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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005034681 | Incident Date: Aug, 05 2005 |
| Consumer's City: NORTH RIDGEVILLE | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: V70XC | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1SZ58D211 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 17 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 14 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 5 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving my 2001 volvo v70 xc, the car stopped running and displayed the message - reduced performance mode. i got the car to the side of the road and turn off the engine. when i restarted it ran ok again. i took it to my volvo certified repair shop and they found in the recorded fault codes a bad electronic throttle body control unit (etc). they test drove the car and it stopped twice on the technician. once at highway speeds! i had it the unit replaced. this is a serious situation that needs investigated. two other cars at this shop had the same problem. volvo should be required to issue a recall and fix this serious defect. this is a safety issue as the car loses all power and the power assisted brakes and power steering become inoperable. this is under nhtsa action number pe05041. *nm |
