Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / V70XC / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031708 Incident Date: Jun, 05 2005
Consumer's City: DENVER Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: V70XC 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#: YV1LZ56DXX2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 20 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I am writing after seeing a news article on complaints against volvo. i owned a 1999 xc v70 (which i just traded) [xxx] twice simply lost power while driving, and would not allow me to get the car to go faster than 10 miles per hour. the first failure occurred sometime in 2003, was repaired, and then failed again in june of 2005. after spending around $1,000 to fix the problem i traded the car in. i complained to volvo several times but they were unresponsive. *nm updated 07/19/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)