Issue ID | 1025564 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10554145 |
Manufacurer | Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC |
Brand | VOLVO |
Model | XC90 |
Model Year | 2003 |
File date | 07/07/13 |
Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I was not aware of the design defect in sun roof & the water damages that result in electrical issues. I had always parked my vehicle in covered parking until moving this year in january. I had taken my car in to have a tune up in nov 2012 at which time i was given an estimate of repairs needed in my car. My car remained parked for most of 2013 due to having moved i wasn't able to afford repairs. The repairs where inner&outer tie rods,ball joints, mounts, arm bushings, rotors & break pads. The above aforementioned where made. Following repairs i washed my car and drove out of town 4th july weekend from los angeles to jamestown california. Once i arrived my car remained parked until returning home july 7th. Shortly after starting my car the dash gauges started to flash on/off and eventually went out. At the time i had my portable gps, a/c was working & i had use of windows (rolling up & down). I knew i had a full tank of gas cause i had fueled up prior to arriving at destination. Being i was in the middle of know where without cell phone service i drove as far as i could before i thought i may need gas. When i stopped to get fuel i was not able to open the door to refuel with gas. I broke the clips on the door allowing me to access and fuel tank and refill with gas. It was sunday after a major holiday and there was a lot of traffic, the only volvo dealership i passed was closed and i just wanted to get home. So i continued to drive and was just getting onto the grapevine and traffic really backed up. There was a fire that had been burning on the mountain to the right and helicopters where dumping water on this ongoing fire. Around this time i noticed the a/c had quit working and was blowing hot air. I tried to roll my windows down and they where inoperable. Traffic was at a crawl and there was no place to pull over. Worst nightmare ever. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 79000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | LAKE BALBOA, CA |
VIN pattern | YV1CM59H731XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 1 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 5 |
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Vehicle speed | 15 |
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