On vacation, driving 50 mph on four-lane hwy 17 in South Carolina when the car suddenly and without warning lost power and came to a complete stop in the highway. It would not restart. As traffic rushed by, my wife and I had to push the car off the road. After about 5 minutes of trying to restart, the car finally started and acted normally. We were within 20 miles of our destination, so we started out again only to stall about a quarter mile later. We coasted off the road and had the car towed 20 miles to the nearest Volvo dealer. Dealer replaced the throttle control module. Car had 45K miles on it, but was 3 months out of warranty so we had to pay entire $850 bill. Despite our repeated requests, neither the S.C. dealer nor our local dealer in M.O. would help us with the cost.

- Webster Groves, MO, USA

While driving at approx 40 mph, I heard a popping noise and a message came on in the dash stating "reduced emission service". I was able to drive at a maximum of 10 mph for 5 miles to my nearest Volvo dealership. My mileage was just about 69,000 miles. The technician diagnosed it as an electronic throttle module failure and replaced the ETM. The car handled properly after the repair, which was covered under the 7 year/70,000 mile extended emissions warranty. The old part was returned to Volvo cars North America.

- Apo, AE, USA

My 2001 S 60 Volvo sedan loses power during acceleration. The rpms race but the vehicle feels like it's going to stall. I have brought this vehicle back to the dealership 5 times for the same complaint. On the fifth time, they replaced the electronic throttle module. That was on August 1, 2005. Since the problem was intermittent, I can't tell yet if the problem has been fixed.

- Amherst, NY, USA

2001 Volvo S60. The consumer states in traffic the vehicle will cut out and it will not move. When trying to pull over to the side of the road it will come back on. This happened three times. Vehicle was taken to the dealership to be inspected. They found that there was a malfunction with the electronic control module. This would cost the consumer $400 to fix it. This first happened on May 26, 2005, and most recently on August 1, 2005.

- Valencia, CA, USA

While driving, sun roof failed to open and interior lights would not turn on. Brought to Volvo dealer and service manager claimed the exxon/mobil speed pass that was attached to the key chain caused the electrical interference such that these items could not work. If this is the case, isn't this a hazard for thousands of other Volvo drivers with speed pass and Volvo cars" what other electrical equipment could fail while driving"

- Winsted, CT, USA

When the vehicle was at idle it shook. The dealership cleaned the throttle, but the problem still existed. After many times of going to the dealer for repairs, the timing valves were found to be a problem in which they were fractured. Also, the electrical bulbs in the front and tail had failed. Scc

- Miami, FL, USA

The vehicle head/tail lights continued to fail due to an electrical problem.

- Miami, FL, USA