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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005041699 | Incident Date: Oct, 04 2005 |
| Consumer's City: MEQUON | Consumer's State: WI |
| 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: Power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm) |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1TS94D2Y1 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 05 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 3 independent issues: throttle module - vehicle suddenly and unpredictably surges forward, particularly during idle or low speeds while in forward or reverse either stopped or moving, causing potential safety problems. transmission module - vehicle suddenly and unpredictably looses power, presenting the driving performance of a "slipping" transmission, causing unpredictable responsiveness to changing traffic conditions, and potential safety problems. front suspension - "knocking" noise from front suspension component(s), causing lack of driving confidence and concerns of driving safety and performance. all 3 of these problems are widely reported as chronic design, performance, safety and reliability issues for the same model years by other volvo owners. in newer model years, volvo has made manufacturing changes to address these recognized issues, but has not as yet successfully addressed and responded to these safety issues. further, these issues have been reported to nhtsa by other volvo owners. *nm |
