| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042329 | Incident Date: Sep, 02 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BELMONT | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: S70 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LS56D9Y2 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 11 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 06 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Ets dash light came on, car began to lose power, would not accelerate. per the directions in the manual, i stopped for a while, restarted. the light did not come on immediately, but after several more minutes on the road, the ets light came on again. i was on a highway in another state with my elderly mother in the car. this was a weekend away to attend a family wedding. i sought the advice of a local car repair who informed me that the problem was computer-based and he could not help me. eventually, the car stalled and had to be towed about 50 miles back to my volvo repair facility. the electronic throttle system was replaced at a cost of $ $1131.60. plus the cost of a car rental for 2 days of $80.43, plus a tow of about $ $255. in addition, the towing procedure pierced the oil pan for an additional cost of about $925.00. so the whole expedition cost me $2,393.!!! the car has only 62,000 miles on it.*jb |
