my cross country will idle all day but will not accelerate. you push on the throttle and nothing changes except when you let up it blinks at the dash. new to this one. can some one give me some direction with this one please?

Not enough data. What year is your car. What blinks at the dash. What other lights/messages do you have?
--
Klausc, a Volvoholic

Sorry about that. It is a 2001 v70 cross country.
It will idle smoothly all day but when you push
On the throttle it raises about 100 rpm then drops back
To an idle at that point the backlighting and display
Will blink at you . And i have no codes.

I am suprised that there are no codes. You have an electronic throttle, which means that the pedal position sensor communicates with the throttle without a cable. Either the throttle position sensor has gone bad or the Electronic Throttle Module is kaput.

You could check the throttle body and look for a yellow or white tag. If it is white, the ETM is probably dead and needs to be repaired (see www.xemodex.com). If it is yellow (most likely after all of these years) look for a bad wire connection at the throttle body or the brake pedal.

A yellow tagged ETM does not mean it is good, it needs to be checked out with a good scanner.
--
Klausc, a Volvoholic

thanks for the input. i will check it out.

Soneone on the Brickboard posted that he had throttle problems. His solution was to secure the electrical plug at the ETM as it was loose. Do not forget to check that!
--
Klausc, a Volvoholic