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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005032981 | Incident Date: Apr, 07 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ANNANDALE | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: V70XC | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LZ5646W2 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 08 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 01 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Idling in a lot the car cut out, drove it to the volvo dealer to check, nothing found to be wrong. several months later, the power diminished while driving, took it to a mechanic who checked everything and could find no problem, but heard for the first time....there could be an air mix problem...with no check engine light, can't really know. drove the car back to va. from mass. where problem started and had no further problems until april or may of this year (2005) when turning into my driveway, the engine totally cut out. i had it towed to don beyer volvo in falls church, va, where no problem could be found. i insisted they keep the car until they found the problem, and was given a loaner. the service rep. said he would drive the car to see if he could replicate the situation. they kept the car for 2-3 weeks with no success. i picked the car up with a friend, who drove it off the lot. not on the highway five minutes when the car lost power, the check engine light appeared, we drove back to the dealer. they found this time it was the air flow meter, which they replaced. although i still feel no confidence in the vehicle, the problem has not occurred again. the information below is all encompassing of the events but the incident date reflects the date which they found the air flow meter problem exactly. *jb |
