NHTSA Complaint #10137523 — 1999 VOLVO S80
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10137523 |
| Vehicle | 1999 VOLVO S80 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 147,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | MA |
Consumer Description
1,2) VOLVO S80 STALLED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH IN RUSH HOUR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. CAR LOST POWER, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, POWER STEERING LOST; SHE GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST IN TIME BEFORE A ONE-LANE CONSTRUCTION BARRIER; OTHERWISE, TRAFFIC WOULD HAVE BEEN BACKED UP FOR MILES FOR A LONG TIME (THERE WAS NO TURN AROUND AVAILABLE FOR TOW-TRUCK IN THIS PART OF THE INTERSTATE, THE TOW-TRUCK WOULD HAVE HAD TO BACK UP THE HIGHWAY OR TRY TO MAKE IT UP THE GRASSY DIVIDER EMBANKMENT TO GET TO HER STALLED CAR. LUCK WAS ON HER SIDE; NO INJURIES, AND NO BLOCKED TRAFFIC-THIS TIME. 3) CAR TOWED TO VOLVO DEALER, WHERE IT RESTARTED. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, RESET SENSORS AND REPLACED A VACUUM HOSE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE ETM VALVE AND THAT THE CAR IS STILL A DANGER TO DRIVE.*JB
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