2001 Volvo XC70 Electrical System Problems

THIS 2001 VOLVO XC70 HAS NEVER FAILED TO START UNTIL THIS OCCURRENCE WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START IT CHUGGED HORRIBLY & ENGINE FAILURE & ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE URGENT CODE APPEARED THE CAR DIED & REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO STAR IT FAILED DIAGNOSIS REVEALS A NON-SERVICE LISTED ISSUE AS WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THIS CAR PROPERLY SERVICED PROMPTLY AS NEEDED. THE ISSUE IS A "THROTTLE BODY FAILURE". ACCORDING TO THE VOLVO SERVICE SHOP THIS WILL COST ME $800 TO $1000 TO FIX!! LAST JANUARY I HAD TO PURCHASE A WIRE HARNESS FOR THIS CAR THAT WAS $1400!! I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND WISH TO ADD MY COMPLAINT FOR THIS AS WELL AS THE WIRE HARNESS I PAID SO MUCH FOR LAST YEAR. FOR A CAR THAT COSTS THIS MUCH AND MORE THAN 50% MORE TO MAINTENANCE THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED IN 40YRS THESE KINDS OF FAILURES SHOULD NOT BE ABSORBED BY THE CONSUMER VOLVO SHOULD OFFER SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION TO HELP PROPERLY REPLACE THESE KINDS OF FAULTY SYSTEMS AND BEAR AT LEAST 1/2 THE COST. *TR

THE OTHER DAY, MY '01 VOLVO V70 CROSSCOUNTRY DEVELOPED A "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" WARNING ON THE DASH. TWO MINUTES LATER WHILE SLOWLY APPROACHING A RR TRACK THE CAR LUNGED AND STOPPED, RIGHT ON THE TRACK. FROM A DISTANCE I COULD HEAR A TRAIN'S WARNING BLAST. MY NINE YEAR-OLD WAS ASLEEP IN THE BACK SEAT SO I ENDEAVORED TO RESTART THE CAR ASAP. IT WOULDN'T. THIS IS A PRETTY RURAL AREA AND I STILL COULDN'T SEE THE TRAIN BUT KNEW IT WAS APPROACHING. IT TOOK LITERALLY 30 SECONDS TO GET THE CAR GOING. EASILY THE LONGEST HALF MINUTE OF MY LIFE. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND MASS AIRFLOW METER BUT THE CAR IS GETTING WORSE. DIES. MY APPT WITH VOLVO IS TOMORROW MORNING BUT SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE IT'S A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ETM. APPARENTLY, THIS EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS ISSUE IS WELL-KNOWN TO VOLVO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR ITS SAFETY FEATURES; NOW I FEEL LIKE I'VE PUT MY FAMILY IN JEOPARDY. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS AND FRANKLY DISHONEST SITUATION.

RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY ELDERLY MOTHER IN MY 2001 VOLVO XC 70 FROM OREGON TO CALIFORNIA WE HAD A VERY UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE THAT COULD HAVE COST US OUR LIVES. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE LOST TOTAL POWER IN 70+ MPH TRAFFIC, HAD TO SIT ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY FOR 2 HOURS IN 100 DEGREE HEAT (UNABLE TO RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER) UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC FLYING PAST US. MY DEAR MOTHER AND I WERE FINALLY RESCUED AND TOWED TO SAFETY SOME 70 MILES TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALER. THERE WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR ETM HAD FAILED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT THE PART THAT THEY REPLACED (A $1200.00 REPAIR) IS SIMPLY ANOTHER OF THE SAME KNOWN FAULTY PART. MY ETM FAILD AT ONLY 50,000 MILES AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR FATALITY. WE WERE REALLY LUCKY BUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT TIME? FROM NHTSA WEB SITE.

MY 2001 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY HAS LOST POWER AND STALLED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. ONCE AS MY WIFE AND CHILD WERE CROSSING A DOUBLE SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS AND ONCE WHEN MY WIFE AND A FRIEND WERE BISECTING A BUSY INTERSECTION. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER VOLVO OWNERS AND THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE). IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERNS AT A COST OF $1,000.*JB

CAR STALLED (POWER LOST) SEVERAL TIMES EVEN AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE. STALLED OUT AT STOP SIGN, RED LIGHT, AND WHILE DRIVING AT LOW RATE OF SPEED. TOOK TO MARTENS VOLVO DEALER. THEY CHARGED US $400+ TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE AND SOME PART NEAR THE THROTTLE. *JB