Software Problems of Volvo S70

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S70. The contact stated that the service engine warning indicator illuminated. In addition, the vehicle stalled on several occasions when coming to a stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop. The technician stated that the software needed to be updated and the code was showing that the throttle body displayed an invalid error code. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 06v441000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

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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.

The contact owns a 1999 Volvo S70. While traveling 45 mph, the contact noticed that the ets warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the computer software needed to be upgraded. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The current and the failure mileages were 133,000. Updated 04/11/12 the consumer stated the camshaft seal, idler pulley, tensioner and water pump needed to be replaced.

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We own a 1999 Volvo S70. While driving the car it started to surge while at a stop without and foot on the gas pedal at all. While trying to pull out from a stop sign the car had a mind of its own. It did what it wanted too without my controlling it. The gas pedal went up and down all by itself. The car then stalled and would not start and run. A check engine light came on and a ets light came on. Lucky we where not on a major highway and where able to pull over. We had to get a tow truck to bring it home. I called a Volvo dealer in our area. After some research on the internet I find out this was a problem in all 99 to 2001 Volvo's. A recall had been issued for this problem. The Volvo dealer will only upgrade a software issue. If the part { etm} fails they will not replace it. We never had a car that the gas pedal is controlled by this system. After getting out car back from the dealer the same day it did it again. We took the car back and even though the car meets the recall requirements they will not replace it the etm. Now we have a car that is not safe to drive. If this had happened on a interstate we could have been rearended or ran into someone else. Please help.

The contact owns a 1999 Volvo s-70 glt. While driving 55 mph the vehicle began to vibrate, the ets indicator illuminated, and the engine completely shut off. The contact waited approximately five minutes before the vehicle restarted, but it still continued to vibrate. The consumer states this event occurred 3-4 times in August 2005. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, who stated the ets module should be replaced. Approximately seven years later the vehicle had the same failure. The dealer stated that the software module needed to be updated. The vehicle remains at the dealer. The current and failure mileage were 70,000. Update 4/30/07.

Shortly after purchase car started "bucking/ would feel a lunging forward while driving at high speeds or while idling at stop signs. Complained to dealer was told "they know about the problem" - it is a software problem I was not informed of this prior to purchase. Said Volvo is aware of the problem and their working on it. It is my understanding a computer chip is defective and it is firing fuel into the injectors randomly. I asked if this is dangerous, could this cause a fire, etc. And was told no. I have taken the car in twice and had this problem documented and they have done nothing. It has not improved, only become more frequent. The car surges when at stop signs, it feels like another car has bumped into me. This also occurs when driving at high speeds. I purchase this car "new" and was not advised of this problem. If I had known this I would not have bought car. Also whether the car is in drive or park, this surging occurs. Also a few weeks after I purchased car the o'ring cracked and oil and transaxle grease was leaking out, unbeknownst to me immediatley. When I took it in was advised the ring had not been installed properly at the factory and it had broken. I asked since all that fluid leaked out has any damage been done or would this affect the performance in the future, was advised no. This car is a lemon. Please help me.

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