general problems of the 2000 Volvo V70 - part 1

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo V70. While driving 65 mph, the rpms excessively increased and the ets warning light illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was aware of NHTSA campaign number: 06v441000 (vehicle speed control); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 115,000.

The contact owns 2000 Volvo V70xc. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph the vehicle lost acceleration without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the idle air control circuit needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.

My Volvo V70 has been dying immediately after starting the engine and has progressively gotten worse over the last 6 months. Have had two trips to a mechanic who repaired a few parts, but it didn't fix it. Problem continues. Recently, we were driving on the highway at about 65 mph and the car speed dropped to about 20 mph and couldn't go any faster and we had to pull over. This is a major safety risk. Now the car starts and immediately dies for about 4-5 times before it will start and continue running. There is a whirring noise coming from the electronic throttle when it dies immediately. I took it to a Volvo dealer and they said a recall for a software update was performed on my car in 2006 to lower the wear inside the throttle. Then Volvo issued a service campaign for the etm when it fails, but the campaign lasted until 200,000 miles or 10 years. So even though the car has only 94k miles and the recall software was installed only 25k miles ago, Volvo won't replace a critical part to the safe operation of the vehicle because the 10 years have passed. So the dealer and Volvo refussed to replace this part even though the etm already had a recall and service campaign in the past. 2 actions to address a defective part, but Volvo didn't fix the problem and I have a bad part in my Volvo that is unsafe.

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo V70xc. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. A trouble code was detected pertaining to the electronic throttle module. There was a recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 06v441000 (vehicle speed control) which was expired. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000. The VIN was not available.

August 8, 2012 I am sending this complaint concerning the service I received on a recall for a 2000 v-70 Volvo, campaign# r115 ( vehicle speed ), NHTSA -campaign# o6v441000, action # eaq-5021. I scheduled an appointment with a Volvo dealership. I went to the scheduled appointment and left my vehicle to be serviced. I was called from the dealership and was told my car was ready for me to pick up. After driving my vehicle for about 15 min max. It began unfortunately with the same symptoms I previously was experiencing. I called the service department where I apparently had my car serviced for repair and was told by the manager that I would be responsible for another diagnosis, and that it was probably something else, since the recall service was done I decided to call the: Volvocars. Us telephone #, @ 1-800-458-1552. I thought for sure, I would receive the support I needed . I did not. I was told once again, I was responsible for the repair. Very upset, needless to say, I proceeded once again, and called the manager at the Volvo dealership. I expressed once again, my concern with the service performed. In addition to the service, I had some questions concerning the service invoice . They have yet to be answered. I have adolescent children who are passengers in my vehicle everyday, and we would so appreciate!!! our car serviced as it should be, please, this recall reads more than an upgrade. Apparently this upgrade was completed, I beg to differ. Thank you for your time and consideration in this very concerning matter, as I look forward to hearing from your office. At your most earliest convenience.

Check engine light is on service light is on throttle position sensor and oxygen sensor defects, troubleshooting codes: p1171,p1132,p0141.

I own a 2000 Volvo V70 with 130k miles and the car intermittently cuts off without warning and/or it has difficulty starting. This occurs several times a week. There are also times when I try to start the car, it does not have enough power to move forward, spits sputters, and then cuts off. The local dealership, Volvo of charlotte, nc said it was the electronic throttle system (ets) and that my recall/replacement warranty ran out in February 2010. After notification of a problem existing in 2006/2007, I complied with the recall and the software upgraded shortly after the 2006 recall notice was received, but now Volvo will not honor the issue with the faulty software upgrade or replace the ets module. When I contacted Volvo USA, the representative said they have customers every day that are beyond the 200,000 mile or 10-yr in service date, and they won't help. For me to replace the module will cost more than $1,000. If the software and module are faulty, should they be responsible for replacing the units since they admit to manufacturing the car with the faulty component? cleaning the module does not work.

While driving our 2000 Volvo V70 xc, the throttle began acting strange, requiring us to press much more than usual on the throttle to avoid the engine cutting out, while pulling out into traffic. The car was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a faulty electronic throttle module, and I was told it would be covered under an extended warranty. The part was ordered, and in early January 2010, I returned to the dealer for installation. The car has been getting worse, and we have come very close to having an accident due to the faulty design. When the car was brought to the dealer for the warranty repair, they informed me that the car was 'warranty excluded', and would not be covered, due to the status of the title. My research has indicated that this is an extremely common problem, which there was a recall to recalibrate the throttle, but no recall to address the actual failure. This seems odd that Volvo would not honor the spirit of the recall.

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo xc70. While driving 55 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a local repair facility. The contact had received recall notice #06v441000(vehicle speed control). The manufacturer advised him that the vehicle had to be taken to an authorized dealer for repairs. However the nearest Volvo dealer was three hours away and he has to pay for towing. The current and failure mileages were 60,500.

Purchased car in Dec 2006. Within few months, began to notice the car would lose speed on highway and drop to a speed anywhere between 60-80km/hr. Black smoke rolled out exhaust. Took car to dealership (where previous owners maintained car). Several filters, seals, replaced. Few months later the same problem continued. Returned to dealership and told car needed catalytic converter. After being told the cost, dealership called back to say under emissions warranty. $1200 part was covered but I paid labor/other parts. Dealer was asked on both occasions to complete service due. Failed to complete these as requested. Problems continued. This time the dealership told me that ets was gone causing the car to go into limp mode. Repairs done at a cost of all $2600. 00. Less than a year, same problem occurred. The oil light came on (though there was oil in the car). The car was towed two hours back home . When I took the car to a different independent garage they (like two others before) told me to Volvo. Went back to Volvo but not before I had to pull over and be towed again. The engine began smoking, the car shook violently, the oil light (which Volvo had less than two weeks before said was fine) came on. . . The report back from Volvo is that the ets is gone again but also that the engine required replacing ($6000 job). This was more than two months ago and my car still sits at Volvo waiting for resolve. I strongly believe the ongoing issues are directly related to the need for a new engine and that Volvo was negligent in their responsibility (repeatedly) to make the necessary repairs. Not only am I out the $20 000. 00 to purchase the car only two years ago, I am out about $6000 for repairs already completed and am now being told it will be another $6000 to fix this problem.

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo V70xc. While driving between 20-30 mph, the vehicle lost power and the check engine warning light illuminated intermittently. The failure occurred intermittently during acceleration. The dealer replaced the gas cap, but the failure continued. The failure began after the vehicle was serviced for NHTSA campaign id number 06v441000 (vehicle speed control). The failure mileage was 74,000 and current mileage was 79,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo V70. The contact was attempting to brake when the vehicle surged forward and struck the preceding vehicle. At the time, she thought that the brakes failed. The contact learned of NHTSA recall number 06v441000 (vehicle speed control) after the crash. The vehicle sustained damages to the front end (hood bracket, hood hinge, marker light, front bumper cover, wiper blades, side lamps, grill, head lamps, hood and latch, and paint). The repair will cost $4,870. 81, which includes the $500 insurance deductible. The cost of the rental vehicle was $390. The damages to the rear end of the other vehicle (1998 Toyota forerunner) were the quarter panel, re-finish on the rear bumper, and a replaced passenger side rear bumper outer extension. The total repair cost was $563. 22. The failure mileage was 98,590. Updated 01/09/09. Updated 01/15/09.

: the contact stated while driving at various speeds while depressing the accelerator pedal the vehicle would not exceed 10 mph. On other occasions the vehicle would surge forward without warning. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who replaced the electronic throttle module.

Failure of the etm on my 2000 Volvo xc 70. The car abruptly lost driving power in the midst of 65 mph traffic on a major highway.

The ets (electronic throttle system) light came on repeatedly over a period of two weeks. On two occasions, on the highway, the car lost power totally when the light illuminated. The dealer said the car needs a new electronic throttle module (etm), which will cost about $1,500. This car has 85,000 miles, virtually all of which were highway miles as it is used to commute from MA to CT. A search of the web indicated that this sensor--the etm--was defective in 1999 and 2000 Volvos. In July 2001, Volvo issued a tech bulletin stating that problems occurred only when the owner made many short trips. Further, the tech bulletins said the etm could be cleaned (but not replaced) if the car still was under the original warranty. This car has 85,000 and has always been serviced by a Volvo dealer.

With only 80,000 miles, after 5 years of driving, the engine is warning that the electronic throttle system' (ets) failed. The dealer and an independent repair shop only can replace the ets module at a cost of $1,200. The replacement part is actually the same as the failed part with no improvement. Searches on the internet showed that this part failed over and over again. When it failed the car could be driven in a limp along home mode, which I have had to use, making other cars pass me while this car could only go about 5-10 mph. The internet postings indicated that NHTSA was trying to work with Volvo to extend the factory warranty of this part, but with no settlement yet. Letting Volvo to continue to use known trouble-prone parts which should be resolved.

On 7 December 2005, while driving vehicle north on I-94 in massachusetts at a speed of 65 mph, suddenly the engine hesitated and lost power. Etc light on dashboard illuminated. I was able to take evasive action and pulled over to the side of the highway. Went to the local Volvo dealer in south deerfield mass. To have the car examined. Dealer stated that they "cleaned the etm and cleared fault codes. " drove the car back home (upper marlboro,MD) on the evening of 8 December. Along the route home the car repeatedly hesitated. On 9 December, on andrews afb, etc light illuminated and car immediately lost power and stalled. Car restarted. On south osborne rd in upper marlboro while driving at 40 mph, car lost power with no warning again. I had to literally drive the vehicle off the road to avoid being rear ended by approaching traffic. Car is at martens Volvo in bethesda, MD. The etm is scheduled to be replaced. Dealer in massachusetts and maryland state that the etms in this model car is defective.

My 2000 xc V70 Volvo began 'choking' and then stalling one day. I was able to restart the car and get to my destination. Incident date noted below is when the initial problem occurred. However the stalling occurred repeatedly over the next few days, resulting in replacing the throttle, which I now found out is under investigation for possible defect and Volvo knows about it, yet fails to warn it's customers!! the replacement of the throttle was over $1000.

My Volvo recently began to have problems with its acceleration. It wouldn't respond as well and at times would feel like it lost power. On 10/27/05 my ets light came on and my mechanic told me it would cost around 1000$ to replace my electronic throttle system.

My Volvo 2000 V70xc stalled in the middle lane of the interstate last night due to a faulty electronic throttle module. Fortunately, I was able to restart the car and move out of traffic but not after several "screeching" close calls. It is very disappointing to find out that this is a well known design robustness issue that Volvo has chosen not to address. I have replaced the faulty unit at a cost of $985. 00 dollars but their is no guarantee that it will not reoccur. Nhtsa needs to direct Volvo/Ford to replace/reimburse all emt units in the effected 1999 to 2002 Volvo's to prevent any future personal injuries or deaths. In addition, Volvo needs to redesign a retro-fit for the aforementioned model years to eliminate this problem.

Failure of the throttle control module on a 2000 Volvo V70 cross country, bevel gear failure is likely as well, both are frequent failures among owners.

Ets light comes on. The electronic throttle system has failed at 71,000 miles. My car is a 2000 Volvo xc70.

(1) no warning at all before this failure happened. (2) while driving around town, car suddenly fails to rev above 1000 rpm even when gas is floored. Car will not go above 10 mph, and it takes a couple minutes to get there, so it is not safe to drive. Tries to stall. Ets dash light comes on. (3) etm part replaced and reprogramming performed, had to be only at a dealer, was without car for 2 days. I don't have the old part.

2000 Volvo V70 cross country. While driving 30 mph the vehicle stalled and lost power. The dealer replaced the electronic throttle module. Updated 11/29/2005 -.

Vehicle speed control electronic throttle module. Can not control speed in car. Fuel cuts in and out. Very erratic speeds in car.

Vehicle required a new electronic throttle body despite being only six years old and having only 56,410 miles. Vehicle was initially mildly hesitating and jerking, then worsened to the point where we were concerned for our safety. We had no choice but to go to the dealer and spend $1,078. 93 to replace the part. (kbb values vehicle at $14,365, so this repair cost approx. 7. 5% of the value of the vehicle!) worse yet, the part was replaced with the exact same part, not a newer/re-engineered one less likely to fail. We have saved the part if anybody wants to look at it. This is not why we bought a Volvo.

Ets light coming on - immediate loss of power. Very dangerous at 70 mph in 3-4 lanes of heavy traffic. I put my emergency blinkers on and tried to safely get off the highway. I turned the car off and back on, the light went away and I proceeded to drive to the dealership. Enroute, it happened again just as I was pulling to a stop at a red light. I turned the car off and back on, it did not help this time - an ambulance came up behind me. I was in a panic trying to get the auto out of the way. Luckily the left lane was open and they were able to blow past me, but they did honk as they passed letting me know they were upset that I did not move. I am picking up the car tomorrow from the dealership with a new etm. But I have poked around on various Volvo forums and found this issue to be pretty prevalent. The repair is very expensive (around $1000 to the consumer) and the break down situation potentially very dangerous.

A month and a half ago my 2000 Volvo V70 throttle had to be completely replaced. After further research I have determined this is an major on going issue. I am very upset I had to spend over $1100 to replace the throttle. My car only had 90,500 miles when the throttle failed.

Engine light and ets warning lights come on. Was supposedly repaired at dealer but lights are coming on again. Have read on a number of forums that the ets failure can cause dangerous driving conditions. . . Sudden loss of power. If this problem can cause this problem Volvo should offer a recall on the device. I have also researched that incorrect diagnostic software was installed on some models.

Five years ago, we bought a new 2000 Volvo V70-xc. It currently has 39,600 miles on it. Starting in about 2003, the car began experiencing repeated engine malfunctions -- rough idle, jerky acceleration, stalling and, most alarmingly, sudden loss of power while moving. I once lost power on a traffic circle, which was truly terrifying -- especially since the main reason we purchased the car was the safety of our two small children. We have repeatedly had the car in the shop (martens service center on river road). Initially, we were told the car was clogged with carbon and that the problem was essentially our fault for not driving it on the highway more often. Now that we are past the warranty, we have been paying for repairs -- though on our most recent visit in sept 2005, when I mentioned the NHTSA investigation, martens replaced the etm for free. I think this is a defective and dangerous vehicle and it should have been recalled a long time ago. Earlier in the car's history, we experienced a range of electrical malfunctions involving the turn signals, which failed for no apparent reason. Because those problems occurred during the warranty period, we did not have to pay to have them repaired -- but the danger and hassle factors were still significant.

I have a 2000 Volvo V70xc cross country. I had a problem with the electronic throttle module ( throttle body) according to many owners with 98-00 V70, c70, s70, they also have had the same problem. These parts aren't suppose to break ,they are part of the accelerator. My car stopped in the middle of the expressway due the the throttle body. It cost me a lot of money close to a $1000. Instead of recalling these parts Volvo has not, resulting in many failures, and is very costly. I do not want me and my family to b esubjected to that, next time we could possibly be dead. It has been on the news. Volvo agreed to extend the warranty, but the part is still defective, and should be redesigned, and put in all the cars that have the old throttle body. Volvo is suppose to be about saferty , seems to me they care more about themselves and there pockets instead of the customers and there families.

E-mail: the contacts owns of a 2000 Volvo V70 xc that experienced the electronic throttle module (etm) failure at around 100000 miles. While driving three times with my wife in vehicle vehicle stalled 3 times. Fixed at walvo creek for $1,000.

Contact stated vehicle stalled/died, and lost power due to throttle body failure.

Entering the highway, my Volvo V70 had a complete stall. Car completely stopped and would not start. After about 20 minutes, it re started. It was driven to the Volvo dealer once it started again and the "electronic throttle module" was replaced at a cost of $800.

Throttle body failure on my 200v70xc. The unit has been replaced twice. #1@77000miles, #2@115000. This is very serious. I drive a busy highway to and from work. The faliure occurences on some occassions have been frightening in an effort to get out of oncoming cars ways. I have been commuting with my 22 month old for his entire life. Affordability and timing affects the opportunty when the time arises to get the problem fixed. This is a very costly issue. Therefore several failures happended in both occassions prior to getting fixed. The most recent time took two additional trips and the replacement of an accellarator pedal to clear the code and stop the ets failures for now.