Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / V70XC / 2000

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003036733 Incident Date: Oct, 05 2003
Consumer's City: LOS ANGELES Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: V70XC Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LZ56D2Y2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 30 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 27 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the consumer was having a problem with 2000 volvo v70 xc losing power and then surging while driving 20-25 mph. the consumer did not make it up a hill . the loss of power even occurred when the car was slowing to stop and turning. this happened twice. then, it was surging and smoking, and surging with no smoking, the car was wobbly and sluggish. dealer replaced the following parts; spark plugs, coils, thermostat, and the filters. other parts have been flushed, this included fuel injectors and ignition. the car has been at the dealer once, a certified volvo specialist once, and at pep boys once. the consumer had to pay $1300.00 to figure out what was wrong with the car. the car has had 2 diagnostic tests done. no one knew what was wrong with the car. the engine light came on, and was turned off. the consumer contacted the manufacturer, and they pretended that they did not know anything. the consumer had all the necessary documentation. however, at this point, no one knew what was wrong with the car. *ak