Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / V70XC / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031648 Incident Date: Jul, 18 2005
Consumer's City: OKLAHOMA CITY Consumer's State: OK
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: V70XC Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 14 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2000 volvo v70 xc. proceeding up on-ramp and accelerating to highway speed. vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating and ets (electronic throttle system) light came on. vehicle continued at approx 20 mph but would go no faster. i exited at the next off-ramp (about 1 mile) pulled into a lot, shut the vehicle down and then restarted, in accordance with the owners manual. the ets light cleared and vehicle operated properly. the next morning, driving to work , the same thing happened. i drove to my building at about 20 mph, then called a tow truck to take my vehicle to the dealer. they told me the ets system needed to be replaced due to a critical fault in the system. repairs totaled $914.00. *nm