2000 Volvo V70XC Electrical system Problems

“Electronic ignition module failure is coomon problem among Volvo xc awd owners causing the car to stall out possibly in dangerous conditions like highway driving it happened to me so I searched on the net and found that it an all too common problem with this vehicle.”

“Failure of electronic throttle module on 2000 Volvo v70 cross country. Hesitation was noticed and Volvo cleaned the throttle module, I was not charged. At approximately 60,000 the car would hesitate at low RPM and the etm was replaced at my charge.”

“2 weeks ago my 2000 v70 xc abruptly loss acceleration power, where the vehicle could not go over 20 MPH and then stalled which lost power steering ability while my wife was driving on the highway with my 2 young children. Luckily, she pulled over to the side of the highway and avoided an accident. She shut the car off and restarted with no apparent problem and drove the remainder of the way with her hazards on. The car had just been back from the Volvo dealer after dealing with another unrelated issue approx a week earlier. …”

“I own a 2000 v70 xc Volvo. At approximately 56,000 miles the ets (electronic throttle system) light came on. Since then the car seems to have instances of acceleration hesitation. I am the second owner of the vehicle. I purchased it approximately three years ago with less than 30,000 miles from a private party. All required and recommended maintenance has been performed by the dealer or by trained Volvo mechanics on the recommended schedule by both me and the prior owner. I am aware that this appears to be a frequent problem with the 99-01 Volvo xcs. …”

“On 1/20/05, our 2000 Volvo v70 xc with 74215 miles on the odometer started to lose power, and run erratically. The ets light came on the dashboard. We managed to get it to a local import specialist about 2 miles away from the incident. Left us stranded in winchester without transportation. Told import specialist to inspect and clean the etm module, which they did. Said they couldn't replace it because of the programming issues. Cost us. $121.85. Car worked without ets light coming on until 2/17/05. Took it to fairfax Volvo on 2/18/05. They replaced the etm module. …”