NHTSA Complaint #10358044 — 2004 VOLVO XC70

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF MY VEHICLE (WHICH HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS) ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS VOLVO RECALL. HOWEVER, MY XC70 IS A 2004 BUT IS HAVING THIS IDENTICAL ISSUE. (A SOFTWARE GLITCH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 11,993 VOLVO MODELS BEING RECALLED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA). THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDES MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 S80 MODELS, 2010 S60 MODELS, 2009-2010 XC70 MODELS, AND THE 2010 XC60, ALL RUNNING FAULTY SOFTWARE IN THEIR CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULES (CEM). ACCORDING TO NHTSA, THE SIGNAL FROM THE CEM MAY FAIL TO REACH THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRONIC MODULE (PEM), INHIBITING THE FUEL FROM REACHING THE ENGINE EVEN AS THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED. NORMALLY, THIS WOULD JUST RESULT IN AN ENGINE THAT FAILS TO START. HOWEVER, RESIDUAL PRESSURE IN THE SYSTEM MAY ALLOW THE VEHICLES IN QUESTION TO DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE THE ENGINE QUITS... AND IF THE VEHICLE STALLS IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.) I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE CEM AT A COST OF $1200.00 AND THAT THEY WANTED ME TO KNOW THAT THEY WERE NOT EVEN SURE THIS WOULD FIX MY PROBLEM. *TR