Problems with 1999 Volvo V70 POWER TRAIN

While driving 1999 volvo v70, the car rolled to a stop. vehicle had to be towed. front drive axle was rusted out, broken, and had to be replaced. old part not available. repair bill available; repair technician available for contact. *tr

The indicator light on the gear selector has burnt out. there's a 'signal-orange' colored indicator mark that tracks the gear selector against the slate grey color shift assembly put there as a safety feature so you know what gear you're in and don't accidentally take off in an unintended direction, forward or reverse, or roll into someone while unintentionally finding yourself in neutral. well now at night unless you turn on the interior light, you can just guess what gear you're in because when it's dark in the cab you can't see at all what's what as far a gear selection. i find this remarkable. at age 49, with all the cars we've owned and all i've had until over 100,000 miles, never do i recall any dashboard type indicator lamps burning out, i thought they just made them that way because they're not replaceable or something. i assumed they were like neon or light emitting diodes that can never burn out and would function forever or until something physically broke them. here's a tip for you folks at the nhtsa and your families: avoid volvo's in parking lots at night, turns out we have only an idea of the gear we're in before the car starts moving, in the dark the lack of certainty provided by a manufacturing failure could prove dangerous. volvo for life? *tr

Dt*: the contact stated while driving, at various speeds, the electronic throttle control module light illuminated followed by the vehicle operating at a reduced speed. the vehicle was seen by an authorized dealership for inspection and replaced the computer, but the problem returned. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. the service department replaced the battery. afterwards, the problem persisted and the vehicle was again seen by the dealer. the dealer determined the vehicle needed a new computer and the vehicle is currently at the dealer awaiting this replacement. the consumer stated he is still experiencing stalling problems. the manufacturer will not authorize the replacement of the ets. the dealer stated no codes were showing up. updated 08/25/06. *jb

Consumer states that while driving at any speed the odometer will moved back and forth causing the consumer to have the wrong odometer readings. dealer notified. *mr

A drivetrain vibration common to the volvo xc awd wore through the heat shield and was wearing through the plastic gas tank. while investigating the vibration, they found the viscous coupling housing had worn through the shield and tank and replaced the tank. *ak

1999 volvo v70 developed a problem with the throttle body sensor resulting in the vehicle stalling. *mr the consumer experienced numerous problems with the vehicle; replacement of defective gear shifter light socket and the driver side window switch, battery leads malfunction causing the battery to fail, the rear window washer pump burned out, and the driver door check strap had broken off. *sc

The problem is a grinding/vibration when the car gets hot. the dealer/volvo say it is the viscouis coupling. neither one know how to fix. the dealership said they have at least two brand new cars that they know about on their lot that have the same problem (wonder what they will do with these cars?).i think this is a very big problem. please help...... *ak

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