2001 VOLVO V70 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

I STARTED THE CAR, PLACED THE CAR IN DRIVE GEAR AND IDLED THROUGH THE PARKING LOT TRAFFIC TO THE INTERSECTION BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THOUGH THE CONDITION RESTORED AFTER I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED IT. THEN THE ACCELERATOR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.HAD A SEMI TRUCK BEEN COMING ALONG, I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER. *TR

2001 VOLVO V70. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPAIRS UNDER RECALL NOTICE EA05021 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD HAD BEEN UNDIAGNOSED SEVERAL TIMES BY MECHANICS. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DISCLOSE THE RECALL AND SHE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY AND EXPERIENCE A DECELERATION OF BETWEEN 10-20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL).THE FSAILURE PERSISTED AND NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND MERGE INTO TRAFFIC FROM AN ON-RAMP, THE VEHICLE LOST ABNORMALLY POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL VOLVO SPECIALIST WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSED THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VOLVO SPECIALIST REPROGRAMMED THE SOFTWARE BUT ADVISED THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,788 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. ENGINE SURGED TO APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM WHILE STOPPING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, CAR WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL, CAR STOPPED AND ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY DIED. ENGINE WAS RE-STARTED AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE WITH NO CAUTION/ WARNING LIGHTS VISIBLE. DURING ATTEMPT TO DRIVE VEHICLE ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 20 MPH. THE PERFORMANCE REDUCED WARNING LIGHT WAS THEN VISIBLE. *TR

COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED 2 YEARS AGO AND CAR IS NOW "SURGING" FORCEFULLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP . ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) IDENTIFIED AS CAUSE . VOLVO REFUSES TO COVER UNDER CONDITIONS OF RECALL WHICH REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ETM . REASON FOR REFUSAL , MY CAR WAS FOUND TO BE A " SALVAGE VEHICLE" . IN LIGHT OF SAFETY ISSUES ARE THEY REQUIRED TO HELP ME ? *TR

MY 2001 VOLVO V70T HAS BEEN LUNGING FORWARD DURING LOW-SPEED DRIVING MANEUVERS AND HAS HAD VEHICLE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. THE DEALERSHIP, NALLEY VOLVO IN ATLANTA HAS HAD MY CAR FOR ALMOST A MONTH. VOLVO WAS INVOLVED IN A LAWSUIT WHICH LED TO A RECALL .RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER:06V441000. MY CAR RECEIVED THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE A FEW YEARS AGO BUT MY SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR. VOLVO AND DEALER SHIP SAID UNTIL THEY RECEIVE A HARD CODE THEY WONT DO ANYTHING EXCEPT REPLACE TRANSMISSION OR TRADE IN MY CAR FOR NEW ONE. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE EVEN CAR GOING INTO LIMP MODE AND ALSO HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MY CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR VOLVO TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO V70 AND I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-95 WHEN THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE, JUST WENT LIMB, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING HAPPENED, THE CAR BEHIND ALMOST HIT ME AND THE SAME WITH THE 2 BEHIND HIM. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN, THAT ME ALONG WITH MY FAMILY ARE EXPOSED TO SUCH A DANGER. THE FIRST TIME I CHECKED THE RECALLS AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED WHAT WAS WRONG, 8 MONTHS AFTER THE MENTIONED REPAIR THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME BUT NOW WITH WORSE CONSEQUENCES BECAUSE NOW I AM SO AFRAID TO DRIVE THAT JUST THINKING ABOUT IT MAKES ME TREMBLE. THE VOLVO DEALER DO NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND DOT SAYS THAT JUST WHEN BIG ACCIDENTS HAPPEN THEY CAN DO SOMETHING. I WONDERED IF MY FAMILY WOULD BE DEAD RIGHT NOW, WHO...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT VOLVO SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ETM CODE OF ECM91A7. THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALER BECAUSE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO POWER VOLVO AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS AN ETM FAILURE. VOLVO NORTH AMERICA HAS NOT GIVEN THEIR CONSENT TO THE DEALER TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH VOLVO AND THEY STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALREADY HAD THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A WARRANTY ON THE PART FOR 200,000 MILES/TEN YEARS AND VOLVO AGREED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,917.

I OWN A 2001 VOLVO V70 T5 AND HAD AN INDEPENDENT VOLVO SHOP BRING UP CODE ECM 91A7 WHICH IS AN ( ETM ) RECALL AND WARRANTY ISSUE . (CARB) HAS INCREASED AN ADDITIONAL 10 YEARS AND OR 200,000. WARRANTY ON THE ETM. MY INDEPENDENT SHOP ERASED THE CODE BUT KEPT A PRINT OUT OF THE FAILURE. POWER VOLVO IN CERRITOS CALIFORNIA OWN MECHANIC AND SERVICE MANAGER AGREE THAT THE ETM IS EXHIBITING ALL THE ISSUES WITH THE ETM CONCERNS. NORTH AMERICAN VOLVO CAN'T WARRANTY THE MODULE UNTIL IT SHOWS A CODE FOR THE ETM. THEY WANT ME TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT SHOWS THE CODE AGAIN. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT SINCE NHTSA WROTE THAT IN CERTAIN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS , THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE AN UNSAFE SITUATION AND POSSIBLY A CRASH. *JB

I OWN A 2001 VOLVO V70 <TURBO> .. AND HAVE HAD REPEATED EXPERIENCES WITH THE VEHICLE EITHER STALLING WHILE IN GEAR AND / OR "SURGING" FORWARD WHILE AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ... THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO AN AUTHORIZED VOLVO REPAIR SHOP AND TO THE DEALER FOR THESE PROBLEMS A MINIMUM OF 4 TIMES UPON THE RETURN OF MY VEHICLE TO ME <AFTER HAVING WORK DONE UNDER CAMPAIGN 155> THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEMS .. THE MOST RECENT EVENT HAVING TAKEN PLACE ON 08.08.06 AT THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT I HAD MY TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS IN MY VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS EVENT PUT ALL OUR LIVES IN DANGER .. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE / HAZARD ! I <YESTERDAY> PLACED A CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP <BOZZANI VOLVO IN COVINA, CA> ONLY TO BE GIVEN THE "RUN-AROUND" FROM JON, TONY, AND GLORIA ......

ON 6/2/06 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ( AT ABOUT 60 MPH), AND SUDDENLY MY CAR SLOWED DOWN AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AND SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, A WARNING LIGHT WAS ON STATING" ENGINE PERFORMANCE REDUCED". I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON, HOWEVER, I WAS VERY CONCERNED AND CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN. THE CAR WAS A LITTLE HESITANT AT FIRST BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY ON SIDE STREETS, TO THE DEALER. HE KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THE ETM, HE CLEANED THE ETM AND DOWNLOADED NEW SOFTWARE. IT WAS $20 FOR THE PARTS AND $307.00 FOR THE LABOR! I HAVE NOT HAD...

ON THE WAY TO AN APPOINTMENT MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR VOLVO V70 T5 ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST POWER AND A MESSAGE STATING "PERFORMANCE REDUCTION" WAS VISIBLE ON THE CONSOLE. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL AT ANY MINUTE AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AT 20 MPH. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE HARD SHOULDER BUT AS SHE WAS ABOUT TO ENTER A SECTION WHERE ROAD WORKS HAD REMOVED ANY HARD SHOULDER SHE DECIDED TO STOP AND CALL FOR HELP. WE ARRANGED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO PICK THE CAR UP AND TAKE IT TO OUR NEAREST VOLVO DEALER. WHEN WE ARRIVED THERE AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED THE FIRST QUESTION ASKED BY THE SERVICE REP WAS "HAVE YOU HAD THE ETM RECALL PERFORMED ?" I STATED THAT WE WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL AND...

ETM CLEANED & ADJUSTED AT 48,474 MILES FOR STALLING AND ENGINE SURGING: 10/13/03 ETM REPLACED FOR STALLING; 4/13/05 ENGINE SURGING DIAGNOSED AS ETM AT 79,386, 4/27/05 SOFTWARE UPDATE TO CORRECT SURGING, DID NOT HELP. 5/26/05 ETM REPLACED FOR SURGING IDLE AND TRANS BANGING INTO GEAR, ALSO SOFTWARE UPDATED; 4/24/06 ETM SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR ENGINE SURGING AND BEING IN LIMP HOME MODE TWICE [S.MCH FROM E-MAIL]

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILED ON 2001 VOLVO V70 T5 AT 75,400 MILES. FAILURES OF THIS COMPONENT ARE COMMON DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF ETM. VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES. MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS AS MY WIFE WAS MERGING WITH TRAFFIC ONTO FREEWAY. FROM 55 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND REDUCED SPEED TO 20 MPH IN TRAFFIC!. MY WIFE CREPT OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. *NM

FAILURE OF "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM)". LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING OR OTHER INDICATION IMMANENT FAILURE. CAR WENT INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" WHICH PROVIDES ENOUGH POWER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN, BUT BECAUSE THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT COMPUTER ATTEMPTS TO KEEP A FIXED, SOMEWHAT ABOVE IDLE, THROTTLE SETTING, RELEASING THE THROTTLE DOES NOT RESULT IN ENGINE BRAKING AS NORMAL FOR A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE. NEITHER SITUATION, LOSS OF POWER OR LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL, IS ACCEPTABLE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER NEARLY RESULTED IN MY BEING REAR ENDED, LUCKILY THE DRIVER BEHIND ME REACTED QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW SOFTWARE IN THE ETM IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *JB

2001 V70 DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND CLUNKED IN AND OUT OF GEAR. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE STABILIZER MOTOR MOUNT WAS FAULTY. *TS THE THROTTLE BODY, CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND VACUUM BOOST SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

MY WIFE WAS ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST FREEWAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, WHEN OUR 2001 V-70 BEGAN MISSING AND LOSING POWER. BY THE TIME SHE LIMPED HOME TO THE NEXT OFF RAMP, SHE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AN HOUR, IN TRAFFIC MOVING NEARLY 60 MILES AN HOUR. OBVIOUSLY, THIS CREATED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY WIFE AND OTHER TRAVELERS. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER, CALABASAS VOLVO, AT ABOUT 20-30 MILES PER HOUR. AT THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE GAS PEDAL LINKAGE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY $300 (COPY ENCLOSED), AND THAT THE ETM WOULD BE CLEANED. I HAD ALREADY FOUND INFORMATION ON THE WEB THAT SHOWED CLEANING WAS INEFFECTIVE, AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUED SAFETY RISK. IN FACT, THE INFORMATION ON THE WEB EXPLAINED THAT VOLVO HAS AGREED TO AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART...

WARMED UP CAR FOR 2 MINUTES; DROVE 2 MILES TO DRUG STORE--LET ENGINE IDLE WHILE WIFE IN THE STORE; DROVE .1 MILE AND ENGINE BEGAN ACTING VERY ERRATIC! SPUTTERING AND STALLING AND NO ENGINE POWER CAR DIED INTO PARKING LOT; VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC IN MIDTOWN ALLOWED ME LIMP CAR TO DROP FAMILY AT TRANSIT STATION AND LEFT VOLVO AT OFFICE .3 MILES AWAY; AFTER RETURNING FROM VACATION CAR RAN OK--CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STILL ON + TWO URGENT ERROR MESSAGES. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE ETM DESPITE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED. WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR AT A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE STALLED. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY STATED THIS PROBLEM WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK

REFERENCE 10143655 FOR SECOND ETM REPLACEMENT, FIRST REPLACED AT 42,000 MILES, WAS STALLING , HESITATING, ROUGH ID. E. HARD TO START AFTER STALLS. SMCH *AK

I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO V70 T5. THIS CAR HAS THE HIGH FAILURE RATE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE COMPONENT. DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN PASSING LANE OF A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. THE MESSAGE WINDOW ON THE DASH FLASHED "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" THIS OCCURRED DURING WHILE PASSING A SEMI WITH OTHER CARS FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND IN A CARAVAN. IT WAS IN POURING RAIN WITH WATER FROM THE SEMI SPLASHING OVER THE WINDSHIELD. NEEDLESSTOSAY, THIS WAS A NERVOUS MOMENT WHEN POWER WAS SUDDENLY LOST. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OFF TO THE NEXT EXIT RAMP WHERE THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING WHILE IDLING. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING MADE THE PROBLEM DISAPPEAR. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER, I'M GETTING "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" MESSAGE NEARLY EVERY DAY. FINALLY TRACE IT DOWN TO THE ETM INTERNAL FAULT USING A OBDII READER I PURCHASED TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. VOLVO...

2001 VOLVO V70 - TRAVELING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY IN THIS VEHICLE, IT LOST ACCELERATION AND STARTED TO REDUCE POWER, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN COMPLETE STALLING. CAUGHT BETWEEN TRUCKS AND CARS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 - 75 MPH. I FELT HOPELESS TO HELP MYSELF, FEARING I WOULD BE KILLED BY TRAFFIC. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) FAILED. THE ENGINE IDLE DROPPED, AND SURGED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT SURGED AND THEN LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START BACK. THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN AFTER THE FOURTH ATTEMPT. THE ETM WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, BUT NOW THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. *AK AFTER THE REPAIRS THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON I-695 NEAR BALTIMORE EXPERIENCED SIX EPISODES OF SUDDEN DECELERATION ,AND A ALMOST STALLING. ALSO, WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A DUMP TRUCK ON ONE OCCASION ,AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION BY AN 18-WHEELER BEFORE THE CONTACT COULD CROSS SLOWLY THROUGH LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, DUE TO ROAD CONSTRUCTION, DURING TWO OF THESE UNPLANNED STOPS, THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AND THE CONTACT BLOCKED A LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD READ REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN A FEW TIMES, NOTED A VERY ROUGH IDLE AND THE SAME MESSAGE. THEN , TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES ,AND INSTEAD OF THE REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE WARNING RECEIVED A NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPAIR SERVICE OR SOME SIMILAR MESSAGE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. HE DROVE A FEW MILES AT 60-65 MPH, BUT THE ENGINE...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER WHILE ACCELERATING AND WOULD ONLY GO 15 MPH. HE WOULD COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED DAILY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE THROTTLE BOX WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT COME BACK SINCE THE REPAIRS. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE FOLLOWING WARNING COMES ON THE DASH BOARD "PERFORMANCE REDUCTION". CAR STARTS TO SHUDDER, SLOWS DOWN AND DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING VOLVO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE DEFECT. *TS UPDATED 11/7/2005 - WHILE DRIVING THE PERFORMANCE REDUCED LIGHT AND SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER AGREE TO REPLACED THE THROTTLE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. DURING INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE FRONT CONTROL ARM AND UPPER SPRING SEAT BROKEN. THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED DUE TO A FAULTY HOSE CLAMP. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AFTER PLACING IT INTO GEAR. SHE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A POLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - THE FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAD A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND THE PASSENGER DOOR, WINDOW AND TURN SIGNAL WERE INOPERATIVE. THESE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED BY THE DEALER. *NM

I HAVE VOLVO V70 T5 WAGON WITH REDUCED PERFORMANCE AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AND REDUCTION OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON TRAFFIC AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE ENTERING THE GARAGE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CLIMATE CONTROL IN THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. MY DEALER ED SCHMIDT VOLVO IN PERRYSBURG,OHIO NOW SAIDS THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY THROOTTLE MODULE ($1300) AND THE PROCESSOR FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL ($1400). THE VEHICLE IS ONLY THREE THOUSAND MILES BEYOND WARRANTY. I HAVE A DANGEROUS LEMON IN MY HANDS AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO. I THANK GOD THAT MY YOUNG CHILDREN WHERE NOT NEAR THE GARAGE WHEN THE CAR ACCELEARTED OUT OF CONTROL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A MESSAGE APPEARED THAT READ ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED WHICH INTERNALLY MADE THE CRUISE CONTROL FAIL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VOLVO, AND ALSO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE .THE VEHICLE REPAIRS WILL BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONSEQUENCE OF NOT HAVING THIS REPAIR MADE COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD AT ANY SPEED OR IT COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT AT ANY TIME. HE IS CURRENTLY NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AT THIS TIME.*AK UPDATED 11/30/2005 - VOLVO COVER THE COST OF THE NEW PART AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE PART TO 200000 MILES OR 10 YEARS. *NM

INITIALLY NOTICED ERRATIC ACCELERATION, THEN MY WIFE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY LOST ACCELERATION AND SHE WAS HIT BEHIND BY A PICKUP TRUCK. THE DASH READOUT SHOWED THE MESSAGE "PERFORMANCE REDUCED". OUR INSURANCE PAID FOR THE $2600 IN DAMAGES. OUR VOLVO MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND SAID THAT THIS WAS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS YEAR MODEL. *NM

SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED THERE HAVE BEEN ROUGH START AND ROUGH IDLE ISSUES AND ACCELERATION ISSUES. THE ISSUES WERE RAISED TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS ALL WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE DEALER HAS NOW IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE AS A FAILURE IN THE ETM AFTER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED LIT. DEALER QUOTES REPAIR COSTS OF $1,100. *NM

FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE NEEDED CLEANING AND THE MECHANIC FEARS IT WILL ULTIMATELY FAIL, AS HE IS SEEING THEM FAIL AT HIGH RATES AT HIS VOLVO GARAGE. CAR WAS SURGING AND STALLING AT STOPS, AND JUST STALLING IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING. *NM

DT: 2001 VOLVO V70 ALL WHEEL DRIVE CROSS-COUNTRY THE THROTTLE MODULE FAILED AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT VOLVO MODELS 1999- 2001, AND BETWEEN 40,000-60000 MILES THE THROTTLE MODULE HAS TO BE REPLACED ON ALL THOSE VEHICLES. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE T WA SOWED OVER 100 MILES TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE THROTTLE MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ALSO, SAID THAT IF A RECALL EVER CAME OUT IN THE FUTURE ON THE 2001 VOLVOS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM THE CONSUMER WOULD BE REIMBURSED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH) THE VOLVO V70 T5 LOST POWER AND BEGAN RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH. CAR HAD TO BE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. ON THE DASH, THE INDICATOR PANEL STATED PERFORMANCE REDUCED. AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, CAR BEGAN TO RUN FINE AGAIN ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. CAR HAD TO BE LIMPED TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACE THE ENGINE THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) AT COST OF $1032.00. *JB

1) NORMAL DRIVING 65 MPH WESTBOUND ON I-25/I-40 INTERSECTION, PASSING A SEMI-TRUCK ON THE LEFT. 2)ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, CAR SLOWED TO 20 MPH, SWERVED TO AVOID ALL TRAFFIC DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF SPEED 3)TOWED TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP, REPLACED ELECTRONIC BRAKE SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, AND HAD TO BUY NEW CODING FOR COMPUTER:$1300 REPAIR COST. OLD PARTS AT CORROLEY VOLVO, ALBUQUERQUE, NM. *NM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED, DECELERATION AND ACCELERATIONS WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. MUST TURNOFF VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO RE-START. DOESN'T ALWAYS RESTART IMMEDIATELY. *NM

WE PURCHASED A 2001 VOLVO V70 2.4T WAGON 12-16-01 FROM THE DEALER, WHO HAD USED IT AS A LOANER VEHICLE. THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE THROTTLE CONTROL. FOR ABOUT A MONTH IT WOULD FEEL AS IF A PLUG WAS BAD OR A FUEL LINE CLOGGED WHEN DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED. IT WASN'T AT FIRST NOTICEABLE DURING ACCELERATION. THEN A "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH. FINALLY, ON 8-20-05, THE CAR STALLED ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER IN RENO TO GET IT REPAIRED. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC. JUST A MATTER OF TIMING AND THIS PROBLEM COULD WELL HAVE BEEN DEADLY. IT RESTARTED AND WE MADE IT INTO THE DEALER. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND THE PVC SYSTEM CLEANED, AS THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THE PROBLEM CAUSED IT TO NEED CLEANING. THE TOTAL BILL WAS...

DT: THE CALLER SAID ON JULY 19, 2005 AFTER DRIVING TWO HOURS THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND HAD NO ACCELERATION. THE CALLER SAID THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME. SHE GOT VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED. THE CALLER JUST WANTED TO LET NHTSA KNOW ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CALLER SAID DEALER WAS VERY NICE ABOUT THE REPAIR WORK. *AK *NM

SEE EXISTING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05041 FOR THIS FAILURE TYPE (1) DROVE THROUGH PUDDLE (2) "ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED" LIGHT; LOSS OF POWER (LIMP-HOME MODE) (3) FAILED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE REPLACED (TOTAL COST $1106.82); FAILED MODULE IS AVAILABLE ALTHOUGH I TOOK IT APART TO FIND PROBLEM - WORN-THROUGH BUTTERFLY VALVE POSITION SENSOR AS DESCRIBED AT HTTP://VEXEDVOLVO.ORG/. *JB

I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A HESITATION FOR APPX SIX MONTHS, JUST WONDERING WHEN THE CAR WOULD FINALLY FAIL AND WHERE. I DROVE THE CAR HOME ON LIMP MODE TWICE. I'D TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME TO LOOK AT THE CAR. THE FOURTH TIME THE CAR PUT OUT AN ETM CODE AND THEY REPLACED THE ETM. *NM

ENGINE THROTTLE MODULE ON 2001 VOLVO, MODEL V70, IS DEFECTIVE. ENGINE RPM SURGES BACK AND FORTH AND CAR SOMETIMES STALLS. TODAY, SEPT. 7, 2005, RPM INCREASED DRAMATICALLY BY SEVERAL THOUSAND FOR NO REASON. TOOK TO VOLVO 1 WEEK AGO AND THEY WANTED 834.00 + TAX TO FIX. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 53,000 MILES. PART IS DEFECTIVE.*JB

THE 2001 VOLVO V70 WOULD SURGE AND THEN STALL OR HESITATE DURING CITY DRIVING AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. THE CAR WOULD RESTART MOST OF THE TIME, BUT THEN IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE, OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24,2005 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD TOWARD CHICAGO WHEN MY 2001 VOLVO V70 WHICH HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, STOPPED RESPONDING TO MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. A MESSAGE LIGHT THAT SAID "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" CAME ON AND I COASTED WITHOUT ANY CONTROL OVER THE SPEED OR POWER OF THE CAR. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE CLOSE TO A TOLL BOOTH AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SAFETY LANE PAST THE BOOTH. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE IN A SAFE PLACE ESPECIALLY AS I HAD MY 7 YEAR OLD SON AND DOG IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO (EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS ONLY 39500 MILES ON IT, WHICH IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY). I STARTED THE CAR 10 MINUTES AFTER THIS...

DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK

MY CAR HAD A SUDDEN LACK OF POWER AND IN SOME TURNS WOULD STALL. THESE WOULD CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD NOT OCCUR.

DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER - HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF A 65 MPH HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON THE SAME DAY. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP (KOTLAR) WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY KOTLAR AUTO REPAIR AND THEN MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO BIG DEE VOLVO DEALER IN WHITE PLAINS WHO DOWNLOADED THE APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE. TOTAL CHARGES WERE $929.40. LUCKILY I WAS IN THR RIGHT HAND LANE WITH LIMITED TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY OR ELSE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

DT: VEHICLE STALLED/LOST POWER AND HESITATED. THROTTLE BODY MODULE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *AK *NM