Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 06/15/2002 | 150400 | 8 | |
| The throttle body has failed in traffic and on the hwy. the part has been replaced 2 times and was cleaned 2 - 3 times. at this time i am unable to drive it over 15 mph. needless to say it is sitting. i am guessing at the day it stated. *nm | |||
| 06/20/2000 | 8 | 05/01/1999 | |
| Engine check light came on and we were told that nothing was wrong and it was reset. the second time the check engine light came on, the co2 sensor was replaced. the third time was the same day it was repaired for the 2nd time and the check engine light came on 20 miles later. the oxygen sensor was replaced again. in addition, the ignition & fuel injection fault tracing was found faulty. they also found that the mass air flow meter was faulty & had to be replaced, we've had problems with the air conditioner which has a constant ticking sound that they claim is normal for this model. the convertible top had to adjusted and the dashboard also has had to be remounted 3 times. this car has been tied up at the dealer for 40 days because of the check engine light that keeps coming on and we've been told not to worry about this. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 12/31/2004 | 66348 | 1 | 04/03/1999 |
| On 12/31/2004 while driving home, the etm dash light came on and the vehicle went into limp mode. i barely made it home, and since it was friday night, i could not call my local garage. on monday i had my vehicle towed to the local garage, where they informed me that i had the error code of death, that i would have to have it towed to the nearest big city volvo garage. they had seen many of these tb problems. i had it towed to smc, inc. where i was told that the etm unit failed and it was my fault for using cheap gas and failing to service the air cleaners. since i always burn the best fuel available, and always go to the dealer garage for all my maintenance, i knew that was bogus. the throttle body was replaced as was a gasket. i was outraged, and expressed this to the service manager, and challenged his accusation. i expressed concern about the reliability of the replacement part. the magneti morelli etm modules which is common in all 1999-2001 70-series engines are all starting to fail. does this mean that we are all using cheap gas and failing regular maintenance? no, it means that their lousy design uses metal wipers against a thin-film poly rheostat, guaranteed to rub thru within 30-60k miles. if this happens in the fast lane on the freeway, someone is going to die. if this happens on a remote winter highway, someone is going to die. i was told that volvo's legendary safety only applies to crash tests, and has nothing to do with defective designs and other safety issues. just this weekend a stranded motorist was plowed down by a semi-truck on a local highway. *jb | |||