Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S70 / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004049261 Incident Date: May, 31 2004
Consumer's City: BIRMINGHAM Consumer's State: AL
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: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LS56D4X1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 09 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 14 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1999 volvo s70's etm (throttle) had acted up in june/july 2004, paid around $900 in july 2004 to have it fixed. the throttle caused the car to go dead multiple times & strongly rev itself occasionally. this would occur when slowing down or when stopped. i would occasionally have to keep foot on the gas to keep the car from going dead. ***now less than a year and a half after having the problem "fixed" (replaced unit) - the problem is back. the car has gone back to same issues. this problem does not occur slowly, from good performance to bad, it took only one week for it to reccur. *jb