NHTSA Complaint #10395736 — 2001 VOLVO V70XC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD BETWEEN GEARS AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT CHARGING AND THERE WAS A LACK OF POWER; THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,900.