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: Jul 23, 2005
DT: ON JULY 23 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH THE OWNER NOTICED THE PERFORMANCE REDUCED LIGHT"CAME ON . THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. THEN OWNER PUSHED THE GAS, THERE WAS A FEELING OF LOSS OF POWER. THEN, THE OWNER GOT OFF ON THE NEAREST EXIT. STOPPED FOR A SECOND, AN D THE CAR SEEMED SLUUGISH.THE OWNER CONTINUED ON THE TRIP AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED BACK ON T... Read more
Incident date: Nov 30, 2004
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK
Incident date: Nov 29, 2004
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK
Incident date: Jul 30, 2005
DASHBOARD GIVES OFF EXCESSIVE GLARE IN WINDSHIELD ESPECIALLY WHERE THE PART ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN JOINS WITH THE REST OF THE DASHBOARD. *NM
Incident date: Jun 3, 2005
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK
Incident date: Jul 25, 2005
DT: THE OWNER NOTICED AFTER DELIVERY OF VEHICLE THAT THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE MILEAGE. THE GAUGE WOULD READ HOW FAST THE OWNER WAS TRAVELING, BUT NOT HOW FAR THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE OWNER NOTICED THIS WITHIN THE FIRST 10 MILES OF DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON THE PHONE AFTER VIEWING A WEBSITE. THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD THE VEHICLE DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY. ALSO,... Read more
Incident date: Apr 29, 2005
I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 20 FROM ATLANTA, GA HEADED TO CHARLESTON, SC. BETWEEN AUGUSTA, GA AND COLUMBIA, SC, THE CAR LOST POWER AS IF SOMEONE WERE APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. SUDDENLY, I HAD A WARNING LIGHT COME ON THAT SAID "PERFORMANCE REDUCED". I WOUND UP HAVING TO LOCATE THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER IN COLUMBIA WHERE I LEFT MY CAR FOR REPAIR AND HAD TO PROCEED ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 8, 2005
IN JANUARY OF 2005 I NOTICED SURGING WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO VOLVO OF PLEASANTON DEALER TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATING. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. NO OBDII ERRORS. IN APRIL, 2005 I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AGAIN AND ASKED FOR A MECHANIC TO DRIVE WITH ME SO THAT I COULD ENSURE HE WAS DETECTING THE SURGING. HE DID. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS FAILING AND THAT IT... Read more
Incident date: May 30, 2005
I WAS DRIVING ON I-75 INTERSTATE AND WHEN I WENT TO PASS A VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE I FELT A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN MY ENGINE. I THEN HAD TO CUT ACROSS 4 LANES OF EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC TO GET MY CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER. THEN MY CAR STALLED OUT. WHENEVER I RESTARTED IT, IT WOULD STALL BACK OUT AGAIN. THE AUTO SHOP TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR,... Read more
Incident date: May 30, 2005
I WAS DRIVING ON I-75 INTERSTATE AND WHEN I WENT TO PASS A VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE I FELT A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN MY ENGINE. I THEN HAD TO CUT ACROSS 4 LANES OF EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC TO GET MY CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER. THEN MY CAR STALLED OUT. WHENEVER I RESTARTED IT, IT WOULD STALL BACK OUT AGAIN. THE AUTO SHOP TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR,... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2005
OUR 2001 VOLVO S-80 STALLED TWICE, SO WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER WHERE THEY CHARGED US $1,044 TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. I FULLY SUPPORT A PRODUCT RECALL AS THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *NM
Incident date: Aug 7, 2005
DRIVING SOUTH ON I95 NEAR CLINTON,CONNECTICUT WITH TWO OTHER SUV'S FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS - MEDIUM TO HEAVY FLOW TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. DRIVING NORMAL SPEEDS IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS STARVED FOR FUEL AND WOULDN'T REACT TO THE THROTTLE CONTROL. TOP SPEED WAS ONLY ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND AN INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED "PERFORMANCE DEGRAGATION" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO G... Read more
Incident date: Jul 8, 2005
DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 VOLVO V70. VEHICLE STALLED/ DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE VALVE FAILURE. *AK
Incident date: Aug 1, 2005
MY 2001 VOLVO V70XC HAD AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY ON 8/01/05 WHICH RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE DECELERATION AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. MY COMPLAINT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION #PE05041. THE THROTTLE ACCELERATION HAPPENED AGAIN 4 DAYS LATER ON RTE 128 IN BOSTON AND AN ACCIDENT WAS AVERTED AS I GOT GOING BEFORE A CAR RAN INTO ME IN THE BREAK DOWN LANE. MY LOCAL ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2005
I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE ETS ON MY 1999 VOLVO XC. OVER THE LAST 15 MONTHS, OUR VOLVO HAS UNDERGONE A COMPLETE COLLAPSE. IT STARTED WITH A BLOWN HEAD, DESPITE HAVING THE CAR SERVICED REGULARLY. MY REPAIRMAN SAID THE CAR HAD EXPERIENCED A HEAT PROBLEM BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT, IN HIS OPINION. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS AND ETS MODULES. THE CAR IS STILL NOT RUNNING. DESPITE RE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2005
I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE ETS ON MY 1999 VOLVO XC. OVER THE LAST 15 MONTHS, OUR VOLVO HAS UNDERGONE A COMPLETE COLLAPSE. IT STARTED WITH A BLOWN HEAD, DESPITE HAVING THE CAR SERVICED REGULARLY. MY REPAIRMAN SAID THE CAR HAD EXPERIENCED A HEAT PROBLEM BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT, IN HIS OPINION. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS AND ETS MODULES. THE CAR IS STILL NOT RUNNING. DESPITE RE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 12, 2005
ETM (ETS) FAILURE ON MY 2001 VOLVO V70 T5. SLUGGISH RUNNING, NOT RELIABLE, ALMOST STALLING AND UNSAFE. GAVE WARNINGS THAT WOULD CLEAR WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. VOLVO DEALER SAID THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. AFTER REPLACEMENT AT 92303 MILES, CAR RAN FINE. [XXX]. *JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2004
DT:THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 VOLVO 850. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING HE HAS HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE MECHANIC CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, STARTUP, AND OTHER TIMES. THERE IS NO WARNING TO THIS FAIKURE.THERE IS NO AVERAGE SPEED FOR THIS OCCURRENCE. IF AN A BACKROADTAKE FOOT OF TO GO AROUND THE CURVE THE VEHICLE ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 26, 2004
I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHILE ON VACATION IN BIRMINGHAM, AL AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. WHILE IT DID RESTART, IT WOULD REGAIN POWER TO CONTINUE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A VOLVO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AT COST OF OVER $850. *JB
Incident date: Apr 25, 2005
2001 V70XC VOLVO . CAR STARTED TO LOOSE POWER UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN YOU NEEDED TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC IT MIGHT HESITATE. I HAD IT REPAIRED BY VOLVO AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AT 82,899 MILES. *JB
Incident date: Jan 5, 2005
IN JANUARY OF 2005 THE ETM UNIT FAILED ON OUR 2000 VOLVO XC70. IT RAN ERRATICALLY AND STALLED. ALAN BYER VOLVO IN SYRACUSE REPLACED THE ETM PART AT A COST OF $1100. *JB
VOLVO
C70 CONVERTIBLE
(2000) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 10, 2005
Incident date: Jun 28, 2003
2000 VOLVO C70 06/28/03. CROSS COUNTRY TRIP FROM AZ TO MN. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED- 1ST THROUGH NARROW CANYON WITH LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND STEERING CONTROL RESULTING IN DANGEROUS EMERGENCY STOP. I CONTACTED VOLVO 24HR ASSISTANCE- VOLVO TECH ADVISED ME HOW TO RESET VEHICLE COMPUTER (TURNING DOOR LOCK CYLINDER 3 TIMES). FAILURE RECURRED THROUGHOUT JOURNEY HOME (REMAINING OCCURR... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2005
1999 S70 VOLVO AWD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT AND ETS LIGHTS DISPLAYED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ETM MODULE 8/3/05 AT A COST OF $906.75 AND THE ABS MODULE AT A COST OF $845.46. BOTH SERVICES PERFORMED BY DEALER IN WINSTON SALEM,NC . *JB
VOLVO
S70
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Aug 10, 2005
Incident date: Aug 3, 2005
1999 S70 VOLVO AWD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT AND ETS LIGHTS DISPLAYED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ETM MODULE 8/3/05 AT A COST OF $906.75 AND THE ABS MODULE AT A COST OF $845.46. BOTH SERVICES PERFORMED BY DEALER IN WINSTON SALEM,NC . *JB
Incident date: Jul 27, 2005
ON THE 2005 VOLVO S40 T5 AUTOMATIC ONLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. IN FACT, A SIZE 9 SHOE OF MEDIUM WIDTH WILL BARELY FIT ON THE GAS PEDAL WHILE TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ABOUT 1.5 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE GAS PEDAL SO MANY TIMES THE FOOT WILL BE CAUGHT UNDER THE PEDAL. THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS DESIGN AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. OTHER DRI... Read more
Incident date: Apr 8, 2005
IDLING IN A LOT THE CAR CUT OUT, DROVE IT TO THE VOLVO DEALER TO CHECK, NOTHING FOUND TO BE WRONG. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE POWER DIMINISHED WHILE DRIVING, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO CHECKED EVERYTHING AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEM, BUT HEARD FOR THE FIRST TIME....THERE COULD BE AN AIR MIX PROBLEM...WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CAN'T REALLY KNOW. DROVE THE CAR BACK TO VA. FROM MASS. WHERE PROBLEM STAR... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2005
I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR STALLING AND UPON TAKING MY 2002 VOLVO S 60 TO THE DEALER (BOZZANNI VOLVO IN COVINA, CA. THEY HANDLED THAT PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FOR A COST OF ABOUT $500.00. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FOR A COST OF ABOUT $800.00. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROB... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2005
I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR STALLING AND UPON TAKING MY 2002 VOLVO S 60 TO THE DEALER (BOZZANNI VOLVO IN COVINA, CA. THEY HANDLED THAT PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FOR A COST OF ABOUT $500.00. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FOR A COST OF ABOUT $800.00. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROB... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2003
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CAR AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. SHE HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST. THE CONSEQUENCES WERE THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS DAMAGED AND THE BALL JOINTS, WHICH HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE COLLAPSE, AND THE CV JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SOME OTHER BODY WORK AND REPAIRS HAD TO BE DONE. THE BALL JOINTS WERE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN 2001, THEN OUR AC... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Aug 3, 2003
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CAR AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. SHE HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST. THE CONSEQUENCES WERE THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS DAMAGED AND THE BALL JOINTS, WHICH HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE COLLAPSE, AND THE CV JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SOME OTHER BODY WORK AND REPAIRS HAD TO BE DONE. THE BALL JOINTS WERE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN 2001, THEN OUR AC... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jul 1, 2004
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE OR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 1999 VOLVO C70. *JB
Incident date: Oct 10, 2003
DT:HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE OF SEMI-TRUCK. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS OR EVEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR THE TRUCK STOPS WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ENGINE DIES AND LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. SEVERAL TIMES, THE ENGINE STALLED FOR A SECOND AND THEN QUIT. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BLOWEN OUT 30 AMP AND 15 AMP FUSES. THERE IS A LOAD OF 75-80,000 POUNDS, AND VEHICLE STOPS ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2005
98 VOLVO S70; EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER AND STALLING; I'VE HAD TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AND NO ONE CAN PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, DICK DYER VOLVO ON AUGUST 2ND AND THEY CAN NOT LOOK AT MY CAR UNTIL AUGUST 19TH. AS A MOTHER OF A YOUNG CHILD, IT IS FRIGHTENING TO PULL OUT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. I EMAILED CORPORATE VOLVO ON 8/3/05 AND HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RESPONSE.... Read more
Incident date: Aug 8, 2005
YESTERDAY MORNING, IN A BUSY INTERSECTION (CHARLOTTE NC) MY CAR, VOLVO S80 2001 JUST STOPPED DURING A TURN. IT WAS UTTER CHAOS--I WAS PETRIFIED WITH A LARGE TRUCK ONLY INCHES FROM MY BUMPER. THEN IT LATER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. ON MY WAY HOME, IT WOULDN'T STAY STILL. IT KEPT JUMPING FORWARD WITHOUT THE GAS BEING PRESSED. AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE MECHANIC SHOP THIS MORNING, IT STOPPED ON... Read more
Incident date: Jul 13, 2005
CAR STALLS ON DECELERATION. *JB
Incident date: Aug 8, 2005
1. THE FRONT, RIGHT (PASSENGER) DOOR OF THE CAR IS COMING LOOSE, 2. REPORTED IT TO DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER, AND 3. DEALER HAS SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT TO LOOK AT PROBLEM. *JB
Incident date: Nov 16, 2004
DT: 2001 VOLVO S80. VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK THE THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES TO ALLEVIATE THE STALLING PROBLEM. *NM
Incident date: Jun 17, 2005
I OWN A 2000 V70 XC VOLVO. AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES THE ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE THEN THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE INSTANCES OF ACCELERATION HESITATION. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED IT APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. ALL REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY THE DEALER OR BY TRA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 5, 2005
THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME VEHICLE. SEE ODI NO. 10131592. DESPITE REPAIRS MADE IN JUNE 2005, THE CAR STALLED APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2005. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE 5TH FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. DIAGNOSTIC CODES NOW IDENTIFIED A FAULTY MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE/RELOAD AND THROTTLE BODY. THESE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 4, 2005
DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE 1999 VOLVO V70 GLT WILL STALL, OR DIE OUT. OTHER INSTANCES THAT OCCUR ALONG WITH OR ALONE, ARE THE GAUGES ALL BEING CUT OFF. MY WIFE SAYS THEY LOOK LIKE THEY WERE UNPLUGGED. WE HAVE BEEN REALLY PUNISHED FOR PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. VOLVO HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS AND OTHER MECHANICS HAVE AS WELL (BECAME TO COSTLY @DEALERSHIP-THINK THEY ARE VERY DISREPUTAB... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2004
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *AK *JB
Incident date: Aug 1, 2004
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *AK *JB
Incident date: Sep 1, 2004
DT: 2000 VOLVO S80. VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY THREE TIMES. *AK *NM
Incident date: Oct 30, 2004
DT: 2003 VOLVO S60. VEHICLE STALLED/LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON A ROAD TRIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *NM
Incident date: Feb 1, 2005
I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO V70 T5 (TURBO WAGON) I HAD TO REPLACE THE ETM WITH YEAR. I SEE YOU ARE INVESTIGATING VOLVO FOR THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT INVESTIGATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY FURTHER DETAILS NEEDED. *NM
Incident date: Feb 11, 2004
(1) NO WARNING (2) CAR RAN ONLY IN "LIMP-HOME" MODE (3) CAR TOWED 125 MILES TO DEALER, AND ETM WAS REPLACED; DEALER KEPT OLD PART. *NM
Incident date: Jun 7, 2005
HEATING AND COOLING FAN STARTED COMING ON, 7/7/2003, CAR OVER HEATED 10/04, DEALER REPLACED FAN AT MY COST. SHIFT OVER DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON 12/04 DEALER REPLACED SOLENOID SWITCH, 6/05 SHIFT OVER DRIVE SWITCH CAME BACK ON, NOW 2 SOLENOIDS ARE NOT WORKING AND MY CAR IS IN LIMP HOME MODE. NO 1ST OR 2 GEAR. *NM
Incident date: Oct 1, 2004
ON VACATION IN OCTOBER OF 2004,OUR 1999 VOLVO S70 STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND THEN RESUME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. WE TOOK IT TO A VOLVO DEALER AND HAD TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE REPLACED. AS A RESULT OF YOUR INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE05041 I WANTED TO RECORD MY PROBLEM WITH YOU AS WELL. *NM
Incident date: Jun 11, 2005
THERE WAS NOTHING LEADING UP TO THE ENGINE STALLING OUT, IT JUST HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAVE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED/ POWER TO VEHICLE IN THE PAST AND ALSO JUST RECENTLY...ALONG WITH NO ABILITY TO STEER WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL JUST STALL OUT COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, UNABLE TO RESTART UNTIL THE CAR FEELS LIKE CRANKING UP AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHIC... Read more
Incident date: Oct 5, 2004
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK