Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / V70 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005073992 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2004
Consumer's City: RICHMOND Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: V70 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LV62D4X2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 02 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 16 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1. vehicle "sputtered", engine would rev with no change in pressure on gas pedal, followed by nearly complete loss of power and near engine cut off. 2. no complete failure, as soon as symptoms began, it was taken to a dealer 3. volvo dealer and repair shop determined the failure was ecm code 903c, 91a7: "throttle internal fault". replaced electronic throttle module. old part is not available. 15 mar 2005 - 1. same symptoms; car was unable to maintain highway speed of 60 mph. 2. engine stalled once before going to dealer repair but started back up without problem. 3. exact failure codes not provided, but was determined to be "engine control module fault". electronic throttle module was replaced. covered by volvo parts warranty. old part is not available. *jb