Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S70 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001032380 Incident Date: Jun, 19 2001
Consumer's City: LOUISVILLE Consumer's State: KY
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: Exterior lighting:tail lights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LS56D0X2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 03 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 10 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I purchased my 1999 used s70 in june of 2001. it had approx. 47,000 miles on it. within a week or two the electronic throttle control module had to be replaced due to the loss of speed, etc. within 1 year i had to replace the turbo and the whole engine due to malfunctions. in all, i have spent about $9,000 in repairs to this car due to engine problems. it has been the absolute worst car i have ever owned. it has also had numerous electrical malfunctions since i purchased. *nm