Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S40 / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006110911 Incident Date: Dec, 28 2006
Consumer's City: HUDSON Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: S40 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1MS382142 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 05 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 29 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dashboard went crazy, fading in and out. all panels were unreadable, speedometer, radio, temperature gauge. car accelerated on its own, without my foot on the pedal. cd was shot into the backseat landing in my child safety seat. all of this occurred while driving on the highway. in all 3 instances the message indicator stated to not drive the car. i had the car towed to 2 different dealers. the first time they said it was the software and reinstalled. the second time, they replaced the alternator and the car was in the shop for over a week, the third time, the replace the cem module and radio. the the fourth time the car wouldn't read the key and had to be towed and they replaced the steering module. this car has been in the shop 3 times in less than 6 months for 3 electrical related issues the car only has 42,000 mile. *tr