Anti lock break system fails intermitently, when the system fails to ABS does not work, also causes cruise control to stop working
1999 Volvo V70XC electrical complaints
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Electronic throttle system failed causing auto to stall at interstate speeds, replaced system, now throttle system causes auto to surge forward making the auto hard to control
My 1999 volvo v70 xc suddenly lost power and throttle control while trying to pass another car. Luckily no accident occurred in what were extremely hazardous circumstances. I had to pull off the road and then coast downhill to find a safe area in which to park. The etc warning light came on and remained on. I was unable to regain power and the car had to be towed 20 miles to pioneer valley volvo in south deerfield, massachusetts. The car has not yet been repaired.
There were no events leading up to the failures. My 1999 volvo v70xc sputtered and would not accelerate as I was pulling out into traffic in janesville, wisconsin in january of this year. In that moment the car would barely move, regardless of the accelerator pedal position. I was left broadside against two lanes of oncoming cars. The car would only move, lurching, at walking pace. After nearly being hit by the oncoming traffic, I tried shutting off the car and restarting, to no avail, and was only able to "drive" slowly and sputtering to the side of the road and into the next parking lot where the car had to be abandoned since it was undriveable in traffic. Returning to the car later, a restart elicited the same problem. After another restart the car operated normally until about 20 miles later when it failed again. At the time, my car had about 80k miles. The repair, diagnosed by the volvo dealer where I purchased the car, was to replace the electronic throttle module (etm), which was manufactured by marelli. This turned out to be a familiar issue on these cars to my local volvo dealer. The price quoted for the repair was $1,200. I have the failed etm in my possession. This is a huge safety issue and, I am now aware, a known defect (unforgivable on a car costing nearly $40,000). Volvo should recall and replace these poorly designed parts on all 1999-2001 volvos, and reimburse owners who have already paid for the replacement. (I now know that volvo has redesigned the part on newer models). No one is notifying owners, like myself, of this existing safety issue.) further, I do not know if my defective etm was replaced with a redesigned (improved?) etm,or with another of the defective marelli parts.
Electronic throttle (etm) has failed after a recent inspection by dealer. Now $1200 estimate to fix problem. Warranty is for 6 years, 100k miles. Only 93k on car but dealer states warranty expired in february. Lots of reports of similar problems.
Failed electronic throttle mechanism; failed for my wife in traffic. She was able to restart and get home. When I took the car out to check on the symptoms is completely died(stalled) while I was starting to make a left turn(across oncoming traffic lane) into my driveway. I was able to restart and get out of the road without any incident. This failure creates a dangerous situation for the driver and passengers. Thank you.
Pending problem. 1999 volvo xc70 uses a drive-by-wire throttle. The throttle body module is prone to failure and which leads to unintended accelaration or loss of accelaration control. Early failure is indicated with engine surging from 500 to 1000 RPM, cycling back and forth.
Car stalled without warning in heavy traffic. Found to be electronic throttle module. This is tantamount to having the throttle cable snap. It is a huge safety issue and volvo knows about it but refuses to 'fess up. Luckily we were unhurt but this problem is pervasive and demands attention.
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