general problems of the 2000 Volvo V70 - part 2

During highway driving, the car began to surge and buck. I was unable to maintain a consistent speed. I pulled off the highway and turned off the ignition and restarted. Same problem resumed with ets (electronic throttle system) dash warning light illuminated. Currently I am unable to accurately control the throttle via foot pedal. I have just visited the borton Volvo dealership and the service manager informed me that this is a common problem affecting Volvos 1999-2001 requiring replacement of etcs ( electronic throttle control system) module at $1000. 00+.

The vehicle stalled/died and lost power due to electronic throttle module failure.

We have a 2000 Volvo V70 station wagon. We have experienced stalling in traffic, especially from idle (made a left turn in intersection and engine stalled and cut out) and other stalling and idling problems over last two - three years. We have taken it to our dealership; they have cleaned out the throttle control module twice at approx. $200 per time; a new unit costs $500; dealership blames problem on today's fuel quality. Last stall in ongoing traffic was July 21, 2005.

2000 Volvo V70 xc. Proceeding up on-ramp and accelerating to highway speed. Vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating and ets (electronic throttle system) light came on. Vehicle continued at approx 20 mph but would go no faster. I exited at the next off-ramp (about 1 mile) pulled into a lot, shut the vehicle down and then restarted, in accordance with the owners manual. The ets light cleared and vehicle operated properly. The next morning, driving to work , the same thing happened. I drove to my building at about 20 mph, then called a tow truck to take my vehicle to the dealer. They told me the ets system needed to be replaced due to a critical fault in the system. Repairs totaled $914. 00.

The contact's wife had the electronic throttle module (etm)replaced. The vehicle would slow down, almost stalling, and then the vehicle would surge. The replacement of the etm remedied the problem. Updated 11/29/2005 -.

Contact complained about the electronic throttle system . Dealer wanted to charge him about $1,200 to fix it. Volvo refused to issue a recall.

The consumer said the electronic throttle control module (etcm) on 2000 Volvo V70 had to be replaced. The dashboard light kept coming on and off intermittently. The vehicle stalled due to etcm failure. The dealer replaced the etcm.

The contact stated while driving at 30 mph, the electronic throttle module (etm ) light came on and the vehicle immediately stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealership ,and they replaced the etm. The manufacturer assisted with the cost of the repairs. Updated 01/04/06.

The consumer owens a 2000 Volvo V70 xc and at 30,000 miles had to replace the throttle. Would try to accelerate and the car would not go, and then stalled. Had electrical problems. While on the freeway the car started shaking uncontrollably. The throttle was replaced, and the repairman told the consumer that they would have to replace the throttle again because it was defective. Since the car was fixed there was some hesitation . The consumer took the car to a Volvo specialist to have the repairs done. The consumer has not contacted the manufacturer.

1. Our 2000 Volvo V70 cross country se with just 67,000 miles on the odometer had surging when under constant throttle on the road. This was followed shortly by having severe throttle response such as having the car abruptly slowed from 55 mph to 10 mph at a constant throttle. My wife, coming home from work late at night, had to drive at a very unsafe 10 mph on a major road. This could have caused an accident had there been heavier traffic. Luckily there was not much traffic, and she could pull over to let faster cars pass. 2. The V70 had a etm warning light lit up intermittently on the dashboard during the surging period as well constantly when she had to drive home at 10 mph with the accelerator pedal floored. 3. Darling Volvo in bangor maine indicated that the cause was the electronic throttle module and associated parts which were failing and needed replacement. 4. Darlings Volvo estimated the cost to be over $1000 for the repair, parts and labor. We were told that this part can not just be repaired but must be replaced with a new part. Another Volvo dealer, goodwins Volvo in topsham maine said the repair was also about $1000. Darlings Volvo said that Volvo would not assist in the repair, even though I told them that I had read on the internet that this was a problem that was occurring with Volvos of this model year to a great extent. 5. After paying for the entire cost of the repair ($1050. 48) I was told when I picked up the car that this problem will probably reoccur as the throttle body has design problems that will cause the problem once again. Even though so far the car is working fine, knowing that the problem is going to happen again (more $), makes us discouraged about keeping this vehicle as it has cost us too much already for this needless repair that Volvo should have taken care of. It does not lend itself to trust any more, especially for a car with only 67,000 miles on it.

In January of 2005 I noticed surging while at highway speeds. Brought vehicle to Volvo of pleasanton dealer to have this investigating. No problems were found. No obdii errors. In April, 2005 I brought the car in again and asked for a mechanic to drive with me so that I could ensure he was detecting the surging. He did. I was told that the electronic throttle module was failing and that it needed to be replaced. I was told that I could not have the part as it was a warranty item. On-line, I found hundreds of reports of these parts failing. I am now concerned that while Volvo replaced my etm, they did so with the exact same design. . . Hence I must assume that in another 45,000 miles the part will fail again. This part should be recalled and a new design must be instituted.

The electronic throttle module (etm) failed twice on 2000 Volvo V70xc. The first time it was still under warranty, the second was about 17, 000 miles after the first. Both times it failed while driving on highway at high speed. Both times engine stalled in traffic. Both times managed to get to shoulder, restarted, and got home with car alternately surging and stalling the whole way. Both times had preschool age twins in the car, and didn't feel it safe to stop on the shoulder to wait for help. Also, would have had a difficult time getting them home safety in their car seats. Then, had car towed to dealer for repairs.

The vehicle was traveling at 40 miles per hour when all of a sudden the electronic throttle system broke causing the vehicle to slow down and stop on its own. Manufacturer was contacted by owner.

My son's 2000 Volvo 70 xc failed due to a failied electronic throttle module (etm). As a retired engineer I wanted to know why. I have found that it is a common complaint for the 1999, 2000 and 2001 series 60,70 and 80 models at the time of failure the car first exhibits hesitation, surging and erattic idle. At failure it goes into a limp- home mode of 20 miles per hour or stalls. From your web site I have found 101 cases listed for this failure. I have performed failure analysis on 5 units and have identified the problem. It is the wearing out of the throttle position sensor potentiomenter. Volvo has consistantly kept the dealers and customers in the dark and blamed the problem on a dirty throttle bore and other erroneous causes. Other than the cost of repairs, about $1000, is the realization that the replacement part is of the same design and it too will fail, one correspondent reporting 3 failures of the same type. The failure appears to be accelerated by heat, thus northern tier states have fewer failures than southern states. There are about 860,000 cars world wide with over 250,000 in the us. I estimate that more than 80% will fail, one or moer times, within 100,000 miles. To date no one has been injureid or killed that we know of but stalling on a busy freeway is a dangerous situation. I can send you my reports or you can pick them up off of the internet. I also have failed parts for your examination. Please have an investigator contact me. With a direct e-mail address for the investigator I can send my data. Don willson, 970 266-9797, donwillson@comcast. Net.

The contact stated vehicle stalled/died, and lost power. Throttle control module was replaced.

The automobile in question is a 2000 Volvo xc70. I am the original owner. At 97,731 miles the ets failed. At the time I made a complaint to both the dealer and to Volvo of America as it did not seem to me this part should fail at this mileage and at the cost of $1,050. 58. Since this time, I have had to replace the anti-lock brake system box and the catalytic converter at the cost of $2,900 (111,000 miles). Again I contacted Volvo of America. Both times I called the response was "too bad". I am writing to you as I have heard that there is a possible recall of the ets and wanted to let you know of my experience with the ets failure.

Throttle control module had to be replaced due to check engine light coming on and the car stopped several times on the highway and I finally called aaa to tow me from bedford ky which is approximately 46 miles to louisville ky where I live and where I purchased the car. The dealer charged me $403. 88 which was suppose to be half of the cost. This was done 7/6/04 and I purchased the car 1/3/04.

Approaching a red light on slight incline, car stalled and ets light and check engine lights came on. Advised my service station that throttle system failed. Car maybe driven but there can be safety issues, as the car loses power without warning, which is clearly a hazard in crossing intersections or mergering into traffic and there are also emission related issues with gas mileage and exhaust system. To date, car has been looked at by two service stations, doughtery's automative nad stillman Volvo. I have been advised that the failure of the throttle system in Volvo model years 1998 to 2001 has become a fairly common problem. I have contacted Volvo via telephone and an authorized Volvo dealer to see if Volvo has a program in place to correct a clearly defective part on cars out of warranty. Volvo was unwilling to work with me. The only solution to the defective throttle system is to replace it with a new system. Therefore, I will be paying out of pocket approximately $900. 00 for a new throttle system, a part that should certainly last the life of a car.

Throttle unit malfunctioned. As a result when idling engine stalled.

Etm module failed on the freeway and I had to make an emergency stop on the freeway at night. After several minutes the car was able to startup again. When I took the car in for repair, they did not tell me that this was a common problem with this model of Volvo and I ended up paying $128 dollars for bogus troubleshooting and no problem found. Then less than 4 days later, the car died again, but this time I was lucky and it died on a side street. I looked up the problem on the internet and found quite a few articles of people who had a similar problem. Upon driving my car into the dealership, it died and I had to coast the car down 3 hillside blocks and into the dealership. Another $50 dollars was charged to me for doing the warranty work and the total cost to replace the throttle module was $723. 67. I am very lucky to have an extended warranty on this vehicle, but for anyone that does not, they are being totally screwed by Volvo and its dealers because they have not stepped up and replaced this potentially dangerous module that can leave you stranded. It also appears that the particular dealership that I took my car to, made troubleshooting money on me even though nobody would touch my questions regarding the problem when I showed them 3 pages of articles that I found on the web regarding the particular problem and user groups that talked about complaining to Volvo.

The consumer was having a problem with 2000 Volvo V70 xc losing power and then surging while driving 20-25 mph. The consumer did not make it up a hill . The loss of power even occurred when the car was slowing to stop and turning. This happened twice. Then, it was surging and smoking, and surging with no smoking, the car was wobbly and sluggish. Dealer replaced the following parts; spark plugs, coils, thermostat, and the filters. Other parts have been flushed, this included fuel injectors and ignition. The car has been at the dealer once, a certified Volvo specialist once, and at pep boys once. The consumer had to pay $1300. 00 to figure out what was wrong with the car. The car has had 2 diagnostic tests done. No one knew what was wrong with the car. The engine light came on, and was turned off. The consumer contacted the manufacturer, and they pretended that they did not know anything. The consumer had all the necessary documentation. However, at this point, no one knew what was wrong with the car.

Cross country; as vehicle was coming to a stop at about 5 mph, applied brakes, and engine started racing. The consumer kept applying the brakes, but vehicle accelerated, and rear ended another vehicle. The engine remained racing. The vehicle that was rear ended had been pushed into the vehicle in front. The consumer then tried to shift to neutral but ended up in reverse instead. The vehicle spun 180 degrees in reverse, then hit a grove of trees and come to a stop. The brakes were applied the entire time. Damage to the vehicle was unknown at this time.

E-mail: vehicle goes into limp mode, etm light comes on, replaced twice, x ref 10129414, smch.

In the summer of 2003 my wife's 2000 Volvo V70 xc suffered a failure of the electronic throttle control system. I was driving at the time and the engine power decreased abruptly causing the vehicle to slow down. Fortunately, there was little or no traffic in the vicinity of the failure so that I was able to pull off the road. I turned off the car and then restarted it. It worked well enough to get me back home. I got quotes to fix the system and was told at the time that it would cost around $1000 to replace the part. The car had about 80k miles when this occurred. I didn't need the car to be in service and so waited until the summer of 2004 to have it repaired. I was also pretty upset at the attitude of the Volvo people who told me that the part was out of warranty (which it really wasn't since it is part of the emissions systems and therefore must last at least 80k in CT and that if I could afford to repair the car I shouldn't have bought it. The cost for the repair was around $1200. This failure, in my opinion, causes an unsafe condition. I can only imagine what the outcome would have been had I been driving in heavier traffic. The car would have suddenly died and if I were in the passing lane, there would no way to get to the roadside. No telling what would have happened. Also, this part should last for the life of the car. I have never heard of a mechanical throttle system ever failing. The mechanical systems will give ample warning before failing so that corrective action can be taken before it becomes hazardous. This condition came on so suddenly it was unsafe.