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1998 VOLVO S70 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

fire · 311127 · 2001-07-16

Vehicle

Make
VOLVO
Model
S70
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PRIOR TO THE 30K MILE TUNE-UP THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE DRIVING HARD, SHIFTING HARD, THE TACHOMETER READING HIGHER AND THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL, THE DEALER CHECK THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, WHILE DRIVING WITH 36K MILES ON THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND CAUGHT FIRE, THE MANUFACTURER IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
562081
Machine
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