Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S80 / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005036235 Incident Date: Aug, 25 2005
Consumer's City: WYOMISSING Consumer's State: PA
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: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1TS94D2Y1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 28 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact stated 2000 volvo model s80 caught on fire on 8-26-05. the fire originated from under the hood. it completely destroyed the engine. he was not having any problems with the car prior to this. he was driving at 25-50 mph when the fire broke out. he saw smoke coming from the hood. the fire department was called and extinguished the fire. he was not the original owner he did not know if anything was replaced on the vehicle. the current owner did not report any problems with the car prior to this, such as stallingor surging the fire department and the police police departmentindicated t the fire was an electrical nature, but they were not absolutely sure.*ak