Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S70 / 2000

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005046362 Incident Date: Sep, 21 2005
Consumer's City: RIVERSIDE Consumer's State: CA
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: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LS61J6Y2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 13 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 27 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: contact's wife was driving on the interstate and vehicle speed slowed down to almost no speed at all. she was able to get the vehicle off the ramp. the vehicle was taken to volvo dealership in june of 2005 to be checked. he was told at that time the throttle body needed to be cleaned. the vehicle ran fine until september, 22,005. this time the vehicle was taken to a volvo mechanic, the throttle body was replaced at this time. the vehicle was under warranty at that time .then on november 12, 2005 he was pulling out of a parking place and the throttle body went out again. this, in turn, almost caused a serious accident. on november 14, 2005 he took the car back to the mechanic and he was told that the throttle body that was replaced in september 2005 was defective from volvo. the vehicle is now at a repair shop having the throttle body replaced again. the vehicle is no longer under warranty.*ak updated 12/16/2005. *nm