2004 Volvo XC70: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jan 19, 2016 · Electrical · 110,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo xc70. While driving approximately 65 MPH, there was a loud abnormal noise and the vehicle nearly stalled without warning. The contact discovered that the brake lights, instrument panel lights, and turn signals failed. In addition, the SRS, check engine, and rear door car ajar waring indicators illuminated. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic where the battery was flushed and recommended that the valet key not be used. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the rear door module was replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic who diagnosed that the central electronic control module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. Updated 03/18/16

Filed Jun 11, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 132,645 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo xc70. While driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converter and throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the electronic control module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,645.

Filed Apr 22, 2013 · Fuel system · 178,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo xc70. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled numerous times. The check engine light illuminated while the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the mechanic to have a diagnostic performed. The failure was located at the fuel pump. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 178,000 and the current mileage was 182,000.

Filed Sep 28, 2010 · Electrical · 78,000 miles · MO

The events leading up to the failure of my vehicle (which has occurred 4 times in the last 9 months) are described in this volvo recall. However, my xc70 is a 2004 but is having this identical issue. (a software glitch is responsible for 11,993 volvo models being recalled by the federal safety agency. The campaign includes model year 2008-2010 s80 models, 2010 s60 models, 2009-2010 xc70 models, and the 2010 xc60, all running faulty software in their central electronic modules (cem). According to the federal safety agency, the signal from the cem may fail to reach the fuel pump electronic module (pem), inhibiting the fuel from reaching the engine even as the vehicle's throttle is depressed. Normally, this would just result in an engine that fails to start. However, residual pressure in the system may allow the vehicles in question to drive a short distance before the engine quits... And if the vehicle stalls in certain conditions, a crash could occur.) I took my car to the local dealership and was told to replace the cem at a cost of $1200.00 and that they wanted me to know that they were not even sure this would fix my problem.

Filed Jun 24, 2009 · Driver assistance · 53,866 miles · CA

I have a 2004 volvo xc70 with only 53,000 miles.on june 20th, the "reduced engine performance" light came on with no apparent change in handling or acceleration. The light then went off 20 minutes later. The next day after driving for about 20 minutes, the light came back on this time along with the "check engine" light, and there was virtually no acceleration. I got the car to limp along at about 5 MPH with the hazard lights, and it finally stopped so I pushed it on to the closest parking spot. The light went off f4 hours later and I was able to drive it home. I then took it into the service dealer. The mechanic ran the diagnostics on the computer and the code for the throttle actuator appeared. They were going to charge me over $1,000 until I insisted that it was covered under the 7 year extended factory warranty plan. It is now getting fixed and should get it back tomorrow but I have read online that this happens quite a bit with this model. I am very scared to drive it again esp since I have a 5 year old daughter. The last thing I need is to have the car stalled on me on the freeway in the middle of traffic. Help! Can my car be covered under the lemon law?