Speed Control Linkage Problems of Volvo V70

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 to 200,000 miles or 10 years. I, frankly, was stunned that a car manufacturer would acknowledge such a fundamental design flaw and commit to such a long period of time for replacements for the effective life of the car. It appears that someone at Volvo does recognize that the etm failure could cause injury or even death of the vehicle operator and occupants. I called the service department and urged them to replace the etm. To my absolute surprise, they explained that Volvo has directed dealers to clean first, replace later, although they agreed that the etm would probably fail within a short period of time. Now my wife is much nicer than me, and since I had some discussions with the calabasas Volvo service department regarding their incompetence with the fan recall, they chose to give her the car back after the cleaning and she accepted it. Within two miles, the car was experiencing the exact same symptoms that it had earlier in the day. In other words, Volvo policy has placed my wife and family at risk of death or injury.

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We are having problems with our vehicle as identified in a newspaper article with our Volvo. The dealer we purchased the vehicle from originally refused to correct the problem of the loss of power, stalling and other defects with my vehicle under warranty (they claims to have been advised by Volvo that they could not fix the problem without a "reduced performance" light coming on) until I told them that if I was killed (the last time this happened, I lost power as I was entering I-95 north during rush hour and was nearly broadsided by a construction vehicle merging from the opposite direction) it would cost them a lot more than simply a repair. After threatening a lawsuit, they agreed to download some software to correct the problem. While the issue is not as prevalent as it was, we still have occasions when we get power surges, lose power and the electrical systems do not work properly in the vehicle. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle. The transmission/air flow problem is just one of many issues we have had with this vehicle - many of them safety related. We were told by the dealer that they were aware of the problem through a notice they received from Volvo - a notice was the kind that notified the dealers of the problem were not required to advise customers unless customers complained (this was the same issue with an internal engine fan which apparently can catch fire without warning - the dealers got notice about that, but the customers did not - if we complained about issues with the fan, depending on the kind of fan it was, it would be fixed under warranty - otherwise, we would be responsible for replacing the fan at the cost of over $500 - our fan, after we complained that it came on for no reason while the vehicle was parked, was finally replaced last summer by the dealer but they had to get "special permission" from Volvo to do it. Apparently, these fans can come on and cause the engine to overheat, and there have been fires because of it.

Electronic throttle module etm failure in 1999 Volvo xc70 VIN yv1lz56d9x2569903 64189 miles at failure. Throttle in car would surge / cut out at speed for week leading up to failure. Etm light came on and would not go off. Etm unit had to be replaced to fix problem $970.

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While exiting the parking area vehicle accelerated on its own. Driver tapped the brakes and speed increased. As a result, driver lost control, vehicle went airborne, and landed on a snow bank. Dealer replaced the computer chip of the throttle.

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