Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S80 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007109085 Incident Date: Jun, 02 2007
Consumer's City: CANONSBURG Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: S80 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1TS94D411 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 17 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 08 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volvo s80. while driving 55 mph downhill, the contact smelled burning and saw smoke. the vehicle had no acceleration, power steering, or brake function. the contact applied the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. all of the warning indicator lights illuminated. the vehicle burst into flames fifteen seconds after stopping. the vehicle was towed. the volvo investigators stated that the fire was caused by bird seed deposits underneath the hood. the current and failure mileages were 56,000.