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NHTSA Volvo Defect Investigation - "They Just Slow Up and
Stop"
Snide's Remarks: Over the past 40 years or so I have been a Volvo owner...
first a 1964 122S, then a 1983 240,
then a 1992 940 Turbo, which has 195,000 miles on her and I still use every
day when I am not test driving a new model.
Sorry to say both the 240 and 940
just stopped running a few times...each time I was on the road driving and each
time it felt like some dirt or water in the gas tank...through superior driving and dumb
luck it never caused any real damage. I thought that the problem was mine alone...
Butt I see that others have had the same problem, and apparantly Volvo has not been able
to solve the problem since it first happend at least 32 years ago, sounds a little like
the foam insulation on the shuttle fuel tanks...is NASA doing part time engineering for
Volvo. Let me know what you think msnide@theautochannel.com
To file your own Volvo complaint with the NHTSA CLICK HERE
Office of Defects
Investigation
Defects - Search Results
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
C70 CONVERTIBLE
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 1999
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
C70 CONVERTIBLE
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 2000
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
C70 CONVERTIBLE
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 2001
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
S60
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 2000
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
S60
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 1999
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
C70
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 1999
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
C70
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 2000
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
C70
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 2001
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
S60
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 2001
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
S70
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 1999
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
S70
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 2000
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
S80
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 1999
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
S80
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 2000
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
S80
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 2001
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
V70
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 1999
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
V70
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 2000
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
V70
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 2001
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
V70XC
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 1999
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
V70XC
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 2000
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
NHTSA Action Number : PE05041
NHTSA Recall
Campaign Number : N/A
Make : VOLVO
Model:
V70XC
Manufacturer :
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Year : 2001
Component : VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL
Date Investigation Opened : July 26, 2005
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF
CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE
(ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND
STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE
STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME
CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT
FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES
OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.