Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Volvo V70

Volvo V70 owners have reported 279 vehicle speed control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 11 most common vehicle speed control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (239 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's cruise control (11 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of Volvo V70

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

In April 2021 I drove my newly acquired Volvo V70 wagon from mississippi to my home in ri. Once I reached in and around nyc, the car began to surge forward as I applied the brakes at stop lights/signs. This became most pronounced at the gw bridge toll area, in high slow-moving traffic.   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

Why aren't you doing anything about Volvo building crap? they should be in jail. Etm - design was unacceptable from a day one. The etm is causing surging, stalling and many other symptoms. Once Volvo started to replace some of them, they used new ones with exactly the same flawed design.   Read details...

The Throttle Control Warning Light On problem

The contact owns a 1999 Volvo V70. The contact stated that the electronic throttle positioning sensor warning light would illuminate constantly, causing the vehicle to run slow and sluggish. The vehicle would have to be turned off and restarted whenever the failure occurred in order for the vehicle   Read details...

The Speed Control Cable problem

On 2/3/06 our Volvo V70 year 2000, 74000m showed an ets light and check engine light. Car stalled at upon stopping and also upon stopping at a stop light the vehicle would not accelerate. Upon turning the car off and back on I was able to have it accelerate.   Read details...

The Speed Control Linkage problem

My wife was on one of the busiest freeways in southern California during rush hour traffic, when our 2001 v-70 began missing and losing power. By the time she limped home to the next off ramp, she was traveling at approximately 20 miles an hour, in traffic moving nearly 60 miles an hour.   Read details...




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