Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S70 / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001081196 Incident Date: Apr, 30 2001
Consumer's City: ASHLAND Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: S70 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:fog lights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LS5670W1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 27 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I purchased the car jan.26 2001. two days later i had it in for repeated oil leaks. dealer stated they were unable to locate any leaks. also the headlight was out, the foglight was out, the car had mismatched tires, the fuel cap was not attached properly and was tied on with a wire. a month later the o2 sensor went out in the car and was also making a winding noise. dealer came out and told me that the hub was bad and needed to be replaced. the car continued to have oil leaks. dealer stated they could not find anythihg. approx. 1 month later the rear passenger window switch went out. the air guide was also replaced on the car. oil continued to leak. i took it to an outside source an dthey were able to find three oil leaks in a matter of two hours. they reccomended the turbo unit be replaced that it was bad. on vacation this summer the check engine light once more cam on and dealer stated a fuel gasket needed replacing. august this year the fan began to make a noise. i took it to the dealer and was told they could not get it to duplicate the noise so they could not tell me what was wrong. sept. 24 2001, i went to get into the car and it woul dnot turn over. the ignition system had gone out. meanwhile the leather has detached from the intereior of the door as well.