2001 Volvo Volvo problems, complaints & recalls

2008-01-02 · Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal

“i have a 2001 volvo v70. entering interstate 95 the vehicle failed to accelerate forcing me to make a stop and shut off the car. the same has happened a couple of times more during the next days. *cn…”

2005-09-15 · Vehicle Speed Control · 41,000 mi

“my 2001 volvo s80 with 43,000 miles was lurching so badly that i had to ride the brake pedal to keep the car under control. on 6-9-05, i took the car to the volvo dealer in santa ana, ca where i purchased the vehicle. i was told that their diagnostic software showed that i had a throttle problem; i was charged (as i'm out of warranty) for the dia…”

2005-09-15 · Vehicle Speed Control · 55,334 mi

“driving on highway in left hand lane when vehicle lost power and suddenly decreased to 10 mph with no prior warning. driver veered over to left hand shoulder to avoid rear end collision. warning light appeared stating power failure! state trooper witnessed incident. the next day my vehicle was repaired by replacing the throttle. i asked for th…”

2005-09-15 · Vehicle Speed Control · 75,000 mi · 💥 crash · 🔥 fire

“driving 01 volvo xc along in rush hour interstate traffic boston. car engine cuts out. i swerve three times nearly in huge accident! car restarted but did it again one more time. progressively did it more often until i replaced throttle control module which volvo saweden is replacing free on recall. us volvo denying problem. is this a ford influenc…”

2005-09-02 · Vehicle Speed Control · 57,889 mi

“while driving home from work, a message came up on the indicator (performance reduced." the engine started "missing" badly and within 30 seconds stopped, losing power steering, power brakes, and the ability to accelerate, creating a definite safety hazard for me as well as other cars on the road. i managed to roll to the side of the road, out of …”

2005-08-10 · Electrical System · 53,000 mi

“my 2001 volvo v70xc had an electronic throttle failure on the highway on 8/01/05 which resulted in an immediate deceleration and total loss of power. my complaint is consistent with the current nhtsa investigation #pe05041. the throttle acceleration happened again 4 days later on rte 128 in boston and an accident was averted as i got going before a…”

2005-08-07 · Electrical System · 💥 crash

“while driving on i 75, i suddenly felt as if i had no control of my car. i said something to the girl riding in the passenger seat that there was something wrong with the car. we watched as we drifted slowly into the right lane into a huge semi!! after hitting his cab (thank goodness we didn't hit further back and go under the truck), the car we…”

2005-08-03 · Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:injectors · 85,000 mi

“vehicle stopped responding to accelerator. would not accelerate or slow down. #1(may) - turned engine off, then restarted, problem seemed to correct itself. dealership replaced fuel injectors and said throttle body was dirty. #2 (july) - problem would not correct itself. dealership replaced throttle body controller.*jb…”

2005-08-03 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery · 47,800 mi

“my electronic throttle module failed on my 2001 volvo v70 at approximately 48,000 miles. i was lucky that performance was only reduced and i was able to get the car to the dealer for the approximately $1200 repair, but i did consider it to be a very dangerous failure in that the car apparently can convert into a "limp home" mode which would reduc…”

2005-08-02 · Electrical System · 40,000 mi

“on highway, car decrease speed rapidly, poor performance warning on dashboard , check engine, stalls when you stop (lights, stop signs, etc), barely made it home. no warning!!!!!! this happened july 2004 and car was under warranty. air mass meter flow replaced by dealer as it was under warranty. same problem happened july 22 2005. same part re…”