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
2001
POWER TRAIN
I AM NOW THE OWNER OF A 2001 VOLVO V70 T5. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM ITS ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CAR HAS HAD THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACED 2 TIMES BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND NOW I AM FORCED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL. WE (ORIGINAL OWNER AND MYSELF) HAVE HAD THE VOLVO RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE UPDATES, FLUID FLUSHING, AND STILL WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CHANGE THREE TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH NUMEROUS VOLVO MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THEIR IS A PROBLEM BUT VOLVO IS OFFERING TO DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. I AM IN THE US ARMY AND STATIONED IN GERMANY, I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE VOLVO MECHANICS HERE IN GERMANY AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR 4100 EURO BUT THAT THEY WILL OFFER NO WARRANTY AS VOLVO KNOWS IT IS A PROBLEM. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 51000 MILES, THE SECOND AT 128567 AND NOW AGAIN I MUST DO IT AT 203000. AT WHAT POINT WILL THE NHTSA STEP UP TO PROTECT US AS THE CONSUMER? I HAVE SCANNED THE MESSAGE BOARDS AND FORUMS ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUGE COMPLAINT POOLS WITH EVERYONE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE CALLED VOLVO NA 18 TIMES AND AM YET TO TALK TO A PERSON. THEIR SYSTEM ROUTES YOU TO A DEAD END AND THEN HANGS UP. I HAVE EVEN GONE THE ROUTE OF CALLING VOLVO IN GOTHENBURG SWEDEN AND THEY AT LEAST TALKED TO ME. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WHILE VOLVO WAS OWNED BY FORD THAT THEY (VOLVO) ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *TR
1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IN MY VOLVO V70 FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. OFTEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS RESULTS IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED (ALMOST AS IF THE BRAKES WERE SUDDENLY APPLIED). THOUGH VOLVO'S OWNERS MANUAL INDICATES THIS CAN HAPPEN, AND RECOMMENDS RESTARTING THE CAR (UNDER THE SECTION ON THE ETS LIGHT), I AM CONVINCED THE REPEATED FAILURES CONSTITUTE A SAFETY HAZARD. WERE IT TO OCCUR WHEN CHANGING LANES OR MERGING, I FEAR THE SITUATION COULD BE QUITE BAD. ALTHOUGH VOLVO RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE ETM FOR $1000+, I AM RELUCTANT TO DO SO, NOT LEAST BECAUSE OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAVE SPENT THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE MODULE, AND THEN ENDED UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. RECENTLY, THE INCIDENTS ARE OCCURRING AS OFTEN AS ONCE VERY 15 TO 30 MINUTES.*JB