Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / XC90 / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005087259 Incident Date: Oct, 20 2005
Consumer's City: TOANO Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: XC90 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1CM91H331 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 30 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 16 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Following a loud "bang", the engine started making a very loud and suspicious noise. mooers volvo in richmond, virginia claimed that they "could not recreate the noise" and therefore would not perform any warranty repairs. a local mechanic agreed that the engine was indeed making a very loud noise and found that the pcv vacuum tube assembly was cracked. further investigation found that a service bulletin (#2-25-0038) had been issued for this problem, but mooers volvo refused to make the repairs under warranty. *jb