Volvo V70XC check engine light comes on

Filed Dec 27, 2011 · Engine · NC

Vehicle stalled abruptly when traveling at highway speed. No check engine lights, etc were displayed. Pulled off of highway, restarted car after about 60 seconds and car ran without any further problems. This is similar behavior I experienced with a 2001 xc70 that had a recall for the throttle body ECM.

Filed May 9, 2011 · Transmission · ID

A week after I bought my 2001 volvo v70 xc the transmission started shifting hard, lunging between shifts and after about an hour of driving it was difficult to drive. The service tranny light and check engine light both came on after a violent shift from 3-2. Took car to lyle pearson volvo in boise. Nate told me the computer needed re-programing from volvo and an adaptive drive test was needed. I paid the $149.00 for 45min (wow)! The next day it started again, only this time all shifts were "violent"! I called a volvo dealer in a different city and they said the drive test was not done correctly. I then called nate at lyle pearson and he said to replace the b4 piston cover. 2 days later and the b4 piston cover was replaced and problem still occurs. When I called nate again he actually said " I wish I never even looked at it" and refused to re-do the adaptive drive test. Sending car to an auction. This is criminal.

Filed Mar 13, 2011 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 190,000 miles · MA

Check engine light is on service light is on throttle position sensor and oxygen sensor defects, troubleshooting codes: p1171,p1132,p0141.

Filed Mar 13, 2011 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 190,000 miles · MA

Check engine light is on service light is on throttle position sensor and oxygen sensor defects, troubleshooting codes: p1171,p1132,p0141.

Filed Jan 25, 2008 · Engine · 116,900 miles · CA

Driving on freeway 65 miles per hour, vehicle loses complete power, ets and check engine lights comes on. I was able to coast off the freeway onto the right shoulder. Tried several restarts to see if engine will run normally, after 10-15 minutes, started car, eng ran normal, ets and cel light still on. I was able to drive home without further incident.

Filed Jan 14, 2008 · Acceleration · 74,000 miles · WA

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volvo v70xc. While driving between 20-30 MPH, the vehicle lost power and the check engine warning light illuminated intermittently. The failure occurred intermittently during acceleration. The dealer replaced the gas cap, but the failure continued. The failure began after the vehicle was serviced for the federal safety agency campaign id number 06v441000 (vehicle speed control). The failure mileage was 74,000 and current mileage was 79,000.

Filed Aug 8, 2007 · Engine · 102,500 miles · VA

7/26/07 traveling on I-77 and the car ran great. Suddenly, in same manner as car did approx 2 yrs ago on same interstate rpms dropped, car lost speed, no response at throttle, and within a few seconds we lost power, brakes, steering. Since this seemed just like 2 yrs ago (we reported this incident in 2005) we thought maybe the car will start in 10-15m. After 15-20 m of attempts where car started & immediately stalled car did start and ran fine. Since 2 years ago dealers were unable to diagnose & correct we continued to drive that evening and again the following day. The following day the car stalled again on I-? Near atlanta, but this time in more traffic with difficulty getting car to side safely. Again car started like the evening before. Again-similar fuel level. We traveled 2 1/2 more hours on interstate. At destination and local dealer found no faults so no correction was made. After this 2nd occurrence we filled up more often 1/2 full or more. 2 days later and 7 more hrs on road without any problem.. As we arrive. Check engine light came on. Although car ran fine we took car to local dealer 1 hour away. They said they had a catalytic converter error but they didn't have one in stock. I told them I wasn't sure this was the problem that was causing the stalling because it stalled 2x (+1x 2 years ago) before the check engine light came on. I called my local dealer to discuss and he said he didn't think the catalytic converter was causing the stalling. Again, no definitive answers. After we left the dealer, the check engine light was off and it has stayed off. A couple of days later we drove the car 9-10 hours on the interstate to get home. Again, I kept the fuel levels approximately 1/2 tank and above. The car performed fine. We are very concerned about the stalling. When I check other complaints listed it appeared that someone else may have had a similar issue with low fuel stalling. Please don't hesitate to call to discuss.

Filed Aug 7, 2006 · Acceleration · 126,000 miles · NY

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 20mph the vehicle accelerated without warning which caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle then suddenly slowed, and subsequently would not accelerate beyond 15mph. The check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined the problem was caused by the electronic throttle module. The contact expressed there was no brake interference to cause the vehicle to decelerate. The manufacturer was alerted who will be investigating the problem.

Filed Apr 5, 2006 · Acceleration · 64,580 miles · AL

I purchased a 2001 v70 xc in november 2004, with about 37k miles. It now has about 64k miles and yesterday (monday, april 3, 2006) is when she took a dive. I had just returned from a 1200 mile trip early monday morning. On monday afternoon, I started on an errand; backed out of the driveway and drove about 100 yards to the entrance/exit of our subdivision. This happens to be a busy intersection and difficult at times to get out. I saw a small opening in the traffic and I gave the accelerator a pretty good push.......and almost nothing happened. I just started creeping along at less than 20 MPH. On inclines it was even worse. The first warning was "reduced performance." I turned on the emergency flashers. At that point I was wondering how to get off this busy road and take a less traveled one to the repair shop. I got off the busy road and down the next hill, but not up. The engine was barely running and pushing on the accelerator didn't do anything. Next I backed/coasted down the hill and onto a side street, engine still sort of running. I decided to try shutting the engine off. It was difficult to restart, but eventually would with the same problems. I did this a couple of more times - start/ shut down and after a few more attempts, the engine started to run fine. I headed for my usual repair shop (franklin automotive) and they got about 12 throttle body errors and said I need to take it to the authorized volvo dealer - royal volvo. I am in birmingham, al. I took it straight there. The diagnostic cleared error messages. The "check engine" light was on and a "service engine urgent" message was present along with one other message that I can't remember. Royal volvo updated the etm software, and reprogrammed the ECM as part of service campaign 155. Service advisor said that this should fix the etm problem and it should not require any additional service or need additional repairs. All this was listed under a volvo recall and there were no charges.

Filed Mar 10, 2006 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 59,022 miles · IN

The events leading up to the failure was a rough idle (vehicle would surge to 1100 RPM and drop to 500 RPM) while at a stop. The vehicle also stalled twice while idling in park. I contacted the volvo dealership to make an appointment for service. On my way home from work the day before I was to drop the vehicle off at the dealership, the vehicle stalled in an intersection. There was a near collision due to the stall. I was able to restart the vehicle and drive it to the shoulder. I called the dealership and described the problem. I asked the service advisor if it would damage the vehicle if I would continue to drive it. He indicated that they could not make a recommendation. I asked them if they would tow the vehicle to their facility. They referred me to a private towing company. There was no answer to the phone number I was given. I decided to wait for the traffic to subside and drive to the dealership using secondary roads. I was able to keep the vehicle running by putting the vehicle in neutral and applying the gas pedal to keep the idle high whenever I approached a stop. When I was approximately 1 mile from the dealership, the gas pedal stopped functioning altogether. The check engine light came on as well as an emission service required message. I turned the vehicle off and restarted it. The gas pedal resumed working but the check engine light and emission service required message continued. I left the vehicle at the dealership (approx. 7:30 p.m. '' by this time they were closed). The following day, the volvo service advisor informed me that the problem was related to the electronic throttle module (etm). I was told that there was an extended warranty for this part (10-years, 200,000-mile). The service included a cleaning of the part and reloading of software. After learning this, I searched the internet and found this problem was typical to this make and model. It is only a matter of time until your reports will soon show an increase in the injuries.