Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLVO / C70 CONVERTIBLE / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003033354 | Incident Date: Jun, 27 2003 |
| Consumer's City: CARVER | Consumer's State: MN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: C70 CONVERTIBLE | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1NC53D5YJ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 09 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 23 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 5 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2000 volvo c70 06/28/03. cross country trip from az to mn. complete loss of power at highway speed- 1st through narrow canyon with loss of braking power and steering control resulting in dangerous emergency stop. i contacted volvo 24hr assistance- volvo tech advised me how to reset vehicle computer (turning door lock cylinder 3 times). failure recurred throughout journey home (remaining occurrences were anticipated and i was able to execute controlled stop). throttle body replaced by volvo on 06/30/05 at a cost of $896.76. i am aware from a recent news article that there are several complaints regarding this type of failure in this model volvo. i have retained volvo repair order from incident. *jb |