2001 Volvo V70 Vehicle speed control Problems

“I started the car, placed the car in drive gear and idled through the parking lot traffic to the intersection but the car would not accelerate through the intersection though the condition restored after I pulled over and turned off the ignition and restarted it. Then the accelerator functioned normally.had a semi truck been coming along, I would not be here to write you this letter.”

“Computer reprogrammed 2 years ago and car is now surging forcefully when attempting to stop . Electronic throttle module (etm) identified as cause . Volvo refuses to cover under conditions of recall which requires replacement of etm . Reason for refusal , my car was found to be a salvage vehicle . In light of safety issues are they required to help me ?”

“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.”

“I had been experiencing a hesitation for appx six months, just wondering when the car would finally fail and where. I drove the car home on limp mode twice. I'd taken the car to the dealership on 4 separate occasions to figure out the problem. Each time they could not figure out the problem and charged me to look at the car. The fourth time the car put out an etm code and they replaced the etm.”

“1) normal driving 65 MPH westbound on I-25/I-40 intersection, passing a semi-truck on the left. 2)engine warning light came on, car slowed to 20 MPH, swerved to avoid all traffic due to substantial loss of speed 3)towed to Volvo dealership, replaced electronic brake sensor, throttle body assembly, and had to buy new coding for computer:$1300 repair cost. Old parts at corroley Volvo, albuquerque, nm.”