1999 Volvo S70 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD NOT DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR BECAUSE I BOUGHT A 2008 C70 THAT I WAS DRIVING. I DECIDED TO START DRIVING THIS ONE FOR THE WINTER. ON A RAINY MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY WINDOWS FROSTED UP INSIDE SO BAD THAT I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT TO WORK. MY DEFROSTER FAILED. I JUST TRIED MY CAR AGAIN AND THE DEFROSTER SEEMED TO WORK - ONLY SLOWER- BUT NOW MY DASHBOARD IS SHOWING ME A LIGHT THAT SAYS ETC. FROM READING ON-LINE, IT SOUNDS LIKE I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT THIS.. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DID NOT. IS VOLVO GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER - SINCE I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER OR KNEW THAT THERE WAS SUCH A PROBLEM? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM SUFFERED AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,412 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,350. UPDATED 10/28/11*LJ UPATED 11/02/11

THE EMT LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. THIS WAS QUITE FRIGHTENING AND THEN THE POWER RETURNED AND THE CAR SPED UP AND THEN THERE WAS AGAIN A LOSS OF POWER IN THE ACCELERATOR. I PULLED OVER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED IN TO THE SHOP BUT I BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS HAPPENING TO 1999-2000 VOLVOS. MY CAR WAS ALWAYS SERVICED BY THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS EVER SAID ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARIOUS AUTHORIZED DEALERS APPROXIMATELY SIXTEEN TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,263.