Vehicle Speed Control Problems of 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.

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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.

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The contact owns a 1999 Volvo S70. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the check engine light illuminated and the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the throttle body had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage and VIN was not available.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 1999 Volvo S70. The contact stated that the vehicle would not accelerate over 20 mph. The dealer had not been notified but the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who advised the contact that the electronic throttle system suffered an internal failure and needed to be replaced. No repairs were performed. The current mileage was 170,412 and the approximate failure mileage was 170,350. Updated 10/28/lj upated 11/02/11.

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.

Bought the car about one week prior to the first stalling episode and ets light on. Called Volvo due to a replacement/extended warranty on affected part. Was told that the part was not replaced and the warranty was no longer covering car (10 years/200000 miles). As a recent purchaser of this car I had no clue of the replacement not previously done or even needed. All was new to me and they refused. Moving forward one year and car stalled in traffic, almost hit from behind, no dash lights and complete failure of etm. Car won't stay running at all, terrified to drive the car home after this incident. No warranty on part, no replacement and now I have $ 4000 boat anchor that will cost a fortune to fix due to no warranty on the part that should have been replaced years ago by Volvo.

Vehicle surges after I had the software download recall. They keep telling me it is a dirty throttle body, but it has been cleaned a thousand times. They never replaced my tcm. Just the software. This needs to stop. I feel unsafe in this car. Need a recall.

The contact owns a 1999 Volvo S70. The contact had a repair performed for recall 06v441000 (vehicle speed control). However, the vehicle stalled. The recall repair was to upgrade the software for the throttle body which caused the vehicle to stall. When the contact took his foot off the accelerator pedal, the vehicle stalled. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The contact believed that the fix was insufficient. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were approximately 120,000.

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

The contact owns a 1999 Volvo S70. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled and lost power. There were no power brakes when the failure occurred. The contact called the manufacturer regarding recall 06v441000 (vehicle speed control) but was informed that the vehicle had been repaired according to the recall prior to his ownership. However, the dealer stated that the vehicle had not been repaired under the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

The software in my 1999 Volvo S70 has failed, which has resulted in an unsafe condition. The car surges, braking is impacted, it runs irregularly. This is a continuous problem. The problem was caused when the dealer installed new software in a recall campaign. Now, the dealer disavows any issue, claiming this was a coincidence that the software failed. I have contacted Volvo with no resolution.

The Volvo S70 electronic throttle control is acting up. The car when started idles erratically.

I was driving normally on a parkway in wash DC. Suddenly the engine lost power and would not go more than 10 mph. I "limped" to a gas station and turned off the engine, inspected for loose wires, or other observable defects. When I started the car again the ets light was on and stayed on. Now the car runs erratically lurching forward or sputtering or just plain losing power at random.

**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 stated that the vehicle hesitated when accelerating. The vehicle was a 1999 Volvo S70, the contact took the vehicle to a mechanic ,and he informed her that there was a recall on the throttle body ,and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a Volvo dealer. The Volvo dealer performed a computer download. The contact stated she continued to experience hesitation when accelerating. Occasionally. The check engine light would turn on. The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer because she did not feel safe driving the vehicle. The dealer advised her that she needed new spark plugs and a new 02 sensor. The engine size and number of cylinders were unknown by the contact. The contact believed that the problemwas related to recall # 06v441000. Updated 02/16/07.

The contact owns a 1999 Volvo S70. The contact received recall # 06v441000 concerning vehicle speed control on December 28, 2006. The dealer would not honor the recall until someone could authorize the payment. The vehicle did not have any failures. The current mileage is 88,000, and failure mileage was unknown. The consumer stated that the dealer in bend, oregon will not schedule an appointment for recall due to the fact the manufacturer is refusing to pay them. Updated 06/14/07.

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.

I received a notice from Volvo that the etm warranty would be extended. Thought little of it because the car was running fine. A week later, the dash indicator light went on , indicating that the etm needed service. The car went into "limp home " mode and would shake violently during idle and at other times. The dealer cleaned the module (did not replace) and then told me that the car was not working properly, but that it was not related to the etm. When I went to pick up the vehicle, I noticed it was running very rough, though it never had before. The dealer denied all responsibility.

: the contact stated the clutch does not always engage and the vehicle accelerates and decelerates on its own. The vehicle has been taken to the dealership, but there are no codes on the computer.

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.

Idle to surge during vehicle testing; service station cleaned throttle and replaced gasket.

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.