2001 Volvo XC70: sudden loss of power

Filed Apr 13, 2011 · Transmission · WA

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volvo xc70. The contact stated that the vehicle would lose power when attempting to accelerate and would shift with difficulty between gears. She noticed that the RPM's would increase and then the vehicle would jerk violently. The dealer advised the contact to have the transmission replaced. The contact did not inform the manufacturer nor was the vehicle repaired due to cost. The current mileages were 141,000 and the failure mileages were unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jun 21, 2010 · Fuel system · 79,000 miles · MI · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 volvo xc70. While attempting to refuel the vehicle with gasoline, the contact stated gasoline continued to spew out from the filler nose and the emissions warning light was illuminated. The dealer advised there was a spider web in the vent well of the fuel tank and triggering the emissions warning light. The dealer made unknown repairs to the vehicle. On a later date, while driving at unknown highway speeds, there was smoke coming from the hood and the vehicle began to lose power. The contact moved the vehicle from the roadway just as the vehicle erupted in flames. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire and the vehicle was towed to a local garage. The contact stated there was a recall for her year, make and model however, the recall did not apply to vehicles located within her state (the federal safety agency campaign id number: 09v483000: fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump). The contact believed the recall should apply for her particular state as well. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileages were 79,000.

Filed Oct 11, 2007 · Acceleration · 91,795 miles · WA

2001 volvo v70xc with vehicle speed control malfunction. Customer states the vehicle lost all power when they hit the cruise control resume button. Dealer cleaned the etm and dealer told the consumer the problem was intermittent. *kb

Filed Oct 25, 2005 · Acceleration · 58,500 miles · MO

2001 volvo stalled without warning leaving my wife and 3 children stranded on the side of a very busy highway. When vehicle stalled a "reduced power" message was received on vehicle display. After letting vehicle sit for 10 minutes, vehicle restarted without error message. Drove for approx 15 minutes and vehicle stalled/cut-out again; again stranding my family on the side of the road. Had towed to dealership; volvo diagnosed a failed "electronic throttle module". The etm was replaced at a cost of $1016 to me. This incident occurred at approx 58,000 miles. Thank god nothing happened to my family as a result of this serious safety hazard.

Filed Oct 18, 2005 · Acceleration · 70,000 miles · NC

We just bought a used 2001 volvo v70xc with 70,000 miles and a 90 day warranty. The day I removed the 30 day temp tag the trouble. On the interstate going 70 MPH at 1:00am about 6 hours from home the car lost power and died. It restarted after a few minutes. We thought it was bad fuel. Later that weekend, oct 15, 2005, we lost power going through a tunnel. I thought we were going to die. Luckily we made it out. Found out it was the etm. Not covered by warranty and not repairable by anyone but volvo who according to them-never have problems with this part. Please advise. I am scared to death and I do not have $1200.00 to fix this problem.

Filed Sep 9, 2005 · Acceleration · 45,490 miles · OH

Dt: vehicle stalled/died, and lost power due to throttle body failure. *ak while driving the consumer noticed that the vehicle was not holding at a constant speed. This occurred whether the consumer used the cruise control or manually operated the accelerator pedal. The consumer contacted the dealer who determined that eh problem was the throttle body.

Filed Aug 29, 2005 · Acceleration · NY

Dt: the contact owns a 2001 volvo xc70 cross country station wagon. The vehicle stalled/died and lost power. This occurred on august 27, 2005. The electronic throttle module (etm) needed to be replaced.

Filed Aug 17, 2005 · Fuel system · 61,685 miles · NY

Engine failed on 2001 volvo v70 xc on trip to north carolina. Subsequently, it restarted, operating under "reduced power". I brought the car to a volvo dealer in myrtle beach who diagnosed the problem as a throttle module failure and repaired it at a cost of $656.00. The car had 61,685 miles (beyond the 50,000 mile warranty) and was purchased on 9/9/2000. It is my understanding that there have been widespread failures of this component and that there are various actions in process that might result in recall. I would like to add my problem to the list.

Filed Aug 10, 2005 · Fuel system · 65,000 miles · IN

For about a week the car was running rough with hesitation and a jerking feeling of loss of power. Then as my wife was driving home with our children the night of the 27th of july the car started to lose power completely to the point where she was forced to pull the car off the road. The information center on the car indicated "performance reduced" but offered no other information and the manual offered no other narrative. The car was taken to tom wood volvo in indianapolis where the technician had a hunch right away that it was a faulty etm. Item was replaced with new which resulted in a bill of $1100. Since the problem I have been made aware that this is a common problem with this vehicle.

Filed Aug 2, 2005 · Engine · 58,000 miles · MD

Vehicle lost all power while driving on i695, near towson, md. Waited 30 minutes and re-started vehicle. Took the vehicle to a repair shop, and was told that the etm throttle module needed to be cleaned. Mechanic also said that the etm should be replaced, as he had seen many other volvo etm failures.

Filed Aug 2, 2005 · Electrical · 57,000 miles · IL

My 2001 volvo v70 cross country has lost power and stalled three times in the last month. Once as my wife and child were crossing a double set of railroad tracks and once when my wife and a friend were bisecting a busy intersection. I understand this has happened to other volvo owners and that there is a known problem with the etm (electronic throttle module). It should be recalled. I repaired the problem because of the immediate safety concerns at a cost of $1,000.