Problems with 2003 Volvo V70 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds on various road conditions, there was a loss of all vehicle power followed by the engine stalling without warning. afterwards, the engine was easily restarted. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer, who was unable to duplicate the problem. there was a nhtsa recall, #06v441000, regarding the vehicle speed control. the vehicle was not included in the recall due to the vin. the manufacturer was alerted.

In early may, 2006, my car engine shut down by itself. this occurred three times. i was able to get the car into the dealership where they kept it for two days. the day after i picked it up(may 11th, the engine shut down while i was driving on the freeway. i narrowly missed hitting several cars while attempting to get to the side of the road. when the car cooled down, i was able to start it again and managed to get off the freeway. the engine shut down several times before i managed to get the car to the dealership. the factory inspected the car and held it ten days. the service man called me and stated the factory was aware of the problem and was replacing my transmission. i was able to pick up my car on may 22 and was told the problem had been corrected. since then, the engine has shut down on three occasions, each time on the freeway. i reported this to volvo customer service on may 26th. while driving home on the freeway yesterday afternoon, the engine shut down again and i narrowly averting a major accident. i was able to get the cat to the dealership where it is currently parked. my wife refuses to either drive the car or ride into it. we were lucky that we did not take the car to los angeles and could have been stranded in the desert or worse. i left the car with the dealer since my wife refuses to drive it for fear of a major accident. *nm

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle stalled while driving 10-40 mph on seven occasions. there was no warning prior to the stalling and the vehicle restarted immediately after each incident. the vehicle has been inspected by a service dealer twice. the first time the dealership flushed out the air conditioner in an attempt to remedy the problem, but the remedy offered was ineffective. the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the problem or offer any other remedies when the vehicle was returned a second time for inspection.