NHTSA Complaint #10251455 — 2000 VOLVO S80

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS A BENEFICIARY OF A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT REGARDING A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE MODULE IN THE ENGINE. THE VOLVO DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE DUE TO THE WARRANTY LAWSUIT. THE LAWSUIT WILL EXPIRE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE BECOMES TEN YEARS OLD OR REACHES 200,000 MILES. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SURGE FROM FAST TO SLOW OR VICE VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEALER NEARBY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.