Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S70 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004312127 Incident Date: Sep, 29 2004
Consumer's City: ESCONDIDO Consumer's State: CA
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#: YV1LS53D4X1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 07 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 22 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The electronic throttle module is defective. driver loses engine control with out warning. car usually limps home at less than 20 mph. problem corrects it's self after sitting then the episode repeats with out warning. it appears this defect may potentially affect all volvos with this module. dealer accepts no responsibility. *jb