2000 Volvo V70XC Engine cooling Problems

“Our 2000 Volvo xc70 stationwagon experienced sluggish speed on a wednesday - it did not like to accelerate. It was also going through oil, which the Volvo dealership said was normal for a car of this age - it only had 80,000 miles on it. On thursday, the car would not start (it was very cold). We took the car to the repair shop and they found that it has oil pump problem that does not get oil into the engine. We therefore need a new engine. He also noted issues with the drive train.”

“While driving my 2000 Volvo V70XC on the highway, the car took itself out of cruise control and began to flucuate +/- 3 MPH in speed. The ets light came on too. After pulling off the highway and turning the engine off, I re-started the car and drove home without incident. My local mechanic (hoshi motors of boulder, co) downloaded the engine codes (904d, 91ac) which he said indicated that the etm needed to be replaced. The etm was replaced on 7/27/05 at a cost of $908.60. The problem has not occurred again. The etm was returned to me and is available. …”

“At highway speeds (60 MPH), on an uphill grade, the car was attempting to shift between gears. The car lost power and RPM indication began to fluctuate between 1800 and 2300 RPM. The ets light came on and the car continued to intermittently lose power for the remainder of our trip home (roughly 60 miles). The car has 57,000 miles on it and sounds very similar to other complaints I have been reading. Since then, the car repeats these symptoms at any speed in the two trips to 1) local mechanic and 2) dealer vehicle purchased at.”

“On a trip alone to virginia from louisville ky when car slowed down and the check engine light came on. I was in a desolate part of the mountains in w.va when this occurred. I immediately called the dealer in louisville, ky where I had purchased the vehicle and after explaining the situation they told me to not pull over or stop but to keep going,I could not get the car to go over about 45 MPH, and they would look up the closest dealership to where I was going and call me back. They did this and it was charlottesville va which was an hour from my destination. …”

“After a change of oil at the dealership I drove 168 miles. When I tried to start the car the oil warning light went on. I tried to check the oil level and a burst of oil came out of the stick pit. I had the car towed back to the dealer. We waited three weeks for a part to replace the turbo, but the mechanic couldn't find oil pressure. Now they are asking for 2,700 dollars to open the engine and see what is the problem or 6 thousand to replace the engine. I had the warning light on two times before, first time I paid to replace some sealers, the second time they couldn't find the problem. …”