Fuel Delivery problems of the 2000 Volvo V70

Our 2000 Volvo V70xc ets light came while driving in traffic and I lost control of the car. I could not accelerate and had a truck bearing down on me and my family in the car. I had to coast to a stop and pull over and shut car off in a bad spot. It would not restart and when it did the engine ran very rough. After a few minutes I restarted the car and was able to make it home but with not much faith in my car. The car has been very well cared for and has low miles. Dealer says it needs a new etm and will cost upwards of $1000.

1. Our 2000 Volvo V70 cross country se with just 67,000 miles on the odometer had surging when under constant throttle on the road. This was followed shortly by having severe throttle response such as having the car abruptly slowed from 55 mph to 10 mph at a constant throttle. My wife, coming home from work late at night, had to drive at a very unsafe 10 mph on a major road. This could have caused an accident had there been heavier traffic. Luckily there was not much traffic, and she could pull over to let faster cars pass. 2. The V70 had a etm warning light lit up intermittently on the dashboard during the surging period as well constantly when she had to drive home at 10 mph with the accelerator pedal floored. 3. Darling Volvo in bangor maine indicated that the cause was the electronic throttle module and associated parts which were failing and needed replacement. 4. Darlings Volvo estimated the cost to be over $1000 for the repair, parts and labor. We were told that this part can not just be repaired but must be replaced with a new part. Another Volvo dealer, goodwins Volvo in topsham maine said the repair was also about $1000. Darlings Volvo said that Volvo would not assist in the repair, even though I told them that I had read on the internet that this was a problem that was occurring with Volvos of this model year to a great extent. 5. After paying for the entire cost of the repair ($1050. 48) I was told when I picked up the car that this problem will probably reoccur as the throttle body has design problems that will cause the problem once again. Even though so far the car is working fine, knowing that the problem is going to happen again (more $), makes us discouraged about keeping this vehicle as it has cost us too much already for this needless repair that Volvo should have taken care of. It does not lend itself to trust any more, especially for a car with only 67,000 miles on it.

I was heading to the country on a 2-hour drive and the weather was hot above 80 degrees. So I guess you can say the engine was also very hot. I also had the ac going which is a good description of the environment at the time of failure. I was on a narrow country paved road traveling about 25 mph. I know this speed to be true because I was in a development where the speed limit is low and I always travel slow in the development. There was a parked car on the side of the road and I had to move slightly off the paved part of the road onto a slight decline unpaved part of the road then when I passed the vehicle turned back onto the paved surface. In effect at on time the drivers side 2 wheels were on the decline unpaved road. When I turned back onto the road the car stalled and it was hard to steer but this was not a concern because I was going slowly. I tried to restart which any body would do and then began to smell a strong gasoline odor. I pop opened the hood but did not see any wrong but did notice what appeared to be gasoline on the floor under the engine. With the hood opened I tried to start the car again and now saw gasoline all over the hot engine. After quickly wiping the gas from the engine I found the fuel line had separated and I was not surprised since this was a snap together part that sits on top of the engine.