Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / V70XC / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003211842 Incident Date: Jan, 11 2003
Consumer's City: KANSAS CITY Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: V70XC Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LZ5648W2 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 02 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 26 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Intermittent outage of abs control module (tracs off/abs warning lights on). dealer states the brakes will still work with the lights on/faulty part. however, i don't feel "safe" in the car and feel the part is faulty and should be recalled by manufacturer. brakes have since hesitated on two occasions while stopping. there were no brakes for a split second and then the brakes slowly (2-3 seconds) regained power and control of the car. numerous other owners have encountered the same problem as the dealer (superior volvo) stated this is a common problem for this model. *jb