Used 1999 Volvo S70 Consumer Reviews
Used S70 for sale
Great Car - Until 170,000 miles
Bill, 05/25/2010
1999 Volvo S70 GLT Turbo 4dr Sedan
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I purchased this car used in 2000 with about 11,000 miles. It was absolutely perfect until about 170,000 when the Electronic Throttle Module failed. Before buying any used Volvo from this time period I would thoroughly research the ETM and the problems it's caused. It's a very expensive part, and the replacement is just as likely to fail as the original. And since replacing mine, I've had several other problems with it and related parts. I've completely lost confidence in the car. Having said that, it was a great car for 10 years.
BEWARE, repairs are terrible at Volvo
pletsch@bastrop.com, 09/07/2010
1999 Volvo S70 T5 Turbo 4dr Sedan
5 of 24 people found this review helpful
1999 Volvo, bought for a daughter for college. Safe...well, when it actually runs..which is not often. Breakdown with Volvo having NO answers: yyou leave your 19 year old daughter stranded 5 times with no way to run the car. It's not a car at that point, it's a piece of junk and your kid is in a very vulnerable place! Will discuss with ANYONE: This is not a safe car!!!!!! And forward looking cars (newer than this one)appear to be no better: their IT problem solvers really are dismal...
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I love this car!
Wizkid, 08/02/2003
1999 Volvo S70 GLT Turbo 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
It has the euro-feel that makes driving fun. It is so responsive. Downside: Too small for a family of 4.
Throttle body nightmare
Volvo disappointment, 08/19/2009
1999 Volvo S70 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
My wife and I had this car for 7 years, it had 113,000 miles and it has had it problems in the past. Most of which were covered by the 100,000 mile / 10 year warranty for the ETS system. We had off anf on problems with the ETS system the past few years. Today it went into limp mode and the dealer told us it was out of warranty now (over 10 years by 6 months). and it was going to cost $1000 to fix and replace the throttle body and reflash the computer. Volvo has known about this problem for years and I think it harable to allow customers to bear the brunt of this cost. It only has 113,000 miles for god sake. To sell it in running order would be about $3,000. So why would I dump $1000. BAD
Great Car
Danny24, 10/01/2003
1999 Volvo S70 T5 Turbo 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
This is very safe and dependable car. Drives really well, will not trade it for nothing.