Service engine light came on. Computer check at shop specializing in volvos showed throttle body was defective. It required replacement. Our service shop estimates they have had to replace approximately 75 of these.
1999 Volvo S70 fuel system complaints
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Ets light came on stalling, running rough ect... Dealer installed new throttle body (electronic throttle system) cost to correct $1041.00.
Smell of gas, checked under hood gas leak at fuel rail, defective end cap on fuel rail cause of leak replaced fuel rail with new improved fuel rail from dealer,original fuel rail defective could cause fire. Old part is available.
Regarding volvo throttle control july 2001-purchased 1999 s70 with 22,600 miles; cruise control quit, warning lights lit, car began decelerating. Dealership said check gas cap securely-fitting. After restarting, cruise control worked and warning lights off. 30,000 mile service- told again to check gas cap whenever cruise problem occurred. August 2002-using cruise control, acceleration without reason. Immediately, cruise control quit, car decelerated, warning lights on. Normal function with manual acceleration. By this time, I had "learned" to restart car to get warning lights to turn off or to get cruise control to start working. At destination, car wouldn't restart. Tow truck driver jump-started battery. Ets warning light still on. Wrote to dealership october 28, 2003, regarding ets warning light. At 37,500 mile check-up, I was told car required only normal servicing. When I left dealership, ets light no longer on. Later car began idling roughly and didn't accelerate as smoothly. After 37,500 mile service, car operated more as expected. Within weeks, again idling roughly and not accelerating properly after turning corners. Dec. 31, 2003 (38,695 miles), volvo towed to dealership because unsafe to drive. When turning, car barely moved forward. Also, motor stalling out during acceleration after turning. Noise sounded like it emanated from power steering. Power steering rack replaced. After servicing, engine's acceleration better for few months. (did dealership cleaned throttle during service?) rest of this sent in separate description due to space limitations.
Dt: while driving on a freeway, the vehicle surged. It was impossible to control the vehicle. Consumer e pulled the vehicle off of the road and called the dealership, they told him to bring the vehicle in they replaced the electronic fuel regulator. This occurred in september 22, 2004. This has not happened since, but he consumer was concerned it may happen again. There was currently an investigation open regarding this problem, pe05041.*ak
The car stalled in highway traffic losing partial control of the automobile scared driver and car luckily restarted or could have been major accident - found out throttle body module was to blame. This is one significant example the car often stalled at stop lights and going around corners.
I have a 1999 volvo s70 that I brought in to a volvo repair shop for a 105,000 mile check up (mostly for the replacement of the timing belt). The car was otherwise working fine. Following replacement of the timing belt, tensioner, oil change, lube, etc. (all the things in the standard 105,000 mile check-up), the car would no longer idle. The shop identified the problem as the electronic throttle module. It remains unclear why it failed as part of a routine check-up. The part was replaced and the replacement part also failed to work (it wouldn't accept the software). The second replacement throttle module did work and the car is now working. The cost of this repair, however, was $902.00--$551.50 for the part alone. The repair shop specializes in volvos and indicated that this was a frequent problem, currently under investigation by your office (ntsb action # pe05041). I wanted to add my experience to your complaint file. This can be verified through the repair shop, randall automotive inc., 1720 washington ave. Ext., rensselaer, ny 12144-9482.
I own a 1999 volvo s70 front wheel drive. The electronic throttle control system (ets) has failed, and I understand that this is a huge problem that volvo does know about. They do nothing about it because of the high repair bill ( $800.00 - $900.00). I am a member of a volvo website, and many, many others on the site know of the problem. The ets fails on the vehicle, and the driver is left unable to control the vehicles speed, and sometimes direction ( if the car quits) when mine failed, I was on the interstate with my cruise control on about 72 MPH. I almost completely lost control of the car, was unable to stop the car effectively, and also unable to steer the car easily because the engine went dead. I wish someone would look into this problem, because it is a very dangerous problem. It is about the same as a throttle cable breaking while driving, and the car just going dead. Volvo knows about the problem, but refuses to issue a recall for the ets. This is a safety issue. It needs to be recalled.
99 volvo s70 started to buck and hesitate at 60 + MPH. I did not feel it was safe to drive since the engine acted like it wanted to cut out entirely. I took vehicle to volvo dealer where they replaced etm, electronic throttle, at a cost of close to $ 1000. Vehicle only had 76000 miles on it.
In the last month our 1999 s70 volvo has stalled - once when traveling at slow speed and the other accelerating from a stop light. In both instances the car could be restarted. Also, the "check engine" indicator illuminates frequently - as it is now - and when taken to the dealer we are advised they can not find anything wrong.
Volvo 1999 v70 electronic throttle control failure. Intermittently really rough idle, no power, totally unreliable transportation. This is bringing the engine management light on and eventually putting car in limp home mode. If this car ever failed in heavy, high-speed traffic, there would be a major catastrophe with possible loss of life. There are numerous instances of this failure recorded in internet chat rooms. Volvo is apparently aware of this problem, but does nothing to solve it.
When the engine is cold. I start the car and it struggles to turn on after a couple of second it idles normally. I think it's a feul dilivery problem but I'm not a mechanic. I've taken the car to service and the problem persist.
Automatic door locks and automatic trunk lock failed to open.
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