View Poll Results: Electronic Throttle Module failures-Select more than one

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  • Never had it fail

    43 25.90%
  • Died and repaired, My expense

    60 36.14%
  • Died and repaired, Volvo's expense

    32 19.28%
  • Multiple ETM failures

    17 10.24%
  • Worried about My Volvo dying in the desert

    37 22.29%
  • I have more than 80K miles without a failure

    31 18.67%
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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    Grand Junction Colorado
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    35

    Default Throttle module survey

    To find out how many of us have had the dreaded etm failure. Please everyone contribute. Select as many choices as apply to you.

    1) Never had it

    2) Died and replaced, my expense

    3) Died and replaced, Volvo's expense

    4) More than once

    5) Worried about it dying in the desert

    6) More than 80K miles without a failure
    Last edited by just66horns; 04-09-2005 at 08:50 AM.
    Lee
    99 v70xc
    1984 Porsche Carrera Targa
    Get a manual and work on your Volvo yourself!
    Best cars to work on bar none. (although we may have to...)

  2. #2
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    Oct 2004
    Location
    Pleasanton, CA
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    Dying and replaced by Volvo (throttle hesitation but never a shut-down)

  3. #3
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    Dec 2004
    Location
    Pacific Northwest
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    Died on a 6 lane freeway. Able to limp into strange town 30 miles away. Waited weekend for dealer to open up. About 52,000 mi. Dealer wanted $950. When I protested, Volvo paid.

    Edmonds17

  4. #4
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    Apr 2005
    Location
    MD
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    Died at 64k (now at 90K) on my wife on the way to work on a busy hwy. Scared the zippidy out of her and I got an angry cell phone call to boot. I paid $800 of the bill - dealer chopped 10% off of the price of part because I bitched that it had just gone out or warrentee. Now we have a 65 Chevy C-10 vehicle with a Holley carb as a backup..argh!

  5. #5
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    Mar 2005
    Location
    Pacific NW
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    Mine failed at 66K, and I had to have it towed 40 miles to the "Big" city. The dealer charged me $968.87, and when I choked at the amount, he blamed me for "using cheap gas and failing to properly maintain air filters", which is ridiculous as I ALWAYS use the best fuel available and have ALL my regularly scheduled maintenance done at the Dealer garage.

    Their attitude is unacceptable.

    The real crime is that the replacement part is the exact same faulty design ... guaranteed to fail again.
    Ex-C70 owner
    ---------------
    VEXED

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    TX
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    15

    Default Would it be too late to add a question?

    Would it be too late to add a question? I think it might be relevant to know whether the cars were turbo or non-turbo. Apparently, one of the hypotheses of failure cause involves pressure that would affect turbos, but not non-turbos. Collecting some data on this would shed light on this hypothesis.

    Shane

  7. #7
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    Jan 2004
    Location
    East-Central Florida
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    How about:

    - Failed but restarted normally then had it replaced with 3rd party extended warranty before total failure.
    Mike
    Bluegrass-XC
    (Somewhere on the Space Coast)

    2000 V70 SE Cross Country
    1987 Chevy K5 Blazer 4x4 (in Blazer Heaven)

    "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool -
    than to open your mouth and remove all doubt".

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    Grand Junction Colorado
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    It won't let me change, and then I would have to get the people who voted back, but good idea, anyone with good ideas leave them here, and will we change it and try again in a couple of months
    Lee
    99 v70xc
    1984 Porsche Carrera Targa
    Get a manual and work on your Volvo yourself!
    Best cars to work on bar none. (although we may have to...)

  9. #9
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    Jan 2004
    Location
    East-Central Florida
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    I guess I'm going to vote "Multiple ETM failures" since I experienced almost all of the possible scenarios except "flat out died". I had the (1) hesitation and cutting out, (2) limp home mode on busy 4-lane hwy, (3) dash light warning with no loss of performance - twice, and (4) had it cleaned which cost me 240 bones and lasted only a month. I guess that about covers it.
    Mike
    Bluegrass-XC
    (Somewhere on the Space Coast)

    2000 V70 SE Cross Country
    1987 Chevy K5 Blazer 4x4 (in Blazer Heaven)

    "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool -
    than to open your mouth and remove all doubt".

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Feb 2004
    Location
    Connecticut. U.S.A.
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    Default I'm the 1 "no failure" at 80k plus BUT...

    There should be a catagory for "ETS Light Came On but Was Fixed by Cleaning".
    My ETS light came on at about 71k about a month after I had purchased it used. It showed NO performance issues unlike most others who have experienced serious performance issues along with the light coming on. I took it back to the guy I bought it from (and independent Volvo only mechanic and dealer) and he did a cleaning of the throttle body. (It is the original body - not replaced by pervious owner). I also have all the history and no problem prior to this event. That was about 14 months and 14k miles ago and so far so good. However I have little doubt that it is in my future. In my case however it was an issue of cleaning the body not replacing and I am currently at 86k. So I have to vote that there has been no "failure" at this point and I am over 80k. I just hope I don't change catagories soon!!
    1999 V70 XC Dark Blue/Taupe - Gas/Auto Trans. with Nokian WRG2s 205/65/15
    2002 Acura TL White/Tan

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