Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 08/30/2006 | 90000 | 2 | 07/31/2003 |
| Throttle stuck full open while driving!!! the car needed to be turned off to stop the engine from revving to maximum rpm. this is the second time this happened in one year. *jb | |||
| 07/28/2005 | 175000 | 2 | 03/01/2003 |
| Dt: vehicle stalled/died, and lost power due to throttle body failure. *ak | |||
| 11/05/2003 | 76000 | 1 | |
| While driving at low speed vehicle revved and accelerated without warning. *ak | |||
| 11/16/2001 | 1 | 07/01/1997 | |
| Over maximum 30 second period, vehicle bucked, then interior lights came on and began blinking, then throttle stuck in full position, then brakes failed completely while black smoke emerged from under hood and wheel wells, then flames visible from from grill over hood of car, then vehicle finally brought to stop using emergency brakes at which time flames were two-three feet high from grill and wheel well(s) area of car - exited immediately - car total loss ..... have since been made aware of another '98 s70 fire with very similar sequence of failure events and result - volvo contacted and claims evidence of animal nest under hood (assistance denied) - cinncinati insurance (my carrier) hired & conducted professional/independent fire investigation with results pending ...... have full set of photos - general comment: if there were an elderly person, diabled person or child strapped in childseat riding in vehicle, unable to react/move so quickly, results could have been catastrophic!!!!! | |||
| 08/16/1997 | |||
| Driving down the highway when there was spontaneous increase in rpm without having foot on gas. brakes locked up on vehicle. cause of the problem is unknown.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 08/17/1997 | 08/05/1997 | ||
| Gas pedal lost responsiveness and suddenly accelerated. at the same time, brakes locked up. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 06/30/1998 | 1 | 03/31/1998 | |
| Engine idle problems unable to be fixed at this time due to manufacture problem, unable to determine remedy. | |||