2001 Volvo XC70 Fuel system Problems

“This 2001 Volvo XC70 has never failed to start until this occurrence when attempted to start it chugged horribly & engine failure & engine system service urgent code appeared the car died & repeated attempts to star it failed diagnosis reveals a non-service listed issue as we have always had this car properly serviced promptly as needed. The issue is a throttle body failure . According to the Volvo service shop this will cost me $800 to $1000 to fix!! Last january I had to purchase a wire harness for this car that was $1400!! …”

“Hello, the etm (electronic throttle module) in our 2001 Volvo XC70 failed on my wife in the middle of heavy traffic on colorado highway 83. She was in the middle lane of three and was traveling about 50 MPH. The engine died completely and she had a hard time making it through traffic to the side of the road. She had to let traffic pass before doing so. She had to sit on the shoulder for about 15 minutes before the car would start again. …”

“I was driving on the interstate at roughly 70 MPH in moderate traffic with my wife and 2 young boys when the accelerator no longer responded. The vehicle would surge when I stepped on the gas then stall . The check engine light appeared with a message performance reduced . Fortunately we rolled off the highway over the median and onto the frontage road and into a parking lot where we stopped the car and restarted it. We called the dealer who instructed us to bring it in right away to have it diagnosed. …”

“Since I purchased my 2001 Volvo XC70 with 16,535 miles in august 2004, I have had it into the dealer (borton Volvo) four times to fix the same issue: gasoline shooting out of the tank upon completion of filling. This occurs at any and all gas stations, even after the following remedies have been taken: vent cleaning, fuel control replacement, fuel tank replacement, sending unit replacement, evaporation cannister replacement, and filler neck replacement. I believe this to be a safety issue and an environmental issue with the vehicle. …”

“For about a week the car was running rough with hesitation and a jerking feeling of loss of power. Then as my wife was driving home with our children the night of the 27th of july the car started to lose power completely to the point where she was forced to pull the car off the road. The information center on the car indicated performance reduced but offered no other information and the manual offered no other narrative. The car was taken to tom wood Volvo in indianapolis where the technician had a hunch right away that it was a faulty etm. …”