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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005034162 | Incident Date: Aug, 13 2005 |
| Consumer's City: MEMPHIS | Consumer's State: TN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: S70 | 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#: YV1LS55AXX1 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 14 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 09 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I first noticed my vehicle experiencing shakiness and slight stiffness in the steering wheel. pat patterson volvo, told me i needed some sort of air nipple replaced. i replaced it, paying better than $100. i was in the middle of a busy intersection making a left turn when it suddenly quit! it restarted. i took the car back to the dealership after it suddenly failed on several more occasions. the dealership said it was either an air intake problem they could fix for $300 or the etm (explained this was a throttle and costs $800 needs replacing) or might need both replaced costing $1100. they had to order the parts and would call me when they arrived. the next morning my check engine light came on when i started the car. i drove it back to the dealership. they told me the same thing i was told the day before. while waiting for the parts to arrive, my nephew was shot to death. with the sudden tragic loss of my 18 year old nephew, i went back to the dealership and settled for the $300 job; my financial resources after the unexpected travel expenses to the funeral, are just depleted; this car is not under warranty. that was only a few weeks ago in july. yesterday (8/14/05) the car suddenly quit twice, and the check engine light is on again! i have not financially recovered from the funeral and repair expenses of last month! while i was in the waiting room, an older woman who was experiencing the same problem, said hers quit several times while traveling at 70 mph without warning! i heard on the news about 131 complaints about this problem. i was told by pat patterson volvo on at least 4 visits relating to this problem that the car has an air intake problem and needs the etm replaced. they never mentioned this is a problem with these vehicles. i might not have known they were experiencing this problem with more than just mine had i not talked with the lady in the waiting room while our cars were being repaired. *nm |
