2001 Volvo XC70 Engine cooling Problems

“Suspect failure of electronic throttle control module. Vehicle stalls without warning and does not always restart until vehicle cools. A foreign car service technician looked at the problem and informed me that the current electronic throttle control was not functioning in his opinion. On 9/13/05 I called Volvo service representative b.j. Alger at don beyer Volvo, dulles, virginia who advised me to bring it n for repair immediately. …”

“Hello, the etm (electronic throttle module) in our 2001 Volvo XC70 failed on my wife in the middle of heavy traffic on colorado highway 83. She was in the middle lane of three and was traveling about 50 MPH. The engine died completely and she had a hard time making it through traffic to the side of the road. She had to let traffic pass before doing so. She had to sit on the shoulder for about 15 minutes before the car would start again. …”

“On september 10, 2004, my Volvo xc-70 (2001) stalled without warning while I was driving 55 MPH on 695 west in baltimore just before the exit for I-83n (exit 24). I was almost hit by a semi and several other cars. My car had to be towed and the electronic throttle body was replaced. However, on december 1, 2004, the same problem occurred when my car stalled at an intersection but we were able to restart it. The electronic throttle was repaired again.”

“My car is a Volvo 2001 awd xcv70 and it was stalling and loosing RPM while traveling at highway speeds, running very rough and accelerating without pressing on the accelerator, for example when at a stand still in traffic. The dealer said that the electronic throttle module (etm) needed to be replaced and that the part was $1,000 plus. They said that the cause was my failure to use premium gas. It was not until after I gave them the go ahead to fix it that I discovered all the other complaints. …”

“Faulty electronic throttle module. I have only 61000 miles on my car and they had to replace this. On most cars this part has lifetime warranty or at least 70,000 miles. I was driving 70mph when my car started suddenly shaking, cruise control stopped working and I had to stop. Manual did not have anything about performace reduced error and I called the dealership. They told me that it's throittle and it needs to be replaced. $1200 later dealership is saying that this is not covered by warranty and they would not give me any breaks. …”