Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Volvo V70 - part 2

The first incident occurred when my wife and I were picking up my granddaughter at her home located on a steep hillside with a steep drive probably 8 plus degrees. I put the car in reverse and started to back down the drive. I had to back over the concrete drive edge as I had pulled off into the yard to make room for her parents vehicle. To get over the edge I had to press lightly on the accelerator. I have frequently backed down the drive usually in idle. The moment I pressed the accelerator the car immediately went into full throttle. I jammed the gear shift into park , pulled the emergency and pressed as hard as possible on the brake. Nothing slowed or even seem to effect the backward acceleration. I hit a railroad tie that was one of many that defined the drive. The front tire literally exploded. I was able to steer down the drive onto the road around a greater than 90 degree turn backwards and up hill. The rim dug into the asphalt , the car stopped and engine shut off. We put on the spare and drove home. Two days later, in the same place, I started to back onto the drive as before. I was very much aware of the situation and therefore was very careful to see that there was no overlap of foot on brake and accelerator. I also thought that if that terrible incident were to repeat itself I would turn off the key. When the back tire came in contact with the driveway lip I once again I had to press the accelerator to get on the driveway. Same terrible response. This time in addition to jamming into park, pulling the emergency, jamming on the brake, I also turned off the key. None of that evoked any response. This time I was unable to stay on the drive and went over a steep bank on the right side of the drive. The vehicle went through two trees at least 3" in diameter, a white picket fence and fence posts. . It hit the bank at the side of the street and stopped without the release of airbags. My glasses and keys were found in the back seat.

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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.

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Back in June of 2008 - on start up my 99 Volvo V70 - would rough idle, rev to 4000 and would not exceed 20 mph. The idle sounded like sneakers in a dryer. I took the car to my garage and was quoted $2000. 00 to replace the etm - I was told by my garage that the etm may still be under warranty. After speaking with Volvo USA - I was advised that this part was under warranty and I should bring to the nearest Volvo dealership. I did. Boston Volvo village - did a software update and after that reported no issues with the etm - they claimed cracked vacuum hoses were the problems. They replaced the hoses and return the car. The car broke down a day later - rev to 4000, rough idle, won't go over 20 mph - sneakers in washing machine sound. I brought the car back to boston Volvo village - this time they told me that I had an bad accelerator pedal - which was replace cost was $225. 00. The car broke down a third time - this time on a busy highway - I was able to pull off - but if not for some excellent driving by others on the road there would had been a 3 car pile up. Boston Volvo village towed the car back to their garage. One of their employees admitted to me that the emt was the problem - but that Volvo makes it impossible to replace the etm.

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Purchased car in Dec 2006. Within few months, began to notice the car would lose speed on highway and drop to a speed anywhere between 60-80km/hr. Black smoke rolled out exhaust. Took car to dealership (where previous owners maintained car). Several filters, seals, replaced. Few months later the same problem continued. Returned to dealership and told car needed catalytic converter. After being told the cost, dealership called back to say under emissions warranty. $1200 part was covered but I paid labor/other parts. Dealer was asked on both occasions to complete service due. Failed to complete these as requested. Problems continued. This time the dealership told me that ets was gone causing the car to go into limp mode. Repairs done at a cost of all $2600. 00. Less than a year, same problem occurred. The oil light came on (though there was oil in the car). The car was towed two hours back home . When I took the car to a different independent garage they (like two others before) told me to Volvo. Went back to Volvo but not before I had to pull over and be towed again. The engine began smoking, the car shook violently, the oil light (which Volvo had less than two weeks before said was fine) came on. . . The report back from Volvo is that the ets is gone again but also that the engine required replacing ($6000 job). This was more than two months ago and my car still sits at Volvo waiting for resolve. I strongly believe the ongoing issues are directly related to the need for a new engine and that Volvo was negligent in their responsibility (repeatedly) to make the necessary repairs. Not only am I out the $20 000. 00 to purchase the car only two years ago, I am out about $6000 for repairs already completed and am now being told it will be another $6000 to fix this problem.

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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.

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 have a 99 Volvo V70 t5, on July 3rd of 2006 we had the vehicle in as the etm light was on, the dealer upgraded the software of the etm at no cost, now a year later the vehicle is undrivable. It surges at low idle causing the vehicle to jump forward, it consistently stalls out and now is beginning to surge while driving down the road at any rpm. I feel that this is a extreme hazard and I am no longer able to drive the vehicle.

2001 Volvo V70 xc customer states that the car would not accelerate and was shaking** the consumer stated there was recall on this vehicle for vehicle speed control and the consumer was not able to get to the dealer to take corrective action. The consumer stated the car started to shake and would not accelerate while her 2 children were in the vehicle. The consumer did not want to enter the vehicle for fear of an accident. The consumer's vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed the repairs but the mechanic who assisted the consumer in getting the vehicle to the dealer for repairs requested $60 for his time in the matter. The consumer stated would like to be reimbursed for the outpocket $60 paid to the mechanic. The consumer provided a copy of repair invoice.

The contact owns a 2001 Volvo V70xc. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer because it was surging and hesitating. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. A week later, she decided to take the vehicle back and the dealer replaced the air hose. However, this did not correct the failure. She received recall notice number 06v441000 (vehicle speed control) from the previous owner of the vehicle. She contacted the dealer and they advised her to bring in the vehicle. The dealer stated that if the vehicle does not trigger the warning light, they will not replace the damaged part. The contact is concerned that they will not repair her vehicle. The VIN and engine size were unknown. The current mileage is 71,000 and failure mileage was 64,000.

The contact owns a 1999 Volvo V70. The contact stated that the electronic throttle system (ets) and engine lights remained illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer regarding recall # 06v441000 regarding vehicle speed control. The dealer performed the repair, but the lights remained illuminated. The dealer stated that the tube gasket needed to be cleaned. After the tube gasket was cleaned the failure recurred. Currently, the vehicle vibrated when it was started , and could not accelerate beyond 10 mph. The current mileage is 87,000, and the failure mileage was unknown.

- the contact stated that while driving the 2002 Volvo V70 xc cross country at the speed of 30 mph and trying to accelerate the vehicle stalled. The vehicle lost the ability to accelerate. The control panel lights turned on, and she pulled off to the side of the road. The contact turned the ignition off and called the Volvo mechanic. They advised her to restart the vehicle, and while trying to start the vehicle ,the instrument panel stayed on. The Volvo mechanic urged her to have the vehicle towed. The contact had the transmission replaced two weeks prior to this incident, and had the vehicle fully serviced. The contact drove the vehicle home. The contact stated that there was recall 06v441000 on the 2002 Volvo concerning the vehicle speed control; she stated that the dealership informed her that this vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure and current mileage were both 97,000. Update *4/23/07.

The contact owns a 1999 Volvo V70. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled in traffic repeatedly without warning. A local mechanic stated that the vehicle needed a new throttle. The dealer stated that ecm902f was not the designated code for a new throttle. The current mileage is 80,000, and failure mileage was 79,800. Ak.

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo V70xc. While driving between 20-30 mph, the vehicle lost power and the check engine warning light illuminated intermittently. The failure occurred intermittently during acceleration. The dealer replaced the gas cap, but the failure continued. The failure began after the vehicle was serviced for NHTSA campaign id number 06v441000 (vehicle speed control). The failure mileage was 74,000 and current mileage was 79,000.

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.

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo V70. The contact was attempting to brake when the vehicle surged forward and struck the preceding vehicle. At the time, she thought that the brakes failed. The contact learned of NHTSA recall number 06v441000 (vehicle speed control) after the crash. The vehicle sustained damages to the front end (hood bracket, hood hinge, marker light, front bumper cover, wiper blades, side lamps, grill, head lamps, hood and latch, and paint). The repair will cost $4,870. 81, which includes the $500 insurance deductible. The cost of the rental vehicle was $390. The damages to the rear end of the other vehicle (1998 Toyota forerunner) were the quarter panel, re-finish on the rear bumper, and a replaced passenger side rear bumper outer extension. The total repair cost was $563. 22. The failure mileage was 98,590. Updated 01/09/09. Updated 01/15/09.

The idle on my car was rough, and after a mechanic failed to turn up the cause I found a reason on a Volvo forum on the web. The problem was a dirty throttle butterfly valve. I cleaned it in accordance to the Volvo service bulletin. Five thousand miles later I am driving my car in stop and go traffic and the car starts sputtering, racing, and the engine is generally behaving poorly. I found that I could even out the idle and keep the car from stalling in traffic by keeping my right foot depressing the accelerator at all times, and using my left foot for the brake. I was not in any accidents, but almost got rear ended at least once.

: the contact stated while driving various speeds on various road conditions, there was a loss of all vehicle power followed by the engine stalling without warning. Afterwards, the engine was easily restarted. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer, who was unable to duplicate the problem. There was a NHTSA recall, #06v441000, regarding the vehicle speed control. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. The manufacturer was alerted.

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The abs/trac and brake warning lights are coming on simultaneously and then go off after a few minutes. On other occasions, the speedometer stops working and the orange arrow starts blinking. Sometimes when the orange light is blinking, the car shifts to winter mode and you cannot accelerate as you normally would. The dealer told me that it is the abs module and cost of repair would be over $1000. I had the electronic throttle replaced last year. It looks like a poor design, as I have been reading a lot about these problems on Volvos. I am requesting NHTSA contact Volvo headquarters and demand a recall on this hazardous abs and acceleration safety problem.

: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled under normal driving conditions. The vehicle would surge prior to stalling. The surge was controllable during braking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who changed the software of the electronic throttle module, but the problems persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who cleaned the throttle module. The problem reoccurred constantly. The dealer could not provide a determination for the cause of the problem on both occasions. The contact also received a letter from the manufacturer concerning an extension on the warranty on parts that included the electronic throttle system. The dealer did not honor the letter.

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 . . . Jon burnham suggested that I let them have my vehicle to drive until the "problem" is duplicated . . Gloria masterly <a service advisor> said I should not take my car to my local Volvo approved repair shop . . . That I should have it towed to them, instead <which I have already had done <having it towed> both thru asc at no charge . . . And at my expense numerous times> tony rivas told me that he had to make a call and that he would get back to me . . . No one got back to me . . . Nor has anyone <as of nearly 12 noon, today < returned a call to me . . . I have been made aware of the existing <and well known> issues with the magnate marelli etm and am appalled at the devil may care attitude that Volvo is taking towards this whole affair I bought Volvo <this being our third> because of their reputation for safety ! I am now afraid to drive my car . . . And am receiving no assistance from any Volvo advisors or representatives I am nearly 80 years old . . And would hate to lose what years I do have left to an avoidable problem which may very well take my life <as well as others, possibly>.

: the contact stated while driving 20mph the vehicle accelerated without warning which caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle then suddenly slowed, and subsequently would not accelerate beyond 15mph. The check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined the problem was caused by the electronic throttle module. The contact expressed there was no brake interference to cause the vehicle to decelerate. The manufacturer was alerted who will be investigating the problem.

: the contact stated while driving at various speeds while depressing the accelerator pedal the vehicle would not exceed 10 mph. On other occasions the vehicle would surge forward without warning. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who replaced the electronic throttle module.

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 a recurrence of this problem with the etm. However, I have become aware of numerous complaints about this etm and spoke to the service department at my dealer, who had never mentioned it to me, and had never offered to check or clean the etm before this happened. He was aware of the etm failures. I asked about the extended the warranty Volvo has put in place on the etm but the dealer says that is only for service after the cleaning is tried once. This means I will have to have another dangerous failure of the system before they will replace and pay for the service! I feel that Volvo should have warned the car owners about this possible problem and should give the warranty to all their cars.

Failure of the etm on my 2000 Volvo xc 70. The car abruptly lost driving power in the midst of 65 mph traffic on a major highway.

Volvo V70 2004 wagon - driving on city streets. Car stalled 3x and lost steering control 2 x. Had it towed to dealer (power Volvo, torrance CA) but they could not duplicate problems (all 3 incidents happened within 10 mins of each other when I was driving). Told me the next day the throttle was "sticking" and they would "clean" it. This makes me nervous due to the past throttle problems with Volvos, and also because I have a 4 year old child, and am 9 mo. Pregnant. Thought you guys should know!.

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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 had not received any letter from Volvo of north America. 2 days latter once the car had been diagnosed by the dealer it was discovered that it had been caused by an etm/ecm failure. The replacement part number was 30785453. I also spoke with Volvo of north America and was informed that there was no recall but a warranty extension on that particular part. I asked why I had not received a letter yet concerning it and was informed that they we still in the process of sending them out. Since then I have discover evidence that the letter was available since November 2005.

The ets (electronic throttle system) light came on repeatedly over a period of two weeks. On two occasions, on the highway, the car lost power totally when the light illuminated. The dealer said the car needs a new electronic throttle module (etm), which will cost about $1,500. This car has 85,000 miles, virtually all of which were highway miles as it is used to commute from MA to CT. A search of the web indicated that this sensor--the etm--was defective in 1999 and 2000 Volvos. In July 2001, Volvo issued a tech bulletin stating that problems occurred only when the owner made many short trips. Further, the tech bulletins said the etm could be cleaned (but not replaced) if the car still was under the original warranty. This car has 85,000 and has always been serviced by a Volvo dealer.

I purchased a 2001 V70 xc in November 2004, with about 37k miles. It now has about 64k miles and yesterday (Monday, April 3, 2006) is when she took a dive. I had just returned from a 1200 mile trip early Monday morning. On Monday afternoon, I started on an errand; backed out of the driveway and drove about 100 yards to the entrance/exit of our subdivision. This happens to be a busy intersection and difficult at times to get out. I saw a small opening in the traffic and I gave the accelerator a pretty good push. . . . . . . And almost nothing happened. I just started creeping along at less than 20 mph. On inclines it was even worse. The first warning was "reduced performance. " I turned on the emergency flashers. At that point I was wondering how to get off this busy road and take a less traveled one to the repair shop. I got off the busy road and down the next hill, but not up. The engine was barely running and pushing on the accelerator didn't do anything. Next I backed/coasted down the hill and onto a side street, engine still sort of running. I decided to try shutting the engine off. It was difficult to restart, but eventually would with the same problems. I did this a couple of more times - start/ shut down and after a few more attempts, the engine started to run fine. I headed for my usual repair shop (franklin automotive) and they got about 12 throttle body errors and said I need to take it to the authorized Volvo dealer - royal Volvo. I am in birmingham, al. I took it straight there. The diagnostic cleared error messages. The "check engine" light was on and a "service engine urgent" message was present along with one other message that I can't remember. Royal Volvo updated the etm software, and reprogrammed the ecm as part of service campaign 155. Service advisor said that this should fix the etm problem and it should not require any additional service or need additional repairs. All this was listed under a Volvo recall and there were no charges.

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.

2000 V70xcaw cross country wagon etm system failed. The ac hose compressor condenser was replaced. The vehicle was leaking gas and the o-ring seal on the pump sender was replaced. The front passenger window was inoperable when trying to use the master controls. The dealer replaced the module switch. The engine would whine at highway speeds while accelerating. The battery, oil pan, upper torque mount, angle gear, rotors, fuel pump, fuel tank, fuel seal and struts were all replaced. The cv boot was leaking. The turbo charger was replaced because of an oil leak.

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.

The events leading up to the failure was a rough idle (vehicle would surge to 1100 rpm and drop to 500 rpm) while at a stop. The vehicle also stalled twice while idling in park. I contacted the Volvo dealership to make an appointment for service. On my way home from work the day before I was to drop the vehicle off at the dealership, the vehicle stalled in an intersection. There was a near collision due to the stall. I was able to restart the vehicle and drive it to the shoulder. I called the dealership and described the problem. I asked the service advisor if it would damage the vehicle if I would continue to drive it. He indicated that they could not make a recommendation. I asked them if they would tow the vehicle to their facility. They referred me to a private towing company. There was no answer to the phone number I was given. I decided to wait for the traffic to subside and drive to the dealership using secondary roads. I was able to keep the vehicle running by putting the vehicle in neutral and applying the gas pedal to keep the idle high whenever I approached a stop. When I was approximately 1 mile from the dealership, the gas pedal stopped functioning altogether. The check engine light came on as well as an emission service required message. I turned the vehicle off and restarted it. The gas pedal resumed working but the check engine light and emission service required message continued. I left the vehicle at the dealership (approx. 7:30 p. M. Ãâ¢ã‚ã‚ by this time they were closed). The following day, the Volvo service advisor informed me that the problem was related to the electronic throttle module (etm). I was told that there was an extended warranty for this part (10-years, 200,000-mile). The service included a cleaning of the part and reloading of software. After learning this, I searched the internet and found this problem was typical to this make and model. It is only a matter of time until your reports will soon show an increase in the injuries.

Ets warning. Prior to this lack of performance and power. Soon after purchase it had occurred and dealer reset computer.

: the contact stated the ets light illuminated then the vehicle stalled. This occurred at any speed and mainly while turning and applying the brakes. This is an ongoing problem, and happened 50-60 times. The dealership was unable to determine a problem.

I was driving my 1999 Volvo V70 on the highway, and it constantly accelerates and decelerates on its own with no action done by me. In one case it accelerated to the point in which I lost control and caused an accident. Vehicle is in the process of having the etm replaced at the dealership at a cost of 1000. 00 to me because it is outside of warranty coverage.