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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033238 | Incident Date: Apr, 28 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ATLANTA | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: S80 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1TS90D9Y1 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 09 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 18 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was traveling on interstate 20 from atlanta, ga headed to charleston, sc. between augusta, ga and columbia, sc, the car lost power as if someone were applying the brakes while i had my foot on the gas pedal. suddenly, i had a warning light come on that said "performance reduced". i wound up having to locate the local volvo dealer in columbia where i left my car for repair and had to proceed to charleston in a rented vehicle. this happened late in the day on friday and i had to be in charleston for a meeting on saturday morning. the "throttle body control" was deemed to be the problem and the dealer replaced it at a cost of close to $1,000. when i asked what would have happened if i had continued to drive i was told that the car eventually would have lost total power and died. unfortunately, i do not have the part that was replaced. when i read about your investigation, i was outraged that this is obviously a dangerous and fairly common problem. *nm |
