| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000032860 | Incident Date: Sep, 26 2000 |
| Consumer's City: COVINGTON | Consumer's State: LA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: V70 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LW53D5X2 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 07 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 30 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 5 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Engine stutter / stall / engine speed reduced and not drivable - multiple occurrences before and after repairs over period of 5 years. dealer repair 9/27/00 13941 miles replaced throttle body. second instance records not readily available - believe replaced manifold. third instance 9/16/03 36061 miles - replaced multiple components until problem went away. fourth instance july 2005 approx 75000 miles tracs, abs, check engine light with erratic vehicle speed - had to keep throttle high rpm but diagnosis was wheel speed sensor repaired and problem went away - but starting to show same stutter on start up that predated first failure - has not failed yet, but wife refuses to drive as unsafe due to multiple failures and loss of power / speed in traffic. i believe this car is an example of the investigation in work - ref pe05041. *nm |
