Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / 850 / 1995

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000041149 Incident Date: May, 31 2000
Consumer's City: NEWARK Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: 850 Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:radiator assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LS5818S2 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 10 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1995
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Phoned dealership twice and informed them that i had discovered a crack in my cars radiator overflow cap, and also needed to come in for service. my car engine burned up and froze on the way up to the dealership. appearantly the cap it is not a covered item in my extended warranty. damage caused by a none covered part is also not applicable. the dealership made no attempt to warn me of a possible overheat from driving my car to them. they want to charge me $11,000 to replace engine and burnt componants. i saw no warning lights prior to engine freeze.*ak