NHTSA Complaint #10427844 — 2004 VOLVO V70

OUR 2004 VOLVO V70 ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. AT THE TIME, WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. LUCKILY THERE WAS A SIDE ROAD NEARBY SO WE WERE ABLE TO COAST, STOP, AND RESTART THE CAR SAFELY. SINCE THAT DAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND THEN GOING OFF AND THE ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASSIONS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO VOLVO AND THEY CLAIMED THERE WERE NOT ANY RECALLS ON OUR 2004 VOLVO V70 AND PERFORMED A $65 DIAGONSTIC SERVICE AND DETERMINED THAT OUR FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR HAD FAILED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $400. WE PULLED RECALL INFORMATION FOR OUR CAR OFF MOTORTREND'S SITED (SEE BELOW) AND FORWARDED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED VOLVO'S CUSTOMER SUPPORT TEAM AND THEY SAID OUR CAR WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND HAD NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. WE COUNTERED THAT RECALLS ARE NOT WARRANTY CLAIMS AND FALL OUTSIDE THAT WINDOW. OUR CAR HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE LISTED IN RECALL LISTED BELOW AND THE REPAIR AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOULD BE HONORED BY VOLVO!! RECALL DATE JUN 05, 2007 CONSEQUENCES: MISFIRE MAY OCCUR DURING DRIVING THAT, IN TURN, WILL REDUCE THE ENGINE TORQUE AND IN THE WORST CASE SCENARIO, THE ENGINE MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN CERTAIN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS THIS COULD CAUSE AN UNSAFE SITUATION AND POSSIBLY A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 29, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT