| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004039236 | Incident Date: May, 15 2004 |
| Consumer's City: RICHARDSON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: S70 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LS55A7X1 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 18 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 5 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: May 2004 1) no prior warning or indication 2)car died while driving on the freeway in heavy traffic. i was able to shift to neutral and restart the vehicle. it ran rather rough for several minutes, but i was able to get off of the freeway. it then began to run smoothly with the check engine light on. over the next several days the car died without warning (other than the constantly lit check engine light. 3) i took it into "volvo of richardson". they diagnosed and replaced the electronic throttle module. this cost over $900.00. september 2005 1) the check engine light came on, but the car seemed to be running fine, had the code checked at "auto zone". they told me that it was probably bad fuel because it had multiple codes that were all related to the proper air/fuel mixture. the recommended that i run a couple of tanks of gas through it and then reset the codes and see if that cleared up my problem. on several occasions the light came back on but went off prior to getting it checked, again the car seemed to be running fine. 2) the car died while driving. i was able to shift to neutral and restart the vehicle. it ran rather rough for several minutes. it then began to run smoothly with the check engine light on. over the next several days the check engine light came on for short periods and then would go out. 3) i took it into "volvo of richardson". they diagnosed the intermittent check engine light and recommended that the electronic throttle module be replaced before it failed completely. they told me that it is a matter of time before it fails, and that could create a dangerous situation. but would almost certainly add a towing bill to my already steep estimate of $1100.00. i asked them about a warranty/recall. they told me that even though they do see this problem "from time to time" there is no recall and no warranty on the one that they put in for me in may of 2004, since that warranty was only for twelve months. *nm |
