Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S70 / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000100672 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2000
Consumer's City: CARY Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: S70 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LS56D6X2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 01 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1999 volvo s-70 glt. while driving 55 mph the vehicle began to vibrate, the ets indicator illuminated, and the engine completely shut off. the contact waited approximately five minutes before the vehicle restarted, but it still continued to vibrate. the consumer states this event occurred 3-4 times in august 2005. the vehicle was towed to a dealer, who stated the ets module should be replaced. approximately seven years later the vehicle had the same failure. the dealer stated that the software module needed to be updated. the vehicle remains at the dealer. the current and failure mileage were 70,000.*ak update 4/30/07 *tr