What does it mean when your Volvo V70 GLT ETS Light comes on? Have you had your Enhanced Traction System (ETS) light come on, indicating a problem with your Volvo V70? Read about this Volvo owner’s experience.
skouk007 »
My V70GLT ETS light been on/off for the last couple of months. Finally today it stay on and I got a chance to bring it to the dealer. Here’s the symptom I have when ETS light on.
1. Car doesn’t want to move (stall)
2. Limp Home mode
The dealer is refusing to replace ETM. They said that they have to follow Volvo protocol before repairing or replacing ETM. The protocol is to clean PVC (cost $288 not cover under warranty) first so that they can trouble shoot ETM issue.
Four hours later I got a call from the dealer again after they cleaned PVC compartment, they found out that AIR oil trap is so dirty with oil build up and need to be replaced before they can proceed with their so-called Volvo protocol (cost $428 replacing air oil trap).
Please advise what steps I need to take here. I’m very upset with these so-call protocols. Why can they replace ETM base on the codes they retrieved? I think they got two codes: 91xxx codes.
Any suggestions to what I can do? My ETM warranty will be expired next month (2/9/09). Seems to me that this dealer is not willing to get this fix at the moment without having to go thru these protocols. (Ray Price Volvo in East Stroudsburg, Pa)
MadeInJapan »
All things considered you didn’t get ripped off, but only $25 for the “part,” concerns me. The reason for the high labor charge is it took them at least 2 hours to take the intake manifold off and put it back on, which is required to change out the oil trap, but really if they had gone that far, they should have replaced all of the hoses from it (and the passageways) all the way to the bottom of the accordion air intake hose and cleaned the PTC valve out that’s on the end of that larger hose. It seems like all they did was change out the trap because that’s what they told you your car needed to begin with…hmmm. You might want to inquire exactly what they did do. It would not have been much more on the labor (if any) to do this job right, especially if you were nearing 100K miles (or are over).
Issue with ETS light with my 99 V70GLT
The ETS warning light indicates a problem. The ETS system monitors wheel speed via the ABS (Anti-lock Brake System).
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Last Updated on September 2, 2024
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I have a V70
1999 2000 model and the engine management or the etm lights come on sometimes one sometimes both no apparrent difference in the running and passed the mot emmisions so what is the problem its just annoying to see these lights on so any info would be appreciated
I have a V70
1999 2000 model and the engine management or the etm lights come on sometimes one sometimes both no apparrent difference in the running and passed the mot emmisions so what is the problem its just annoying to see these lights on
I HAVE A V70 04 REG ON KICK DOWN THE WARNING TRIANGLE LIGHTS
TELLING ME TO GO TO SERVICE GARAGE
THE CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND I HAVE TO STOP, SWITCH OF ENGINE AND RESTART THEN ITS OK UNTILL NEXT KICK DOWN THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITENT, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY VOLVO DEALERS
AND THEY CANNOT TRACE THE PROBLEM.
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP
ETS light came on what is this?