2000 Volvo S70: check engine light

Filed Jan 31, 2013 · Acceleration, Electrical · 85,000 miles · FL

I have a 2000 volvo s70 with ets light and check engine light on. The car stalls and surges/lunges at all rates of speed and is very unsafe. After doing research I found out there was a recall on this part. I called my local dealer and ran the VIN#. They stated the recall was done in 2009. I called volvo corp. Customer care line and they stated that my car was too old and no longer covered under the warranty/recall. I don't understand how I am responsible for paying for a faulty part by the oem manufacture when they replaced the faulty part with faulty parts. In my research I found out if my electronic throttle body was replace it would have a yellow label on it. Mine does not. It has the original white label on it. I believe that it may have had the software upgrade and cleaned but I do not believe the actual unit was replaced. I took my car into the local volvo store in winter park fl where I was charged a total of $127 and some change to tell me that I needed a new electronic throttle body and would require a new software upgrade. Total cost to repair $880.00 and quote does not say that the software update is included. I am not the original owner of the car. I bought it with 75,000 miles and currently have 92,000 miles. Volvos efforts to fix this problem is not working and if it does work it does not fix the car for very long. Why is it that the warranty for the recall part is based on the total vehicle mileage and age instead of the age and mileage of the replacement part or from the time the recall was issued? I do not have any faith that spending the money to fix the car will solve the problem only delay it from recurring with in months or few thousand miles. This is still an on going problem with this model car and volvo does not seem to care that they are putting lives in danger.

Filed Aug 26, 2011 · Acceleration · 130,000 miles · NJ

Volvo s70, 2000 throttle body failure. Car would not accelerate properly, lost some power when stopping or turning, finally check engine light came on. Dealership charged us $1100. Check engine light came one again the next day. That is today, I am taking it back to volvo tomorrow and riaising heck to have his replaced for free.

Filed Sep 25, 2008 · Electrical, Engine · 78,528 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volvo s70. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the check engine light illuminated intermittently. Approximately three months later, the electronic throttle system (ets) light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they cleaned the ets. When the contact went to retrieve the vehicle, the ets light illuminated again and the vehicle was left at the dealer. The current mileage was 78,728 and failure mileage was 78,528.

Filed Jan 11, 2006 · Acceleration · 70,000 miles · CT

Dt*: the contact stated while driving the vehicle surged and hesitated. The check engine light and ets lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, but the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the problem.

Filed Nov 3, 2005 · Electrical · 65,000 miles · CT

Add to the federal safety agency action number : pe05041 I would like to add my complain to above case. First time my car just stalled on a highway. Luckly for me, I managed to avoid an accident. It happened back in february or march of 2003, when my car had approximately 65,000 miles. Last week "check engine" light came off and I took my car for a check-up. Dealer told me that etm is failing. My car now has 104,000 miles, thus less than 40,000 since last failure. Dealer refused to fix this and quoted me replacement cost of approximately $1,100. Now I have to drive everyday and wait in fear when etm will fail again.

Filed Nov 1, 2005 · Acceleration · 66,200 miles · NY

Volvo 2000 s70 66,000 miles vehicle speed control after a trip of 300+ miles ets light and check engine light came on and vehicle went into "limp-home" mode [20 MPH] vehicle was towed 100 miles to nearest dealer etm [electronic throttle module] tested failed and was replaced by dealer on 10/30/2005 old part not available.

Filed Oct 20, 2005 · Acceleration · 80,000 miles · TX

At approx. 80k miles, my 2000 volvo s70 computer system began returning a check engine light along with a ets light on several incidents. When those warning lights were on, the engine would not hold a steady curb idle. Rpms wavered from 500 to 1500 and caused a dangerous surging at stop signs and stop lights. Checking the owners manual on the ets light, it said to turn the engine off then back on, if the light went out-fine. If not, go to the dealer. The incidence this happening got more and more frequest until finally the ets light would not go out and the car could not be safely driven. Researching on the internet, I found that it was a common problem with the etm or electronic throttle module, on this make and model year and that the only the dealer could replace it. So, I went to the dealer and had them replace the etm on aug 19, 2005 at the excessive cost of $917.91. (it was less expensive than an accident.) even though I have not experienced the problem since, I expect that the problem will reoccur some 50 to 80k miles in the future since the defective part was just replaced with a new part with the same flawed design. I feel that volvo should recall this part immediately and make reparations to those of us who have had to have it replaced. I feel that they knew that the part was flawed at the time of manufacture. Why else would their owner's manual explain the ets error and the temporary fix like it does? The "turn the engine off" fix just postpones the repair until after the warranted mileage has past.

Filed Sep 28, 2005 · Acceleration · 68,191 miles · WA

Car was stalling, slowing down and stopping. Running rough and lurching forward after it had been stalled for a few seconds. The check engine light was on and the etm failed on my 2000 s70. The etm was replaced twice on this vehicle but it required 4 trips to the dealer both times before they would replace the etm. Each time they tried to fix it with out incurring any costs to them and the car would fail within less that week until they changed the etm.

Filed Sep 23, 2005 · Acceleration, Transmission · GA

Dt: the vehicle lost power, the engine lights came on. Had to pull over to the side and restart the vehicle. Took vehicle to the dealer, who replaced the throttle body. Lost power when shifting from third to fourth gear 80% of the time. The stc light comes on at the same time when losing power. This happened intermittently. Checked the sensors and let the dealer know it was happening again .then they said vehicle needed a module. This happened on november 1, 2004.*ak

Filed Aug 16, 2005 · Acceleration · OH

Check engine light came on first week of august '05. Had obd ii code read, failure low idle. Took car to volvo dealership, diagnostic trouble code ECM-620 idle fault, electronic throttle module is failing. I had the etm replaced. It appears from what I have read that an excessive number of etm's have failed on volvos 1999-2001 model years and are currently under investigation by the federal safety agency. I hope that this investigation leads to a recall in which case consumers that have already paid for the repair will be reimbursed by volvo or the dealership where service and payment was made.

Filed Aug 3, 2005 · Acceleration · 55 miles · NC

Here's what happened to us: we (my wife, three year old son and I) were driving our 2000 volvo s70 sedan down interstate 95 from washington dc to north carolina. In virginia, the electronic throttle system (ets) sensor came on. We stopped, like the manual suggested, restarted the car and the light went out. Midway through virginia, the ets light and check engine light came on simultaneously. We stopped and again stopped the engine. Upon restart, the ets light went off, but not the check engine light. This took place the whole trip down I-95. We made it home, but don't feel comfortable driving our three year old around. The vehicle started to lose speed when the sensor came on. We stopped almost immediately every time, which is no great thrill when you are driving on an interstate. When the cruise control was set, the light came on, kicked off the cruise control and began to shake and shimmer. We stopped about ten times during a 150 miles trip.

Filed Aug 2, 2005 · Electrical, Engine · 77,000 miles · CA

We purchased the volvo 2000 s70 vehicle in 9/01 with 25,000 miles. A 30,000 mile check-up was performed by santa monica volvo on 12/26/01. Steven and I began a 14-month road trip around the us and had the vehicle maintained at volvo dealers throughout the country (the check engine light periodically came on and we would ask the dealers about it. We were told not to worry about the light.) the road trip accounts for the accrued miles put on the vehicle in such a short period of time. Returned to california 3/04. Brought the vehicle into santa monica volvo to have the 75,000 mile check-up. They did the check-up and we drove away. The ets and check engine light came on within one mile, car began to jerk, called the dealer and immediately returned the vehicle. Sm volvo did the diagnostics but did not know why the ets light came on as we drove away. These things happen, they said. Sm volvo explained that certain codes came up, they would reset the computer (code ezm#91a7 on the throttle unit) and download a new program. They would be able to repair it by doing additional work and did not guarantee the computer reset. We asked if the repair would be guaranteed or could we drive off again and get the same results. They could not guarantee that it would resolve the issue. This LED us to believe that everytime we approved them to repair the problem, it would continue to occur. Not guaranteeing that they can resolve the problem made us consider more research and/or a second opinion. We decided to leave the dealer without repair. We have driven the vehicle locally since then, but with many failures. Alot of jerking, sometimes the engine shuts off and I have to sit for 5 minutes before the engine will turn on again. The vehicle currently has 82,000 miles. We have only driven 5,000 in 16 months. We are only using the vehicle for errands and work. We do not want to give the dealer free reign over charges and repairs that they cannot justify or guarantee.