2000 Volvo S70 complaints

CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION ON 10-15-05 AND WOULD TAKE A FULL 2 MIN TO REACH 55 MPH WITH ONLY MINIMAL THROTTLE DEPRESSION (ANY MORE THAN ONLY THE LEAST WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVE TRAIN TO JERK AND REFUSE TO PROPEL THE CAR AT ALL). IF THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSELF FOR A WHILE (SOMETIMES THE GAP IN BETWEEN MALFUNCTIONS WOULD BE SEVERAL HOURS INITIALLY) BUT WOULD ALWAYS RETURN. RAN TROUBLE CODES AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS INITIALLY FAULTY. REPLACED THEN THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE ERRATICALLY UPON STARTUP, BUT AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME (5-15 MINUTES) IT WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN CORRECT ITSELF - RACING THE ENGINE SEEMED TO SHORTEN THE TIME PERIOD, BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS AND QUICKLY RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET THE RPM'S SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH ENOUGH TO FACILITATE THE SMOOTH OPERATION. ONCE THE ENGINE RAN FINE, IT WOULD OPERATE WELL AS LONG AS THE CAR WAS NEVER SHUT OFF (IT WAS RAN ON A JOURNEY OF 1,000 MILES AND OPERATED PERFECTLY NORMAL). THE MOMENT IT WAS SHUT DOWN, EVEN FOR THE BRIEFEST OF SPANS, IT WOULD ACT IN THE SAME MANNER WITH THE IDLE FLUCTUATING WILDLY, BUT SEEMED TO BE PRONE TO STALLING WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARM/HOT. VOLVO WAS CONTACTED AND RECOMMENDED DEALER DIAGNOSIS TO DETERMINE THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE, I WAS ASSURED THAT IT "COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE THE COMPUTER(ETM)". HOWEVER THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE INSTALLED (HMMMMM.....COULDN'T POSSIBLY, BUT LETS ADJUST IT....HMMMMMM ) WHICH CORRECT

OWNER OF MODEL YEAR 2000 S70 VOLVO WITH ETM PROBLEMS. WAS REPLACE AT EXACTLY OVER 100K MILES IN MARCH OF 2004 AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN AT 165K MILES. *NM

2000 S70 STALLS AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. *TS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TOT HE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND SOME INFORMATION ON FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IN VOLVOS WHICH CAUSE STALLING. *NM

THEELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) LIGHT HAS BEEN ON DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY SINCE A 50,000 MILES. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS NEARLY 95,000 MILES. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE TACHOMETER REACHED INTO THE RED LINE WHEN CRANKED WITHOUT ANY USE OF THE ACCELERATOR. IN TRAFFIC, WHEN BEGINNING TO COAST AT CRUISING SPEEDS, THE CAR WILL SURGE SLIGHTLY WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE ETS LIGHT WILL APPEAR AND THEN THE PROBLEM WILL CEASE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DON BEYER VOLVO-DULLES ON JANUARY 18, 2005, AND AFTER BEING TOLD THE WARRANTY ON THE THROTTLE MODULE WAS EXTENDED, THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM STATING THE APPROPRIATE CODES WERE NOT EVIDENT. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED, AND THAT THE UNIT WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL. HE SAID THAT WHEN THE UNIT FAILED, DEFINED BY HIM AS THE CAR FAILING TO START OR STALLING WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER WOULD THEN REPLACE IT. UNTIL THEN WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE UNIT TO FAIL, PUTTING MYSELF AND PASSENGERS IN DANGER OF THE CAR MALFUNCTIONING IN TRAFFIC.*AK

UNEXPLAINED, INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION FROM LOW SPEED. 2000 VOLVO MODEL S70 PASSENGER CAR, AWD. DURING A SLOW-SPEED TURN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. IMPACT WITH RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE SEVERED A WHEEL AND BENT THE FRONT FRAME 90 DEGREES. WHAT HAPPENED: DURING A SLOW TURN INTO A NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY, SPEED ABOUT 5 MPH, TURNING RIGHT, TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR ENGINE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED. DESPITE FOOT FULLY INTO THE BRAKE THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE 40-50 FEET UNTIL IMPACTING THE FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE. SPEED A TIME OF IMPACT 40+ MPH. TRIED TO TURN OFF IGNITION BUT HIT HOUSE FIRST. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOUSE AND CAR, WHICH WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. REPORTED THROTTLE ACCELERATION PROBLEM TO VOLVO IN NEW JERSEY, THEY STATED NO SUCH PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION. KNEW OF THE NHTSA RESEARCH INTO ACCELERATOR MODULE SLOWING UNEXPLAINED TO 5 MPH, BUT THEN SAW A NEWS REPORT ABOUT UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION AND WANTED TO INCLUDE THIS CASE IN YOUR LIST. *JB

NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION: #1: IN MID/LATE 2003, THE INTERIOR LEATHER DOOR PANELS BEGAN TO "BUBBLE" OR PULL AWAY FROM THE DOOR FRAME. HAVING PURCHASED A FOUR DOOR MODEL, EACH DOOR HAD NOTICABLE DEFECTS WHICH BECAME SIGNIFICANT OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. #2: UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THROUGH LOCAL VOLVO DEALERSHIPS, THE "BUBBLES" WERE ACTUALLY DUE TO A POOR QUALITY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY GLUE FROM EUROPE, THAT WAS USED TO ATTACH THE INTERIOR LEATHER DOOR PANELS TO THE DOOR FRAMES, WHICH VOLVO DID NOT APPARENTLY TEST IN THE UNITED STATES. AS FOR MY MODEL, THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE DEFECT RESULTED IN SEVERE FAILURE OF THE INTERIOR LEATHER DOOR PANELS. ALTHOUGH MY MODEL YEAR IS A 2000, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON BOTH EARLIER AND LATER MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. #3: VOLVO "IS" AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND HOW EXTENSIVE IT HAS AFFECTED ITS VEHICLES INCLUDING THE MODEL YEAR 2000. IN SPEAKING WITH LOCAL VOLVO DEALERSHIPS, VOLVO MADE A SUBTLE ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS INCLUDING SUPPLYING THE DEALERSHIPS WITH A REPAIR KIT THAT EACH DEALERSHIP WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING. ALTHOUGH INITIALLY REPORTED TO VOLVO, MY COMPLAINTS WERE NOT IDENTIFIED AS SAFETY RELATED ISSUES BUT RATHER COSMETIC AND REQUIRED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS BEFORE FINALLY AGREEING TO A THREE WAY SPLIT IN THE COST TO REPLACE THE INTERIOR LEATHER DOOR PANELS. ALTHOUGH THE DEFECT IS COSMETIC IN NATURE, IT WAS TO OEM PARTS THAT VOLVO INSTALLED WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOT OPTIONAL UPGRADES ON MY PART. PLEASE HELP U

NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION: #1: IN EARLY 2005, AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING WITH THE IGNITION AND STARTING OF THE VEHICLE. #2: UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THROUGH LOCAL VOLVO DEALERSHIPS, THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE IMMOBLIZER (ANTENNA RING) WHICH READS THE COMPUTER CHIP WITHIN THE KEY TO DETERMINE IF THE CORRECT KEY IS BEING USED TO START THE VEHICLE. INITIALLY, THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT BUT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY WORSE WITH AN INABILITY TO START THE VEHICLE. #3: VOLVO "IS" AWARE OF MY PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE ONLY ASSISTANCE THEY HAVE PROVIDED IS TO TURN THE KEY BACK TO THE START POSITION, REMOVE THE KEY, TURN 180 DEGREES, RE-ENTER THE KEY AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD START. ALTHOUGH THIS IS ONE SOLUTION TO A RECURRING AND ON-GOING PROBLEM, IT DOES REQUIRE REPAIR AS THIS PROBLEM IS OEM EQUIPMENT INSTALLED BY VOLVO AND I BELIEVE REPRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US...*NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SURGED AND HESITATED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ETS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ON MY 2000 VOLVO S70 MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. MILEAGE = 61,694. THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ETM WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE ETM MODULE WAS REPLACED, THE ELECTRONIC WINDOWS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. I WAS INFORMED BY THE VOLVO TECHNICIAN THAT THIS WAS A COINCIDENCE AND NOT RELATED TO THE ETM REPLACEMENT. PRIOR TO ETM REPLACEMENT, I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC WINDOWS. LAST WEEK WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALONE IN MY 2000 S70 VOLVO, THE PASSENGER SEAT FULLY RECLINED ON ITS OWN. THIS INCIDENT REMINDED ME OF A SIMILAR SCENARIO ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FULLY RECLINED WITHOUT ANYONE TOUCHING THE ELECTRONIC SEAT CONTROL. IN DECEMBER 2000, THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEN, IN MAY, 2001, THE DRIVERS TURN SIGNAL STARTED BLINKING RAPIDLY WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN 101A AND 101B. THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE MY ENTIRE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *NM

REPEATED FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. SINCE THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT 3 MONTHS AGO, THE CAR HAS STUTTERED WHEN ROUNDING TIGHTER CORNERS. NOW, THE CAR STALLS ON TIGHT CORNERS, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES LEADING TO A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A CRASH WAS AVOIDED BY NEARBY VEHICLES WHEN THE CAR STALLED MID CORNER, SENDING THE CAR AND DRIVER INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER CONTINUES TO OFFER REPLACEMENT, BUT THE REPLACEMENTS QUICKLY WEAR CAUSING SIMILAR RESULTS. *NM

VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD WITHOUT ACCELERATOR INPUT ROADS WET, BUT NOT FROZEN (LUCKILY). ON MAKING TURN IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, VOLVO S70 SURGED WITHOUT ACCELERATOR INPUT REQUIRING DRIVER TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION AND BRAKE HARD. IN 2005, THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALL, VEHICLE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HESITATION WAS CONSISTENT AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 RPM AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. ON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ETM. AFTER THIS REPAIR, WITHIN DAYS, THE VEEHICLE EXPERIENCED AND SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED TRANSITION INTO REDUCED PERFORMANCE OPERATION (LIMP MODE) WHILE DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE. DEALER INSTRUCTED US TO BRING CAR IN WHERE THEY INSTALLED A NEW ETM AND REPROGRAMMED IT WITH THE NEW SOFTWARE UPGRADE. AFTER FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEALER, THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS WERE REIMBURSED BY THE DEALER IN AN AGREEMENT WITH VOLVO (SO-CALLED SECRET WARRANTY). NOTE THAT THIS OCCURED PRIOR TO THE SETTLEMENT IN CALIFORNIA. VOLVO WOULD REFER ME ONLY TO THE DEALER, AND WOULD NOT DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE PROBLEMN WITH ME. I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD THE ETM CLEANED WHEN WE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. THE CURRENT SURGING AND HESITATION AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (2000-2200 RPM) AND THE SURGING WITH ACCELERATOR INPUTS ARE HAPPENING WITH THE NEW ETM THAT IS ONLY ABOUT FOUR MONTHS OLD IN THE VEHICLE. *NM

2000 VOLVO S70 NEEDED A THROTTLE BODY MODULE INSTALLED. I UNDERSTAND THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT TIS MODULE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT CALIFORNIA IS ASKING VOLVO TO EITHER HAVE A RECALL OR EXTEND THE WARRANTY. *NM

I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S70 AND THE THROTTLE MODULATOR (?) FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT JUST OVER THE 100K MILE MARK. THE CAR IS SERVICED REGULARLY AND NOT MISHANDLED. I FELT VOLVO SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THIS PART WITHOUT COST TO ME. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT AND IT COST ME ALMOST $1,000 FOR THE REPAIRS. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER VOLVO AND SHE GAVE ME THIS WEB SITE. HENCE MY COMPLAINT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ENGINE SPUTTERED AND CHOKED, THEN IT EVENTUALLY STALLED. THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE SYSTEM ( ETS ) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE ETS AND EXHAUST/CRANKCASE EMISSION CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES SINCE SEPTEMBER 2005. *AK

ETC FAILURE ON A 2000 VOLVO S70 ( SEE ACTION #PEO5041). *NM

DT: CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND VEHICLE SPEED SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST NO SPEED AT ALL. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE RAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN JUNE OF 2005 TO BE CHECKED. HE WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE UNTIL SEPTEMBER, 22,005. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A VOLVO MECHANIC, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME .THEN ON NOVEMBER 12, 2005 HE WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE AND THE THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS, IN TURN, ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2005 HE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY THAT WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER 2005 WAS DEFECTIVE FROM VOLVO. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT A REPAIR SHOP HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.*AK UPDATED 12/16/2005. *NM

ADD TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05041 I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY COMPLAIN TO ABOVE CASE. FIRST TIME MY CAR JUST STALLED ON A HIGHWAY. LUCKLY FOR ME, I MANAGED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED BACK IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF 2003, WHEN MY CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. LAST WEEK "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME OFF AND I TOOK MY CAR FOR A CHECK-UP. DEALER TOLD ME THAT ETM IS FAILING. MY CAR NOW HAS 104,000 MILES, THUS LESS THAN 40,000 SINCE LAST FAILURE. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THIS AND QUOTED ME REPLACEMENT COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,100. NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE EVERYDAY AND WAIT IN FEAR WHEN ETM WILL FAIL AGAIN.

VOLVO 2000 S70 66,000 MILES VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AFTER A TRIP OF 300+ MILES ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP-HOME" MODE [20 MPH] VEHICLE WAS TOWED 100 MILES TO NEAREST DEALER ETM [ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE] TESTED FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER ON 10/30/2005 OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

THE ETS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON TWO DIFFERENT DAYS LEADING TO MY CALLING MY VOLVO DEALER. I WAS TOLD I MUST REPLACE MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE BECAUSE NOT REPLACING IT COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE AND COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO PAY $971 ON OCTOBER 22 TO HAVE MY DEALER REPLACE THE MODULE AS THE CAR WAS JUST PAST ITS WARRANTY. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 25-40 MPH VEHICLE WOULD CUT OUT WHILE IDLING OR SLOWING DOWN. THEN IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD. THE CONTACT WOULD PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO TRY AND KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AUGUST 2005 AND HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS FLUCTUATING IDLE DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. *AK *JB

DT:THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE SURGED AND LOST MOST OF THE POWER FOR ABOUT FOUR MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TURNED OFF. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE THROTTLE BODY AND A CP VALVE WERE REPLACED AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THIS HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE, AND THE DEALER MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS, BUT DID NOT FIX THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

MY CAR WAS JERKING AND STALLING WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. MY WIFE USE TO TELL ME ALL THE TIME THAT IT WAS DOING THAT. THIS WENT ON FOR A FEW MONTHS OR MAYBE EVEN LONGER. I DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND IT NEVER HAPPENED WITH ME UNTIL I WAS DRIVING ON VACATION TO N.C. AND IT JUST CUT OFF WHILE I WAS WITH MY FAMILY. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OF THE ROAD. I CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT RESTARTED, AND I WENT TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALER AND HAD TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) REPLACED. $1014 WORTH OF REPAIRS, FROM ONE OF THE BEST CARS KNOWN FOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY IN THE WORLD AND I FELT HELPLESS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND RECALL ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED OR GIVEN CREDIT AT A VOLVO DEALERSHIP TO MAKE UP FOR MY LOSS AND JUST MAKE THIS MATTER RIGHT. I STILL HAVE THE INVOICE SERVICE RECEIPT WITH ALL THE INFORMATION ON IT. THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE WAS CROWN VOLVO IN GREENSBORO N.C. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. HOPEFULLY ENOUGH PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM CAN MAKE SOME KEY PERSONNEL THINK ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES AND RELIABILITY CONCERNS OF THESE VEHICLES. *NM

2000 VOLVO S70 MILEAGE: 49642 ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) LIGHT CAME ON. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, HESITATION, AND STALLING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. SUBSEQUENT SEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THE ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) AND THE ETS FAILURES WERE RELATED AND POSSIBLE RECALL ON PARTS BY VOLVO. SERVICED AT FAIRFAX VOLVO (703) 591-1820 ON 10/18/2005. SERVICE COST $900.00.*JB

AT APPROX. 80K MILES, MY 2000 VOLVO S70 COMPUTER SYSTEM BEGAN RETURNING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH A ETS LIGHT ON SEVERAL INCIDENTS. WHEN THOSE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT HOLD A STEADY CURB IDLE. RPMS WAVERED FROM 500 TO 1500 AND CAUSED A DANGEROUS SURGING AT STOP SIGNS AND STOP LIGHTS. CHECKING THE OWNERS MANUAL ON THE ETS LIGHT, IT SAID TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON, IF THE LIGHT WENT OUT-FINE. IF NOT, GO TO THE DEALER. THE INCIDENCE THIS HAPPENING GOT MORE AND MORE FREQUEST UNTIL FINALLY THE ETS LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN. RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ETM OR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE, ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR AND THAT THE ONLY THE DEALER COULD REPLACE IT. SO, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE ETM ON AUG 19, 2005 AT THE EXCESSIVE COST OF $917.91. (IT WAS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN AN ACCIDENT.) EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM SINCE, I EXPECT THAT THE PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR SOME 50 TO 80K MILES IN THE FUTURE SINCE THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS JUST REPLACED WITH A NEW PART WITH THE SAME FLAWED DESIGN. I FEEL THAT VOLVO SHOULD RECALL THIS PART IMMEDIATELY AND MAKE REPARATIONS TO THOSE OF US WHO HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I FEEL THAT THEY KNEW THAT THE PART WAS FLAWED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. WHY ELSE WOULD THEIR OWNER'S MANUAL EXPLAIN THE ETS ERROR AND THE TEMPORARY FIX LIKE IT DOES? THE "TURN THE ENGINE OFF" FIX JUST POSTPONES THE REPAIR UNTIL AF

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2000 VOLVO S70 HAD TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETCM ) REPLACED ON AUGUST 1, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. THE ETCM LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. BEFORE THE CONSUMER COULD GET HELP THE CAR STALLED ABOUT 6 OR 7 TIMES. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A VOLVO DEALER. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ETCM AND IT WAS DESTROYED. THE VOLVO DEALER REPLACED THE ETCM, AND UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE CONSUMER. THE CAR WAS RUNNING BETTER AFTER THE REPLACEMENT MODULE. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME THAT THE CAR HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. *AK

AT 45000 MILES CONSUMER REPLACED THE THROTTLE UNIT ON 2000 VOLVO S 70. *TS THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE UNIT. THE DID NOT REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE LABOR AND TAX PAID TO INSTALL THE NEW UNIT. *NM

ETS LIGHT IS ON AND THROTTLE IS ERRATIC. FOR A DAY OR SO TURNING THE KEY OFF AND ON FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT NOW IT SEEMS TO BE ON CONTINUOUSLY. *JB

ETS DASH LIGHT CAME ON, CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PER THE DIRECTIONS IN THE MANUAL, I STOPPED FOR A WHILE, RESTARTED. THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON IMMEDIATELY, BUT AFTER SEVERAL MORE MINUTES ON THE ROAD, THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I WAS ON A HIGHWAY IN ANOTHER STATE WITH MY ELDERLY MOTHER IN THE CAR. THIS WAS A WEEKEND AWAY TO ATTEND A FAMILY WEDDING. I SOUGHT THE ADVICE OF A LOCAL CAR REPAIR WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMPUTER-BASED AND HE COULD NOT HELP ME. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED ABOUT 50 MILES BACK TO MY VOLVO REPAIR FACILITY. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ $1131.60. PLUS THE COST OF A CAR RENTAL FOR 2 DAYS OF $80.43, PLUS A TOW OF ABOUT $ $255. IN ADDITION, THE TOWING PROCEDURE PIERCED THE OIL PAN FOR AN ADDITIONAL COST OF ABOUT $925.00. SO THE WHOLE EXPEDITION COST ME $2,393.!!! THE CAR HAS ONLY 62,000 MILES ON IT.*JB

DRIVING TO DENVER ON SUNDAY 10/8/2005 AND MY CAR STARTED TO MISS AND JERK SEVERELY. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME GOING WELL OVER 60 MPH AND NO PLACE TO PULL OVER. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE CAR AS I WAS TOLD THE COST IS OVER $1000. IT NOW DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY SO I CAN DRIVE IT PART TIME ANYWAY. *NM

WHILE TEACHING MY SON TO DRIVE OUR 2000 VOLVO S70, OUR CAR STARTED JERKING AS HE WAS COMING TO A STOP. AT THE STOP LIGHT,THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE A JERKING MOTION. THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON SO I LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP IN OUR MANUAL. IT SAYS, 'IF THE LIGHT REMAINS ON, THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED VOLVO RETAILER'. THE LIGHT WENT OUT SO WE DIDN'T THINK THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND IT WORKED FINE. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND WE WOULD SIMPLY BRING THE CAR TO A STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. I BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ONLY AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULDN'T BRING THE CAR TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. I WAS GEARINGUP TO A MERGE WHERE CARS ARE WEAVING AND OUT OF EACH OTHER AT RUSH HOUR TO POSITION THEMSELVES TO GET ONTO OR OFF THE HIGHWAY,RESPECTIVELY. THE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULDN'T STOP. THE CAR'S ACCELERATOR BEGAN TO BEHAVE ERRATICALLY LIKE IT WAS LOSING PRESSURE BUT I WASN'T IN A LOCATION WHERE I COULD STOP;I BARELY AVOIDED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THE LIGHT WENT OFF AGAIN AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. I CAME STRAIGHT HOME AND GOT ONLINE TO GET INSIGHT. I READ THAT VOLVO OWNERS IN CAL HAD BROUGHT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE. IRONICALLY, WE HAD JUST HAD OUR 90K SERVICE PERFORMED 3 MOS BEFORE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. WE THOUGHT THAT WE WERE MAINTAINING OUR VEHICLE TO ITS HIGHEST SAFETY STANDARDS. NOW WE HAVE TO BRING

REFERENCE 10130593, SECOND VEHICLE LISTED, STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION, LIFE THREATENING ISSUE, THROTTLE BODY FAULT CODE. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING UNIT, CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE DONE BECAUSE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT. SAME PART PUT IN AS FAILED PART. ALSO, HAD FAILURE ON S80. *AK *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55-70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE LIGHT (ETM) ILLUMINATED. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE HAD FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL/DIE AND LOSE POWER. *AK *MR *NM

THE ETS SYSTEM ON MY 2000 VOLVO S70 IS FAILING. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THIS WILL COST $1000 TO FIX. MY CAR ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS NOW STALLING IN TRAFFIC DUE TO THE ETB NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND COULD CAUSE INJURY WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC THE OTHER DAY AND I FEARFUL TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEN CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. VOLVO NEEDS TO SEND A RECALL OUT ON THIS VEHICLE. *NM

DT: 2000 VOLVO S70 SE. WHILE DRIVING 70-75 MPH VEHICLE BUCKED AND LOST CRUISE CONTROL. *AK THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN VERY QUICKLY AND WOULD NOT REGAIN SPEED. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND KEEP HER FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

CAR WAS STALLING, SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPING. RUNNING ROUGH AND LURCHING FORWARD AFTER IT HAD BEEN STALLED FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE ETM FAILED ON MY 2000 S70. THE ETM WAS REPLACED TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT IT REQUIRED 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALER BOTH TIMES BEFORE THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ETM. EACH TIME THEY TRIED TO FIX IT WITH OUT INCURRING ANY COSTS TO THEM AND THE CAR WOULD FAIL WITHIN LESS THAT WEEK UNTIL THEY CHANGED THE ETM. *NM

CAR WAS STALLING, SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPING. IT WAS LURCHING FORWARD WHEN I STEPPED ON THE THROTTLE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE ETM HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE ON THIS VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. LOST POWER WHEN SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR 80% OF THE TIME. THE STC LIGHT COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME WHEN LOSING POWER. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. CHECKED THE SENSORS AND LET THE DEALER KNOW IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN .THEN THEY SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A MODULE. THIS HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2004.*AK *JB

DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *AK *JB

DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND OPERATED POORLY DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. *AK *JB

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ON OUR VEHICLE HAS CAUSED US TO ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. IN JANUARY, 2004, THE ETS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND BEFORE WE COULD DRIVE THE 60 MILES TO THE NEAREST VOLVO SERVICE CENTER, OUR CAR WAS SPUTTERING AND SURGING AND LOSING POWER ON A CONTINUAL BASIS. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR US TO BE IN. THE REPAIR THAT WAS MADE INVOLVED INSTALLING A USED PART BECAUSE OF COMPUTER RELATED PROBLEMS (WHICH IS ANOTHER STORY AND A COMPLAINT TO VOLVO). NOW, 20 MONTHS LATER, THAT USED PART HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND PUT US IN A SIMILAR HAZARDOUS SITUATION (NOT TO MENTION AN INCONVENIENT SITUATION) AGAIN. WHEN THESE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULES MALFUNCTION, THERE IS LITTLE NOTICE AND THE RESULTS CAN BE SERIOUS WHEN THEY OCCUR AS YOU ARE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. *JB

ETS FAILURE. HAD TO BUY A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY VOLVO S70 2000 WESTBOUND ON I-90 JUST PAST THE GARY , IN EXIT 10, DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR, THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FASTER THAN 30 MPH. BETWEEN EXIT 10 AND THE NEXT EXIT 5 THE ROAD IS ELEVATED THERE IS NO USABLE SHOULDER. AS A RESULT FOR 5 MILES I DROVE AT 30 MPH WHILE CARS AND TRUCKS APPROACHED ME FROM BEHIND AT 55-75 MPH. NUMEROUS CARS AND TRUCKS HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME AND ONE TRUCK STARTED TO JACKKNIFE. I FINALLY MADE IT TO THE EXIT 5 AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AT THE COST OF OVER $1,000.00. I WAS INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT INJURED OR KILLED AND THAT I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO A SERVICE APPOINTMENT THAT MORNING BECAUSE THE ETS DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT HAD LIT UP. WHEN I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER THE WEEK BEFORE I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT I COULD LOSE POWER LIKE THAT . INDEED WHEN ARRIVED BY TOW TRUCK AT THE DEALER THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT THE ETM PROBLEM DID NOT MAKE THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT THAT "YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IT THAT WAY." . THE DEALER IS ABOUT 60 MILES FROM MY HOME. ALL THE VOLVO SAFETY FEATURES WOULDN'T HAVE DONE ME A LICK OF GOOD IF A SEMI HAD PLOWED INTO ME AT 55 MPH OR MORE. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER PROBLEM UTTERLY COMPROMISES THE VOLVO SAFETY FEATURES. SO INSTEAD OF TAKING THE VOLVO ON A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP THIS SUMMER WE RENTED A VAN. I URGE THAT T

THE AUTOMOBILE WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE AND STALL WHEN APPROACHING LOWER SPEEDS. ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE A DELAYED RESPONSE AND NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE ETS WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON JUST PRIOR TO THE EVENT. AFTER THE CAR WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE FINE UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. AFTER THE ETM MODULE WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, NO PROBLEMS. *JB

I JUST READ ON YOUR WEBSITE AN ACTION SUMMARY REGARDING "FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM)". I DID EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM IN SEPT. 2003 ON MY 2000 S70GLT. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AND SLOW DOWN. I GOT HONKED BY SO MANY OTHER DRIVERS WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER TO THE ROAD SIDE. LUCKILY I DID NOT GET HIT BY ANY OTHER CAR. THE SYMPTOM DISAPPEARED AFTER I SHUT AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. WHEN IT HAPPENED FOR THE SECOND TIME LATER DURING THE SAME WEEK, I DECIDED TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER'S SHOP FOR AN EMERGENCY CHECKOUT. I SHUT AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE BUT STILL THE CAR IS SHAKING AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO NORMAL SPEED. SO, I HAD TO TURN ON EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND DROVE VERY SLOWLY TO THE DEALER'S SHOP. THAT DAY I SPENT $1,111 FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE MOTOR THROTTLE MODULE AND IT IS NOT COVERED WITH MANUFACTURER WARRANTY SINCE THE CAR ALREADY HAS 78K MILES ON THE METER. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS STARTING PROBLEM FROM TIME TO TIME. IT ALWAYS START OKAY BUT SOMETIMES THE ENGINE SPEED DROP AND STOP AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF RUNNING. THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG IN THE CAR AND IT IS HARD TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THEM. THE FUNNY THING IS THAT I JUST HAD A 105K MILES MAINTENANCE FULLY TUNED AT THE DEALER'S SHOP TWO WEEKS AGO AND THEY SAID THE CHECKING AND MAINTENANCE WENT WELL AND THE CAR RUNS NICELY. IN THIS MORNING IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I WAS RUSHED TO WORK. I GOT

MY 2000 VOLVO S70 SE LOOSES SPEED AND THE ETS LIGHT COMES ON. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 KM/H IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR ALMOST STALLED WITHOUT WARNING... I HAD TO QUICKLY STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (NOT FUN!). I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF FOR FEW MINUTES AND THE PROBLEMS DISAPPEARED. GOT HOME - TOLD MY WIFE WHAT HAPPENED AND SHE TOLD ME SAME HAPPENED WITH HER ABOUT A MONTH OR MORE AGO - BUT SHE FORGOT TO MENTION THIS TO ME BEFORE (TYPICAL - HAHAHA). ANYWAY.. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEED VOLVO TO FIX BEFORE ME OR MY FAMILY GETS HURT...

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM IN MY 2000 VOLVO S70 NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY VOLVO STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, I DIDN'T KNOW WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. 2 DAYS LATER MY ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND I DID SOME RESEARCH ABOUT WHAT THIS WAS AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS SOME ARBITRATION GOING ON REGARDING 98-2001 VOLVOS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND THERE IS SOME TALK ABOUT A RECALL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY GOING 65-70 MPH AND MY CAR STALLED, THE RAMIFICATIONS COULD BE TREMENDOUS. I FEEL THAT IF THERE IS SUCH A BIG ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART ON VOLVOS THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES. IT SEEMS TO BE THE ETHICAL THING THAT VOLVO COULD DO. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP TODAY (8/23/05) AND ASKED THEM IF THERE WAS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME NO, THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET UNTIL THERE WAS A RECALL. I HAD TO PAY $1200.00 OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A DEFECT IN A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE MADE GOOD BY THE COMPANY WHO MAKES THESE CARS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (JUST NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING), I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR - THE GAS SEEMED TO STICK AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. IT SEEMED TO STALL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE IT TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM FOR $2,000. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT DURING OTHER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY SO IT WAS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME.

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF CAUSING THE CAR TO DECELERATE SUDDENLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CAN LEAD TO A COLLISION FROM THE REAR. THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE WITH MANUAL CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR, BUT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STUTTERING WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DIAGNOSTIC BY THE DEALER REVEALED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IS FAILING AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR BEING 900 DOLLARS.*JB

EVER SINCE PURCHASING OUR VOLVO, THERE HAS BEEN POWER REDUCTION AND SURGES OF WHICH I'VE BROUGHT UP TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. MY HUSBAND HAS ASKED WHAT MAY CAUSE THIS SORT OF THING BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS PART OF THE WAY A VOLVO WORKS. THE INCIDENT THAT LED TO IT HAVING TO BE REPAIRED WAS WHEN WE RETURNED FROM AN HOUR AND HALF DRIVE AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING CONTINUOUSLY. A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, ESL. THE ONLY THING IN THE MANUAL I COULD FIND WAS WHAT THE INITIALS STOOD FOR-ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME AFTER SHORT WHILE BECAUSE OF A SAFETY DEVISE IN THE VEHICLE THAT ALLOWS THIS APPARENTLY. THE NEXT DAY MY HUSBAND CALLED OUR DEALERSHIP WHO WE BOUGHT IT FROM AND WAS TOLD WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO A GARAGE 50 MILES AWAY BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES WITH THE EQUIPMENT TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM. WE CONTINUED OUR QUESTIONING OF THE SITUATION AND 3 MECHANICS IN 3 DIFFERENT GARAGES TOLD US THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL (YET). HOWEVER, I UNDERSTAND FROM AN ACQUAINTANCE NOW THAT THE REPAIR IS ONLY A BAND AID AND THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN BECAUSE A COMPONENT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR WHICH IS ULTIMATELY A COMPUTER CHIP REPLACEMENT AND DOWNLOAD IS APPROXIMATELY $1100. THE GARAGE PERFORMING THE REPAIR HAS ALSO ALERTED US OF A HEAD LIGHT DEFECT THAT COST $55 TO REPAIR AND SUGGESTED WE TAKE CARE OF IT BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST '05. HAD OBD II CODE READ, FAILURE LOW IDLE. TOOK CAR TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE ECM-620 IDLE FAULT, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IS FAILING. I HAD THE ETM REPLACED. IT APPEARS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THAT AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF ETM'S HAVE FAILED ON VOLVOS 1999-2001 MODEL YEARS AND ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. I HOPE THAT THIS INVESTIGATION LEADS TO A RECALL IN WHICH CASE CONSUMERS THAT HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIR WILL BE REIMBURSED BY VOLVO OR THE DEALERSHIP WHERE SERVICE AND PAYMENT WAS MADE. *NM