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1. in February 2017, while in motion on a city street, alternator failed, vehicle was towed to dealership, alternator was replaced 2. in August 2017, while in motion on city street, message displayed alerting on engine overheat -- slow down speed - then stop immediately. Vehicle was towed to dealership. On diagnostics, was established that only one fan was working on the cooling fan assembly causing overheat. 3. while at dealership for repairs of the cooling fan, diagnostics established the following: - code ECM-PO19000: Was recommended to replace fuel rail pressure sensor first (if same code comes back in the future, a fuel pump replacement was recommended) - tag light bulbs regularly go out - negative battery cable is corroded; replacement needed - power steering line leaking from rack to cooler, replacement needed; reservoir replacement needed -- has internal filter - power steering fluid is white-contaminated - replace needed for the front struts, mounts, and support plates: Struts leaking
The contact owns a 2008 Volvo S80. The contact stated that the windshield wiper activated independently before failing completely. The dealer inspected the vehicle and recommended replacing and reprogramming the battery. The battery was replaced but was not reprogrammed. The failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 09V139000 (electrical system: Software) the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 59,185 and the current mileage was 59,203...updated 10/19/12 updated 10/25/2012
- Fayetteville , NC, USA
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- Washington, DC, USA