Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / V70 / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007121060 Incident Date: Jun, 15 2007
Consumer's City: SAN RAFAEL Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: V70 Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1SW592052 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 26 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2005 volvo v70. while approaching a stop sign at 55 mph, the vehicle began smoking under the hood. the contact exited the vehicle right before it burst into flames. the fire department arrived at the scene and a report was filed. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to a repair shop. the fire inspectors stated that the fire was caused by a leak in the fuel injection pipe. the current and failure mileages were 9,000. updated 10/23/07 *tr