Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S80 / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005051961 Incident Date: Dec, 28 2005
Consumer's City: DURHAM Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: S80 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 04 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 19 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: An s80, 2003 new, lost the right front wheel when the ball joint failed at 27,000 miles. vovlvo replaced the right and left front ball joints under warranty. they said this happens sometimes. had we not been on a local road travelling 20 mph there could have been serious injury. the steering problem has existed since 3/05. the vovlo dealership said, in march of 2005 the steering problem was do to a loose hose connection which they corrected. the car continued to steer, from time to time, like it was planing. crown volvo of chapel hill nc is the dealer. they have offered to take over the last two lease payments if i buy a new volvo. *nm