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#1512 of 1827 ETS light on 1999 V70 XC AWD by pgodfrey30 Oct 14, 2005 (4:08 am)
Just purchased a 1999 V70 XC with 122k. The car sells itself great handling, nice feel, great safety features. Have two other volvos that run well. The reputation Volvo has with our family is depndability. I've done a lot of internet searching in the meantime and have found several references to faults associated with the Electronic Throttle Module. The whole thing reminds me of the unfortunate boy in Lorenzos Oil his symptoms remain undignosed while the family is left trying to understand what's happening. To keep this brief I referyou to www.vexedvolvo.com for the explanation and turn on your own light.
#1513 of 1827 Re: Convince me to buy/not buy V70 2.4 [bobw3] by stmss Oct 14, 2005 (10:46 am)
Replying to: bobw3 (Oct 13, 2005 10:54 pm) I also disagree with this. I have a V70 glt, Saab 9.5 and now an 06 Freestyle. Compared to the two turbo cars, the Freestyle, on initial drive, may seem a bit underpowered but it is just rpm/cvt perception, in my opinion. The engine/transmission match in the Freestyle seem more than adequate. The Freestyle doesn't have the low end torque the turbos give you but makes up for it like any 6 cyl non turbo - by rpm. You just need to get use to it.   The perception of the Freestyle being underpowered has been propagated by the auto journalists and is not helped by the engine only being 200Hp (or so) compared to some competitors are 250+. But all turbo owners should know that HP isn't everything.
#1514 of 1827 etm...sigh by mkrsw1 Oct 17, 2005 (8:11 am)
looks like the etm on my 99 v70 xc awd w/117,000 miles died yesterday. needless to say, i'm unhappy at the prospect of spending upwards of $1000 to fix a car that is probably only worth $5000 or $6000. just 2 weeks ago, we nearly traded it on a new car. oh well. any advice would be welcome. Replies to this message: hausler (Oct 25, 2005 2:17 pm) mkrsw1 (Oct 31, 2005 11:56 am)
#1515 of 1827 Re: Childrens auxiliary seat [pilotpat] by thrviv Oct 22, 2005 (3:37 pm)
Replying to: pilotpat (Oct 13, 2005 12:06 am) Hi Pat, Thanks for the lead on vlvworld.com -- I'll definitely check it out. I've also got feelers out at the local wrecking yards -- all good points in terms of safety. Many thanks for your input.
#1516 of 1827 98 V70 dash board rattle-common problem or not? by scubadriver Oct 24, 2005 (7:02 am)
My 98 V70 is a great car. Runs like a charm, gets superb gas mileage. Has treated me very well. Except for one annoying problem, a rattling in the front dash board-drivers side. Like the chalk scraping on a blackboard. I have had it checked out--one mechanic said it was a screw mount for the dash that was loose. He tightened it and nothing happened. Kept on rattling. Rattles in hot and cold weather. If I probe further I fear it will be an expensive fishing expedition that won't really fix it. What I want to know is whether there are lots of 98 V70s or other V70s with the same problem and what was the fix.
#1517 of 1827 Re: MY 1999 V70 XC [xc70] by badvolvodeal Oct 24, 2005 (10:26 am)
Replying to: xc70 (Oct 06, 2005 11:56 am) I have driven my car for the last couple of days (after it sat in my driveway for 2-3 months) and the exhaust fumes were bad again in the beginning, then were fine. Boy, it was sure good to be back in my car again. I had cleaned it all out to trade it in, which I didn't really want to do. Even had the seat warmer on this weekend (NICE!). Love my radio (yes, I know, not the most important thing) and after awhile the fumes weren't bad at all. I have not heard anything about a fuel tank recall. And mine is a '99, did it include the '99's as well? I realized the parts I had replaced before were the whole throttle body, which made it run good for a month, and then I started having problems again at the beginning of the summer. Seems like as the cooler weather gets here, the fumes aren't so bad. Who knows? What did you mean about your district manager and you almost got a new fuel tank??
#1518 of 1827 Re: etm...sigh [mkrsw1] by hausler Oct 25, 2005 (2:17 pm)
Replying to: mkrsw1 (Oct 17, 2005 8:11 am) Dump it, We have a 2000 XC70 and just lost the transfer case. It is good money after bad. While we have had few issues up until now, there is nothing inexpensive about repairing these cars. Replies to this message: mkrsw1 (Oct 31, 2005 11:56 am)
#1519 of 1827 Re: v70 trouble [lbw] by chaddaddy Oct 26, 2005 (10:48 am)
Replying to: lbw (Sep 07, 2005 7:22 am) what about removing the driveshaft and run the car as front drive only?
#1520 of 1827 v70 xc driveshaft by chaddaddy Oct 26, 2005 (10:50 am)
can you remove the driveshaft from a v70 xc wagon and run the vehicle as front wheel drive only?
#1521 of 1827 Re: etm...sigh [hausler] by mkrsw1 Oct 31, 2005 (11:56 am)
Replying to: hausler (Oct 25, 2005 2:17 pm) dumped. too bad. i had hoped it would last a few more years and my daughter could use it as her first car (big, safe, etc).

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