Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S60 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005032534 Incident Date: Aug, 04 2005
Consumer's City: CRANSTON Consumer's State: RI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: S60 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1RS58D312 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 29 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 29 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: while driving on highway the owner noticed a message came up which read performance reduced. the owner was traveling about 55-60 mph when the car lost power and wouldn't go over 30 mph . he then exit off the and the vehicle experienced a significant loss of power at a stop light. the idle was rough, and as the owner attempted to go through the light, the car wouldn't go over 10 mph. then the owner put the flashers on and exited onto to the shoulder. the owner shut the car off because he couldn't continue on the road at that low speed. the owner sat there for about a minute, and was able to make it to work only about 1/2 mile away the message was still showing. then as owner was driving the message changed to engine failure. the owner read the article about nhtsa investigation pe05041. the owner called the dealership and reported the loss of power. the owner has not had it repaired because the dealership was not aware of what could be causing the problem. an employee of a local dealership advised owner of the electronic throttle body problem. the owner has not contacted the manufacturer yet.*ak *jb