Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S40 / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000087261 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: BOISE Consumer's State: ID
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: S40 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1VS295X1F Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 23 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Fuel gauge reports inaccurate fuel level readings. rate at which gauge depletes is too rapid such that when gauge registers 1/2 tank, 3/4 tank of fuel exists, when gauge registers 1/4 tank, 1/2 tank exists, and so on. gauge registers 3-4 gallons less than what is in the fuel tank (capacity: 16 gallons). problem reported to dealersip twice. dealer advises that there is no fix for this issue-- states that volvo north america does not have a fix currently under development. problem began to occur approx 3 to 4 months after new vehicle purchase.*ak