Problems with 2000 Volvo S70 EQUIPMENT

The electronic throttle module on our vehicle has caused us to encounter hazardous conditions on more than one occasion. in january, 2004, the ets warning light came on and before we could drive the 60 miles to the nearest volvo service center, our car was sputtering and surging and losing power on a continual basis. this was a dangerous situation for us to be in. the repair that was made involved installing a used part because of computer related problems (which is another story and a complaint to volvo). now, 20 months later, that used part has malfunctioned and put us in a similar hazardous situation (not to mention an inconvenient situation) again. when these electronic throttle modules malfunction, there is little notice and the results can be serious when they occur as you are driving in traffic. *jb

Narrative description: #1: in mid/late 2003, the interior leather door panels began to "bubble" or pull away from the door frame. having purchased a four door model, each door had noticable defects which became significant over a short period of time. #2: upon further investigation through local volvo dealerships, the "bubbles" were actually due to a poor quality environmentally friendly glue from europe, that was used to attach the interior leather door panels to the door frames, which volvo did not apparently test in the united states. as for my model, the consequence of the defect resulted in severe failure of the interior leather door panels. although my model year is a 2000, i understand that this has also happened on both earlier and later model year vehicles. #3: volvo "is" aware of this defect and how extensive it has affected its vehicles including the model year 2000. in speaking with local volvo dealerships, volvo made a subtle attempt to correct the problems including supplying the dealerships with a repair kit that each dealership was responsible for completing. although initially reported to volvo, my complaints were not identified as safety related issues but rather cosmetic and required approximately two years before finally agreeing to a three way split in the cost to replace the interior leather door panels. although the defect is cosmetic in nature, it was to oem parts that volvo installed with the vehicle and not optional upgrades on my part. please help us...

Brought into dealer on numerous occassions in regards to brake pedal hard and brake fade at start up. failure to come to full stop when brake is first applied after car stands overnight or period of time. dealer replaced sealant and fuse on abs sensors, master cylinder and abs pump motor. dealer replace climate control box because of water runoff through climate box seam. front stablizer link rod was replaced because found to be worn and defective.

Air-conditioner repeatedly malfunctioned allowing road exhuast into cab, noxious odors and headaches.*ak