Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Volvo S70 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 66 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 66, in the owner's own words
WHILE DRIVING SPEED NEEDLE GOES BACK TO ZERO AS IF YOU ARE NOT MOVIN, SHOW NO MILEAGE NUMBERS N MILES YOU HAVE GONE OR ZERO TRIP MILES, MANY LIGHTON BREAKS, ABS ECT.ALL WHILE DRIVINGIF STOP WHEN TIME TO GO CAR THINKS IT IS IN PARK ALL THIS IS WHILE IN TRAFFICHAVE PIC CAN NOT DOWN LOAD BE GLAD TO SEND
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION, ALL THE LIGHTING AND WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED SIGNAL AND THROTTLE BODY CONTROL MODULE WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
I HAVE A VOVLO 1999 S70 TURBO I HAVEN'T HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS OUT OF IT..JUST NORMAL MAINTENANCE UNTIL LATE DEC I GOT IN MY CAR STARTED IT UP IT STARTED WITH NOW PROBLEM BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY PULLED UP INTO ONGOING TRAFFIC I HAD DROVE THIS CAR ALL WEEK NO SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEM WAS COMING NO LIGHTS FLASHING IN THE CAR PANEL SO JUST KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO BECAREFUL BECAUSE YOU CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WILL NOT GIVE YOU NO SIGNS AS IT DIDN'T ME LUCKILY I WASN'T GOING AS FAST AS SOMEONE ON A HIGHWAY BUT AS SOON AS I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GO WITH THE FLOW OF THE TRAFFIC I AM GETTING UP TO ABOUT 35 OUT OF NO WHERE I CAN NOT PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GET SPEED IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND THE MORE I PUSH ON PEDAL THE MORE IT WOULD SLOW DOWN AND IDLE I WAS CLOSE TO ANOTHER DRIVE WAY SO I JUST LET MY CAR COAST IN THE DRIVE WAY I COULDN'T EVEN PUT ON MY BREAK CAUSE MY CAR HAD DIED SO EVERYTHING KINDA LOCKED UP SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND LET IT COAST INTO A PARK AND SPACE . ONCE I GOT TO A STOP I LOOK DOWN AND MY ETS LIGHT WAS ON WELL I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS ON BECAUSE I WAS LOW OF GAS. SO I WAIT LATER TO GET GAS AND THAT WAS NOT THE CASE I PUT GAS IN THE CAR AND TRY TO START IT IT STARTED FOR A QUICK SECOND I HEARD IT GOING TO DIE SO I QUICKLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND IT DIED ALL TOGETHER . SO PLEASE BECAREFUL THERE ARE NO WARRING SIGNS AT ALL I HAD NO PROBLEM EARLIER THAT DAY SO IF POSSIBLE TRY TO GO IN AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE AN DEFECT IN YOU ETS OR ETM IT COULD SAVE A LIFE OR MANY LIFE. AND KEEP THE ROADS SAFE I FEEL VOVLO SINCE THEY KNOW OF THESE DEFECTS SHOULD SEND OUT LETTERS TO OWNERS OF THE YR THAT THEY HAD MANY COMPLAINTS TO DO A RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE TO THOSE THAT COULD BE AFFECTED IT WAS A MANUFACTURE RECALL IN MY CAR HOWEVER I GUESS SINCE MY CAR WAS THE YR AND MODEL AND MAKE BUT IT WAS AN TURBO THEY FELT NO NEED TO BE SAFE AND EXPAND THE RECALL. *JS
THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. I CAME TO A STOP RIGHT OUTSIDE MY DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR IT TO BE SAFE FOR ME TO PULL OUT IN ON GOING TRAFFIC I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL IT GAVE ME ENOUGH FORCE TO PULL OUT ON THE STREET AS SOON AS I TRY TO GIVE IT MORE PICK UP BUT KINDA IDLE GOT UP TO ABOUT 40 I WOULD SAY BOUT SOON AS I HIT FORTY IT OUT OF NO WHERE IT WOULDN'T LET ME PICK UP OR PRESS ON GAS PEDAL WHEN I WOULD IT WOULD SLOW DOWN SO I TRY TO PUSH HARDER THAT IS WHEN THE CAR DIED SO I QUICKLY PULLED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS LOCKING UP GAS IT WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE MY CHECK ENGINE LET FLASH ON AND PUT MY FLASH LIGHTS ON AND SAT FOR A MINUTE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAITING A FEW SECONDS STARTED THE CAR IT FIRST LET ME ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO COAST BUT IN THE DRIVE WAY. MY ETS LIGHT FLASHES ON BUT DOESN'T SAY ON. SO I THOUGHT MAYBE CAUSE I WAS LOW ON GAS THAT COULD A HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM I HAVE DROVE THE CAR ALL WEEK NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL. SO LATER THAT NIGHT I FIGURE SINCE THE STREET WOULDN'T BE BUSY I WOULD DRIVE UP PUT SOME GAS IN THERE TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. GOT IN THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP WENT TO THE GASSTATION WHICH IS ABOUT 5MINS FROM HERE PULLED UP IN FRONT OF THE PUMP TURNED OFF CAR IT WAS A PREPAID PUMP WENT INSIDE GAVE THEM $8 CAME BACK OUT PUMP THE GAS GOT BACK INTO THE CAR WENT TO START IT NOTHING SO I WANTED I TRIED AGAIN GOT IT STARTED SOON AS I WENT TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL IT DIED THEN I TURN THE KEY BACK AND TRY TO START IT AGAIN MY ETS LIGHT STAYS ON THIS TIME BUT CE LIGHT FLASHES GOES OFF SOME GUY TRIES TO GIVE ME A JUMP I PUSH DOWN ON THE GAS IT DIES. WHEN IT DIED IT KINDA OF SOUND EVERYTHING WAS ABOUT TO BLOW UP IT MADE A WEIRD SOUND LIKE A COMPUTER AS YOU SHUT IT DOWN. .TOOK IT TO A CAR REPAIR 3MTHS HE HAD IT THEN AFTER TRYING ALL THE CODES -THROTTLE BODY IS WHAT HE SAID THE PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA
BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRST STALLING EPISODE AND ETS LIGHT ON. CALLED VOLVO DUE TO A REPLACEMENT/EXTENDED WARRANTY ON AFFECTED PART. WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER COVERING CAR (10 YEARS/200000 MILES). AS A RECENT PURCHASER OF THIS CAR I HAD NO CLUE OF THE REPLACEMENT NOT PREVIOUSLY DONE OR EVEN NEEDED. ALL WAS NEW TO ME AND THEY REFUSED. MOVING FORWARD ONE YEAR AND CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC, ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND, NO DASH LIGHTS AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF ETM. CAR WON'T STAY RUNNING AT ALL, TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AFTER THIS INCIDENT. NO WARRANTY ON PART, NO REPLACEMENT AND NOW I HAVE $ 4000 BOAT ANCHOR THAT WILL COST A FORTUNE TO FIX DUE TO NO WARRANTY ON THE PART THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED YEARS AGO BY VOLVO. *JB
TL* 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 03/28/12*LJ UPDATED 03/29/12
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM SUFFERED AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,412 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,350. UPDATED 10/28/11*LJ UPATED 11/02/11
VEHICLE SURGES AFTER I HAD THE SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD RECALL. THEY KEEP TELLING ME IT IS A DIRTY THROTTLE BODY, BUT IT HAS BEEN CLEANED A THOUSAND TIMES. THEY NEVER REPLACED MY TCM. JUST THE SOFTWARE. THIS NEEDS TO STOP. I FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. NEED A RECALL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT HAD A REPAIR PERFORMED FOR RECALL 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS TO UPGRADE THE SOFTWARE FOR THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FIX WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING RECALL 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL PRIOR TO HIS OWNERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.
VOLVO S70 WITH ACCELERATION, DECELERATION AND STALLING ISSUES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ETM WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 26, 2008 UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THEN, THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING, FORCING HER TO MAKE REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALER IN AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AND DECELERATED ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNRELIABLE SINCE AUGUST 2008. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE AND PULLED ALL THE CODES, TO NO AVAIL. *JB
THE VOLVO S70 ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL IS ACTING UP. THE CAR WHEN STARTED IDLES ERRATICALLY. *TR
THE SOFTWARE IN MY 1999 VOLVO S70 HAS FAILED, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE CAR SURGES, BRAKING IS IMPACTED, IT RUNS IRREGULARLY. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED WHEN THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW SOFTWARE IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN. NOW, THE DEALER DISAVOWS ANY ISSUE, CLAIMING THIS WAS A COINCIDENCE THAT THE SOFTWARE FAILED. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO WITH NO RESOLUTION. *TR
MY 1999 S70 WITH APPROXIMATELY 92,000 HAS THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: - SOMETIMES THE ENGINES START SHAKING? - HARD TO BRAKE - NO POWER EVEN IF YOU PEDAL IS AT THE MAX - CRUISE CONTROL STOP WORKING MY CAR HAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEAL TO GET THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. SINCE THE UPGRADE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT 02 SENSOR. NOW THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT GO MORE THAN 20MPH WITH THE GAS PEDAL FLOORED. VOLVO WILL NOT REPAIR THIS KNOW ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR IS 10 1/2 YEARS OLD. THEY STATE IF THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 10YEARS OLD OR UNDER 200K IN MILEAGE THEY WOULD REPAIR IT. THIS IS NOT FAIR. THEY COULD HAVE REPLACED THIS ETM WHEN I CAME FOR THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE BUT THEY DID NOT. *TR
I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY ON A PARKWAY IN WASH DC. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 10 MPH. I "LIMPED" TO A GAS STATION AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, INSPECTED FOR LOOSE WIRES, OR OTHER OBSERVABLE DEFECTS. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THE ETS LIGHT WAS ON AND STAYED ON. NOW THE CAR RUNS ERRATICALLY LURCHING FORWARD OR SPUTTERING OR JUST PLAIN LOSING POWER AT RANDOM. *TR
ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2007 THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING HER 1999 VOLVO S70 SOUTH ON ROUTE 15 IN PENNSYLVANIA. I WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE DRIVER TURNED RIGHT INTO A SHORT ACCESS DRIVE TO A RESTAURANT. THE DRIVER THEN TURNED RIGHT INTO THE PARKING LOT, SLOWED FURTHER, DRIVING ABOUT 40 FEET, AND TURNED LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE DIRECTLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE STORE?S FRONT ENTRANCE. SHE HAD COME TO A SLOW AND ALMOST COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY LURCHED FORWARD, OVER THE PARKING BLOCK. THE CAR THEN LURCHED FORWARD FURTHER, ON THE PARKING LOT SURFACE, UP AND OVER THE PARKING LOT CURB TO THE STORE LEVEL AND CRASHED INTO THE STORE?S VESTIBULE. THE CAR HIT A SUPPORT BEAM, AND BADLY DAMAGED THE STORE?S ENTRANCE. THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. IT LURCHED UNCONTROLLABLY BACKWARD AT A FAST RATE OF SPEED THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AND UP AND OVER A CONCRETE APRON DIRECTLY BEHIND HER PARKING SPACE. IT THEN SWERVED WILDLY IN REVERSE ALONG AND AGAINST THE PARKING LOT CURB THAT PARALLELED ROUTE 15. THE CAR VIOLENTLY HIT A PERPENDICULAR CURB, SWERVED AND STOPPED AS THE FRONT WHEEL ON THE PASSENGER?S SIDE CRASHED INTO THE CURB. THE IMPACT BROKE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FROM ITS AXLE. WE REMOVED OUR SEAT BELTS AND IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER AND I BOTH HAD BEEN SHAKEN BADLY IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AS IT HIT THE PARKING BLOCKS, CONCRETE APRON, AND CURBS. THIS LUNGING INCIDENT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE RECOGNIZED FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE OF THE CAR. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE CAR WAS TRAVELING UNCONTROLLABLY AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AS THOUGH THE CAR?S ACCELERATOR WERE STUCK. PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE MADE AN INCIDENT REPORT. VOLVO INSPECTED THE CAR CLAIMING NOTHING MECHANICAL CAUSED THE INCIDENT. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL # 06V441000 CONCERNING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ON DECEMBER 28, 2006. THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL UNTIL SOMEONE COULD AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 88,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER IN BEND, OREGON WILL NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO PAY THEM. UPDATED 06/14/07 *TR
1999 S70 VOLVO. DEC. 2002 REPLACED ETM WITH SOFTWARE UPGRADE DUE TO CAR GOING INTO LIMP MODES TWICE. JAN. 2007 RECALL NOTICE TO UPGRADE SOFTWARE ON 2ND ETM. ETM WARRANTY BY VOLVO WILL EXPIRE ON MY CAR NOV. 2008. I FEEL WARRANTY SHOULD BE LIFETIME SINCE ETM WILL CERTAINLY FAIL AGAIN AS PART WAS NOT REDESIGNED FROM ORIGINAL 1999 PART. *JB
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS A 1999 VOLVO S70, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC ,AND HE INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE THROTTLE BODY ,AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A VOLVO DEALER. THE VOLVO DEALER PERFORMED A COMPUTER DOWNLOAD. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. OCCASIONALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS AND A NEW 02 SENSOR. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN BY THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEMWAS RELATED TO RECALL # 06V441000. *AK UPDATED 02/16/07. *JB
ON NOVEMBER 17, 2006 MY WIFE WAS BACKING HER 1999 VOLVO S70 OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY. SHE STATED THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, SHOT ACROSS THE STREET AND SLID INTO OUR NEIGHBOR'S LANDSCAPING/BUSHES ETC. SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR SO THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF HER CAR SWIPED THE BUSHES AND HEDGES. RESULT--NO PERSONAL INJURIES, THANK GOODNESS. OVER $6000 IN DAMAGE TO THE CAR WHICH WAS TOWED TO PAUL'S VOLVO IN HAWTHORNE, NJ FROM WHICH IT WAS FORWARDED TO J&J AUTO BODY IN HALEDON NJ. *JB
I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM VOLVO THAT THE ETM WARRANTY WOULD BE EXTENDED. THOUGHT LITTLE OF IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. A WEEK LATER, THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON , INDICATING THAT THE ETM NEEDED SERVICE. THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP HOME " MODE AND WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY DURING IDLE AND AT OTHER TIMES. THE DEALER CLEANED THE MODULE (DID NOT REPLACE) AND THEN TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, BUT THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ETM. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED IT WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, THOUGH IT NEVER HAD BEFORE. THE DEALER DENIED ALL RESPONSIBILITY. *NM
CONSUMER VOLVO V 70 STALLS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. *TS ***NAR*** THE VEHICLE ALSO SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. *NM [LETTER IN REPOSITORY THIS VOQ, X REF VOQ 10156335, SMCH]
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) *JB
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