2000 Volvo V70 problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS EXCESSIVELY INCREASED AND THE ETS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.”

“I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PASSING SMOG AND HAD TROUBLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SO THE SMOG DEALER TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT I WAS TRYING TO PASS SMOG, BUT THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING VERY GOOD IN SPITE OF THE SMOG PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE AT A COST OF OVER 10,000 DOLLARS WHICH BOTH OF US SPENT IN A TWO MONTH PERIOD. BUT AFTER THEY GOT IT TO PASS SMOG I NOTICED ANOTHER MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM, IT WOULD STOP RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS NEW PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE KEY AND IT STILL STOPPED ON ME 3 X ON THE FREEWAY AND STREETS. I RETURNED THE CAR GOING DOWN THE MAIN STREETS FOR 2 HOURS AND LIFT IT WITH THE COMPANY. MCKEVITT VOLVO IN SAN LEANDRO CA. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME BUT I TOLD THEM MY ARE DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THEY WORKED ON IT! I NEED A WORKING CAR AND I AM IN DEPT AS A RESULT OF THEIR WORK. I AM A 65 YEAR OLD RETIRED TEACHER BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THIS DEPT. 11”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER REPLACED SOME OF THE COMPONENTS. THE CONTACT MERGED INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND BEEN REPAIRED TWICE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WILL RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD AS THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ETS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 200,070.”

“THE 2000 VOLVO V70 WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW BEGAN STALLING EVERY TIME I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER 3 YEARS OF OWNING IT. STARTING FEBRUARY 2003 THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY STALL OR STRUGGLE TO STAY RUNNING. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO ONE OF THE "AUTHOURIZED" VOLVO DEALERS AND SCHEDULED SERVICE ON 02/05/03. AFTER DIAGNOSING THE CAR, THE SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AS I WAS LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR STALLED OUT AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS JUST NEEDING THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED. ON 06/19/03 THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN DIAGNOSED AS JUST NEEDING TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY OUT. AGAIN, WITHIN ONE MONTH ON 07/07/03, BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER WITH THE SAME RESULTS. SEPTEMBER 10, 2003, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED AGAIN FOR THE 4TH TIME. EACH ONE OF THESE APPOINTMENTS COSTING ME TIME, MONEY AND STILL A VOLOVO V70 THAT STILL STALLS. FINALLY I SCHEDULED ANOTHER SERVICE APPOINTMENT ON 02/27/04 AT ANOTHER "AUTHORIZED" VOLVO CENTER( SOUTH SHORE VOLVO) THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE BODY GETTING OIL IN IT FROM THE BACKED UP…”