| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005049390 | Incident Date: Dec, 06 2005 |
| Consumer's City: UPPER MARLBORO | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: V70XC | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, other:fuel injection system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LZ56D5Y2 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 11 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 14 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 5 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On 7 december 2005, while driving vehicle north on i-94 in massachusetts at a speed of 65 mph, suddenly the engine hesitated and lost power. etc light on dashboard illuminated. i was able to take evasive action and pulled over to the side of the highway. went to the local volvo dealer in south deerfield mass. to have the car examined. dealer stated that they "cleaned the etm and cleared fault codes." drove the car back home (upper marlboro,md) on the evening of 8 december. along the route home the car repeatedly hesitated. on 9 december, on andrews afb, etc light illuminated and car immediately lost power and stalled. car restarted. on south osborne rd in upper marlboro while driving at 40 mph, car lost power with no warning again. i had to literally drive the vehicle off the road to avoid being rear ended by approaching traffic. car is at martens volvo in bethesda, md. the etm is scheduled to be replaced. dealer in massachusetts and maryland state that the etms in this model car is defective. *jb |
