2001 Volvo V70XC Engine problems

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volvo v70xc. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, smoke emerged from the passenger's side compartment and the engine caught on fire. The fire department contained the fire and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A fire report was filed and the manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not inspected. The vin was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

I own a 2001 xc 70 volvo which I just bought with 133900 miles last friday april 26, 2013. The dealer showed me the maintenance records including a 3 month old california safety inspection report. On april 27, 2013, I was driving on a downhill stretch when all of a sudden, the car engine lost power, kicked like it wanted to jump ahead of me, all indicator lights flashed, and the car stalled and shut down rendering the brake and steering system inoperable. I had no means to control the car as it rolled down hill....

7/26/07 Traveling on i-77 and the car ran great. Suddenly, in same manner as car did approx 2 yrs ago on same interstate rpms dropped, car lost speed, no response at throttle, and within a few seconds we lost power, brakes, steering. Since this seemed just like 2 yrs ago (we reported this incident in 2005) we thought maybe the car will start in 10-15m. After 15-20 m of attempts where car started & immediately stalled car did start and ran fine. Since 2 years ago dealers were unable to diagnose & correct we...

The engine performed a shut-down/reduction in power procedure while accelerating in heavy traffic. "Performance reduced/engine system service urgent" notice appeared on the information screen. I had to quickly move out of the way to prevent causing a major accident. After resetting the warning light, I proceeded driving to get to an appropriate location to wait for assistance. The engine shut-down again. *Jb

I have a 2001 volvo v70 xc wagon. The car was revving high for a while when shifting gears, I took it to the dealership, and they told me there wasn't a problem. About a month or so later the etm failed. I was being left stranded at freeway off ramps, and green lights when the car would suddenly die. It's a miracle I wasn't rear-ended! After a terrible experience trying to get the dealership to honor the etm warranty, (they only cleaned the etm they did not replace it-saying it wasn't bad enough!), A month has...

I am an owner of a 2001 volvo xc70. It recently broke down in nyc with a "decreased performance" message shown on the computer as well as jerking and lag in all forward movement. The car was seen at martin's manhattan after being towed. They found nothing wrong when plugged into the computer. Drove the car home from nyc to richmond va. During this time the car displayed a moderate lag during highway speeds when acceleration was needed(i.E. Hills, passing). Took the car into moors volvo to have them do what I...

My 2001 volvo v70 xc with 44,000 miles began racing and stalling when I came to a stop; dashboard message appeared indicating need for urgent engine system service. I immediately took it to service center where they had to replace the throttle body. Service center indicated they have seen a rash of this problem. *Jb

I was in a 2001 volvo xc 70, making a left turn when the engine suddenly cut off leaving me with no acceleration as I tried to cross a busy intersection. I had two kids in the car and thank god no one was coming the other way. The car then started to shudder and I turned it off. *Jb

While driving my 2001 volvo v70 xc, the car stopped running and displayed the message - reduced performance mode. I got the car to the side of the road and turn off the engine. When I restarted it ran ok again. I took it to my volvo certified repair shop and they found in the recorded fault codes a bad electronic throttle body control unit (etc). They test drove the car and it stopped twice on the technician. Once at highway speeds! I had it the unit replaced. This is a serious situation that needs...

Car displayed message reduced performance mode. Car runs at 2 mph. This happened while driving at highway speed!*Jb

I began having trouble at about 22,500 miles in my new 2001 v70xc volvo. I noticed the car ran rough and shifted erratically and stalled. Then I next had a significant experience with a sudden loss of power driving on the highway. I was out of town and was forced to have the car towed and obtain a rental car and accommodations. I had the car in and out of the shop with stalling problems as well as "intake" valve problems resulting in erratic shifting and rough running of this vehicle. It took several years and...

This happened while driving our 2001 volvo vxc70 station wagon. On a busy road, driving approximately 40 miles per hour, the car lost engine power and nearly caused a major accident. The power steering and brake systems failed and there was a great deal of difficulty to get the car out of traffic and to the side of the road. This was extremely dangerous! The reason this complaint is being filed is the knowledge that other complaints for this same problem have been filed with your agency. This problem should be the basis for a recall to address whatever fixes or changes are necessary to preclude any recurrence. *Jb

We are having problems with our vehicle as identified in a newspaper article with our volvo. The dealer we purchased the vehicle from originally refused to correct the problem of the loss of power, stalling and other defects with my vehicle under warranty (they claims to have been advised by volvo that they could not fix the problem without a "reduced performance" light coming on) until I told them that if I was killed (the last time this happened, I lost power as I was entering i-95 north during rush hour and was...

While driving with my 6 year old daughter at 70 mph on highway 58 in golden, co my 2001 volvo xc wagon suddenly lost power and I could only go 10 mph on july 20, 2005. I was able to exit and parked the car for an hour. It restarted and ran normally for about 5 minutes when I had a second sudden loss of power while driving 65 on 6th avenue in golden. The message center on my dash said service was urgent, so I stopped the car on the exit ramp for 1.5 Hrs. Until a tow truck arrived which towed the car to...

2001 Volvo v70xc - failed etm. First occurred on 4/25/05, but the car restarted. When it recurred on 4/28, I brought it to the dealer for (warranty) service. The dealer blamed a clogged pcv system for the failure (rather expensive labor that was not covered by the extended warranty.) The problem is accurately described in nhtsa action number pe05041. I would like to add my incident report to this list. *Nm

On several incidents over the past 9 months the car has stalled on the highway. It looses power and everything shuts down. Once I stop it restarts. Also, there are times when the car will not "shut off" completely but the engine will loose its power and then the rpm will rev back up suddenly. Volvo has attached a "black box" to the engine and as a result replaced the transmission. The problem went away for about a month and it is back. The last incident was july 20th. *Nm

A whistle sound that the volvo dealer affirms but admits that they do not know what it is. The dealer said they needed someone from "corporate" to come and check my car out. As well, my vehicle suddenly jumps or feels like it is going to stall for no reason. *Nm

(1) My wife was driving about 25 mph on a sunny and mild day. (2) The vehicle, suddenly and without warning, lost its power steering. The message center read "electrical failure, service required." Consequently, my wife could hardly steer the vehicle. Due to the low speed and straight road, my wife was able to stop the vehicle without incident. (3) The vehicle was towed to a dealership where a diagnosis is pending. The tow operator opened the hood to find the fead belt lying in the engine compartment. It was not broken, but had managed to slip off a pulley.

1) Electronic throttle module (etm) shuts down the gas pedal where you have no control on acceleration 2) etm shutdown could cause a major accident 3) replace the etm at $1100 the owners should have been notified under warranty to clean the etm. *Jb

Cooling fan failed while driving on a very busy freeway. The car overheated suddenly, stopped running and had to be towed to dealer. The cooling fan was replaced by a volvo dealership. On a previous occasion in november 2001 while driving on a desolate mountain road at night the car stopped as though it was out of fuel. There was at least an 1/8 of a tank of fuel. There was a fuel line defect. The car had to be towed to a dealer two hours away and the defect was repaired. Both incidents created a lot of inconvenience and could have caused a serious accident. *Jb

I was recently told my 2001 v79xc needed ball joints, then sway bars and someone else said struts! Also: I have had the car diagnosed, the system reported throttle module errors and electircal or circuit problems; throttle module cleaned, then replaced; headlights replaced 3 times (wiring causes shorts); gas filter replaced  two junes in a row gas propelled out of the tank back at me upon pumping (something about air intake line was clogged), the brackets underneath the car are totally rusted  not...

I have a 2001 volvo v70 cross country. 2 Weeks ago it overheated. Problem being - a defective cooling fan. According to the dealer, this part is on an indefinite national back order. Thus, even now, I still have no idea when the part will arrive and when I will be able to use my car again. The dealer has also told me there are a number of cars in the lot with the same problem. I am not alone. Given that this part is defective it seems to me that volvo should be running a national recall on this part. I...