PLACED MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO PULL BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE & MY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS FORCED INTO A PARKING SIGN THAT SCRATCHED AND DENTED MY LEFT REAR BUMPER. IN THE LAST 2 1/2 MONTHS RELATED PROBLEMS CONTINUE WHERE MY CAR SURGES & ALSO EXPERIENCES SUDDEN & UNEXPECTED REDUCED PERFORMANCE. WHEN I ACCELERATE MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS STUCK IN GEAR & WON'T RESPOND. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD!! AGAIN!!! THIS DUPLICATES THE SAME ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE PROBLEM I HAD IN AUGUST OF 2005. AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN 4 TIMES (NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS), IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED IT IS THE ETM AGAIN. VOLVO PERFORMED A COMPUTERIZED UPGRADE ON THE ETM & THEN IT WAS FINALLY RECALLED IN JANUARY OF 2006. IT IS ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD READY TO HAPPEN. VOLVO SHOULD HAVE IN THE BEGINNING & SHOULD AT THIS TIME BE MADE TO REPLACE THE FAULTY ETM! *TR
2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DURING A SCHEDULED SERVICE IN 2008-09 THE TECH. FAILED TO CHECK FOR LEAKS AFTER AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR A FEW DAYS WITH OIL UNDETECTED UNTIL THE ENGINE COWL COULD NOT HOLD AN MORE OIL AND STARTED LEAKING ON THE DRIVEWAY. NOW AFTER A RECALL FOR A HEATER HOSE SMYTHE SERVICE DETECTED AN OIL LEAK COMING FOR THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1154.00 (VACUUM PUMP $995.00 AND LABOR $159.00). THE VACUUM PUMP IS LUBRICATE BY THE ENGINE AND I WONDER IF THE LACK OF OIL PRESSURE MIGHT HAVE SHORTENED THE LIFE OF THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP, OR IF THE VACUUM PUMP IS A PROBLEM WITH OTHER VOLVO CARS? A $1154.00 COST TO REPLACE THE PUMP SEEMS TO BE EXCESSIVE FOR A VACUUM PUMP NO BIGGER THE A SOFTBALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR