It should not do that. Of course. You would not want to have the car stuck with a wide open throttle - it's not a Toyota or an Audi (unintended acceleration reference). You may just need a new ETM, not just the sensor part. Or there may be some cleaning or lubrication that fixes your issue. I don't ...

What was the verdict on your problem with the throttle plat being sticky?. Having same problem with mine. Based on the year of your car, 2001, you have the Magneti Marelli ETM and years ago I saved some photos of a problem not associated with the well-known position sensor problems. This problem wa...

See the ETM room

You can buy the latest Volvo contactless one on eBay for $150 and it bolts in with no software needed.

Running 4 1999 cars , I have two in my parts locker, although the last one I replaced on the Kat was misdiagnosed , the problem was much more sophisticated.