Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / V40 / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999115877 Incident Date: Oct, 05 1999
Consumer's City: GAITHERSBURG Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: V40 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1VW2552YF Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 31 2000 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving home from work and trying to pull into the community development, went to apply brakes, and they depressed about 1 inch. was not able to stop. had to take foot off brakes, then slammed on them, and vehicle stopped. also, steering wheel became very stiff, and engine died for a brief moment, and then functioned normally. *ak