Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S60 / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005088164 Incident Date: Apr, 10 2005
Consumer's City: YARDVILLE Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: S60 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1RS53D312 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 09 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 30 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Intermittent problem. 2001 volvo s60 t5. vehicle will fail to shift gears when accelerating. usually occurs when proceeding from a stop, usually when turning. took vehicle to the dealer, princeton volvo, and although their mechanic experienced the problem, they indicated that they did not know what could cause the problem. now i learn that volvo has had numerous reported similar problems, usually involving the electronic throttle control modulator. it should also be noted that the aforesaid dealer attempted to remedy the problem by making a software change, but this only made the problem worse. *jb