Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 15,069 complaints for VOLVO
Incident date: Oct 26, 2005
I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S80 2.9 - VIN: [XXX]. I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM BRIDGEWATER VOLVO IN NJ ON AUG 15, 2000. I HAVE 49,100 MILES ON THE CAR AND I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE IMPECCABLY IN THE LAST 5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. TWO WEEKS AGO THE CAR STARTED STALLING AND THE MESSAGE DISPLAY READ "REDUCED PERFORMANCE". MY WIFE USES THE CAR TO COMMUTE TO WORK AND THE STALLING OF THE CAR ON THE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 26, 2005
I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S80 2.9 - VIN: [XXX]. I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM BRIDGEWATER VOLVO IN NJ ON AUG 15, 2000. I HAVE 49,100 MILES ON THE CAR AND I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE IMPECCABLY IN THE LAST 5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. TWO WEEKS AGO THE CAR STARTED STALLING AND THE MESSAGE DISPLAY READ "REDUCED PERFORMANCE". MY WIFE USES THE CAR TO COMMUTE TO WORK AND THE STALLING OF THE CAR ON THE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 19, 2001
IN OCTOBER 2001 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE CROSSING THE STREET THE CAR STALLED. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR, AND AT THE SAME TIME HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY & GASKET. IN JUNE 2004 CAR STALLED AGAIN. REPLACED SWAY LINKS AND PROGRAM DOWN LOAD $338.19. IN DECEMBER... Read more
Incident date: Nov 19, 2001
IN OCTOBER 2001 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE CROSSING THE STREET THE CAR STALLED. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR, AND AT THE SAME TIME HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY & GASKET. IN JUNE 2004 CAR STALLED AGAIN. REPLACED SWAY LINKS AND PROGRAM DOWN LOAD $338.19. IN DECEMBER... Read more
Incident date: Nov 19, 2001
IN OCTOBER 2001 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE CROSSING THE STREET THE CAR STALLED. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR, AND AT THE SAME TIME HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY & GASKET. IN JUNE 2004 CAR STALLED AGAIN. REPLACED SWAY LINKS AND PROGRAM DOWN LOAD $338.19. IN DECEMBER... Read more
Incident date: Nov 19, 2001
IN OCTOBER 2001 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE CROSSING THE STREET THE CAR STALLED. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR, AND AT THE SAME TIME HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY & GASKET. IN JUNE 2004 CAR STALLED AGAIN. REPLACED SWAY LINKS AND PROGRAM DOWN LOAD $338.19. IN DECEMBER... Read more
VOLVO
S80
(2000) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Nov 16, 2005
Incident date: Nov 19, 2001
IN OCTOBER 2001 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE CROSSING THE STREET THE CAR STALLED. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR, AND AT THE SAME TIME HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY & GASKET. IN JUNE 2004 CAR STALLED AGAIN. REPLACED SWAY LINKS AND PROGRAM DOWN LOAD $338.19. IN DECEMBER... Read more
Incident date: Dec 4, 2004
ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 VOLVO XC-70 (2001) STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON 695 WEST IN BALTIMORE JUST BEFORE THE EXIT FOR I-83. THE CAR WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI TRAILER, AND SEVERAL OTHER CARS. THE CONTACT'S CAR HAD TO BE TOWED, AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, ON DECEMBER 1, 2004, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN CAR STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION BUT WAS ABLE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 8, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 91V010000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK
Incident date: Jul 22, 2004
THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING 2 FAULTY THROTTLE MODULES (ETM) THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY VOLVO DEALERSHIPS FOR MY 1999 VOLVO V70 XC. THE FIRST/ORIGINAL ETM WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH 58,635 MILES ON 22 MAY 03. 14 MONTHS AND 12,474 MILES LATER, THAT ETM FAILED AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT MY COST. SYMPTOMS INCLUDED IRREGULAR AND ERRATIC ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION OF THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED... Read more
Incident date: Jul 22, 2004
THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING 2 FAULTY THROTTLE MODULES (ETM) THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY VOLVO DEALERSHIPS FOR MY 1999 VOLVO V70 XC. THE FIRST/ORIGINAL ETM WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH 58,635 MILES ON 22 MAY 03. 14 MONTHS AND 12,474 MILES LATER, THAT ETM FAILED AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT MY COST. SYMPTOMS INCLUDED IRREGULAR AND ERRATIC ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION OF THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED... Read more
Incident date: Jun 3, 2003
WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH, 2001 VOLVO S80 T6 DISPLAYED A MESSAGE INDICATING REDUCED POWER. WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR, BUT PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT HAD NO EFFECT. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. THE CAR WOULD START AND CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. IT WAS AS IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD B... Read more
Incident date: Nov 13, 2005
2001 VOLVO S60 T5 W/MANUAL TRANSMISSION STALLED ABRUPTLY WITH A "REDUCED POWER" MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD COMPUTER DISPLAY WHILE ACCELERATING ON A HIGHWAY ONRAMP. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS BEHIND ME AND CAME CLOSE TO COLLIDING WITH MY VEHICLE DUE TO IMMEDIATE DECELERATION W/NO WARNING/BRAKE LIGHTS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO REACT TO THE UNEXPECTED SITUATION. AFTER PULLI... Read more
Incident date: Oct 15, 2005
MY 2001 VOLVO V70XC HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERE SURGING AT CRUISING SPEEDS AND AT LOW SPEED ACCELERATIONS. NUMEROUS TIMES IN A COUPLE WEEKS THE PERFORMANCE REDUCED WARNING LIGHT APPEARED DURING SOME OF THE SURGING EPISODES. ONE EPISODE CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. AFTER RESTARTING I MADE IT HOME. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND MANY SIMILAR STORIES AND LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE ETM (ELECTRONIC THROT... Read more
Incident date: Nov 13, 2005
DT: CONTACT STATES THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIS VEHICLE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HEADLIGHT: SWITCH, CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V504000. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY SAID THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO PHYSICAL DAMAGE OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *NM
Incident date: Oct 20, 2005
ETM BAD/ ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE AND IT'S NOT RESOLVED YET! I BOUGHT MY USED VOLVO S-80 T6 OCTOBER 20 TH WITH 76,000 MILES. WITHIN THE DAY OF OWNERSHIP THE SERVICE ENGINE REQUIRED LIGHT CAME ON, AND I FAILED MASS INSPECTION. I TRIED TO GET MY MONEY BACK, BUT I BOUGHT OUT OF STATE, AND THEY REFUSE TO RETURN CALLS. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND IT WAS THE E... Read more
Incident date: Oct 24, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER WHILE ACCELERATING AND WOULD ONLY GO 15 MPH. HE WOULD COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED DAILY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE THROTTLE BOX WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT COME BACK SINCE THE REPAIRS. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB
Incident date: Feb 2, 2005
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. ONCE AT 112000 AND THE OTHER AT 125000. THE SECOND TIME IT FAILED, I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR STARTED 'LURCHING' FORWARD. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR TO FIX, BUT THE ETS LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS FIXED UNDER VOLVO WARRANTY FROM THE FIRST TIME WHICH COST ME $1200. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE AS I WAS LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN PU... Read more
Incident date: Sep 22, 2005
DT: CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND VEHICLE SPEED SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST NO SPEED AT ALL. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE RAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN JUNE OF 2005 TO BE CHECKED. HE WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE UNTIL SEPTEMBER, 22,005. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A VOLVO MECHANIC, THE THROT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 19, 2005
ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, MY VOLVO V70 HAD A COMPLETE STALL. CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES, IT RE STARTED. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE VOLVO DEALER ONCE IT STARTED AGAIN AND THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE" WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $800. *JB
Incident date: Oct 1, 2005
WHEN I BEGIN TO BRAKE AND THE CAR SLOWS, IT WILL SIMPLY CUT OFF. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND CUTS OFF ABOUT ONE-HALF THE TIME I BEGIN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND IT REACHED THE POINT WHERE IT STALLED AT AS I WAS DRIVING IN A ROUNDABOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND IT WAS REPAIRED. NOW, HOWEVER, THE STALLING ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 8, 2005
ETM OR ETS IN VOLVO S70, 1999 AND 2000 MAKES. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE RESULTING IN SEVER FLUCTUATIONS OF ENGINE. COMMON IN ALL VOLVO 99 AND 00 YEARS. *NM
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Nov 8, 2005
VEHICLE FAILS TO MAINTAIN IDLE. IT STARTS AND IMMEDITELY DIES. IT OCCASSIONALLY DIES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR WHILE BREAKING AND PREPARING FOR A STOP...TYPICALLY WHEN MY FOOT ISN'T ON THE ACCELERATOR. *NM
Incident date: Jun 10, 2003
ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" MESSAGE. BROUGHT TO SMYTHE VOLVO IN SAN JOSE - NO PROBLEM FOUND. ONE WEEK LATER, ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS (MIDDLE OF DANGEROUS BLIND CURVE!), "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" MESSAGE. RESTARTED ENGINE, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH SEVERAL MORE "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE EPISODES. RETURNED TO SMYTHE VOLVO, ELECTR... Read more
Incident date: Nov 7, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL, BUT OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE ENGINE SLOWLY RESUMED POWER AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. VOLVO OFFERED NO COST ASSISTANCE. TH... Read more
Incident date: Nov 10, 2005
FAILED ETM, THROTTLE BODY. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OCCURRED. DEALER SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY IT IS OCCURING. THE PART HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $900. PART # 8644347. *JB
Incident date: Nov 10, 2005
CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY LIGHT COMES ON. APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES, HOWEVER THIS CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM ON AND OFF SINCE WE ACQUIRED IT AT 47,000 MILES. REPAIR SHOPS ARE TELLING US THAT THE REPLACEMENT COST IS BETWEEN $900 AND $1,200, HOWEVER AFTER READING UP ON THE SUBJECT THIS DOESN'T GUARANTEE THAT SUBSEQUENT REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL NOT HAVE THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2005
I GET PERFORMANCE REDUCED MESSAGES ON MY 2000 VOLVO S80 MESSAGE CONSOLE, AND THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 100 TIMES TO ME - EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE TO PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON, AND MAKE MY WAY OFF OF THE ROAD ON TO THE SHOULDER. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, AND RESTART THE CAR, (OFTEN SEVERAL TIMES), THE CAR SEEMS TO "RESET" AND I CAN OFTEN DRIVE ON. WE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2005
I GET PERFORMANCE REDUCED MESSAGES ON MY 2000 VOLVO S80 MESSAGE CONSOLE, AND THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 100 TIMES TO ME - EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE TO PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON, AND MAKE MY WAY OFF OF THE ROAD ON TO THE SHOULDER. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, AND RESTART THE CAR, (OFTEN SEVERAL TIMES), THE CAR SEEMS TO "RESET" AND I CAN OFTEN DRIVE ON. WE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 9, 2005
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE FOLLOWING WARNING COMES ON THE DASH BOARD "PERFORMANCE REDUCTION". CAR STARTS TO SHUDDER, SLOWS DOWN AND DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS. *NM
Incident date: Nov 9, 2005
STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ETM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, XREF 10137600. *AK THE MASS AIR FLOW UNIT WAS REPLACED, THE BULBS BURNED OUT, THE BLOWER MOTOR FAN WOULD RUN CONSTANTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2005. UPDATED 01/09/06. *JB
Incident date: Nov 9, 2005
STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ETM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, XREF 10137600. *AK THE MASS AIR FLOW UNIT WAS REPLACED, THE BULBS BURNED OUT, THE BLOWER MOTOR FAN WOULD RUN CONSTANTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2005. UPDATED 01/09/06. *JB
VOLVO
V70
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Nov 9, 2005
Incident date: Nov 9, 2005
STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ETM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, XREF 10137600. *AK THE MASS AIR FLOW UNIT WAS REPLACED, THE BULBS BURNED OUT, THE BLOWER MOTOR FAN WOULD RUN CONSTANTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2005. UPDATED 01/09/06. *JB
Incident date: Jul 25, 2003
E-MAIL: VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE, ETM LIGHT COMES ON, REPLACED TWICE, X REF 10129414, SMCH.*AK
Incident date: Jul 25, 2003
E-MAIL: VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE, ETM LIGHT COMES ON, REPLACED TWICE, X REF 10129414, SMCH.*AK
Incident date: Aug 27, 2005
E-MAIL: THE CONTACTS OWNS OF A 2000 VOLVO V70 XC THAT EXPERIENCED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) FAILURE AT AROUND 100000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THREE TIMES WITH MY WIFE IN VEHICLE VEHICLE STALLED 3 TIMES. FIXED AT WALVO CREEK FOR $1,000. *AK
Incident date: Mar 15, 2005
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) FAILED TWICE ON 2000 VOLVO V70XC. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND WAS ABOUT 17, 000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST. BOTH TIMES IT FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED. BOTH TIMES ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. BOTH TIMES MANAGED TO GET TO SHOULDER, RESTARTED, AND GOT HOME WITH CAR ALTERNATELY SURGING AND STALLING THE WHOLE WAY. BOTH TIM... Read more
Incident date: Jul 28, 2005
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM )REPLACED SECOND TIME, 50 MPH, STALLED X REF 10131141, SMCH. *AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM
VOLVO
XC70
(2001) — SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
Nov 8, 2005
Incident date: Oct 26, 2005
FAILURE OF REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSE. THIS RESULTED IN THE REPAIR OF THE AUTO TO THE REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE CAUSE OF THIS IS UNKNOWN WITH NO KNOWN IMPACT TO THE AUTO (2001 VOLVO XC 70). *NM
Incident date: Feb 9, 2004
A SUDDEN DROP IN POWER ON FREEWAYS AND CITY STREETS. *JB
Incident date: Sep 12, 2005
DT: WHEN THE SURGING HAPPENS THERE ARE NO NECESSARILY WARNING MESSAGES. THE FIRST TIME THE THROTTLE MODULE WAS REPLACED THERE WERE SOME MESSAGES ON THE DASH, BUT FOR ITEMS NOT RELATED TO THE THROTTLE MODULE. THE SECOND TIME THERE WERE NOT ANY MESSAGES UNTIL THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START. THE THIRD TIME THE CAR STARTED TO SURGE , AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER BEFORE IT GOT TOO BAD. BASICALLY, I... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2005
I OWN A 99 VOLVO V70 WAGON, PURCHASED USED. VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED DRIVABLILITY PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE ETM, (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) AND WILL SUDDENLY STOP OR CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING, OFTEN RESULTING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR VOLVO AND ESTIMATES COST TO REPAIR AT $800-$1200 BUT ALSO NOTES THAT PROBLEM ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 21, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND BOTTOM OF THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND COULD GET FOOT TO THE BRAKE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THERE IS ONLY 11 INCHES BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE DASHBOARD . *AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - THERE IS LITTLE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE PEDALS AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DASH WHICH RESULTED IN THE C... Read more
Incident date: Oct 21, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND BOTTOM OF THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND COULD GET FOOT TO THE BRAKE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THERE IS ONLY 11 INCHES BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE DASHBOARD . *AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - THERE IS LITTLE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE PEDALS AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DASH WHICH RESULTED IN THE C... Read more
Incident date: Oct 21, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND BOTTOM OF THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND COULD GET FOOT TO THE BRAKE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THERE IS ONLY 11 INCHES BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE DASHBOARD . *AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - THERE IS LITTLE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE PEDALS AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DASH WHICH RESULTED IN THE C... Read more
Incident date: Oct 6, 2005
LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING/MULTIPLE TIMES (SOMETIMES WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC). ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THROTTLE. *JB
Incident date: Sep 20, 2005
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING VOLVO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE DEFECT. *TS UPDATED 11/7/2005 - WHILE DRIVING THE PERFORMANCE REDUCED LIGHT AND SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER AGREE TO REPLACED THE THROTTLE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. D... Read more
Incident date: Sep 20, 2005
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING VOLVO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE DEFECT. *TS UPDATED 11/7/2005 - WHILE DRIVING THE PERFORMANCE REDUCED LIGHT AND SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER AGREE TO REPLACED THE THROTTLE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. D... Read more
Incident date: Sep 20, 2005
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING VOLVO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE DEFECT. *TS UPDATED 11/7/2005 - WHILE DRIVING THE PERFORMANCE REDUCED LIGHT AND SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER AGREE TO REPLACED THE THROTTLE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. D... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2003
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL BUT HE WAS UNSURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED CHANGING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND IT WAS CHANGED AT A LOCAL SERVICE STATION, HOWEVER THE LEAK CONTINUED. THE CONTACT CLAIMED THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE ABS. THE MODULE WAS CHANGED, THE LEAK STOPPED AND THE BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY. HE THEN RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V368000 CO... Read more