The electronic throttle control module in my 2000 v70 volvo wagon was defective. The car ran badly, missed and stalled - brakes and transmission shifting was also affected. The situation continued to happen while on an extended trip with no volvo dealers within range. It took several trays for the dealer where I purchased the car to make the necessary repairs at a cost of about $900.00. I feel that the company should reimburse me since I understand that this situation is under investigation.
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Stalling in 2000 volvo v70. Sudden loss of power and power steering assist. Failure created dangerous traffic obstruction as disabled vehicle blocked roadway. Repairing mechanic diagnosed defect in electronic throttle body and stated this is a well-known product defect in these vehicles.
Driving along 495 heading west in fast lane at about 65 MPH. Etc light came on. I started moving over to breakdown lane and stoped. Had to put the car in neutral as engine was surging. Shut off engine. Looked up etc in manual which said "shut off engine then restart. After restarting, engine was surging. Tachometer going up and down. Switched off engine. Opened hood to look for loose wire, connector or blown etc fuse. Saw no loose wires or connectors. Identified fuse. Removed fuse, fuse looked fine. Replaced same fuse. Tried engine, problem disapeared!
I read about your company in this past sunday's philadelphia inquierer. The air conditioning in my volvo no longer works, and I needed to replace the throttle body control. There are technical service bulletins on both of these items. I have not made the air conditioning repair yet because the estimate is $1600. I wrote volvo a letter on 5/15/03 about the air conditioning problem & asked them to call me. They wrote me a letter dated 5/19/03 & essentially denied any responsibility. I replied on 6/5/03 & again asked that they call me, but they did not. I called volvo on 7/8/03 and they said they would not change their position. In looking for the tsbs on my air conditioning problem, I also found one on a throttle control problem that I had previously replaced. There were definitely drivability problems with the throttle body before I had the repair made. The problem was once I started getting up to around 55-60 MPH, the driving would hesitate. I originally thought it might be a transmission problem, as the problem drove similar to a transmission "slipping". They replaced the throttle body, not cleaned it like the tsb mentions. My feeling is that if these two items are design flaws, for which the design has since been corrected, then volvo should repair my vehicle regardless of the fact that it was out of warranty. I bought my volvo new on 3/16/2000 and it currently has 88,000 miles. The warranty was for four years/50,000 miles.
While pulling inside of the driveway, vehicle started smoking. Vehicle was on fire. Dealership was aware of problem.*ak to date, the cause of fire is still undetermined. It appears the coolant over flow bottle exploded and some how set fire to the engine. Volvo wants to take no responsibility for the vehicle although it is still under warranty.
While pulling in driveway at about 10 mp road was slipperry vehicle bumped into a curb. This broke front axle, there was no body damage to vehicle, oil pan was leaking. Volvo co. Said consumer lied about accident, and they are not liable.*ak
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