Problems with 1999 Volvo S70 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

We own a 1999 volvo s70. while driving the car it started to surge while at a stop without and foot on the gas pedal at all. while trying to pull out from a stop sign the car had a mind of its own. it did what it wanted too without my controlling it. the gas pedal went up and down all by itself. the car then stalled and would not start and run. a check engine light came on and a ets light came on. lucky we where not on a major highway and where able to pull over. we had to get a tow truck to bring it home. i called a volvo dealer in our area. after some research on the internet i find out this was a problem in all 99 to 2001 volvo's. a recall had been issued for this problem. the volvo dealer will only upgrade a software issue. if the part { etm} fails they will not replace it. we never had a car that the gas pedal is controlled by this system. after getting out car back from the dealer the same day it did it again. we took the car back and even though the car meets the recall requirements they will not replace it the etm. now we have a car that is not safe to drive. if this had happened on a interstate we could have been rearended or ran into someone else. please help. *tr

Etm issue car stopped accelerating ended up having to pull off the road. etm may act normal or go into limp home mode at any moment sometimes you can drive all day n problems other days you can't go anywhere. when affected rpms will not exceed 2500 and top speed seems to be about 20 mph. *tr

Regarding volvo throttle control july 2001-purchased 1999 s70 with 22,600 miles; cruise control quit, warning lights lit, car began decelerating. dealership said check gas cap securely-fitting. after restarting, cruise control worked and warning lights off. 30,000 mile service- told again to check gas cap whenever cruise problem occurred. august 2002-using cruise control, acceleration without reason. immediately, cruise control quit, car decelerated, warning lights on. normal function with manual acceleration. by this time, i had "learned" to restart car to get warning lights to turn off or to get cruise control to start working. at destination, car wouldn't restart. tow truck driver jump-started battery. ets warning light still on. wrote to dealership october 28, 2003, regarding ets warning light. at 37,500 mile check-up, i was told car required only normal servicing. when i left dealership, ets light no longer on. later car began idling roughly and didn't accelerate as smoothly. after 37,500 mile service, car operated more as expected. within weeks, again idling roughly and not accelerating properly after turning corners. dec. 31, 2003 (38,695 miles), volvo towed to dealership because unsafe to drive. when turning, car barely moved forward. also, motor stalling out during acceleration after turning. noise sounded like it emanated from power steering. power steering rack replaced. after servicing, engine's acceleration better for few months. (did dealership cleaned throttle during service?) rest of this sent in separate description due to space limitations. *jb

I have a 1999 volvo s70 that i brought in to a volvo repair shop for a 105,000 mile check up (mostly for the replacement of the timing belt). the car was otherwise working fine. following replacement of the timing belt, tensioner, oil change, lube, etc. (all the things in the standard 105,000 mile check-up), the car would no longer idle. the shop identified the problem as the electronic throttle module. it remains unclear why it failed as part of a routine check-up. the part was replaced and the replacement part also failed to work (it wouldn't accept the software). the second replacement throttle module did work and the car is now working. the cost of this repair, however, was $902.00--$551.50 for the part alone. the repair shop specializes in volvos and indicated that this was a frequent problem, currently under investigation by your office (ntsb action # pe05041). i wanted to add my experience to your complaint file. this can be verified through the repair shop, randall automotive inc., 1720 washington ave. ext., rensselaer, ny 12144-9482.

Volvo 1999 v70 electronic throttle control failure. intermittently really rough idle, no power, totally unreliable transportation. this is bringing the engine management light on and eventually putting car in limp home mode. if this car ever failed in heavy, high-speed traffic, there would be a major catastrophe with possible loss of life. there are numerous instances of this failure recorded in internet chat rooms. volvo is apparently aware of this problem, but does nothing to solve it.*ak