Ownership Cost for 1999 Volvo V70 Base
Estimated: $33894 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1865 | $827 | $262 | $2291 | $8008 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $239 | $239 | $239 | $239 | $239 | $354 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8039 | $6678 | $5859 | $5486 | $7832 | $33894 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | SEAT BELTS:REAR | NEW VOLVO V70 WAGON. TESTED LAYING REAR SEATS DOWN TO INCREASE CARGO SPACE. RIGHT REAR BELT WOULD NOT EXTEND AND WAS LOCKED IN A RETRACTED POSITION AFTER THE SEAT WAS LAYED DOWN AND RESTORED TO IT'S ORIGINAL OPERATING POSITION. THIS SEAT AND BELT WERE NOT SUITABLE FOR OCCUPANCY AS THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT FUNCTION. CAR WAS RETURNED TO VOLVO FOR REPAIRS. UNKNOWN TYPE OF REPAIR AT THIS TIME. *JB PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (OCT 11, 2005): THE FAILURE IS INTERNAL TO THE RETRACTOR AND NOT CAUSE BY INTERFERENCE WITH THE SEAT. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING OVERSEA IN SWEDEN. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AND IS SCHEDULED TO SHIP TO U.S. BY THIS WEEK. THE CONSUMER AGREE TO FAX THE TECHNICAL REPORT OR REPAIR INVOICE WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. HIS SON'S 2005 VW JETTA REAR SEAT BELT DOES THE SAME THING. |
| 1999 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | INCIDENCE 4 OF 7 SIMILAR. AS REPORTED ON SERVICE INVOICE: "CUSTOMER REPORTS: 1) WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP TACH DROPS AND THEN PICKS BACK UP WHEN CAR COMES TO A STOP. CLEAN THROTTLE HOUSING. 2) WAS GETTING 20 MILES PER GALLON NOW ABOUT 17 1/2. PERFORM SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR ECM, TCM AND ETM." THIS INCIDENT WAS THE 4TH OF 7 SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING LATER THAT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED TWICE & THEN REPLACED TWICE. I WILL BE REPORTING ALL THESE SUBSEQUENT INCIDENTS IN SEQUENCE OF OCCURRENCE ON THIS NHTSA COMPLAINT SITE AS WELL. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INCIDENTS: 1) ODI #10131200 2) ODI #10131206 3) ODI #10131207. *JB |
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