Other Engine Info: w/o EGR, w/o air pump, w/OBDII, w/variable valve timing, Bosch ME 7.0, w/RuLo, w/ORVR
Other Restraint System Info: Dual Airbags (SRS)
Plant City: Ghent
Plant Country: Belgium
Pretensioner: Yes
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
SHIFT LOCK ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF VOLVO V70 LOCKS OUT. TS
1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, 2005, I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 VOLVO V70 ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND SLOWED TO 10 MILES PER HOUR; NOT ACCELERATING PASS THAT SPEED. I EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE HOME AT THE SPEED OF 10 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS. TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS, I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO KEEP THE CAR FROM STOPPING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO VOLVO SOUTH ATLANTA AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $905.44. THE PARTS WERE DISPOSED OF BUT I HAVE A RECEIPT FOR THE THROTTLE BODY, GASKET AND ETM RELOAD. *NM