2000 Volvo V70 Fuel system Problems

“The 2000 Volvo V70 which I purchased brand new began stalling every time I started to slow down after 3 years of owning it. Starting february 2003 the vehicle would completely stall or struggle to stay running. I reported the problem to one of the authourized Volvo dealers and scheduled service on 02/05/03. After diagnosing the car, the service center told me there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. As I was leaving the dealership the car stalled out again. I returned to the service center and they diagnosed the problem as just needing the throttle body cleaned. …”

“The car could be running just fine and all of the sudden it would start lurching and the rpms would vary by as much as 500 - 600 rpms. When you stopped the car it had to be placed in neutral to keep it from stalling-out. After you got off to the side of the road and switched the car off and restarted it, it would be fine for short distances. I checked at an after market repair shop for Volvo's to get an estimate of necessary repairs. The mechanic knew exactly what was wrong with the car as soon as I explained the symptoms to him. He said was the electronic throttle body module. …”

“I had a fuel leak which the dealer failed to repair after repeated reports of the problem being corrected. It was not untill the car was flat bedded to the original dealer that it was finally corrected. The fire department drained the tank. I was 9 months pregnant and driving a car without my knowledge that had a fuel leak.”

“I was heading to the country on a 2-hour drive and the weather was hot above 80 degrees. So I guess you can say the engine was also very hot. I also had the AC going which is a good description of the environment at the time of failure. I was on a narrow country paved road traveling about 25 MPH. I know this speed to be true because I was in a development where the speed limit is low and I always travel slow in the development. …”

“The failure caused the car to rapidly lose speed. Had it happened during heavy traffic and higher speeds then an accident could have occurred. This failure seems extremely premature for this type of part. 80000 miles translates to about 2000 hrs of operation. If this is a normal repair for this type of car then Volvo has a serious problem that should be addressed. I would like to know if NHTSA has any information about this part and its failure rate.”