general problems of the 2000 Volvo S70 - part 1

Ignition coil is misfiring, and park neutral position switch also known as the transmission position switch or neutral safety switch is having issues. When its idling its really rough while driving the car jolts an hiccups. Doesn't know what gear it's going into.

Purchased vehicle used several weeks ago. While performing fine during test drive, within hours vehicle developed issue where it attempts to surge forward while braking (at stop light, in driveway, etc. ) which has almost caused numerous accidents. Other times, when pressing the gas pedal, the car hesitates and almost stalls before accelerating, causing dangerous conditions at highway speeds. Brakes inspected and are perfect as is fuel pump, fuel injectors, engine, etc. ; mechanic suggested that this is related to a recall Volvo issued in 2006 regarding the electronic throttle module. Volvo informed me that it is no longer honoring this recall.

I have a 2000 Volvo S70 with ets light and check engine light on. The car stalls and surges/lunges at all rates of speed and is very unsafe. After doing research I found out there was a recall on this part. I called my local dealer and ran the VIN#. They stated the recall was done in 2009. I called Volvo corp. Customer care line and they stated that my car was too old and no longer covered under the warranty/recall. I don't understand how I am responsible for paying for a faulty part by the oem manufacture when they replaced the faulty part with faulty parts. In my research I found out if my electronic throttle body was replace it would have a yellow label on it. Mine does not. It has the original white label on it. I believe that it may have had the software upgrade and cleaned but I do not believe the actual unit was replaced. I took my car into the local Volvo store in winter park FL where I was charged a total of $127 and some change to tell me that I needed a new electronic throttle body and would require a new software upgrade. Total cost to repair $880. 00 and quote does not say that the software update is included. I am not the original owner of the car. I bought it with 75,000 miles and currently have 92,000 miles. Volvos efforts to fix this problem is not working and if it does work it does not fix the car for very long. Why is it that the warranty for the recall part is based on the total vehicle mileage and age instead of the age and mileage of the replacement part or from the time the recall was issued? I do not have any faith that spending the money to fix the car will solve the problem only delay it from recurring with in months or few thousand miles. This is still an on going problem with this model car and Volvo does not seem to care that they are putting lives in danger.

2000 S70 Volvo. Consumer writes in regards to electronic throttle and vehicle speed the consumer stated the ets light illuminated as the vehicle was accelerating by itself and then went into limp mode. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop where the throttle body was replaced. Also, a software upgrade was needed, because the vehicle would not start.

Volvo S70, 2000 throttle body failure. Car would not accelerate properly, lost some power when stopping or turning, finally check engine light came on. Dealership charged us $1100. Check engine light came one again the next day. That is today, I am taking it back to Volvo tomorrow and riaising heck to have his replaced for free.

2000 Volvo S70 etm issues vehicle lunges, has almost caused accident, safety issue.

**approx. Incident date is actually ongoing for past four years. *** I have a 2000 Volvo S70 which I purchased new in may 2000 from Volvo athens, GA. Dealer. I currently have 190,000+ miles. Over the past eight years I have owned the vehicle I have had consistent problems with the etm situation. At first, being new to Volvo cars and repair situations, Volvo denied the etm problem and stuck it on me to be repaired in Nov. 2004. Not until I described my issues with engine failure to an independent mechanic, was I warned about the ongoing problems in my model vehicle. Since my initial repair I have encountered four other time periods when the same etm situation begins occurring, typically 20-30,000 mile intervals since the lasts service of the specific etm defect. Now, I am on my fourth trip in four years to the local dealer to once again have the etm situation repaired. I am at 190,000 miles and according to the manufacturer "extended warranty" on this problem, my ability to have this ongoing safety issue fixed at manufacturer costs will cease in approximately 10,000 miles. Clearly this safety defect has been an issue with my model car since its manufacture by Volvo and to date no effective remedy has been found. I feel this issue is a major safety defect as my car will stall or hesitate then surge at any given moment thus causing a potential traffic accident involving not only myself, but my passengers, and potentially other drivers on the road. I am sick and tired of Volvo not taking more responsibility for this issue and finding a solution to the problem, not just a stop gap measure to appease NHTSA. I have never been contacted by NHTSA regarding this issue despite my ongoing complaints to my local Volvo dealer as well as the manufacturer service center. It appears from documentation on this website that NHTSA has gathered, or attempted to gather, complaints on Volvo etm matter and I want to be included in such complaints.

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S70. While driving at 30 mph, the vehicle lost power and stalled. The contact moved the vehicle off the roadway and allowed it to sit for five minutes before restarting. The vehicle continued normal operation and was taken to a local mechanic where he was advised of a recall relating to the failure. The contact confirmed that NHTSA recall campaign id number: 06v441000 (vehicle speed control) repairs had previously been performed on the vehicle and he had been experiencing the failure since. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 115,000.

I own a 2000 Volvo S70 and am was experiencing rpm surging. I took the car to an independent Volvo repair specialist, southwest automotive, who identified the cause of the surging as an electronic throttle module problem, and that I should take the car to a Volvo dealership. I took the car to a dealership,Volvo of richardson, who informed me that the etm had been replaced under Volvo?s warranty, and that the software had been upgraded. Volvo of richardson recommended a replacement of the transmission. I do not believe that the power surging is caused by the transmission. I am of the belief that a software upgrade has lowered the trigger points that are supposed to provide a diagnostic code that would indicate a malfunctioning electronic throttle module. In this case, the parameters have been reconfigured so low as to not present a code that would identify the problem is etm, even when surging is present to the extent of visually watching the tachometer move by 50 to 100 rpm's during steady to minor acceleration. Since modifying the software parameters does not fix a power surge issue, then logic would indicate that the modification is an attempt to hide failures in a methodology that Volvo is not being damned by the car?s own diagnostic system! in this case, Volvo is denying the existence of an issue by the simple expedient of not reporting them. If factual, this action proves intentional fraud. The only result is a longer time to replacement at final etm failure. Which I suspect Volvo is hoping will be after the warranty extension, to Volvo?s illicit benefit. I suspect that the result of this throttle surging behavior is (1) a safety issue, (2) causes premature wear and stress on the vehicle, (3) produces lower fuel mileage and the change in software has produced an unanticipated consequence of putting Volvo dealers in a position of exploiting Volvo owners into repair costs that are not necessary through simple misidentification or fraud.

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S70. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 15 mph (at the lowest). The contact frequently noticed the failure and also observed that the tachometer would fluctuate up and down. She took the vehicle to a mechanic, who retrieved an error code and referred her to the dealer. The dealer retrieved the failure code for the throttle positioning sensor. The contact was informed of NHTSA campaign id number 06v441000 (vehicle speed control). She consulted six different dealers and they all stated that the parts needed for the repair were on backorder for approximately six weeks. The closest dealer informed her that they have yet to receive parts, even after the six week deadline. The manufacturer could not provide any additional information. The current mileage was approximately 90,000 and failure mileage was approximately 40,000. Updated 10/03/08 the consumer stated the vehicle hesitated during acceleration and decleration at highway speeds. Upated 10/07/08.

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S70. In 2006, the contact took the vehicle to the dealer to be repaired according to NHTSA campaign id number 06v441000 (vehicle speed control). The repair did not correct the failure. The contact will notify the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 78,447 and current mileage was 98,000.

Owner of model year 2000 S70 Volvo with etm problems. Was replace at exactly over 100k miles in March of 2004 and now the problem is happening again at 165k miles.

2000 S70 stalls after applying brakes. The vehicle has been taken tot he dealer several times but the technicians were unable to determine the cause of the stalling. The consumer did some research and found some information on faulty electronic throttle module in Volvos which cause stalling.

Theelectronic throttle system (ets) light has been on dashboard intermittently since a 50,000 miles. The car currently has nearly 95,000 miles. On numerous occasions the tachometer reached into the red line when cranked without any use of the accelerator. In traffic, when beginning to coast at cruising speeds, the car will surge slightly without the help of the accelerator. The ets light will appear and then the problem will cease. Took the vehicle to don beyer Volvo-dulles on January 18, 2005, and after being told the warranty on the throttle module was extended, the dealer refused to fix the problem stating the appropriate codes were not evident. However, the service representative said the throttle body needed to be cleaned, and that the unit would eventually fail. He said that when the unit failed, defined by him as the car failing to start or stalling while driving, the dealer would then replace it. Until then would have to wait for the unit to fail, putting myself and passengers in danger of the car malfunctioning in traffic.

Repeated failure and replacement of electronic throttle management system. Since the most recent replacement 3 months ago, the car has stuttered when rounding tighter corners. Now, the car stalls on tight corners, causing a loss of power steering and brakes leading to a loss of vehicle control. A crash was avoided by nearby vehicles when the car stalled mid corner, sending the car and driver into the opposite lane. The dealer/manufacturer continues to offer replacement, but the replacements quickly wear causing similar results.

Vehicle surging forward without accelerator input roads wet, but not frozen (luckily). On making turn in residential neighborhood, Volvo S70 surged without accelerator input requiring driver to take corrective action and brake hard. In 2005, this vehicle experienced engine stall, vehicle hesitation upon acceleration. Vehicle hesitation was consistent at approximately 2100 rpm at freeway speeds. On taking it to the dealer they reprogrammed the etm. After this repair, within days, the veehicle experienced and sudden and unexpected transition into reduced performance operation (limp mode) while driving on the PA turnpike. Dealer instructed us to bring car in where they installed a new etm and reprogrammed it with the new software upgrade. After further negotiations with the dealer, the cost of these repairs were reimbursed by the dealer in an agreement with Volvo (so-called secret warranty). Note that this occured prior to the settlement in California. Volvo would refer me only to the dealer, and would not discuss the possible problemn with me. I believe that we have previously had the etm cleaned when we had similar problems in the past. The current surging and hesitation at freeway speeds (2000-2200 rpm) and the surging with accelerator inputs are happening with the new etm that is only about four months old in the vehicle.

I own a 2000 Volvo S70 and the throttle modulator (?) failed and had to be replaced at just over the 100k mile mark. The car is serviced regularly and not mishandled. I felt Volvo should have replaced this part without cost to me. However, they did not and it cost me almost $1,000 for the repairs. I have a friend who had the same problem with her Volvo and she gave me this web site. Hence my complaint.

2000 Volvo S70 needed a throttle body module installed. I understand this vehicle has had a number of complaints about tis module. I also understand that California is asking Volvo to either have a recall or extend the warranty.

Etc failure on a 2000 Volvo S70 ( see action #peo5041).

The electronic throttle module on my 2000 Volvo S70 malfunctioned causing inability to accelerate. Mileage = 61,694. The ets light came on the day prior to the incident. Etm was replaced. After the etm module was replaced, the electronic windows would not function. I was informed by the Volvo technician that this was a coincidence and not related to the etm replacement. Prior to etm replacement, I had no problems with the electronic windows. Last week while I was driving alone in my 2000 S70 Volvo, the passenger seat fully reclined on its own. This incident reminded me of a similar scenario one week after purchasing the vehicle. The driver's seat fully reclined without anyone touching the electronic seat control. In December 2000, the turn signals and hazard lights switch was found to be faulty and was replaced under the warranty. Then, in may, 2001, the drivers turn signal started blinking rapidly which was replaced under the recall campaign 101a and 101b. This makes me believe my entire vehicle's electronic system was defective from the day I purchased the vehicle.

Volvo 2000 S70 66,000 miles vehicle speed control after a trip of 300+ miles ets light and check engine light came on and vehicle went into "limp-home" mode [20 mph] vehicle was towed 100 miles to nearest dealer etm [electronic throttle module] tested failed and was replaced by dealer on 10/30/2005 old part not available.

The ets warning light went on two different days leading to my calling my Volvo dealer. I was told I must replace my electronic throttle module because not replacing it could lead to failure of the throttle and could lead to an accident. I had to pay $971 on October 22 to have my dealer replace the module as the car was just past its warranty.

Car began to lose acceleration on 10-15-05 and would take a full 2 min to reach 55 mph with only minimal throttle depression (any more than only the least would cause the drive train to jerk and refuse to propel the car at all). If the car was pulled over and restarted the problem would correct itself for a while (sometimes the gap in between malfunctions would be several hours initially) but would always return. Ran trouble codes and the oxygen sensor was initially faulty. Replaced then the engine would idle erratically upon startup, but after a period of time (5-15 minutes) it would all of a sudden correct itself - racing the engine seemed to shorten the time period, but you would have to depress and quickly release the gas pedal in order to get the rpm's significantly high enough to facilitate the smooth operation. Once the engine ran fine, it would operate well as long as the car was never shut off (it was ran on a journey of 1,000 miles and operated perfectly normal). The moment it was shut down, even for the briefest of spans, it would act in the same manner with the idle fluctuating wildly, but seemed to be prone to stalling when the engine was warm/hot. Volvo was contacted and recommended dealer diagnosis to determine the scope of the problem. When the car was brought in for service, I was assured that it "could not possibly be the computer(etm)". However there was a software update installed (hmmmmm. . . . . Couldn't possibly, but lets adjust it. . . . Hmmmmmm ) which corrected the rough idle initially. Only problem is now the car will not reach or exceed 4,000 rpm even with the car in park (not under load) and will stall jerk and refuse to accelerate under hard pedal pressure and will not drive above about 70 mph on the highway without protestation, loss of acceleration or jerking. All of the diagnostic trouble codes still indicate that the cylinders are wilding misfiring and I'm getting sick of trying to fix Volvo's engineering problem.

The ets system on my 2000 Volvo S70 is failing. The dealer is telling me that this will cost $1000 to fix. My car only has 62,000 miles on it, and is now stalling in traffic due to the etb needing to be replaced. This is a serious matter and could cause injury while driving. My car stalled in traffic the other day and I fearful to drive it on the highway or when crossing an intersection. Volvo needs to send a recall out on this vehicle.

Contact's wife was driving on the interstate and vehicle speed slowed down to almost no speed at all. She was able to get the vehicle off the ramp. The vehicle was taken to Volvo dealership in June of 2005 to be checked. He was told at that time the throttle body needed to be cleaned. The vehicle ran fine until September, 22,005. This time the vehicle was taken to a Volvo mechanic, the throttle body was replaced at this time. The vehicle was under warranty at that time . Then on November 12, 2005 he was pulling out of a parking place and the throttle body went out again. This, in turn, almost caused a serious accident. On November 14, 2005 he took the car back to the mechanic and he was told that the throttle body that was replaced in September 2005 was defective from Volvo. The vehicle is now at a repair shop having the throttle body replaced again. The vehicle is no longer under warranty. Updated 12/16/2005.

Car was stalling, slowing down and stopping. It was lurching forward when I stepped on the throttle almost causing an accident. The etm has been replaced once on this vehicle.

Ets failure. Had to buy a new throttle body assembly.

I just read on your website an action summary regarding "failure of the electronic throttle control module (etm)". I did experienced the same problem in sept. 2003 on my 2000 S70glt. The car suddenly lost power on the highway and slow down. I got honked by so many other drivers when I was trying to pull over to the road side. Luckily I did not get hit by any other car. The symptom disappeared after I shut and restarted the engine. When it happened for the second time later during the same week, I decided to drive to the dealer's shop for an emergency checkout. I shut and restarted the engine but still the car is shaking and could not accelerate to normal speed. So, I had to turn on emergency lights and drove very slowly to the dealer's shop. That day I spent $1,111 for them to replace the motor throttle module and it is not covered with manufacturer warranty since the car already has 78k miles on the meter. The problem goes away after the repair. However, since that time it has starting problem from time to time. It always start okay but sometimes the engine speed drop and stop after a few seconds of running. They could not find out what is wrong in the car and it is hard to reproduce the problem when I brought the car to them. The funny thing is that I just had a 105k miles maintenance fully tuned at the dealer's shop two weeks ago and they said the checking and maintenance went well and the car runs nicely. In this morning it happened again when I was rushed to work. I got stuck at my garage for 15 minutes before I finally started the engine. I suspect these symptoms are still related to this etm defect.

My 2000 Volvo S70 se looses speed and the ets light comes on. I was driving about 60 km/h in traffic and the car almost stalled without warning. . . I had to quickly stop on the side of the road (not fun!). I turned the ignition off for few minutes and the problems disappeared. Got home - told my wife what happened and she told me same happened with her about a month or more ago - but she forgot to mention this to me before (typical - hahaha). Anyway. . This problem is a safety issue and need Volvo to fix before me or my family gets hurt. . .

At approx. 80k miles, my 2000 Volvo S70 computer system began returning a check engine light along with a ets light on several incidents. When those warning lights were on, the engine would not hold a steady curb idle. Rpms wavered from 500 to 1500 and caused a dangerous surging at stop signs and stop lights. Checking the owners manual on the ets light, it said to turn the engine off then back on, if the light went out-fine. If not, go to the dealer. The incidence this happening got more and more frequest until finally the ets light would not go out and the car could not be safely driven. Researching on the internet, I found that it was a common problem with the etm or electronic throttle module, on this make and model year and that the only the dealer could replace it. So, I went to the dealer and had them replace the etm on Aug 19, 2005 at the excessive cost of $917. 91. (it was less expensive than an accident. ) even though I have not experienced the problem since, I expect that the problem will reoccur some 50 to 80k miles in the future since the defective part was just replaced with a new part with the same flawed design. I feel that Volvo should recall this part immediately and make reparations to those of us who have had to have it replaced. I feel that they knew that the part was flawed at the time of manufacture. Why else would their owner's manual explain the ets error and the temporary fix like it does? the "turn the engine off" fix just postpones the repair until after the warranted mileage has past.

Check engine light came on first week of August '05. Had obd ii code read, failure low idle. Took car to Volvo dealership, diagnostic trouble code ecm-620 idle fault, electronic throttle module is failing. I had the etm replaced. It appears from what I have read that an excessive number of etm's have failed on Volvos 1999-2001 model years and are currently under investigation by the NHTSA. I hope that this investigation leads to a recall in which case consumers that have already paid for the repair will be reimbursed by Volvo or the dealership where service and payment was made.

While driving my Volvo S70 2000 westbound on I-90 just past the gary , in exit 10, during the morning rush hour, the car lost power and would not accelerate faster than 30 mph. Between exit 10 and the next exit 5 the road is elevated there is no usable shoulder. As a result for 5 miles I drove at 30 mph while cars and trucks approached me from behind at 55-75 mph. Numerous cars and trucks had to slam on their brakes to avoid rear ending me and one truck started to jackknife. I finally made it to the exit 5 and called for a tow truck. The dealer replaced the electronic throttle module at the cost of over $1,000. 00. I was incredibly fortunate that I was not injured or killed and that I did not cause an accident. I happened to be driving the car to the dealer to a service appointment that morning because the ets dashboard warning light had lit up. When I described the problem to the dealer the week before I was not informed that I could lose power like that . Indeed when arrived by tow truck at the dealer the service person told me that the etm problem did not make the car unsafe to drive but that "you just have to know how to drive it that way. " . The dealer is about 60 miles from my home. All the Volvo safety features wouldn't have done me a lick of good if a semi had plowed into me at 55 mph or more. This sudden loss of power problem utterly compromises the Volvo safety features. So instead of taking the Volvo on a cross-country trip this summer we rented a van. I urge that this part be recall and more importantly in the meantime, make Volvo contact car owners and tell them that if the ets light comes on the car is unsafe to drive at highway speeds.

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S70. While driving at speed of 25-40 mph vehicle would cut out while idling or slowing down. Then it would lurch forward. The contact would put vehicle in neutral to try and keep this from happening. The vehicle is currently dealer for repairs. This has been going on since August 2005 and has been getting progressively worse. The problem was diagnosed as fluctuating idle due to electronic throttle module failure.

The consumer stated that 2000 Volvo S70 had to have the electronic throttle control module (etcm ) replaced on August 1, 2005 while driving at 65 mph. The etcm light came on, and the vehicle stalled. The consumer had to turn the car off and restart it. Before the consumer could get help the car stalled about 6 or 7 times. They had the vehicle towed to a Volvo dealer. The dealer said it was the etcm and it was destroyed. The Volvo dealer replaced the etcm, and updated the software for the consumer. The car was running better after the replacement module. This was the only time that the car had this problem. The consumer contacted the manufacturer and was advised to call NHTSA and file a complaint.

Vehicle stalled/died, and operated poorly due to electronic throttle module failure.