general problems of the 2001 Volvo V70

I have a 2001 Volvo v-70 t-5 with 105,000 miles on the vehicle. I have noticed the car is surging while driving on the highway. While trying to pass another vehicle the car began to surge and I had to brake and get back into the right lane. After doing some investigating I have found out that this is probably the result of the Volvo etm problem that is known to exist. This incident is a real concern to me as Volvo marketing is known to mention "safety" at every turn. This is not a good situation and this could cause severe accidents in the future. This problem fix should go beyond the 10 year 200,000 mile that Volvo has initiated. This should be a long term recall.

I was drive about 45 mph on a busy road and suddenly my car lost acceleration and check engine light came on and dash board showing "performance reduced". It recreated a unsafe situation and I had to turn the emergency light on and slowly pulled of to the side of the road. It has occurred twice now. Next business day I took the car to a Volvo dealer and I performed a software upgrade on the etm. But I don't think that will solve the problem, it only lessen the sensitivity of the etm to mask the problem, sooner of later, this "performance reduced" will come back again and an unsafe situation could be more dangerous depending on the where and the driving conditions.

The contact owns a 2001 Volvo V70. The contact stated that fuel leaked from the vehicle onto the garage floor. The mechanic stated that the fuel sending unit cracked and caused the leak. The unit was replaced. The dealer was not notified. The current and failure mileages were 91,000.

Volvo, 2001 V70 - VIN yv1sw58d111019707 this specific vehicle is unreliable and unsafe. Since purchased new, car has had multiple system failures leading to various unsafe driving conditions including brake system failure and engine failure (including loss of braking and steering systems). Manufacturer has acknowledged unusual nature of this particular vehicle quality defects - concerned that car must be taken off road to avoid serious crash. Please advise.

I have a 2001 Volvo V70 t5. The car suddenly and without warning simply stopped running while I was driving at highway speeds on the interstate. No power steering, nothing. It was shocking. The repair shop said that it was the throttle body that needed to be replaced. . . For a lot of money. He also said that this is a very common problem with these cars, and that the part installed by the factory was "engineered to fail" due to the design.

I was driving at approx 50 mph on a major thoroughfare up a hill when my vehicle suddenly lost power. The computer displayed a "reduced power" message. I pulled to the right, and continued to drive about 1/8 mile at significantly reduced power until I could pull completely off the road (my children were with me and I wanted to be off the road). I pulled into a parking lot, turned off my vehicle. After a two phone calls, I attempted to turn the vehicle on. It seemed to run fine. I continued on, dropped my children at school, and drove to the Volvo dealer. Their notes indicate: ". . . Found that etm is defective and had internal faults in it. Also found that the codes were set for maf sensor reading out of range. Removed etm and found that it was cover with oil. Checked banjo fitting and found it to be plugged, clean out banjo fitting, replaced etm and maf sensor down loaded new software into car. Cleared all old dtcs and test drove car. Car now driving to Volvo's specs. " cost of repairs: $1332. 47 ouch! the lost of power occurred first -- the additional problems were, I believe, a result of the etm failure or due to the fact that I needed to continue driving a short distance to find a safe stopping place. Replaced: throttle body, gasket, mass air flow, etm reload.

I read in our local paper that the NHTSA was investigating the loss of speed and stalling of the engine in Volvo wagons in the 2001 model year. I too have had the same issue. The vehicle would loose power and slow to very low speeds and operate improperly. The reason for the problem was the computer module that regulates the fuel flowing to the engine. I had to have it replaced at a cost of over $1000. That has appeared to solve the issue. Very expensive part to have go bad and very dangerous situation. My wife was driving the car when it first occurred. The car slowed unexpectedly in heavy traffic and a large truck almost ran up on the car fortunately she was able to turn off the road and the truck was able to slow down in time so no injury occurred.

1) electronic throttle module (etm) shuts down the gas pedal where you have no control on acceleration 2) etm shutdown could cause a major accident 3) replace the etm at $1100 the owners should have been notified under warranty to clean the etm.