Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S70 / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007118798 Incident Date: Aug, 20 2007
Consumer's City: NASHVILLE Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: S70 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 09 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Replaced timing belt at 76,000 mi. per volvo maintenance schedule. at 107,000 mi. timing belt tensioner and pulley failure resulting in timing belt slipping off and causing massive valve damage. thankfully, volvo of na service stepped up as did darell waltrip volvo and helped to cover over half of the $4,600 in damage that was caused. still i was stuck with a $2,000 unexpected repair bill. attention - 1998 volvo s70 owners and all interference engine owners with timing belts note replace your tensioners and pulleys when you replace the belt. *jb