Other Engine Info: w/o EGR, w/air pump, w/OBDII, w/elec. control evap. Motronic 4.4, w/RuLo, TLEV, Transmission: V70AWD
Other Restraint System Info: Dual Airbags (SRS)
Plant City: Ghent
Plant Country: Belgium
Pretensioner: Yes
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
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COMPONENT
Complaint
9999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INQUIRY ABOUT THE ISSUES OF VOLVO V70'S ETM. *NJ THE CONSUMER WORKS FOR THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS OF THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT IN JAPAN. HE FOUND RECALL 06V441000. HE STATED NHTS'A REPORT STATED THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE THROTTLE MODULE. HE RECEIVED A JAPANESE CONSUMER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME VOLVO WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO THE RECALL IN THE USA. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REASON FOR THE RECALL WASN'T BECAUSE OF A DEFECT WITH THE THROTTLE BUT DUE TO THE EXHAUST OF THE VOLVO VIOLATED ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS IN CALIFORNIA. THE CONSUMER STATED IT SEEMED VOLVO'S ASSERTION WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WANTS AN EXPLANATION AND/OR CLARIFICATION AS TO WHO IS CORRECT.
1998
TIRES
MICHELIN TIRES WORE OUT AT 17,000 MILES--REPLACED MAY 2000----FRONT RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK--THE BUTTONS WOULD GO DOWN WHEN LOCKED BUT THE RIGHT SIDE WAS NOT LOCKED