2001 Volvo V70XC Electrical system Problems

“Low beam headlight failure. Message indicated low beam failure. Inserted new bulb in left low beam holder. Did not function. To be certain that I had a good bulb, I removed the right low beam bulb and inserted it into the left low beam holder. This bulb, which had worked previously, now failed and I was left with no low beam headlights. The same problem occurred with my 2000 Volvo cross country.”

“My 2001 Volvo V70XC (purchased less than two months ago from a Volvo dealer) suddenly warned performance reduced and lost all acceleration -- was probably going only several MPH. The dealer determined etm failure and replaced the part, fortunately under warranty as this was a Volvo certified pre-owned care. Luckily this happened on a quiet road -- but only a short time after I had been driving on the mass pike.”

“Recently purchased Volvo V70XC and was driving across the country when the etm failed south of austin. I was on the highway south of austin traveling about 70 MPH when the car stalled out, leaving me with little control over steering or breaks. Luckily was able to get to the side of the road. After a few minutes was able to start the car and limped to the local Volvo dealer, where they told me the etm had failed and which they replaced.”

“The xc70 has stalled 3 times while driving over the last 2 years. The dealer has replaced two different sensors. The dealer feels the care is fine, the problem can not be readily reproduced. The first two times it stalled, it happened last year. The most recent occurred last month. My wife was driving the car down a four lane highway, and it just stalled as she removed her foot off the accelerator. I am very concerned.”

“I was in heavy commute traffic, going about 60 MPH, when my Volvo cross country [2001] suddenly lost power. After towing, I was told that my electronic throttle module had failed. The replacement cost was about $1100. Subsequently, I was made aware that this is under investigation and a class action is filed in ca. I had no earlier problems of this nature, and have always maintained my car. I hope that your investigation is fruitful, as this is a serious safety risk. My situation could have resulted in one or more fatalities.”