Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||
| PE05041 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. | 07/26/2005 | 12/07/2005 | THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTION | ||
| Pe05-041 was opened on july, 26, 2005, based on 136 consumer complaints to odi alleging throttle control malfunctions in the subject vehicles.odi has now received 591 complaints of etm failures which allege symptoms with potential safety related consequences.these include allegations of engine stall, vehicle surging forward without accelerator input, vehicle hesitation upon acceleration and sudden and unexpected transition into reduced performance operation (limp mode).volvo submitted over 2,900 complaints concerning the etm in the subject vehicles during pe05-041.odi's preliminary analysis of a sample the volvo complaints identified approximately 55 percent with one or more of the symptoms described above.odi is continuing its assessment of the information contained in the volvo complaints. in november 2005, to resolve an investigation by the california air resources board, volvo announced that it would extend the warranty coverage to 10 years / 200,000 miles for the etm in approximately 356,000 model year 1999 through 2002 passenger cars sold in the united states and canada.under volvo's policy, vehicles that experience etm failures will receive a variety of repairs including etm cleaning, reprogramming the engine control module and/or replacement of the etm. this investigation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea05-021) to continue to assess the safety consequences of etm failures in the subject vehicles. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/26/2011 | 149000 | ||
| My wife drove our car a 2002 volvo xc70 station wagon from our second home approximately ten miles to san luis obispo calif. for shopping. she parked the car in the parking lot and went into a store. she came back out, started the car and backed out of the parking space. when she put the transmission lever in drive the engine went to full rpm and lurched forward, she applied the brakes which could not hold the high engine speed pulling the car forward. she quickly shut the engine off with the key avoiding a potential accident. the cruise control was not on and there were no objects i.e., floor mats or other items, near the accelerator pedal. thank god my wife or no one else was injured or killed. i am a retired fire captain and private fire investigator with 30+ experience. this scared the hell out of us and we do not trust the car. i previously took the car to the dealership and reported the transmission 'clunking' they recommended that i drive it till it failed because of the high costs involved. now, i am reading reports of coil spring failures and bearing problems. i bought this car specifically for the safety features; now i am very disappointed and extremely concerned. | |||
| 03/23/2010 | 110000 | ||
| I have a 2002 volvo xc70, 110k miles with an etm defect that the dealership will not replace. according to your website it is covered under the new 10 year/ 200k miles warranty. the check engine light it on that displaces the etm code. i took it howard orloff in chicago this morning and they will not replace the part under warranty. the car accelerates and decelerates while driving - it is not safe. | |||
| 06/04/2007 | 32800 | 2 | 08/30/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 volvo xc70. on june 4, 2007, the vehicle will not exceed 20 mph when accelerating from a stop. the contact stated that this has occurred on two different occasions. there is safety recall # 06v441000 (vehicle speed control). she was told that the safety recall does not apply to her vin. the current mileage is 33,000 and failure mileage was 32,800. | |||
| 08/07/2006 | 75 | 03/30/2002 | |
| Surging - unintended acceleration. *nm | |||
| 12/04/2004 | 28000 | 30 | 07/01/2002 |
| There were transmission, acceleration, deceleration and drastic lurching problems that had been occurring for the past 14 months. *bf the lurching problem was not duplicated. the problem would occur in parking lots when the consumer foot was removed from the brake and prior to touching the accelerator. the stick shift would lock as well. *sc there was a re-occurring squeak in the steering. *jb | |||