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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003249309 | Incident Date: Dec, 06 2003 |
| Consumer's City: WETUMPKA | Consumer's State: AL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: S80 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1TS90D8X1 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 07 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 23 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 1999 volvo s-80 t-6 suffers from a design flaw associated with the throttle body and engine warning light. the light is on all of the time. servicing does not clear the light, so i have begun to simply ignore the light. the throttle body has a problem where the engine runs properly for 20,000 then begins to oscillate upand down by 200-300 rmps at idle. this seems minor, but it almost caused a major accident yesterday. when slowing to a stop at a major intersection, the engine slowed to idle and then sped up just as i was about to come to a stop. the higher rpm caused the car to move into the intersection. if another car had been approaching, it would have struck my car. i asked my wife (this is her primary car)if she had experienced the same problem and she said she had several times. i went on the web and found that many volvo owners are experiencing the same rpm and engine light problems. i do not know if they have had the same near accident i did, but i must assume they have. have you received other complaints about this problem and has volvo been notified? i contacted volvo and they denied any problem. the words on the internet tell me they are mistaken. some one could get killed by this design flaw. *ak |
