Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / V70 / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006078772 Incident Date: Jul, 29 2006
Consumer's City: RALEIGH Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: V70 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LW5548W2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 13 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jul, 28 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated while parked in the driveway for one day, smoke was noticed coming from under the hood. the fire department was contacted and extinguished the fire. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop who determined the wiring harness caused the fire. the wiring harness was replaced. the dealer was not notified. updated 10/18/2006 - the vehicle was last driven about 14 hours prior to the vehicle catching on fire. the service dealer replaced the harness to the abs control unit. *nm