Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / V70 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004040046 Incident Date: Oct, 19 2004
Consumer's City: SOUTHBURY Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: V70 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LV56DXX2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 25 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 26 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I've had numerous electronic problems with my volvo v70 since i bought it in 1998. the vehicle has been brought back to the volvo repair dealer for many repairs (i have organized documents of all the repair orders) clearly identified as "lost of power" while driving. mostly on small roads and only once on an interstate. originally started under warranty, i was told that the same problem was not covered outside of warranty when i spoke with the president of volvo north america's secretary. i have had many parts replaced trying to correct the situation including two electronic throttle control units (totaling three if you include the one that came with the car). "loss of power", "stalling at traffic lights", "hesitation when pressing on accelerator", an other comments are all documented in the volvo repair shop repair orders. the problems continued until throughout my ownership of the car. i finally gave up and sold it june 05. the repairs that volvo did to my v70 would work for a while and then the lights would soon come back on. i'd put up with it for a while until the car started to become to dangerous to drive (hesitation) and then i'd bring it in for repair. volvo tried different solutions and told me that the computer codes indicated different repairs, but to me it was always the same symptoms. i would be glad to share the entire book of repair orders over the 7 years (and 167,000 miles) that i owned the car. again they were always done at a certified volvo dealership. *jb