Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volvo c70. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the timing belt tensioner had failed. During the failure, the valves were bent. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.
Volvo C70 stalling problems
15 of the 197 owner complaints about the Volvo C70 describe engine stalls while driving, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 15
- worst model year
- 2000
- typical mileage
- 78,900
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20111
- 20091
- 20044
- 20012
- 20005
- 19991
- 19981
Often reported together
Loss of power 2Check engine light 2Won't shift 1Power steering loss 1Jerking 1Hesitation 1Headlights 1Battery drain 1
What owners say
I was driving down the highway and the battery light came on and the car got a little sluggish and then all of a sudden it went black I was driving at night so I noticed immediately because the headlights went out everything on the dash that was illuminated lost light and the car stalled and then sputter and stall it just was no longer running pulled over to the side of the road put it in park turn the key off waited about 2 minutes turn the key back on to see if I had lights because I thought it was the battery and I had lights and then I tried again the ignition and it started super random that had never happened before I have had some problems with needing a jump leading up to this but I have a brand new battery and I should not be having that problem
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volvo c70. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning and the oil indicator illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred numerous times between february of 2011 and september of 2018. During the first failure, the throttle body and intake manifold failed and the failure recurred in september of 2014. Dyer & dyer volvo cars (5260 peachtree blvd, chamblee, georgia 30341, (770) 452-0077) stated that the vehicle was under warranty and provided a [rdar] upgrade. In june of 2016, the vehicle stalled while driving 50 MPH. North point volvo (1570 mansell rd, alpharetta, georgia 30009, (678) 365-0644) replaced the central electric module. In october of 2017, the contact stated that the electronic control module was replaced by north point volvo; however, the failure recurred in april of 2018. The vehicle was towed to volvo of columbus (1661 whittlesey rd, columbus, ga 31904, (706) 322-9927) and the battery was replaced. The contact also stated that the vehicle failed to start when prompted in september of 2018 and the sensor cable (RPM transmission cable) was replaced by north point volvo. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 24,000.
Car suddenly lurches forward, stumbles, stalls, goes into limp mode, nearly rear-ended on the freeway with my wife and child on board. Volvo says previous owner had software updated per recall, so nothing can be done. "that part probably needs to be replaced". Bought car at carmax, who will not do anything as I have owned the car for two years and warranty expired.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 volvo c70. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the check engine light would illuminate on the instrumental panel. As he drove, he felt a violent shutter and the vehicle would appear as if it would stall. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the "etm" or electronic throttle module failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 118,000.
Irregular engine rpms at idle; car begins to stall before acceleration, and car fails to hold speed. Had car to dealer several times, only to have the "155" software update performed but no etm replacement. Now that magically the 10 year period has just expired, the dealer now claims a new etm is needed at my expense.
My wife and I leased this car in april 2004 . Since that time we have had it to dealer for service eight times for starting problems. The car can be hot or cold. It will not stall while running this is just when you go to start it. *ak so far, they have replaceed an immobilizer two times,an engine speed sensor three times, replaced an engine immobilzer antenna ring two times, a main relay once,totally reloaded the computer system once,and replaced an RPM sensor once. This is by far the worse car I've ever had. I still have one year to go on the lease and we don't even feel like driving it. I defiantly want to pursue the florida lemon law on this car I want volvo to take this inferior product back now. My wife is a ford retiree and we leased this car mainly because ford owns volvo. What a mistake.
The 2004 c70 has major electrical problems. We purchased our vehicle new. Since ownership this car has been well maintained. Over the past 14 months our car has stalled six times as of 3-8-06. Each occasion has happened if the vehicle hasn't been driven within four to five days. Each situation has been discovered after its sat over-night. The first several times the dealer blamed it on a faulty sun-visor wire. As of this date, both sun-visor wires have been replaced, they've replaced our battery three times... And the problem still exist. The dealer also claims that do to the on board computer which runs even when the vehicle is not running, this will continuously drain the battery... Causing this experience. I have three real concerns: 1. Does this mean that the consumer can't leave their car at the airport for a week to go on a business trip...? 2. This electrical situation is not mentioned in any of the volvo ad literature... Maintenance books, magazines or commercials... Or at time of purchase!!!! Are the consumers expected to absorb this defective product? 3. My wife is disabled. Because of the numerous repair non-conformity.... We no longer have faith in this product. We have written the manufacturer who was supposedly involved with this last repair. We're now convinced that there is a horrible electrical problem with this vehicle, and volvo is now trying to play damage control... At the consumer's expense... And possible lives... An unreliable vehicle puts my wife's safety at risk.. We are pursuing requesting that this vehicle be replaced. Don't buy the convertible c70... You'll have problems...
Failure of engine throttle control module (etm) in my 2000 volvo c70 coupe. Failure resulted in sudden loss of speed and steering assist when driving, as well as, sudden and complete stall without warning. This happened twice, 10/20/05 (ets light did not remain on after switching the ignition off and then on again--see comment below) and 10/22/05. Car was taken into volvo specialist repair shop for repair (repair cost is approximately $1000). Repair shop advised that this was a common problem with 1999 and 2000 volvos as this was the first 2 years that volvo had gone to an etm, and it "just wasn't right". I have been advised that prior to the introduction of the etm, when a cable was used from the gas pedal to the throttle, the volvo service manual advised that the throttle should be cleaned as part of regular servicing of a vehicle. However, the volvo service manual does not indicate that the etm be cleaned as part of servicing. Luckily, no one was following closely when I had the etm failures; otherwise, I would have been rear-ended. This was especially disconcerting on the second failure as my 15-year old son was driving when the failure occurred. Please note that the volvo owner's manual advises that if the ets light comes on, "...there is a fault in the engine control system and driveability will be affected. Switch the ignition off and then on again. If the light remains on, the system should be inspected by an authorized volvo retailer." what they don't tell you is that it should be taken in regardless (I.e., whether or not the light remains on), as it is dangerous to drive if a fault has occurred in the engine control system. The problems with the etm are an accident waiting to happened, and the federal safety agency should issue a recall of this part on all 1999 and 2000 volvos. Any reluctance of volvo to agree to this post haste would be poor corporate stewardship on behalf of ford motor company, the owner of volvo cars.
Dt: the consumer complained about a throttle control module problem on his 2000 volvo c70. The vehicle hesitated/ stalled and lost power while driving between 50-70 MPH. The consumer took the vehicle to dealer. They placed the vehicle on a diagnostic machine and discovered that throttle control module failed. Repairs would cost the consumer about $1000.00. *ak
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The model years with the most reports are 2000 (5 complaints), 2004 (4 complaints) and 2001 (2 complaints).
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