Volvo S70 loss of power problems

Filed Jun 14, 2011 · 65,300 miles · TX

The emt light came on and there was no power to the accelerator. This was quite frightening and then the power returned and the car sped up and then there was again a loss of power in the accelerator. I pulled over and had the car towed in to the shop but I believe there has been a problem with this happening to 1999-2000 volvos. My car was always serviced by the dealer and nothing was ever said about the possibility of this problem occuring.

Filed Oct 25, 2010 · Acceleration · 57,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 volvo s70. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled and lost power. There were no power brakes when the failure occurred. The contact called the manufacturer regarding recall 06v441000 (vehicle speed control) but was informed that the vehicle had been repaired according to the recall prior to his ownership. However, the dealer stated that the vehicle had not been repaired under the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

Filed Jun 1, 2010 · Acceleration · 80,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 volvo s70. While driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle lost power and stalled. The contact moved the vehicle off the roadway and allowed it to sit for five minutes before restarting. The vehicle continued normal operation and was taken to a local mechanic where he was advised of a recall relating to the failure. The contact confirmed that the federal safety agency recall campaign id number: 06v441000 (vehicle speed control) repairs had previously been performed on the vehicle and he had been experiencing the failure since. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 115,000.

Filed Oct 22, 2009 · Brakes, Electrical · 160,000 miles · CO

The ABS module has failed, causing the vehicle to have loss of power at start. In addition, the brakes do not work at full capacity, causing the vehicle to be unsafe. The speedometer is also inoperative. The failure occurs quite frequently during drive time. Having the part rebuilt.

Filed Aug 31, 2009 · Engine · 113,000 miles · CT

My 1999 volvo s-70 received software upgrade code #155 in 2006 subject to recall and in august 2009 started to experience random throttle surging and loss of power ,especially on highway driving conditions(I-95), making vehicle unsafe to operate,along with intermittent ets light coming on. I am now told by dealer that cause is due to failure of electronic throttle module & not covered by 10 year or 200,000 mile warranty as "in-service" date on my vehicle was feb. 2009 and therefore past 10 year warranty period. Having researched your data base involving safety issues & accidents caused directly from this type of part failure, I am at a loss as to why a full recall has not been issued by volvo to replace all etm's on these model vehicles. I am now out-of-pocket $1200.00 for something that volvo has neglected to fix. Statistically, it appears that more of these etm's will fail outside of the volvo warranty period.

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 Jul 30, 2007 · Engine · 104,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 volvo s70. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle lost power and stalled, but never completely shut off. The failure occurs during acceleration and when starting the vehicle. No other systems of the vehicle were affected and no warning lights illuminated. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of failure. The VIN and dealer information were unavailable. The current mileage was 104,736 and failure mileage was 104,000.

Filed Apr 6, 2007 · Engine · 80,000 miles · TX

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volvo s70. While driving 55 MPH in an attempt to maintain speed the the vehicle lost power. The vehicle failure occurred occasionaly on a daily basis. The failure occurred for approximately six months. The contact stated that the dealer misdiagnosed the failure on the last three attempts. The current mileage was 95,000 , and the failure mileage were 80,000.

Filed Feb 17, 2007 · Engine · 88,000 miles · IN

I have a 1998 volvo s70 with about 88k miles on it. I had a lot of work done on it dec 20, 2006 including replacing the timing belt. On 2/15, we were driving and the engine suddenly stopped - we lost power steering and braking, etc. We managed to slow the car and get into a parking lot and had the car towed to the dealer, jordan volvo in mishawaka, in. We found that the tensioner had failed causing the timing belt to slip off and cause what appears to be very material (retail around $4k) worth of damage to the engine. Volvo recommends replacing the tensioner at 105k miles I believe, but I have found numerous cases on message boards of people having their timing belt but not tensioner replaced and then having catastrophic engine damage. We are fortunate that we were not on a highway when this happened, or along side the road (it was probably 5 degrees out). The dealership has offered to repair the car at 1/2 price, but maintain that they followed volvo's procedures. I called my old mechanic in chicago and he said that 90% of the time he replaces the tensioner to avoid just what happened to me. We were not even warned of the possibility of this happening nor given the option to decline the service.

Filed Jan 6, 2006 · Acceleration · 60,000 miles · AL

Repeated failure and replacement of electronic throttle management system. Since the most recent replacement 3 months ago, the car has stuttered when rounding tighter corners. Now, the car stalls on tight corners, causing a loss of power steering and brakes leading to a loss of vehicle control. A crash was avoided by nearby vehicles when the car stalled mid corner, sending the car and driver into the opposite lane. The dealer/manufacturer continues to offer replacement, but the replacements quickly wear causing similar results.