Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / XC70 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043193 Incident Date: Oct, 14 2005
Consumer's City: KILL DEVIL HILLS Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: XC70 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV0SZ58DX11 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 17 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 19 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: We just bought a used 2001 volvo v70xc with 70,000 miles and a 90 day warranty. the day i removed the 30 day temp tag the trouble. on the interstate going 70 mph at 1:00am about 6 hours from home the car lost power and died. it restarted after a few minutes. we thought it was bad fuel. later that weekend, oct 15, 2005, we lost power going through a tunnel. i thought we were going to die. luckily we made it out. found out it was the etm. not covered by warranty and not repairable by anyone but volvo who according to them-never have problems with this part. please advise. i am scared to death and i do not have $1200.00 to fix this problem. *nm