On aug. 13, 2005, my wife was driving on a public road in san francisco approx. 35 MPH when her 1999 volvo v70 (approx. 72,500 miles on the odometer) stalled. I called putnam volvo in burlingame the following tuesday, and made a service appointment for thursday, aug. 18. That thursday morning, when I started the car, it began to idle roughly, surging from approx. 800 RPM to 1500 RPM repeatedly. I shut the car down, then restarted it; the car then ran fairly normally. Putnam volvo diagnosed the problem as a faulty throttle control module, and charged me $1225.00 for the repair. It seems that many of these throttle control modules are failing prematurely.
1999 Volvo V70 fuel system complaints
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Etm defect , car stall on highway,replace on dealer on my cost and broken again 3 months later, same situation like everybody with this defective parts . Volvo representative said there no problem with these parts !!! So I have to pay for the replacement all the life of the car !! Each 6 months ??? 1200.00 $$$
Malfunctioning of the electronic throttle system (ets) on my 1999 volvo v70 station wagon caused me to lose power or stall completely while driving. It happened several times prior to having the ets replaced. It occurred for me at low speeds and in light traffic allowing me to get off the road. I was able to restart the engine after a short time interval. It could have been a major safety hazard if I had this failure at highway speeds and in traffic. This occurred several months ago and has been repaired at my expense, but on reading an associated press article today on an investigation of this problem by the federal safety agency, I am submitting this as another instance of the problem being investigated. *nm the air conditioning compressor and power windows had to be replaced. Currently, the check engine light is on.
Loss of power on highway car slowed to 20 MPH on highway, replaced etm module also happened in jan 2005 had etm cleaned as per service bulletin.
I had my trottle unit, pcv system replaced twice on my 1999 volvo v70, once under warranty and again 35000 miles later at my expense ($1041.91). I have subsequently learned that this is a pervasive problem with these model volvo cars from years 1999 through 2001. An article in the las angelos times dated may 3, 2005 states that between 21 and 94% of these units fail within the first 100,000 miles. Volvo na refuces to recall these units apparently, according to the article, replacing some units under a silent extended warranty program. I am requesting your organization to investigate this matter and, if found that the majority of these units fail within the time period specified, you mandate that volvo na recall these units. As such, those of us who have already paid to have them replaced can receive a full refund for the repair.
Regular maintenance was performed on the vehicle (1999 volvo v70). Aty 67000 miles, the ets light came on, and two days later the electronic throttle failed, resulting in almost no acceleration, and an inability to maintain a safe speed. Research indicates that this is well documented as a vehicle design flaw, and a common occurance at 70k miles. This seems to be a highly hazardous flaw, and should be acknowledged and repaired as a manufacturing defect. Instead, it is a dealer only repair, and is costing consumers $700-1500 for the repair. I believe it should be investigated. Volvo should be responsible to repair a noted design flaw at their expense.
Etm failure in my 1999 volvo v70 t5. Local volvo dealer has serviced (cleaned) it and it is still malfunctioning. Car runs rough and is becoming a hazard in traffic. Will replace soon at a cost of $750 us for the part--unknown labor costs.
Recurring problem (3 times at least now) with leaking fuel tank, strong smell and noticeable leaks on the r.h.s. Fuel tank (rear side) underneath. A few loose clamps on the hoses on the top of the tank found and fixed. Problem disappeared, but comes back with every re-fueling. Dealer suggested repairing it at theirs' at my expense as a general case, no recalls exist.
Structure coupling housing cross member would become unbolted. Fuel tank is indirectly attached cloosely by strap to the frame member. This would have caused tank to fall off.
Due to design (absence of a shield over fuel line), damage to the fuel line from rock in the road surface occurred, which sprayed small amounts of gasoline into the engine compartment and resulted in fire. Mjs
Theirs is a very bad fuel leak coming from the fuel tank area, it leaks up to five gallons within an hour. Dealer has been contacted.
The vehicle was delivered new with a fuel problem--a leak somewhere in the fuel pump assembly. Since then, it has 3 times developed gas leaks, one time serious enough that gas was pouring the gas tank area (apparently a ruptured seal).
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