2001 Volvo C70 Convertible: engine stalls while driving

Filed May 9, 2008 · Acceleration, Engine · 60,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volvo c70 convertible. While driving at any speed, the vehicle stalls, but then drives normally. The failure occurs intermittently and the contact did not notice any difference in the vehicle beforehand. The vehicle has not been in a crash and has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The federal safety agency campaign id number 06v441000 (vehicle speed control) was referenced. The current mileage was 66,521 and failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 6/2/08 *cn the dealer cleaned the throttle body, but the problem continued.

Filed Aug 26, 2005 · Acceleration · 40,000 miles · ME

Dt: the consumer stated that 2001 volvo was having a problem with the electronic throttle control module. The vehicle was stalling while driving at a slow speed, and that was happening more frequently in the mornings. Consumer suggested that when the engine was cold in the mornings and upon starting the car it stalled before consumer could get it into reverse. This has been a problem since 2001. Consumer took the car to the dealer and had a new electronic throttle module ( etm) installed , the cost was $1800.00. Consumer was upset over the cost of the replacement part. Even with the new etm the car was having the same stalling issues. The federal safety agency investigation, pe0504. *ak

Filed Aug 26, 2005 · Engine · 55,965 miles · FL

Dt: 2001 volvo c70 cva. The car was bought as pre owned in may 2004. The check engine light came on many times. Dealer could not fix this problem at the time. While driving the engine stalled. Vehicle was towed to the dealer, and they fixed the problem with a new engine. *ak

Filed Aug 17, 2005 · Acceleration · 26,000 miles · AZ

The federal safety agency #pe05041. I own a volvo c70 with the 2.3l hpt. On tuesday, august 16th while driving, the check engine light iluminated. I then, after making a stop was going to proceed to the dealer to have the code checked. On my way there I went to pull out into traffic from a side lot and when I pressed down the accelerator virtually nothing happened. The car almost stalled pulling into fast moving traffic. It then recovered, and from that point on I noticed that the throttle response was very sluggish. The dealer could not look at the car on the 16th but looked at it on the 17th and found that the code indicated a throttle module failure. They then replaced the throttle module. It should be noted that my car although being a 2001 only has 26,000 miles on it and shows no sign of corrosion or mechanical obstruction of the thottle module. After reading reviews of other complaints I felt I should add mine as it could have turned out differently with such unpredictable performance. Also it may help determine if a manufactuing defect is the cause of such throttle module failures.

Filed Aug 2, 2005 · Electrical, Engine · FL

My vehicle is a 2001 volvo c70. We have been experiencing intermittent stalling of the engine while driving. The vehicle does not totally lose power, it last for a second or two. I am reporting this because I became aware of a government investigation of a similar issue.