NHTSA Complaint #10131214 — 1999 VOLVO V70

INCIDENCE 7 OF 7 SIMILAR. AS REPORTED ON SERVICE INVOICE: "CUSTOMER STATES: EVER SINCE THROTTLE WAS DONE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING- FEELS FOR A MICRO SECOND AT VARIOUS TIMES GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. NINO CAN CALL FOR MORE INFO IF NECESSARY. REFER TO RO 435245 09/17/04 78697 MILES - FOUND DEFECT IN THROTTLE UNIT ASSEMBLY REPLACED -- TECHNICIAN FOUND CODES FOR ETM INTERNAL MALFUNCTION. REPLACED ETM AND PERFORMED DOWNLOAD." THIS INCIDENT WAS THE 7TH OF 7 SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING LATER THAT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED TWICE & THEN REPLACED TWICE. I HAVE REPORTED ALL THE PREVIOUS INCIDENTS IN SEQUENCE OF OCCURRENCE ON THIS NHTSA COMPLAINT SITE AS WELL. NOTE THAT THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT SEEMS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH ALREADY-RECOGNIZED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05041 "FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES." PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INCIDENTS: 1) ODI #10131200 2) ODI #10131206 3) ODI #10131207 4) ODI #10131208 5) ODI #10131209 6) ODI #10131213. *JB