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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004256844 | Incident Date: Jan, 15 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SOUTH HARPSWELL | Consumer's State: ME |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: V70 | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1SW61R821 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 31 2004 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: During operation of the vehicle during cold weather, the driver noticed a hesitation when applying pressure to the accelerator pedal and heard a slight "crunching" sound. at a later date, consumer was driving approx. 35-45 mph on a road with hills (up and down). while driving up an incline, the driver experienced same hesitation and heard a horrible "punching" sound. the vehicle came to a complete stop while another vehicle rapidly approached from the rear. the other vehicle had to swerve suddenly to avoid hitting consumer's vehicle. the consumer & passenger had to roll vehicle down the hill and call for help. dealer examined vehicle and determined that the left axle had pulled out of the transmission (due to a pin that had broke). the dealer performed a temporary fix by banging axle back into the transmission. also, dealer found that the left ball joint was broken (unknown when this occurred). dealer later replaced entire transmission. *mjj consumer would like to know if there are other reports regarding safety related issues on volvo v70. *la |
