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: 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
VOLVO
850
(1994) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Nov 7, 2005
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
Incident date: Aug 15, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THROTTLE FAILURE. THE RPMS WILL INCREASE WHEN THE CONTACT LETS OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN THE RPMS DECREASE THE ENGINE WILL STALL. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED EVER TIME THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AND AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND HOW TO FIX IT. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE. *AK
Incident date: Oct 4, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AFTER PLACING IT INTO GEAR. SHE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A POLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - THE FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAD A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND THE PASSENGER D... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Oct 4, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AFTER PLACING IT INTO GEAR. SHE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A POLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - THE FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAD A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND THE PASSENGER D... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Oct 25, 2005
I HAVE VOLVO V70 T5 WAGON WITH REDUCED PERFORMANCE AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AND REDUCTION OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON TRAFFIC AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE ENTERING THE GARAGE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CLIMATE CONTROL IN THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. MY DEALER ED SCHMIDT VOLVO IN PERRYSBURG,OHIO NOW SAIDS THAT I NE... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Oct 25, 2005
I HAVE VOLVO V70 T5 WAGON WITH REDUCED PERFORMANCE AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AND REDUCTION OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON TRAFFIC AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE ENTERING THE GARAGE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CLIMATE CONTROL IN THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. MY DEALER ED SCHMIDT VOLVO IN PERRYSBURG,OHIO NOW SAIDS THAT I NE... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Sep 21, 2005
DT:THE CONTACT STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS MENTIONED IN NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE05-041. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH ,AND IT LOST POWER/STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 17, 2005
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A MESSAGE APPEARED THAT READ ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED WHICH INTERNALLY MADE THE CRUISE CONTROL FAIL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VOLVO, AND ALSO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE .THE VEHICLE REPAIRS WILL BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONSEQUENCE OF NOT HAVING THIS REPAIR MADE COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD AT AN... Read more
Incident date: Nov 7, 2005
SURGING, FOULING SPARK PLUGS, HESITATING, STALLING, CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND LOCKS UP. *NM
Incident date: Nov 5, 2005
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH ON A LOCAL STREET WHEN SHE FELT A PULL WHEN TURNING LEFT THEN SHE HEARD AND FELT A SOUND LIKE THE MUFFLER WAS FALLING OFF AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. SHE IMMEDIATELY TURNED INTO A SHOPPING PLAZA AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT THE AXLE NUT AND PART OF THE AXLE HAD BROKEN OFF AND FALLEN OUT OF THE RIGHT FRONT REAR WHEEL. ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 15, 2005
1) ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF STARTING CAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, ETS STAYED ON. CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE AND SURGE, PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE AROUND 35-MPH AND 60-MPH. 2) ALL MOST COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON SIDE STREET, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THERE WAS VERY LITTLE RESPON... Read more
Incident date: Nov 2, 2005
I COMMUTE APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES TO WORK. DURING MY COMMUTE ON NOV. 2, 2005 THERE WAS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. ALL GAUGES READING WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. I PARKED MY CAR. WENT INSIDE MY PLACE OF WORK. WITHIN 7 (SEVEN) MINUTES I WAS NOTIFIED BY A COWORKER THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE RESULTING ENGINE FIRE TOTALED MY 2001 S60 T5 VOLVO. THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF THE ENGINE EXCEPT THE ENGINE BLOCK S... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Oct 14, 2005
I OWN A 2001 VOLVO S40. IN EARLY APRIL 2005, MY VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING IN NEED OF OXYGEN SENSORS, WHICH WAS THE REASON FOR MY "CHECK ENGINE" TO BE ACTIVATED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES ON IT. AS OF MID OCTOBER 2005, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT HAS BEEN REACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED AT THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP AS NEEDING NEW OXYGEN SENSORS-AGAI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 20, 2004
IT WAS A STALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, IT WOULD SHUT OFF, BE ABLE TO RESTARTED, BUT NOT STAY STARTED WITHOUT STALLING, X-REF VOQ 10141399 AND E-MAIL, SEPERATE INCIDENT WITH PREVIOUS ETM
Incident date: Nov 1, 2005
DT: RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING 2001 VOLVO XC 70 ALONG WITH ELDERLY MOTHER FROM OREGON TO CALIFORNIA HAD A VERY UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE THAT COULD HAVE COST THEIR LIVES. ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE LOST T POWER. HAD TO SIT ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY FOR 2 HOURS IN 100 DEGREE HEAT,AND WAS UNABLE TO RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER OR GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT AND MOTHER WERE F... Read more
Incident date: Nov 3, 2005
THE THROTTLE ON OUR 1999 VOLVO V70 HAS FAILED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED BY UNUSUAL THROTTLE BEHAVIOR ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 - 70 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER THIS BEHAVIOR HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS, THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A THROTTLE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM CAUSED AN UNUSUAL FEELING TO DRIVING THE CAR AS IF THERE WERE SOME RESISTANCE OR IMPEDIMENT TO THE ENGINE RUNNING PROP... Read more
Incident date: Oct 27, 2005
2000 VOLVO S80 T6 SEDAN - CAR BEGAN TO JERK AS THOUGH MISSING; GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, EVEN AFTER COMPLETE MAINTENANCE UPDATE. HAS ESSENTIALLY GONE TO NO POWER AND I'V HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY - TURN OFF- WAIT - RESTART AND THEN RUN AWHILE LONGER. LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS ITS A THROTTLE MODULE OR MY MAIN COMPUTER AND MUST BE FIXED AT DEALER (220 MILES AWAY) BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE CAN PRO... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2005
1999 VOLVO V70 ENGINE STARTS AND THEN STOPS SUDDENLY. SOMETIMES WILL HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE IT CONTINUES TO RUN. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND AND/OR REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Incident date: Nov 1, 2005
ADD TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05041 I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY COMPLAIN TO ABOVE CASE. FIRST TIME MY CAR JUST STALLED ON A HIGHWAY. LUCKLY FOR ME, I MANAGED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED BACK IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF 2003, WHEN MY CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. LAST WEEK "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME OFF AND I TOOK MY CAR FOR A CHECK-UP. DEALER TOLD ME THAT ETM IS FAILING. MY CAR NOW HAS 104,0... Read more
Incident date: Oct 13, 2005
RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY ELDERLY MOTHER IN MY 2001 VOLVO XC 70 FROM OREGON TO CALIFORNIA WE HAD A VERY UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE THAT COULD HAVE COST US OUR LIVES. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE LOST TOTAL POWER IN 70+ MPH TRAFFIC, HAD TO SIT ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY FOR 2 HOURS IN 100 DEGREE HEAT (UNABLE TO RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER) UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC FLYING PAST US. MY DEA... Read more
Incident date: Oct 13, 2005
RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY ELDERLY MOTHER IN MY 2001 VOLVO XC 70 FROM OREGON TO CALIFORNIA WE HAD A VERY UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE THAT COULD HAVE COST US OUR LIVES. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE LOST TOTAL POWER IN 70+ MPH TRAFFIC, HAD TO SIT ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY FOR 2 HOURS IN 100 DEGREE HEAT (UNABLE TO RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER) UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC FLYING PAST US. MY DEA... Read more
Incident date: Sep 19, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT ACCELERATED FROM ZERO TO 40 MPH WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE'S BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM OCCURRED ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 31, 2005
A 2000 VOLVO S80 THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE. *NM
Incident date: Sep 29, 2005
ENGINE MISS FIRING AND EMISSION LIGHT ON. LATER ENGINE RUNNING GOOD BUT CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK AND TEXT MESSAGE 'ENGINE SYSTEM FIX NEXT SERVICE' WITH ORANGE WARNING LIGHT ON. TOOK TO VOLVO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ETM FOR NO CHARGE. THEY KEPT THE OLD PART BECAUSE THEY HAD REPLACED THE ORIGINAL ONE. *NM
Incident date: Sep 29, 2005
ENGINE MISS FIRING AND EMISSION LIGHT ON. LATER ENGINE RUNNING GOOD BUT CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK AND TEXT MESSAGE 'ENGINE SYSTEM FIX NEXT SERVICE' WITH ORANGE WARNING LIGHT ON. TOOK TO VOLVO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ETM FOR NO CHARGE. THEY KEPT THE OLD PART BECAUSE THEY HAD REPLACED THE ORIGINAL ONE. *NM
Incident date: Sep 13, 2004
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A US HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED MY CAR WAS 'LURCHING' FORWARD THEN WOULD LOOSE SPEED ALL TOGETHER KIND OF LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. I WOULD PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD DRIVE NORMALLY. I WAS ABOUT A MILE FROM MY WORK, SO I DIDN'T PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. THE NEXT TWO STOP LIGHTS I ALMOST STALLED, BUT DIDN'T. AT THE THIRD TRAFF... Read more
Incident date: Oct 25, 2005
CRACK IN UPPER TANK OF SENDING UNIT RESULTING IN GAS LEAKAGE. 15 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE TOXIC FUMES. *NM
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 27, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE COMPUTER SHOWED REDUCED PERFORMANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC ,AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Incident date: Aug 15, 2005
I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY ON THE EVENING OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2005. I LEFT ON VACATION THE FOLLOWING MORNING LEAVING MY VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. I RETURNED FROM VACATION LATE ON THE EVENING OF AUGUST 21, 2005. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I CALLED AAA IN ORDER TO HAVE THE CAR JUMPED. IT WOULD NOT JUMP. I THEN CALLED THE VOLVO ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 29, 2005
I WAS ON A LONG TRIP BACK HOME ON 11/29/05 WHEN I NOTICED MY 2001 VOLVO STARTED SURGING AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF THIS IT SHOWED ME A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A MESSAGE APPEARED SAYING " PERFORMANCE REDUCED ". THE CAR WAS BASICALLY SHUTTING DOWN. I WAS DOING 75 MPH AT THE TIME AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER FROM THE LEFT LANE 4 LANES OVER TO THE RIGHT. THIS WAS A LITTLE SCARY DOING 75 MPH. I S... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2005
MY VOLVO 2001 V70XC BEGAN TO HAVE A ROUGH IDLE AND WOULD STALL OR BOG DOWN WHEN STARTING OUT FROM INTERSECTIONS. THIS LED TO OUR BEING STUCK PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY HAVING A STALLED ENGINE OR A CAR WITH MINIMAL PERFORMANCE AND A "PERFORMANCE REDUCED " MESSAGE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, HE REPLACED THE ETM FOR ABOUT $1200. CAR RUNS FINE NOW. THIS EVENT HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIME... Read more
Incident date: Oct 28, 2005
VOLVO 2000 S70 66,000 MILES VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AFTER A TRIP OF 300+ MILES ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP-HOME" MODE [20 MPH] VEHICLE WAS TOWED 100 MILES TO NEAREST DEALER ETM [ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE] TESTED FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER ON 10/30/2005 OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
Incident date: Oct 28, 2005
SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC, RESTARTING, BUT NOT STAYING STARTED. VEHICLE SURGING AT IDLE. AFTER TAKEN TO SHOP (TOWED), WE NOW HAVE HAD OUR FOURTH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACED IN LAST 28 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR AND HAS CLEANED THE THROTTLE ON TWO OCCASIONS. MY PORTION OF REPAIRS HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED $2,770. DEALERSHIP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED TH... Read more
Incident date: Oct 28, 2005
SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC, RESTARTING, BUT NOT STAYING STARTED. VEHICLE SURGING AT IDLE. AFTER TAKEN TO SHOP (TOWED), WE NOW HAVE HAD OUR FOURTH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACED IN LAST 28 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR AND HAS CLEANED THE THROTTLE ON TWO OCCASIONS. MY PORTION OF REPAIRS HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED $2,770. DEALERSHIP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED TH... Read more
Incident date: Sep 20, 2004
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE IN MY 2000 V70 VOLVO WAGON WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CAR RAN BADLY, MISSED AND STALLED - BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WAS ALSO AFFECTED. THE SITUATION CONTINUED TO HAPPEN WHILE ON AN EXTENDED TRIP WITH NO VOLVO DEALERS WITHIN RANGE. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRAYS FOR THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AT A COST OF ABOUT $900.00. I FEEL THA... Read more
VOLVO
C70 CONVERTIBLE
(2000) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Nov 1, 2005
Incident date: Oct 23, 2005
THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DECELERATED WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITH THE RPMS FLUCTUATING. THE DEALER REPORTED THE ISSUE AS A BROKEN THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS UNSAFE AND HAPPENED AT 69K MILES. *NM
Incident date: Oct 1, 2005
DT:THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THREE WEEKS, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WAS. THE CORPORATE OFFICE CONTACTED HER TODAY AND TOLD HER THAT AS SOON AS SHE FOUND OUT SOMETHING SHE WOULD CALL HER BACK. *AK
Incident date: Oct 31, 2005
WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 VOLVO XC70 FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER IN IOWA CITY, IA WITH 72,000 MILES IN FEBRUARY OF 2005. THE DEALER REPORTED IT HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED PRIOR TO PURCHASE AND WE HAVE HAD IT CAREFULLY MAINTAINED, SINCE. ON OCTOBER 31ST OF 2005, ON MY WAY TO AN IMPORTANT INTERVIEW THE VOLVO BEGAN STUTTERING AND RUNNING ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE REPORTED "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" ON THE DIAGNOSTIC... Read more
Incident date: Oct 21, 2005
INITIALLY NOTICED ERRATIC ACCELERATION, THEN MY WIFE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY LOST ACCELERATION AND SHE WAS HIT BEHIND BY A PICKUP TRUCK. THE DASH READOUT SHOWED THE MESSAGE "PERFORMANCE REDUCED". OUR INSURANCE PAID FOR THE $2600 IN DAMAGES. OUR VOLVO MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND SAID THAT THIS WAS A FAIRLY COM... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Oct 20, 2005
SHUDDER IN TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 1 & 2 GEARS ON AUTOMATIC 2000 VOLVO S80 T6. FAILURE OF SHIFT SOLENOID A WAS EXPERIENCED. *NM
Incident date: Oct 28, 2005
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE. THIS WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHEN STOPPING OR WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE MESSAGE READ CHECK EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE MASS AIRFLOW. THE REPLACEMENTS APPEARED TO HAVE C... Read more
Incident date: Oct 27, 2005
MY VOLVO RECENTLY BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ITS ACCELERATION. IT WOULDN'T RESPOND AS WELL AND AT TIMES WOULD FEEL LIKE IT LOST POWER. ON 10/27/05 MY ETS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WOULD COST AROUND 1000$ TO REPLACE MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. *JB
Incident date: Oct 11, 2005
VEHICLE INCURRED MINOR LOSS OF POWER WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOLLOWED BY ENGINE SURGES AND REPEATED LOSSES OF POWER. ENGINE DID NOT STALL OUT, BUT DID DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL AND DASH BOARD DID DISPLAY REDUCED PERFORMANCE WARNING. AFTER VEHICLE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE WARNING TEMPORARILY DISAPPEARED AND THEN REAPPEARED AFTER 10-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THIS ENGINE BEHA... Read more
Incident date: Oct 21, 2005
THE ETS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON TWO DIFFERENT DAYS LEADING TO MY CALLING MY VOLVO DEALER. I WAS TOLD I MUST REPLACE MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE BECAUSE NOT REPLACING IT COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE AND COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO PAY $971 ON OCTOBER 22 TO HAVE MY DEALER REPLACE THE MODULE AS THE CAR WAS JUST PAST ITS WARRANTY. *JB
Incident date: Oct 27, 2005
I OWN A 1999 VOLVO V70 XC. ON OCTOBER 27, 2005, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING BEGAN TO STALL. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR TO NO AVAIL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE HOME. ALTHOUGH IT APPEARED TO DRIVE A LITTLE BETTER, IT CONTINUED TO JERK AND SPUTTER. *JB
Incident date: Oct 27, 2005
I OWN A 1999 VOLVO V70 XC. ON OCTOBER 27, 2005, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING BEGAN TO STALL. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR TO NO AVAIL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE HOME. ALTHOUGH IT APPEARED TO DRIVE A LITTLE BETTER, IT CONTINUED TO JERK AND SPUTTER. *JB
Incident date: Oct 29, 2005
FOR THE PAST YEAR (10/04-10/05), MY 2001 VOLVO S80 SEDAN HAS HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IT HAS OCCURRED AT SLOW SPEEDS AND UP TO 40 MPH IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE. THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY FAULT CODES DURING THE COMPUTER TROUBLESHOOTING, SO MY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIR. THEY SUGGESTED IT MIGHT BE "BAD GAS" AND HAVE SENT ME HO... Read more
Incident date: Apr 14, 2005
SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND FAULT CODES FOR THE ENGINE HAVE BEEN ENTERED. I EVEN HAD THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED DURING ONE OF THESE EPISODES. BUT DURING THE PAST 7 MONTHS I'VE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE AFFECTED THE DRIVEABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. PERIODICALLY, AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR 30+ MINUTES, THE VEHICLE W... Read more
Incident date: Oct 20, 2005
FAILURE OF ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM) IN MY 2000 VOLVO C70 COUPE. FAILURE RESULTED IN SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING, AS WELL AS, SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, 10/20/05 (ETS LIGHT DID NOT REMAIN ON AFTER SWITCHING THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN--SEE COMMENT BELOW) AND 10/22/05. CAR WAS TAKEN INTO VOLVO SPECIALIST REPAIR SHOP... Read more