SOLVED! The Sacer sensor is a Hall-effect sensor so it comes with a magnet that is seated at the end of the throttle valve shaft, and it works by sensing the angle of the magnet. Some dickhead at the factory had installed the magnet in incorrect position by 180 degrees, in other words reversed the ...

It failed with the symptoms, the ETM light would come on, idle rpm started rapidly fluctuating wildly at 1 second interval, gas pedal went to "on/off mode" (extremely jerky), and it would only give a minimal amount of throttle (limp home mode). Fault would reset when turning the engine off and back ...

Vida does not work if Microsoft's .net framework is installed. Uninstall it and it will communicate.

doublebug wrote:Can you hear clicks when VIDA tries to read the car?

I can hear nothing.

I have the exact same problem except the car is a 1999 v70. The vehicle interface LED does not come on. Have you found out anything?

An additional question: When is the vehicle interface LED supposed to come on? When you plug in the OBD connector and turn ignition to II position? Does the USB cable ...