1999 Volvo V70 Fuel system Problems

TRAVELING IN TOWN AT APPR. 45 MPH. CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE, ETM CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10568698

Incident

Feb 5, 2014

Mileage

208,000 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME THE CAR STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT ABOVE 25 MPH. IT ALSO STARTED TO LUNGE FORWARD SPORADICALLY AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AT ANY MOMENT. I CONTACTED VOLVO DIRECTLY AND THEY CALLED IT "LIMP HOME MODE" AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS, HORRABLE!!. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT WITH ME. APPARENTLY VOLVO RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM BUT ARE NO LONGER FIXING THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. VOLVO ESTIMATED THAT THE FIX WOULD BE ON THE LOW END $900.00 UP TO ABOUT $1400.00. VOLVO IS NOT TAKING ANYMORE RESPONSIBILITY AND NOW IT'S UP TO THE CONSUMER TO ABSORB THE COST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10470043

Incident

Aug 8, 2012

Mileage

125,000 mi

CAR REPEATEDLY STALLS WITH NO EXPLANATION. VOLVO DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON CAR 8 TIMES. THROTTLE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ETM, AND MANY OTHER PARTS. NOW THEY SAY IT'S THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AND SCARY. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHY THE CAR STALLS. SOMETIMES, IT WILL ACT AS IF THERE'S A CLOGGED FUEL LINE, THEN IT STALLS THE NEXT TIME I HAVE TO DECELERATE. OTHER TIMES, IT DIES WHEN I'M DRIVING. *DT

NHTSA ID

10321447

Incident

Mar 22, 2010

Mileage

165,000 mi

I HAVE A 99 VOLVO V70 T5, ON JULY 3RD OF 2006 WE HAD THE VEHICLE IN AS THE ETM LIGHT WAS ON, THE DEALER UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE OF THE ETM AT NO COST, NOW A YEAR LATER THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE. IT SURGES AT LOW IDLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD, IT CONSISTENTLY STALLS OUT AND NOW IS BEGINNING TO SURGE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY RPM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A EXTREME HAZARD AND I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10196673

Incident

Jul 16, 2007

Mileage

74,890 mi

1. VEHICLE "SPUTTERED", ENGINE WOULD REV WITH NO CHANGE IN PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY NEARLY COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND NEAR ENGINE CUT OFF. 2. NO COMPLETE FAILURE, AS SOON AS SYMPTOMS BEGAN, IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER 3. VOLVO DEALER AND REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS ECM CODE 903C, 91A7: "THROTTLE INTERNAL FAULT". REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. 15 MAR 2005 - 1. SAME SYMPTOMS; CAR WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH. 2. ENGINE STALLED ONCE BEFORE GOING TO DEALER REPAIR BUT STARTED BACK UP WITHOUT PROBLEM. 3. EXACT FAILURE CODES NOT PROVIDED, BUT WAS DETERMINED TO BE "ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAULT". ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS REPLACED. COVERED BY VOLVO PARTS WARRANTY. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10164422

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

112,641 mi

MY 1999 VOLVO V70'S ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I -95 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY, AS THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE ETS WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. NO "LIMP HOME" MODE WAS AVAILABLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. THEY GOT THE CAR RUNNING BUT CRUISE C. STILL INOP. INCIDENT OCCURRED 4-12-05. *JB

NHTSA ID

10144944

Incident

Apr 12, 2005

Mileage

44,807 mi

CAR STALLS AT ANY TIME. *JB

NHTSA ID

10143972

Incident

Nov 26, 2005

Mileage

70,000 mi

1999 VOLVO V70 ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) FAILURE - MY WIFE AND 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING THE CAR ON A MAJOR FOUR LANE AVENUE, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WHEN THE ETM FAILED. THE CAR STARTED IDLING ROUGH. WHEN SHE CAME TO A STOP LIGHT, SHE HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM LUNGING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. WHEN SHE ACCELERATED TO PROCEED, THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO A MAXIMUM OF 30 MPH, EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY, THE CROWN VOLVO DEALERSHIP (GREENSBORO, NC) WAS ON THE SAME STRETCH OF AVENUE. SHE MANAGED TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GET IT REPAIRED. WE WERE DEVASTATED WHEN THEY TOLD US THE REPAIR WOULD COST $934.00. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT REDUCED TO $836.24, BECAUSE WE JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE A $100 DISCOUNT COUPON IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. WE HAD JUST HAD A 60,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED ON THE CAR A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. THE ACTUAL MILEAGE WHEN THE ETM FAILED WAS 64,284. THE REPAIR INCLUDED REPLACING THE FAULTY ETM, A GASKET, AND A ETM PROGRAM RELOAD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10139374

Incident

Sep 30, 2005

Mileage

64,284 mi

SIRS - I FILE THIS COMPLIANT TO ADD TO THOSE ALREADY FILED BY OTHERS THAT DOCUMENT MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULES IN 1999 TO 2001 VOLVO 60/70/80-SERIES VEHICLES. MY 1999 V70 T5 CURRENTLY EXHIBITS THE CONDITIONS INDICATIVE OF ETM MALFUNCTION (E.G., ROUGH STARTING, UNEVEN ACCELERATION, AND INTERMITTENT SURGING WHEN DRIVING AT STEADY STATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS). THE ETS DASH PANEL LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. ONLY ONCE HAS THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED (AND IT OCCURRED IN THE VOLVO OF IRVINE, CA PARKING LOT AS I WAS DEPARTING). THE CAR JUST TURNED 90K MILES. IT HAS NOT LEFT ME STRANDED ON A HIGHWAY BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT IT WILL STALL AND GO INTO "20-MPH LIMP HOME" MODE AND MAKE ME A TARGET. *NM

NHTSA ID

10138594

Incident

Aug 5, 2005

Mileage

85,000 mi

ENGINE IDLING IMPROPERLY, READ ABOUT ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURES THROTTLE FAILED, REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10134618

Incident

Aug 29, 2005

Mileage

90,783 mi

ON AUG. 13, 2005, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A PUBLIC ROAD IN SAN FRANCISCO APPROX. 35 MPH WHEN HER 1999 VOLVO V70 (APPROX. 72,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER) STALLED. I CALLED PUTNAM VOLVO IN BURLINGAME THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY, AND MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR THURSDAY, AUG. 18. THAT THURSDAY MORNING, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, IT BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGHLY, SURGING FROM APPROX. 800 RPM TO 1500 RPM REPEATEDLY. I SHUT THE CAR DOWN, THEN RESTARTED IT; THE CAR THEN RAN FAIRLY NORMALLY. PUTNAM VOLVO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE, AND CHARGED ME $1225.00 FOR THE REPAIR. IT SEEMS THAT MANY OF THESE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULES ARE FAILING PREMATURELY.

NHTSA ID

10133588

Incident

Aug 13, 2005

Mileage

72,500 mi

ETM DEFECT , CAR STALL ON HIGHWAY,REPLACE ON DEALER ON MY COST AND BROKEN AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER, SAME SITUATION LIKE EVERYBODY WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PARTS . VOLVO REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE NO PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTS !!! SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT ALL THE LIFE OF THE CAR !! EACH 6 MONTHS ??? 1200.00 $$$ *NM

NHTSA ID

10132754

Incident

Jun 7, 2005

Mileage

102,000 mi

MALFUNCTIONING OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) ON MY 1999 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON CAUSED ME TO LOSE POWER OR STALL COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO HAVING THE ETS REPLACED. IT OCCURRED FOR ME AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN LIGHT TRAFFIC ALLOWING ME TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER A SHORT TIME INTERVAL. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IF I HAD THIS FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IN TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE, BUT ON READING AN ASSOCIATED PRESS ARTICLE TODAY ON AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM BY THE NHTSA, I AM SUBMITTING THIS AS ANOTHER INSTANCE OF THE PROBLEM BEING INVESTIGATED. *NM THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND POWER WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *JB

NHTSA ID

10131087

Incident

Nov 12, 2004

Mileage

104,400 mi

LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY CAR SLOWED TO 20 MPH ON HIGHWAY, REPLACED ETM MODULE ALSO HAPPENED IN JAN 2005 HAD ETM CLEANED AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10131503

Incident

May 12, 2005

Mileage

73,823 mi

I HAD MY TROTTLE UNIT, PCV SYSTEM REPLACED TWICE ON MY 1999 VOLVO V70, ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND AGAIN 35000 MILES LATER AT MY EXPENSE ($1041.91). I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM WITH THESE MODEL VOLVO CARS FROM YEARS 1999 THROUGH 2001. AN ARTICLE IN THE LAS ANGELOS TIMES DATED MAY 3, 2005 STATES THAT BETWEEN 21 AND 94% OF THESE UNITS FAIL WITHIN THE FIRST 100,000 MILES. VOLVO NA REFUCES TO RECALL THESE UNITS APPARENTLY, ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE, REPLACING SOME UNITS UNDER A SILENT EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. I AM REQUESTING YOUR ORGANIZATION TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND, IF FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE UNITS FAIL WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD SPECIFIED, YOU MANDATE THAT VOLVO NA RECALL THESE UNITS. AS SUCH, THOSE OF US WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE THEM REPLACED CAN RECEIVE A FULL REFUND FOR THE REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

10126124

Incident

Sep 7, 2004

Mileage

81,800 mi

REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE (1999 VOLVO V70). ATY 67000 MILES, THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON, AND TWO DAYS LATER THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILED, RESULTING IN ALMOST NO ACCELERATION, AND AN INABILITY TO MAINTAIN A SAFE SPEED. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED AS A VEHICLE DESIGN FLAW, AND A COMMON OCCURANCE AT 70K MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A HIGHLY HAZARDOUS FLAW, AND SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND REPAIRED AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. INSTEAD, IT IS A DEALER ONLY REPAIR, AND IS COSTING CONSUMERS $700-1500 FOR THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. VOLVO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR A NOTED DESIGN FLAW AT THEIR EXPENSE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10088826

Incident

Aug 27, 2004

Mileage

67,000 mi

ETM FAILURE IN MY 1999 VOLVO V70 T5. LOCAL VOLVO DEALER HAS SERVICED (CLEANED) IT AND IT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. CAR RUNS ROUGH AND IS BECOMING A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC. WILL REPLACE SOON AT A COST OF $750 US FOR THE PART--UNKNOWN LABOR COSTS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10064598

Incident

Apr 5, 2004

Mileage

79,000 mi

RECURRING PROBLEM (3 TIMES AT LEAST NOW) WITH LEAKING FUEL TANK, STRONG SMELL AND NOTICEABLE LEAKS ON THE R.H.S. FUEL TANK (REAR SIDE) UNDERNEATH. A FEW LOOSE CLAMPS ON THE HOSES ON THE TOP OF THE TANK FOUND AND FIXED. PROBLEM DISAPPEARED, BUT COMES BACK WITH EVERY RE-FUELING. DEALER SUGGESTED REPAIRING IT AT THEIRS' AT MY EXPENSE AS A GENERAL CASE, NO RECALLS EXIST. *AK

NHTSA ID

753837

Incident

Oct 12, 2001

STRUCTURE COUPLING HOUSING CROSS MEMBER WOULD BECOME UNBOLTED. FUEL TANK IS INDIRECTLY ATTACHED CLOOSELY BY STRAP TO THE FRAME MEMBER. THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED TANK TO FALL OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID

880900

DUE TO DESIGN (ABSENCE OF A SHIELD OVER FUEL LINE), DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE FROM ROCK IN THE ROAD SURFACE OCCURRED, WHICH SPRAYED SMALL AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RESULTED IN FIRE. MJS

NHTSA ID

548851

THEIRS IS A VERY BAD FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA, IT LEAKS UP TO FIVE GALLONS WITHIN AN HOUR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

844090

THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED NEW WITH A FUEL PROBLEM--A LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. SINCE THEN, IT HAS 3 TIMES DEVELOPED GAS LEAKS, ONE TIME SERIOUS ENOUGH THAT GAS WAS POURING THE GAS TANK AREA (APPARENTLY A RUPTURED SEAL).

NHTSA ID

708815