NHTSA Complaint #10273622 — 2002 VOLVO S60

I OWN A VOLVO S60 AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS (RACING IDLE, UNCONTROLLABLE CRUISE CONTROL, AND COMPLETE DYING OF ENGINE RANDOMLY) WHICH ARE RELATED TO EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE ETM WHICH COULD BE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. VOLVO HAS ISSUED A LIMITED RECALL BUT IN ORDER TO BE GRANTED THIS FIX ONE'S VEHICLE MUST FAIL A CERTAIN TEST. IF THERE IS NO FAILURE, NO FIX.(THE TEST IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE METER OF FAILURE) A SOFTWARE UPGRADE IS OFFERED WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY AN OVERRIDE , IN WHICH THE SYSTEM IS SET TO IGNORE SYMPTOMS, SO THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT EMPLOY. THIS IS NOT A FIX.. THE PROBLEM EXISTING IS THAT MY CAR EXHIBITS ALL THE PRELIMINARY PROBLEMS OF THE EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE ETM WHICH WILL RESULT IN A LIMP HOME MODE ,WHEREAS THE CAR WILL ONLY GO APPROX 15MPH, AND IS IMMEDIATE, MEANING THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS ONE HOPES THEY ARE NOT ON THE FREEWAY .... WELL, ONE CAN USE ONES IMAGINATION. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING. STILL VOLVO WISHES TO WAIT UNTIL THE COMPLETE FAILURE OBVIOUSLY, AND I DO NOT WISH TO GAMBLE WITH MY LIFE IN THIS WAY. THE SYMPTOMS AT THIS TIME ARE RANDOM, INDICATIVE OF COMPLETE FAILURE IN THE FUTURE. VOLVO HESITATES TO TAKE COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS PROBLEM; BUT ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. EVEN THEIR FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) WHICH AGAIN, IS ONLY BUYING TIME UNTIL IT FAILS ALSO. BUT JUST TRY TO GET YOUR MODULE REPLACED ; NOT AN EASY THING TO DO, UNLESS U WANT TO PAY FOR IT OUTRIGHT, AND THAT IS WRONG CONSIDERING THIS IS A VOLVO PROBLEM, AGAIN, THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF. I GUESS MAYBE DEATH COULD BE THE GREAT MOTIVATOR. *TR