2000 Volvo V70 Engine cooling Problems

“I read about your company in this past sunday's philadelphia inquierer. The air conditioning in my Volvo no longer works, and I needed to replace the throttle body control. There are technical service bulletins on both of these items. I have not made the air conditioning repair yet because the estimate is $1600. I wrote Volvo a letter on 5/15/03 about the air conditioning problem & asked them to call me. They wrote me a letter dated 5/19/03 & essentially denied any responsibility. I replied on 6/5/03 & again asked that they call me, but they did not. …”

“Stalling in 2000 Volvo V70. Sudden loss of power and power steering assist. Failure created dangerous traffic obstruction as disabled vehicle blocked roadway. Repairing mechanic diagnosed defect in electronic throttle body and stated this is a well-known product defect in these vehicles.”

“Driving along 495 heading west in fast lane at about 65 MPH. Etc light came on. I started moving over to breakdown lane and stoped. Had to put the car in neutral as engine was surging. Shut off engine. Looked up etc in manual which said shut off engine then restart. After restarting, engine was surging. Tachometer going up and down. Switched off engine. Opened hood to look for loose wire, connector or blown etc fuse. Saw no loose wires or connectors. Identified fuse. Removed fuse, fuse looked fine. Replaced same fuse. Tried engine, problem disapeared!”

“When I begin to brake and the car slows, it will simply cut off. It is getting progressively worse and cuts off about one-half the time I begin to come to a complete stop. I had this same problem several years ago, and it reached the point where it stalled at as I was driving in a roundabout at approximately 10 MPH. I took the car to my mechanic and it was repaired. Now, however, the stalling failure is recurring. Although the field below requires a specific date, this problem is ongoing.”

“The contact owns a 2000 Volvo V70. The vehicle would shut off while driving at any speed. The dealer replaced some of the components. The contact merged into heavy traffic and the vehicle shut off again. The failure has occurred twice and been repaired twice; however, the contact is concerned that the failure will recur. The failure mileage was 110,000.”