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: 004292303 Incident Date: Aug, 04 2004
Consumer's City: MONONGAHELA Consumer's State: PA
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#: YV1LS56D2X2 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 04 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 08 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Volvo throttle control module failure.this causes the car to race,idle incorrectly and ultimately stop while driving.dealerships even say that the original module was not designed correctly and that volvo should pay for the $850.00 it costs to replace.please help. this is a big problem that thousands have and or will have.it is a very dangerous problem when the car just stops running in the middle of the highway with no power and will not restart. my volvo s70 only has 48,000 miles and many others are having the same problem. thank you. *ak