1998 VOLVO V70 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 VOLVO V70 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2005-10-30

1 fatal · 573942 · 2006-02-27

Vehicle

Make: VOLVO
Model: V70
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 135,000
Speed: 60 mph

Severity

Deaths: 1
Injured: 0
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

THE TIMING BELT HOLDER BROKE ON MY 1998 VOLVO WHILE ON DRIVING ON US ROUTE 40 IN CHAPEL HILL NORTH CAROLINA. THIS CAUSED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION. FORTUNATELY WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10151274
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown