Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER | |||
| 02/23/2006 | 2 | 09/26/2003 | |
| The first failure occurred in aug. 2004, fortunately i do not drive very far, because the car slowed as if it was stalling and then ran sluggish followed by the check engine light. at the time i was alone with my two children who were 20 months and 1 month old and thank god it was a side street because there was no acceleration. as i was on the way to home, the ets light came on. i called the mechanic who looked at it but the codes he came up with had to be fixed by a volvo dealership mechanic. the price tag for the first fix $1100. the etm was replaced software downloaded and brake pedal sensor was replaced. the mileage at the time 68574. today luckily i had not even left my driveway, i started my car that all to familiar sputter and the etm light is on again not even 10,000 miles later. *jb | |||
| 11/06/2005 | 54900 | 5 | 05/01/2000 |
| My 2000 xc v70 volvo began 'choking' and then stalling one day. i was able to restart the car and get to my destination. incident date noted below is when the initial problem occurred. however the stalling occurred repeatedly over the next few days, resulting in replacing the throttle, which i now found out is under investigation for possible defect and volvo knows about it, yet fails to warn it's customers!! the replacement of the throttle was over $1000. *jb | |||
| 05/19/2004 | 57500 | 5 | 10/15/2002 |
| Approaching a red light on slight incline, car stalled and ets light and check engine lights came on. advised my service station that throttle system failed. car maybe driven but there can be safety issues, as the car loses power without warning, which is clearly a hazard in crossing intersections or mergering into traffic and there are also emission related issues with gas mileage and exhaust system. to date, car has been looked at by two service stations, doughtery's automative nad stillman volvo. i have been advised that the failure of the throttle system in volvo model years 1998 to 2001 has become a fairly common problem. i have contacted volvo via telephone and an authorized volvo dealer to see if volvo has a program in place to correct a clearly defective part on cars out of warranty. volvo was unwilling to work with me. the only solution to the defective throttle system is to replace it with a new system. therefore, i will be paying out of pocket approximately $900.00 for a new throttle system, a part that should certainly last the life of a car. *ak | |||