ETM Troubles

evoldarnoc · Post by **evoldarnoc** » 10 Mar 2010, 07:17

Hello,

Over the past several weeks my car has been exhibiting symptoms typical of a bad ETM: surging, irregular RPMs, stalling at stops, one stall at high speed, dimming of dash & head lights, etc. It's an '01 with around 132,500 miles, and I had the software recall done in '07.

I brought the car to my local dealership yesterday in hopes that they would recognize the problem as being one with the ETM, as my car turns ten and goes out of warranty in September. Their knowledge of the recall/ETM issues seemed to be pretty limited. They recommended the following work be done on the car, though:

--New Evap hose (very dirty)
--New Engine breather box (very dirty)
--"JB Service" ..Said its a new procedure; has anyone heard of it? I have only heard bad things about engine flushes

They didn't even suggest that the ETM be cleaned as there were no official codes or error messages, and when pressed, stated that there was no point in cleaning it without having the other work done, as it would just get dirty again. Is this the case, or are they just trying to bang me for $1,200 and skirt the defective ETM issue? Any thoughts or past experiences w/ETM replacements greatly appreciated.

Regards

98S80T6SE · Post by **98S80T6SE** » 10 Mar 2010, 12:28

Check the post above on the cleaning procedure.
Lee

evoldarnoc · Post by **evoldarnoc** » 10 Mar 2010, 13:22

I have looked at cleaning it myself, but I want Volvo to own up to their problem and fix the thing while its still under warranty.

Post by **mvsuzr** » 10 Mar 2010, 18:26

The dimming of the dash and headlights doesn't sound familiar, it may not be related to a possible ETM problem.

Those symptoms sound like they may be electrical, if you're getting a short, it can also affect other systems/modules...