Throttle Control Warning Light On problems of the 1999 Volvo S70

The contact owns a 1999 Volvo S70. The contact was driving 55 mph when the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the engine and throttle warning lights. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where it was confirmed that the throttle valve system needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle qualified for repairs under NHTSA campaign id number: 06v441000(vehicle speed control) but the recall was expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 195,200 and the current mileage was 195,215. Updated 03/28/lj updated 03/29/12.

I have sold this car to a neighbor, but he is away for 8 months so I have been driving it once a week about 30 miles. It has a little over 60,000 miles on the odometer. Today I filled the tank and shortly afterwards the throttle control light came on. The car immediately began surging between 1 and 2,000 rpm and when I tried to stop the car at a stop sign it continued to surge and with great difficulty I halted the car. When I once again accelerated there was little response and about 30 seconds later it accelerated at a normal rate but the surging continued. I pulled off the road and turned off the ignition. When I started the car it initially revved to 5,000 rpm before settling down. I was fearful to drive the car. I had someone pick me up. I returned to the car an hour later and everything seemed fine. I drove the car home(about 8 miles) and parked it for about an hour. When I went to move it, the car began to surge again after the throttle light came on. I will call Volvo tomorrow, but this was a very frightening experience. I believe I had a similar problem a few years back and they replaced the throttle control(I believe it was a recall).

Car is stalling while driving. Electronic throttle body light comes on. Approximately 80,000 miles, however this car has been experiencing same problem on and off since we acquired it at 47,000 miles. Repair shops are telling us that the replacement cost is between $900 and $1,200, however after reading up on the subject this doesn't guarantee that subsequent replacement parts will not have the same problem. Have asked Volvo for their recommendation as to how to proceed. Wanted to record this in your database since we are having the same problem mentioned in pe05041.