The ets light came on intermittently. The car ended up stalling after being parked upon trying to restart it. Thia is am issue that only the Volvo dealership can fix since it involves reprogramming or replacing and programming a new ets module. Fortunately it happened to me in a parking lot and I was able to get it rowed to a shop twice. Now it is going to the dealer.

- Eureka, CA, USA

I was driving my car on the highway and as soon as I reached 60 mph my ets light came on along with my brake light and oil light. My speedometer went to zero and my car was acting strange. I pulled over and stopped and heard a loud noise from the engine. I turned off my car. I called aaa and asked for a tow. While the tow truck was coming, I tried turning my car on again and the ets light came on flashing and the car wouldn't start. I started to google this problem and saw many people had the ets on their Volvo recalled. I called Volvo and they declined to help me. They said I need to pay for a new ets module. They said my car doesn't have a recall on it. I found this to be not true after checking your website for recalls along with another.gov website. I called Volvo again and the same guy told me not to call them anymore and he hung up the phone. When my car was finally at home, I called my mechanic who used to work at a different Volvo (30 miles from where I live) and he came to look at my car. We switched out the battery, put in a new starter, new alternator, switched out all my fuses with new fuses, changed spark plugs and spark wires, put new coils on and did an oil change. The car started, however the ets light has been on ever since and when I reach highway speeds, it does the same thing. I have not driven it since. The ets is recalled for my Volvo when I entered the VIN. I need help with getting Volvo to fix the recall or do something about it. The state patrol did come behind me to ask if everything was okay as I was waiting for the tow truck. I don't have any police reports but I do have the officers card if needed.

- Saint Louis Park, MN, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S70. While driving at approximately 20 mph, the vehicle accelerated. When making a left or right turn, the vehicle stalled and the ets light illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 131,000.

- Corona , CA, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S70. The contact stated that the service engine warning indicator illuminated. In addition, the vehicle stalled on several occasions when coming to a stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop. The technician stated that the software needed to be updated and the code was showing that the throttle body displayed an invalid error code. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 06V441000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

- Winder, GA, USA

I have a 2000 Volvo S70 with ets light and check engine light on. The car stalls and surges/lunges at all rates of speed and is very unsafe. After doing research I found out there was a recall on this part. I called my local dealer and ran the VIN#. they stated the recall was done in 2009. I called Volvo Corp. Customer care line and they stated that my car was too old and no longer covered under the warranty/recall. I don't understand how I am responsible for paying for a faulty part by the oem manufacture when they replaced the faulty part with faulty parts. In my research I found out if my electronic throttle body was replace it would have a yellow label on it. Mine does not. It has the original white label on it. I believe that it may have had the software upgrade and cleaned but I do not believe the actual unit was replaced. I took my car into the local Volvo store in winter park fl where I was charged a total of $127 and some change to tell me that I needed a new electronic throttle body and would require a new software upgrade. Total cost to repair $880 and quote does not say that the software update is included. I am not the original owner of the car. I bought it with 75,000 miles and currently have 92,000 miles. Volvos efforts to fix this problem is not working and if it does work it does not fix the car for very long. Why is it that the warranty for the recall part is based on the total vehicle mileage and age instead of the age and mileage of the replacement part or from the time the recall was issued? I do not have any faith that spending the money to fix the car will solve the problem only delay it from recurring with in months or few thousand miles. This is still an on going problem with this model car and Volvo does not seem to care that they are putting lives in danger.

- Davenport , FL, USA

The ABS module has failed, causing the vehicle to have loss of power at start. In addition, the brakes do not work at full capacity, causing the vehicle to be unsafe. The speedometer is also inoperative. The failure occurs quite frequently during drive time. Having the part rebuilt.

- Denver, CO, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S70. While driving approximately 45 mph, the check engine light illuminated intermittently. Approximately three months later, the electronic throttle system (ets) light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they cleaned the ets. When the contact went to retrieve the vehicle, the ets light illuminated again and the vehicle was left at the dealer. The current mileage was 78,728 and failure mileage was 78,528.

- Valrico, FL, USA

Ignition coil failure.

- Little Rock, AR, USA

Approximately 26 months ago, I was experiencing considerable difficulty with the starting of my passenger vehicle with an increase frequency of the problem re-occurring. Specifically, the engine would turn but would not start. In order to start the vehicle, I would have to turn the key back and forth several times (3 - 5) until the computer chip in the key signaled the computer chip in the steering column and the vehicle started. Upon contacting a nearby dealership (dwyer & sons, Michigan) and troubleshooting the problem, I was informed that the antenna ring within the steering column was broken and required replacement as well as the immobilizer and the re-ordering of two ignition keys and one trunk key. These repairs were completed May 2006 with only a limited parts warranty available. Approximately four months ago, the problem began occurring again. Upon contacting michael mullett with dwyer & sons, I informed him of the same problem and he responded that the parts warranty was only valid for twelve months. During a return trip to Michigan, I followed up with Mr. Mullett and scheduled an appointment to address the problem. Again, Mr. Mullett diagnosed the problem as the antenna ring and immoblizer as well as two ignition keys and a trunk key which required replacement at an approximate cost of $700 (parts & labor). Mr. Mullett indicated that they (as a dealership) have to address this problem with multiple customers over the years, however, Volvo has failed to recognize that this problem may be more widespread among all their customers. Help !! two identical repairs within 23 months. I would appreciate your assistance in addressing this problem in hopes of having it properly addressed at the manufacturers expense as well as reimbursement of the initial repair in May 2006. Thank you.

- Chattanooga, TN, USA

Electrical failures causing dash to go blank, which is not safe. Also, caution lights and other engine repair lights come on randomly. If you go to the internet you will find a persistent problem with the Volvo. I have a friend that was an ex engineer for GM and has several Ford engineer friends in detroit. He stated they were very aware of the electrical problems with the Volvo, most of which began with Ford purchase of the company. Since then the occurrence of problems has steadily rose the cost of replacing the dash electronics and wire harnesses are cost prohibitive and may not fix the problem. Here is just one of many sources of comments from owners of just one model of Volvo. There are problems throughout the line and the company is not in the financial condition to make a recall. See this link: townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.F0fcaf2/5 I tried to call Volvo over a minor cost item which is a poorly engineered cup holder. Their response was that swedish people do not bring drinks into their cars and the cup holder is an american add-on. If they try this cop out for a $50 cup holder what would they say about a $1000 plus electrical repair?

- San Antonio , TX, USA

Add to NHTSA action number : PE05041 I would like to add my complain to above case. First time my car just stalled on a highway. Luckly for me, I managed to avoid an accident. It happened back in February or March of 2003, when my car had approximately 65,000 miles. Last week "check engine" light came off and I took my car for a check-up. Dealer told me that ETM is failing. My car now has 104,000 miles, thus less than 40,000 since last failure. Dealer refused to fix this and quoted me replacement cost of approximately $1,100. Now I have to drive everyday and wait in fear when ETM will fail again.

- East Haven, CT, USA

While driving on the highway (just normal highway driving), I lost control of the car - the gas seemed to stick and the engine revved up and then the car just shut down. It seemed to stall. This happened twice before it took it in for repair. I took it to the dealership and they replaced the electronic throttle system for $2,000. It has not happened again but during other routine maintenance it was found that the throttle system was not functioning properly so it was replaced for a second time.

- Woodstock, GA, USA

Ever since purchasing our Volvo, there has been power reduction and surges of which I've brought up to the dealership where purchased. My husband has asked what may cause this sort of thing because we didn't want it to be the transmission. We were told it was part of the way a Volvo works. The incident that led to it having to be repaired was when we returned from an hour and half drive and pulled into a parking lot where the engine started revving continuously. A light came on the dash, esl. The only thing in the manual I could find was what the initials stood for-electronic throttle system. We were able to drive it home after short while because of a safety devise in the vehicle that allows this apparently. The next day my husband called our dealership who we bought it from and was told we had to take it to a garage 50 miles away because they're the only ones with the equipment to diagnose and repair the problem. We continued our questioning of the situation and 3 mechanics in 3 different garages told us they were aware of the problem but there was no recall (yet). However, I understand from an acquaintance now that the repair is only a band aid and the problem will return because a component needs to be replaced. The cost for this repair which is ultimately a computer chip replacement and download is approximately $1100. The garage performing the repair has also alerted us of a head light defect that cost $55 to repair and suggested we take care of it because the headlights might just stop working at any given time.

- Winslow, ME, USA

I owned a Volvo S70 2000 model with a variety of maintenance issues related to stalling and surging. I had to pay for a new throttle module, air mass sensor and throttle cleaning. I believe this cost over $1000 on parts that should have been designed to last far longer than they did. You can find more info on this problem at www.Volvo-forums.com/lofiversion/index.php/T1877.html.

- Sugar Land, TX, USA

Failure of electronic throttle control module resulted in sudden and persistent loss of speed and steering assist without warning when driving on highway in traffic.

- Tullahoma, TN, USA

Recently my 2000 S70 Volvo has been experiencing acceleration problems. My ets electronic throttle system)light will illuminate causing the car to shudder and eventually stall in rush hour traffic. After a few moments and after re-start, the vehicle will function as normal. I took it to my Volvo shop and was informed that it is the electronic module and must be replaced by a certified Volvo dealer. I have recently set up an appointment to have this repair completed.

- Denver, CO, USA

Failure and its consequences.

- Hingham, MA, USA

I own a 2000 Volvo S70. I experienced the failure of the electronic throttle module several times this year, 2005. The car would often run rough and attempt to stall while driving. On one trip from new albany, in, to cleveland, oh, it happened so often that I had to leave the car in cincinnati and rent a car from enterprise car rental in order to get to cleveland. That rental cost me $236.04. I tried to have the problem diagnosed at several garages in southern Indiana, but to no avail. Finally, I took the car to Volvo of louisville, Kentucky, on July 7, 2005. They diagnosed the problem as a faulty electronic throttle module and replaced the entire throttle body system at a cost of $803.73. What prompted my filing this complaint was an article that appeared in the louisville courier-journal on August 2, 2005. It was written by associated press reporter ken thomas. It indicated that there had been 136 complaints regarding the electronic throttle module. One of the models mentioned was the 2000 S70 sedan, which I own.

- New Albany, IN, USA

We purchased the Volvo 2000 S70 vehicle in 9/01 with 25,000 miles. A 30,000 mile check-up was performed by santa monica Volvo on 12/26/01. Steven and I began a 14-month road trip around the us and had the vehicle maintained at Volvo dealers throughout the country (the check engine light periodically came on and we would ask the dealers about it. We were told not to worry about the light.) the road trip accounts for the accrued miles put on the vehicle in such a short period of time. Returned to California 3/04. Brought the vehicle into santa monica Volvo to have the 75,000 mile check-up. They did the check-up and we drove away. The ets and check engine light came on within one mile, car began to jerk, called the dealer and immediately returned the vehicle. Sm Volvo did the diagnostics but did not know why the ets light came on as we drove away. These things happen, they said. Sm Volvo explained that certain codes came up, they would reset the computer (code ezm#91A7 on the throttle unit) and download a new program. They would be able to repair it by doing additional work and did not guarantee the computer reset. We asked if the repair would be guaranteed or could we drive off again and get the same results. They could not guarantee that it would resolve the issue. This led us to believe that everytime we approved them to repair the problem, it would continue to occur. Not guaranteeing that they can resolve the problem made us consider more research and/or a second opinion. We decided to leave the dealer without repair. We have driven the vehicle locally since then, but with many failures. Alot of jerking, sometimes the engine shuts off and I have to sit for 5 minutes before the engine will turn on again. The vehicle currently has 82,000 miles. We have only driven 5,000 in 16 months. We are only using the vehicle for errands and work. We do not want to give the dealer free reign over charges and repairs that they cannot justify or guarantee.

- Santa Monica, CA, USA

I am writing just to supply additional information regarding your ongoing investigation PE05041. During the first few years that I owned my 2000 Volvo S70 glt SE, I experienced several electronic throttle control failures, which grew progressively worse. The vehicle would suddenly lose speed when accelerating and be unresponsive when the gas pedal was depressed. The car was still under warranty when these failures occurred, so Volvo replaced the electronic throttle control mechanism at no charge. To date, the replacement mechanism has not failed, but I would be interested in knowing what the average failure age of the replacement parts has been. I have two small children who are frequently in the car with me.

- Louisville, KY, USA