership, and they told him that they have not heard anything about recall. The Volvo manufacturer said that there was an investigation on the car, and to call the NHTSA. The contact has also filed a complaint with Volvo.
My engine started to shake and just came to a complete stop, as a result of a failure of my Volvo's throttle control system.
Vehicle stalled/died, and lost power while driving 25 mph due to throttle body failure. The consumer stated due to the current problem, the oxygen sensor is damaged.
The electronic throttle module is defective. Driver loses engine control with out warning. Car usually limps home at less than 20 mph. Problem corrects it's self after sitting then the episode repeats with out warning. It appears this defect may potentially affect all Volvos with this module. Dealer accepts no responsibility.
Electronic throttle system (ets) light came on and stayed on. It was an indication for consumer to go to the Volvo dealer, who charged $67. 00 for vehicle to be diagnosed. Then, consumer was told that vehicle needed a throttle unit part, and a down load of software. If this was ignored vehicle will have problems. However, warranty expired. Consumer also contacted the manufacturer, and was told that there was nothing they could do, and it was a normal expense for consumer to pay. The consumer believes the part should be recalled.
Volvo throttle control module failure. This causes the car to race,idle incorrectly and ultimately stop while driving. Dealerships even say that the original module was not designed correctly and that Volvo should pay for the $850. 00 it costs to replace. Please help. This is a big problem that thousands have and or will have. It is a very dangerous problem when the car just stops running in the middle of the highway with no power and will not restart. My Volvo S70 only has 48,000 miles and many others are having the same problem. Thank you.
1999 Volvo S70 ets light coming on due to faulty manufacturing of the electronic throttle module. This is hapening on thousands of Volvos and causes unsafe driving conditions due to the accelerator not working properly and causes the car to stall intermittently. Volvo will not take responsibility and charges for the repair.
1999 Volvo S70 ets light coming on due to faulty manufacturing of the electronic throttle module. This is hapening on thousands of Volvos and causes unsafe driving conditions due to the accelerator not working properly and causes the car to stall intermittently. Volvo will not take responsibility and charges for the repair.
May 2004 1) no prior warning or indication 2)car died while driving on the freeway in heavy traffic. I was able to shift to neutral and restart the vehicle. It ran rather rough for several minutes, but I was able to get off of the freeway. It then began to run smoothly with the check engine light on. Over the next several days the car died without warning (other than the constantly lit check engine light. 3) I took it into "Volvo of richardson". They diagnosed and replaced the electronic throttle module. This cost over $900. 00. September 2005 1) the check engine light came on, but the car seemed to be running fine, had the code checked at "auto zone". They told me that it was probably bad fuel because it had multiple codes that were all related to the proper air/fuel mixture. The recommended that I run a couple of tanks of gas through it and then reset the codes and see if that cleared up my problem. On several occasions the light came back on but went off prior to getting it checked, again the car seemed to be running fine. 2) the car died while driving. I was able to shift to neutral and restart the vehicle. It ran rather rough for several minutes. It then began to run smoothly with the check engine light on. Over the next several days the check engine light came on for short periods and then would go out. 3) I took it into "Volvo of richardson". They diagnosed the intermittent check engine light and recommended that the electronic throttle module be replaced before it failed completely. They told me that it is a matter of time before it fails, and that could create a dangerous situation. But would almost certainly add a towing bill to my already steep estimate of $1100. 00. I asked them about a warranty/recall. They told me that even though they do see this problem "from time to time" there is no recall and no warranty on the one that they put in for me in may of 2004, since that warranty was only for twelve months.
1999 Volvo S70. The consumer stated there was an investigation open for the vehicle speed control. The electronic throttle control had to be replaced although the vehicle did not stall. This happened approximately March 26, 2004. The check engine light came on, but vehicle seemed to be running fine. When the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, they stated it was because of the electronic throttle control. The consumer paid for the replacement. This only happened once.
The contact owns a 1999 Volvo S70. While approaching a stop at a low speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The mechanic was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 06v441000 (vehicle speed control). The failure mileage was unknown.
1999 S70 Volvo. Dec. 2002 replaced etm with software upgrade due to car going into limp modes twice. Jan. 2007 recall notice to upgrade software on 2nd etm. Etm warranty by Volvo will expire on my car Nov. 2008. I feel warranty should be lifetime since etm will certainly fail again as part was not redesigned from original 1999 part.
My car is a Volvo S70 1999 2. 5l non-turbo engine. I started experiencing uneven engine idle in may of 2001, at first I feared that my engine would just die out. A few times the engine really did just stop working as I was slowing down. I've had a Volvo dealer/service in long island NY take a look at the problem and they simply "cleaned" the electronic throttle. The cleaning solution did not last long and after a week or so I started noticing the uneven engine idle again. After having the engine just go kaput a few more times, I took the car to an independant mechanic and they performed a cleaning but says that most likely I will have to replace the etm. Now it is 2006 and our Volvo is less driven but still in the family. We still experience the same problems with the engine. I am glad to hear that Volvo of America is finally stepping up and at least trying to remedy the problem by extending the warranty. But this is an issue that caused me and my family many scary moments and put us in dangerous situations. I hope posting my complaint here today will help others.
The vehicle made a roaring sound followed by check the engine and ets lights when starting, and accelerated on its own while the driver was backing out of parking. The incident occured again after repair was done. Yh.
Volvo S70 with acceleration, deceleration and stalling issues. The consumer stated the etm was replaced on August 26, 2008 under warranty. Since then, the consumer has experienced acceleration and deceleration problems while driving, forcing her to make repeated trips to the dealer in an effort to identify and resolve the issue. The vehicle has stalled and decelerated on the freeway. The consumer stated the vehicle has been unreliable since August 2008. The dealer has been unable to fix the problem. They cleaned the throttle and pulled all the codes, to no avail.
While driving vehicle lost speed or hesitated, and eventually stalled. Dealer indicated to the consumer that throttle body was the cause of the problem. Also, dealer indicated that this was a common problem with this make/model, and year.
Vehicle will not accelerate in drive, but surges back forward when applying brakes, engine light is on and throttle surging.