Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / V70 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004031720 Incident Date: Aug, 14 2004
Consumer's City: WINCHESTER Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: V70 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1SZ58D111 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 29 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 19 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the consumer was having problems with volvo 2001 v-70 cross country wagon. the vehicle was stalling at random speeds starting in mid-august of 2004. consumer took the vehicle to a repair shop, and the mechanic suspected the throttle was the issue. the problem was random and it would not do this for several days. the vehicle stalled on the highway while the consumer was merging into traffic. the vehicle would start after consumer let the car sit for a few minutes. later that day the car stalled again. consumer had to have the car towed to a dealership for repairs. this time the car did not start. the dealer replaced the throttle module, loaded software; throttle body, cable tie and etm reloaded. the car was running okay at times, but the engine was racing very high for seconds and then returns back to the normal rate. the motorwas revving and the tachometer was registering high for a moment. consumer considered returning the vehicle because of the problems. the total cost on repairs has been over $800.00. nhtsa investigation, pe05041. *ak *jb