While operating the subject vehicle, a Volvo 1999 model V70R AWD, and attempting a left hand turn through traffic under a green light, the throttle control system failed. As the oncoming traffic cleared sufficiently for a safe left hand turn, the accelerator pedal was depressed to execute the left turn but the engine and vehicle did not respond. The vehicle only idled forward into approaching traffic. The vehicle had to be turned off and restarted in order to get the throttle to respond. In my opinion, this failure is equivalent to the throttle cable snapping on a four year old vehicle with only 60,000 miles. If the rate of incidence of occurrence is somehow represented by the number of complaints evident on the world wide web, then this is a common occurrence. It is likely that property and people have been hurt by this throttle failure and this problem should be corrected by a recall.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA