2001 VOLVO XC70 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CONSUMER COMPLAINTS

2001 VOLVO XC70 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CONSUMER COMPLAINTS (Change Vehicle)

The following VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL complaint about 2001 VOLVO XC70 was reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety administration on 2005-09-07. For more information contact the National Highway Traffic Safety administration or the US Department of Transportation. See complaint summary below.

Build Years/Makes/Models:	2001 VOLVO XC70
Occurances:
Reference Number:	10135573
Summary:	1) IN THE 6 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WE HAD NOTICED WORSENING SYMPTOMS OF WHAT WE NOW KNOW IS THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) IN OUR 2001 VOLVO XC70. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE WOULD BE INTERMITTENT SURGING THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE DRIVER 2) ON SEPT. 1, 2005, THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST SPEED AND THE MOTOR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AS IF ABOUT TO STALL; THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR SAID "PERFORMANCE REDUCED." BOTH TIMES THE MOTOR WAS SHUT OFF BRIEFLY, THEN RESTARTED AND THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE AGAIN. 3) THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A VOLVO-CERTIFIED SERVICE FACILITY WHERE THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER CODE WAS USED TO DIAGNOSE THROTTLE FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE ON TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN AND WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ETM. THE ENTIRE REPAIR JOB WAS DONE AT A COST TO ME OF $1110. *NM
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