1999 Volvo V70XC Fuel system Problems

“My 1999 Volvo v70 xc with 76,000 miles had flutuating idle and stalled occaisionally when coming to a stop, losing control ( power steering and acceleration). On 8 april 2004 we had to replace the throttle body (cost ~$1000). This month (august 2005) with 99,000 miles on the car, the same symptoms occured again. We have just replaced the throttle body again at a cost of $1000.”

“I own a 1999 Volvo v70 xc. On october 27, 2005, while I was driving the vehicle it suddenly and without warning began to stall. I pressed the accelerator to the floor to no avail. I was able to coast out of traffic. I turned the engine off, waited a few minutes, started the vehicle and drove home. Although it appeared to drive a little better, it continued to jerk and sputter.”

“I recently purchased a 1999 Volvo V70XC, shortly after, the car went into what's called limp home mode. I looked online to see what would cause this and saw that there was a recall in 2006 to repair this problem. I called Volvo to see if my car was brought in for service, I was informed that it was repaired. I brought my car to a repair shop and was told that it needed a throttle module, the same reason for the recall in 2006. The module was replaced and new software installed and now the card runs good. …”

“I bought this Volvo used w/ 120k miles. I saw records of major work done at the dealer just previous to 100,000 and figured it would be good for another 100k. At 131k, it began constantly stalling and lunging. I did a tiny bit of research and learned of the recall. I took it to the dealer and they tried to charge me 200 to do nothing other than read the codes and tell me the etm software had already been updated, and that the mass airflow sensor was bad. I replaced the mafs to no change.”

“Recently I bought a used Volvo- 1999 v70 xc. Shortly afterwards, the ets light came on. The dealer told me it would cost $1000 to replace. I did some research and found that this not only affected the cruise control, but could eventually cause the failure of the engine and the car to suddenly stop running. The part it would be a replaced with was the exact same part that has the same problem that could occur. The local mechanic cannot fix it. It must be done by a dealer. I wrote to Volvo with no response. I met others online who is trying to lobby the company for a redesign and a recall. …”