Volvo S70 Engine Problems
46 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 1 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2000. Best year: 2000.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
FUEL LINE CRACKED ON ENGINE SPRAYING FUEL ON ROAD CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL
THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR ENDED UP STALLING AFTER BEING PARKED UPON TRYING TO RESTART IT. THIA IS AM ISSUE THAT ONLY THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP CAN FIX SINCE IT INVOLVES REPROGRAMMING OR REPLACING AND PROGRAMMING A NEW ETS ...
I WAS UNABLE TO START THE VOLVO S70 2000 ENGINE AT ALL ON 7/2/12 AND AFTER CHECKED BY TECHNICIAN THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT WORKING AND REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED. THIS PROBLEMS HAD OCCURRED MANY TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, YET I WAS ABL...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S SUDDENLY INCREASED FROM 2000 TO 3000 WITHIN 15 SECONDS WITHOUT THE CONTACT ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ...
2000 VOLVO S70 4 DOOR, AWD, TURBO SEDAN STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC, NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CAR WAS ON A HILL WHEN IT HAPPENED IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. TOOK 6 TRIES TO GET IT RESTARTED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
NOTICED ENGINE DYING OUT WHEN ACCELERATING, THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICEABLY GETTING WORSE. FINALLY THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT, LIGHT TURNED GREEN PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NO RESPONSE, CAR SAT THERE IN IDLE WITH NO RESPONS...
ETS DASH LIGHT CAME ON, CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PER THE DIRECTIONS IN THE MANUAL, I STOPPED FOR A WHILE, RESTARTED. THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON IMMEDIATELY, BUT AFTER SEVERAL MORE MINUTES ON THE ROAD, THE ETS LI...
DRIVING TO DENVER ON SUNDAY 10/8/2005 AND MY CAR STARTED TO MISS AND JERK SEVERELY. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME GOING WELL OVER 60 MPH AND NO PLACE TO PULL OVER. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE CAR AS ...
WHILE TEACHING MY SON TO DRIVE OUR 2000 VOLVO S70, OUR CAR STARTED JERKING AS HE WAS COMING TO A STOP. AT THE STOP LIGHT,THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE A JERKING MOTION. THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON SO I LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP IN OUR MANUAL. IT S...
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM IN MY 2000 VOLVO S70 NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY VOLVO STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, I DIDN'T KNOW WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. 2 DAYS LATER MY ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND I DID SOME RESEARCH ABOUT WHAT THIS WA...
REPAIR REQUIRED TO MY VOLVO S80 (YEAR 2000) THROTTLE BECAUSE "ENGINE PERFORMANCE REDUCED". MY CHARGE FROM VOLVO DEALER WAS $810.10. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THIS MODEL. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE "THOUSANDS"...
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF CAUSING THE CAR TO DECELERATE SUDDENLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CAN LEAD TO A COLLISION FROM THE REAR. THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE W...