Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S60 / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004032697 Incident Date: Jul, 14 2004
Consumer's City: APO Consumer's State: AE
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: S60 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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 05 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 20 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving at approx 40 mph, i heard a popping noise and a message came on in the dash stating "reduced emission service". i was able to drive at a maximum of 10 mph for 5 miles to my nearest volvo dealership. my mileage was just about 69,000 miles. the technician diagnosed it as an electronic throttle module failure and replaced the etm. the car handled properly after the repair, which was covered under the 7 year/70,000 mile extended emissions warranty. the old part was returned to volvo cars north america. *jb