general problems of the 2000 Volvo S70 - part 2

Unexplained, involuntary acceleration from low speed. 2000 Volvo model S70 passenger car, awd. During a slow-speed turn the vehicle accelerated at full throttle. Impact with residential structure severed a wheel and bent the front frame 90 degrees. What happened: during a slow turn into a neighbors driveway, speed about 5 mph, turning right, touching the accelerator, the car engine accelerated at full speed. Despite foot fully into the brake the car continued to accelerate 40-50 feet until impacting the foundation of the house. Speed a time of impact 40+ mph. Tried to turn off ignition but hit house first. Considerable damage to house and car, which was totaled by the insurance company. Reported throttle acceleration problem to Volvo in new jersey, they stated no such previous complaints about unexplained acceleration. Knew of the NHTSA research into accelerator module slowing unexplained to 5 mph, but then saw a news report about unexplained acceleration and wanted to include this case in your list.

2000 Volvo S70 electronic throttle failure. The consumer stated the failure of the electronic throttle leaves the driver with unexpected loss of throttle control.

: the contact stated while driving the vehicle surged and hesitated. The check engine light and ets lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, but the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the problem.

Vehicle exhibits "hesitation and stuttering" during both acceleration and maintaining steady speed. Ets warning light has appeared and then reset twice. Tune-up and fuel changes were tested with no change in issue. Ets warning light and on-board diagnostics indicated electronic throttle module failure and required replacement. I have the old part and the diagnostic printouts. After researching this issue, it appears that this is a common and premature failure item on Volvo cars from 1999 thru 2001 model years. Since this is a critical sfaety component that can fail without notice (at the worst possible time), it should be as reliable as other critical componeents such as the abs or srs/airbag systems. This does not appear to be the case.

Car was stalling, slowing down and stopping. Running rough and lurching forward after it had been stalled for a few seconds. The check engine light was on and the etm failed on my 2000 S70. The etm was replaced twice on this vehicle but it required 4 trips to the dealer both times before they would replace the etm. Each time they tried to fix it with out incurring any costs to them and the car would fail within less that week until they changed the etm.

Vehicle stalled and lost power due to electronic throttle failure. I twould cost $1000. 00 to replace it.

Dt:the contact stated while driving in traffic vehicle lost power. The vehicle surged and lost most of the power for about four miles. The vehicle was then turned off. A few minutes later, the vehicle restarted. She took the vehicle to the dealership. The throttle body and a cp valve were replaced at contact's expense. This happened a few months before, and the dealer made minor adjustments, but did not fix the vehicle. The contact was the original owner of the vehicle.

Electronic throttle system in my 2000, Volvo S70 went out, and the car surged and limped home. No adverse consequences occurred this time, but the potential for disaster by being stranded on a busy highway or electronic throttle system malfunctioning as you pull out into traffic raised many safety concerns. This seemed from my research to be a common problem, and the only option was to carry a cell phone and make sure your insurance covered towing. To make things worse the repairs cost nearly $1000, and could happen again due to the same faulty part being installed a second time. Volvo should own up to this and recall all the vehicles with this faulty part.

While driving 40 mph the ets (electronic throttle system) light illuminated on the consumer's 2000 Volvo v70xc. The vehicle started losing power then came to a stop. The manufacturer was contacted but didn't seem to be concerned and refused to cover the cost to repair the vehicle.

The vehicle lost power, the engine lights came on. Had to pull over to the side and restart the vehicle. Took vehicle to the dealer, who replaced the throttle body. Lost power when shifting from third to fourth gear 80% of the time. The stc light comes on at the same time when losing power. This happened intermittently. Checked the sensors and let the dealer know it was happening again . Then they said vehicle needed a module. This happened on November 1, 2004.

Failed throttle module.

Throttle body was defective. Vehicle will not accelerate. Dealer stated throttle needed to be cleaned. The faulty throttle module caused the vehicle to stall and sometimes made it impossible to maintain a constant speed.

Vehicle stalled/died and lost power. Dealer replaced the throttle body.

My car was jerking and stalling without any notice. My wife use to tell me all the time that it was doing that. This went on for a few months or maybe even longer. I decided to drive the car and it never happened with me until I was driving on vacation to n. C. And it just cut off while I was with my family. I had to push the car of the road. I continued to attempt to restart the vehicle. It restarted, and I went to the nearest Volvo dealer and had to have the electronic throttle module (etm) replaced. $1014 worth of repairs, from one of the best cars known for safety and reliability in the world and I felt helpless. I know that this is a defect and recall issue and would like to be reimbursed or given credit at a Volvo dealership to make up for my loss and just make this matter right. I still have the invoice service receipt with all the information on it. The Volvo dealership where the repairs were made was crown Volvo in greensboro n. C. Thank you for allowing me to make a complaint. Hopefully enough people with the same problem can make some key personnel think about the safety issues and reliability concerns of these vehicles.

I have a 200 Volvo S70. A couple of days ago, my son was driving it and, suddenly, the ets indicatorlight came on, the car started shaking, and lost power (my son said it couldn't go faster than about 10 mph). My owner's manual informs me that this light indicates a fault in the etc (electronic throttle control system). In researching this problem, I have discovered that it is fairly widespread. This is potentially very dangerous. In fact, one person gave a harrowing account (on the internet) of almost being hit by oncoming traffic while making a left turn because this problem caused his car's speed to diminish to a crawl even as he floored the accelerator in a situation where other drivers rightly expected him to be moving much more quickly. Apparently, the usual repair for this problem is replacement of the ecm(electronic control module), a job which costs about a thousand dollars. Considering the significant expense of this job, many Volvo drivers might be understandably reluctant to part with that much money; that could be dangerous. I have spoken to several people at Volvo dealerships and will speak to someone in the service department of my local Volvo dealer tomorrow. I should add that, after letting the car sit with the ignition off for about a half hour, it started right up and has been performing absolutely normally so far. Some say the problem will probably happen again, and one Volvo technician said that maybe it was just a "hiccup" that won't ever return. I don't want to spend a thousand dollars if the latter possibility is correct; on the other hand, I don't feel secure about taking my daily commute over a high-traffic bridge or contemplating a long vacation trip in this car. I bought a Volvo because of its reputation for safety. Ironically, now I feel anything but safe.

The contact stated engine sputtered and choked, then it eventually stalled. The electrical throttle system ( ets ) light illuminated. She took the vehicle to dealer for service. The ets and exhaust/crankcase emission control module (ecm) were replaced. The vehicle was operating correctly. The vehicle has been to the dealership five times since September 2005.

Vehicle stalled/died, and lost power due to throttle body failure.

Reference 10130593, second vehicle listed, stalled in an intersection, life threatening issue, throttle body fault code. Dealer recommended replacing unit, consumer did not have done because dealer could not guarantee it. Same part put in as failed part. Also, had failure on s80.

Ets light came on and car throttle system was affected. Car lost power twice on the highway when travelling at approx 60 mph. Had to pull over to avoid potential accident. Repeatedly experienced problems when idling at traffic light. Throttle body was replaced at dealer for over $900. 00 and vehicle was 7,000 miles out of warranty. Complained to Volvo customer service. No help was given. Losing a customer!!!.

Speed control. Have had a variety of speed/engine control problems. Engine would die. Engine would cause "bucking". Engine would not accelerate. Throttle body and air mass meter replaced. Throttle body covered by warranty but I had to pay for air mass meter replacement. Current problem traveling @ 55 to 60 mph press on accelerator and car will not accelerate but will slow down with rpms hesitating at 5000 and 4500 without accelerating. Car slows down,loses power. This occurs usually under a hill climbing situation but has occurred on flat terrain. In hill climbing once more gradual slope reached, car accelerates. Updated 01/03/06.

Leading up to the incident my car would stall or lose power. While driving on a very busy rte 202 my car lost power in the left hand lane. It the completely died and would not start. I then had it towed to the closest mechanic (francis automotive in west chester, PA). It was diagnosed as having a bad vehicle speed control which cost in excess of $1000 to fix. After talking to other Volvo owners about this I found that it very common. In addition to this I have a problem with the air condition which stops working at inappropriate times. Ai have also found that this common with 2000 S70's. I bought this car on Volvo's past quality reputation. Turns out it was the big mistake I should have stuck with a Nissan or Toyota!.

- the contact stated that while driving the 2000 Volvo S70 at approximately 15 mph the vehicle surged forward without warning, causing the contact's vehicle to crash into the back of an SUV. The front bumper of the contacts vehicle was underneath bumper of the SUV. The manufacturer sent a technician to inspect the throttle control module. The technician was unable to complete inspection due to vehicle not being able to start. The dealership inspected the vehicle before the crash. However, they were unable to duplicate the surge. The contact stated that he received a recall notice on December 22, 2006 for the throttle control module. The crash occurred on December 14 2006. The recall notice stated that the throttle control module would cause the vehicle to surge forward. The vehicle had 154000 miles at the time of the crash. There were two injuries. Updated 04/05/07.

As happened in July and reported, ets light came on and engine speed throttled and sputtered. Per manual instructions turned car on and off. On 3rd attempt, ets light went off after starting. Proceeded to drive one mile without incident. As slowed for light, ets came on again and engine cut back. Repeated procedure 4 times and rough started each time. Then check engine light came on and car died. Tried starting again and no ignition. Waited 5 minutes and started again. Engine kicked in, no ets on, but check engine light came on and stayed on. Car driveable, no acceleration problems. Made u-turn and returned home. Turned vechicle off and on again 3 times. Check engine light stayed on. Waited seven hours before trying again. On first attempt, car started properly and no dash lights came on. Contacted mcdonald Volvo (closet to home). Told okay to drive. Don't believe it. Will take in to dealer on Monday, 8/7 and leave for repair.

Electronic throttle system (ets) dash light illuminated. Engine speed electronically automatically cut back from 30 mph and held to approx 10 mph. I could not accerlate. Acceleration restrained like there was a governor on the engine. Followed owners manual instruction. 4 times car turned off and on and light stayed on. Let car sit one hour. Throttle system returned to normal after waiting one hour before restarting. Problem not reoccurred for 2 days now. Contacted dealer--no clue as too problem. Related to current TSB regarding throttle system.

2000 Volvo S70 would like reimbursement for bad repairs. He had repairs and a recall repair done that were not done properly and would like to be reimbursed for the bad repairs.

2000 Volvo s 70 stalls without warning. Mechanic was unable to fix the problem even after two tries following the recall of the electronic throttle system. The vehicle losses power at unexpected moments, like when the car approaches turns, which causes the power steering to fail as well.

At 45000 miles consumer replaced the throttle unit on 2000 Volvo s 70. The manufacturer reimbursed the consumer for replacing the defective throttle unit. The did not reimburse the consumer for the labor and tax paid to install the new unit.