NHTSA Complaint #10940374 — 1998 VOLVO S70

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10940374
Vehicle	1998 VOLVO S70
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	January 7, 2016
Date Filed	January 8, 2017
Mileage	124,300 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED DECEMBER 16 2016 KNOWING IT NEEDED A LOT OF WORK. I HAVE SINCE GOTTEN ALL THE REPAIRS DONE ON JAN 4TH 2017. I NOW NEED TO GET THE CAR EMISSION TESTED AFTER DRIVING 200 MILES THE READINESS MONITORS ARE STILL NOT SET AND HAVE SINCE REPAIRED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND STILL CAN NOT GET AN EMISSIONS TEST. *TR

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