Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / V70 / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005047968 Incident Date: Nov, 25 2005
Consumer's City: KATONAH Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: V70 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LW5572W2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 28 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Volvo v70 1998 - fire in engine compartment - car destroyed during routine driving, engine stops. driver notices smoke coming from engine compartment and electrical systems (lights) blinking. in a few minutes the car is totally destroyed by fire. when i visited the wrecker's yard i found a volvo 850 wagon that was destroyed by fire in the same way! *nm