Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / V70 / 2000

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006054462 Incident Date: Jan, 07 2006
Consumer's City: LEANDER Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: V70 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LW56D2Y2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 29 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 24 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: With only 80,000 miles, after 5 years of driving, the engine is warning that the electronic throttle system' (ets) failed. the dealer and an independent repair shop only can replace the ets module at a cost of $1,200. the replacement part is actually the same as the failed part with no improvement. searches on the internet showed that this part failed over and over again. when it failed the car could be driven in a limp along home mode, which i have had to use, making other cars pass me while this car could only go about 5-10 mph. the internet postings indicated that nhtsa was trying to work with volvo to extend the factory warranty of this part, but with no settlement yet. letting volvo to continue to use known trouble-prone parts which should be resolved.*ak