Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||||
| 0015 | 12/01/2001 | 627799 | B+cable, battery-to-fuse box, replacement. *yd | 02/25/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/04/2010 | 109000 | ||
| Irregular engine rpms at idle; car begins to stall before acceleration, and car fails to hold speed. had car to dealer several times, only to have the 155 software update peformed but no etm rplacement. now that magically the 10 year period has just expired, the deaer now claims a new etm is needed at my expense. | |||
| 09/28/2009 | 138400 | 1 | |
| I own a 2000 volvo c70. the car was operating normally driving 65 mph and while driving went into what is called 'limp mode' causing a near crash. this happened a 2nd time later that day. the car now surges at various speed and is unsafe to drive. the car is at a volvo dealership right now. the dealer indicated that they are aware of this saftey issue (etm failure widespread in these cars) but volvo is being difficult in authorizing replacement of these etm units despite a 10/year 200,000 extended warranty. *tr | |||
| 10/20/2005 | 78900 | 3 | 12/28/1999 |
| Failure of engine throttle control module (etm) in my 2000 volvo c70 coupe. failure resulted in sudden loss of speed and steering assist when driving, as well as, sudden and complete stall without warning. this happened twice, 10/20/05 (ets light did not remain on after switching the ignition off and then on again--see comment below) and 10/22/05. car was taken into volvo specialist repair shop for repair (repair cost is approximately $1000). repair shop advised that this was a common problem with 1999 and 2000 volvos as this was the first 2 years that volvo had gone to an etm, and it just wasn't right. i have been advised that prior to the introduction of the etm, when a cable was used from the gas pedal to the throttle, the volvo service manual advised that the throttle should be cleaned as part of regular servicing of a vehicle. however, the volvo service manual does not indicate that the etm be cleaned as part of servicing. luckily, no one was following closely when i had the etm failures; otherwise, i would have been rear-ended. this was especially disconcerting on the second failure as my 15-year old son was driving when the failure occurred. please note that the volvo owner's manual advises that if the ets light comes on, ...there is a fault in the engine control system and driveability will be affected. switch the ignition off and then on again. if the light remains on, the system should be inspected by an authorized volvo retailer. what they don't tell you is that it should be taken in regardless (i.e., whether or not the light remains on), as it is dangerous to drive if a fault has occurred in the engine control system. the problems with the etm are an accident waiting to happened, and the nhtsa should issue a recall of this part on all 1999 and 2000 volvos. any reluctance of volvo to agree to this post haste would be poor corporate stewardship on behalf of ford motor company, the owner of volvo cars. *jb | |||
| 07/24/2005 | 71000 | 2 | 10/15/2000 |
| Ets failure | |||
| 06/01/2005 | 64500 | 1 | 07/01/2001 |
| (1) engine degraded performance...felt like engine was 'missing' and rpm's surged. (2) engine completely stopped in heavy morning rush hour traffic. (3) electronic throttle sensor failed and was replaced by stillman volvo. old part unavailable by us. perhaps volvo may have it. incident date is a rough estimate as i do not have the receipt here at work. *jb | |||
| 07/01/2005 | 52000 | 2 | 01/01/2000 |
| Electronic throttle problems - ets light is currently on, and has been on in the past.*jb | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 54000 | 20 | 06/06/2004 |
| 2000 volvo c70 lp coupe. electronic throttle module failure. at approximately 54.000 miles on the odometer, car started stuttering and bogging intermittently. at 56,000 miles, car would actually die and refuse to start. after shutting car down, the car computer would eventually reset and allow the engine to operate normally. now, every other day, the car's ets light and check engine light will go on and the car will stall. *jb | |||
| 05/27/2005 | 64134 | 1 | 12/20/2004 |
| While driving on the highway my check engine light came on. shortly afterwards i could not accelerate, and had to proceed to the shoulder. i could not see anything visually wrong with the vehicle. i waited a few minutes and it started back up and went on my way. this happened a number of times until i reached my destination. when i took the car into the shop they replaced the electronic throttle sensor. since then i have been having electrical issues. the car would not start after stopping at a convenient store, i got a jump start. also the trunk light has been coming on, and my car alarm has been going off randomly. *jb | |||
| 07/31/2005 | 33988 | 1 | 03/23/2004 |
| The car stalls while at highway speeds. very dangerous conditions. stalling occurs without warning. *jb | |||
| 07/15/2001 | 15000 | ||
| While driving the vehicles' components , which is operated by the electrical system will go out intermittently without warning. the dealership has serviced the vehicle several times for this problem, but they can't find anything wrong. problem still continues. ph | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 07/09/2004 | 32589 | 1 | 01/29/2000 |
| Car began shaking when driving. pulled over to check the tires and did not observe a flat. when i restarted the car and pulled away from the curb, the car would not accelerate but the radio and lights from the dash were still operational. power steering no longer worked as well. car was towed to dealership. the throttle was replaced but the car continues to shake when accelerating but does not shut off. have taken car to another mechanic but no error codes have been detected. car is still unreliable. *la | |||