1999 Volvo S70: jerking or lurching

Filed Oct 13, 2010 · Transmission · 174,000 miles · MS

1999 volvo s 70 awd automatic transmission failure, began by jerking when 1st accelerating, then totally started slipping and will not move. Fluid level is ok, and appears clean. In process of finding a replacement transmission.

Filed Jul 27, 2008 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 209,600 miles · DC

I was driving normally on a parkway in wash dc. Suddenly the engine lost power and would not go more than 10 MPH. I "limped" to a gas station and turned off the engine, inspected for loose wires, or other observable defects. When I started the car again the ets light was on and stayed on. Now the car runs erratically lurching forward or sputtering or just plain losing power at random.

Filed Sep 22, 2007 · Acceleration · 60,000 miles · VA · crash · 1 injury

On september 9, 2007 the driver was driving her 1999 volvo s70 south on route 15 in pennsylvania. I was in the front passenger seat. The driver turned right into a short access drive to a restaurant. The driver then turned right into the parking lot, slowed further, driving about 40 feet, and turned left into a parking space directly perpendicular to the store?s front entrance. She had come to a slow and almost complete stop when the car suddenly and uncontrollably lurched forward, over the parking block. The car then lurched forward further, on the parking lot surface, up and over the parking lot curb to the store level and crashed into the store?s vestibule. The car hit a support beam, and badly damaged the store?s entrance. The driver put the car in reverse. It lurched uncontrollably backward at a fast rate of speed through the parking lot and up and over a concrete apron directly behind her parking space. It then swerved wildly in reverse along and against the parking lot curb that paralleled route 15. The car violently hit a perpendicular curb, swerved and stopped as the front wheel on the passenger?s side crashed into the curb. The impact broke the right front wheel from its axle. We removed our seat belts and immediately got out of the car. The airbags never deployed. The driver and I both had been shaken badly in the interior of the car as it hit the parking blocks, concrete apron, and curbs. This lunging incident seems to have been caused by the recognized failure of the electronic throttle module of the car. Witnesses said that the car was traveling uncontrollably at about 40 miles per hour through the parking lot as though the car?s accelerator were stuck. Pennsylvania state police made an incident report. Volvo inspected the car claiming nothing mechanical caused the incident.

Filed Nov 14, 2005 · Acceleration · 125,000 miles · SC

The electronic throttle body has been replaced twice. Once at 112000 and the other at 125000. The second time it failed, I was pulling into traffic and the car started 'lurching' forward. I pulled over and restarted the car to fix, but the ets light was on. It was fixed under volvo warranty from the first time which cost me $1200. This is also a safety issue as I was lucky that it happened when pulling into traffic and not merging onto hwy or interstate.

Filed Oct 17, 2005 · Acceleration, Electrical · 105,442 miles · NY

Dt: the contact stated that 1999 volvo s70 experienced the same problem with stalling while driving under 40 MPH. The engine light was coming on and the car was uncontrollable. The car would shake and jerk, speed ahead and slow down. T the contact took vehicle to the dealership and they replaced the fuel throttle body, put in new spark plugs, and reprogrammed the computer. The car has since then ran well. The contact stated that this happened a year ago. The repair cost for the contact was almost $1,000.00. The contact has been in touch with volvo dealership, and they told him that they have not heard anything about recall. The volvo manufacturer said that there was an investigation on the car, and to call the federal safety agency. The contact has also filed a complaint with volvo.

Filed Sep 3, 2005 · Electrical · LA

Electronic throttle module had to be replaced due to failure. The warning lights came on and the car repeatedly jerked during driving. Dealer assessed situation and had no choice but to replace.

Filed Oct 12, 2001 · Electrical, Engine · CA

Emission system continued to fail. At stop vehicle would jerk forward. Engine check light would come on and remain. Sometimes vehicle would stall out when moving forward. Would be no warning. Been to dealer 8 times, and was test driven. Vehicle did not stall on mechanic. Owner , deputy sheriff video tape problem. Was repaired under fault codes, but problem still exists.