Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S80 / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003109077 Incident Date: Nov, 22 2003
Consumer's City: CANONSBURG Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: S80 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1TS94D8Y1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 17 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 14 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volvo s80. while driving 35 mph, the contact noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle. the vehicle burst into flames. the insurance agency and volvo investigators determined that the cause of failure was due to a short in the wire harness. the vehicle was destroyed. the current and failure mileages were 40,000.