2009 S80 Engine Fire
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2009 S80 Engine Fire
I sincerely hope someone can help with my situation. Our family has been without a car since June, when the engine fire happened.
Our Volvo had an engine fire due to the exact circumstances as outlined in the 2009 recall:
Volvo Recall R214: Engine Cooling Fan Module/Johnson Electric - 2009 Volvo S80
This situation may result in loss of cooling system function and engine failure. The driver may not have sufficient time to react to the warning light(s) or the text message in the instrument panel, increasing the risk of a crash.
Engine And Engine Cooling — Cooling System — Fan
Volvo is recalling 17,614 MY 2008-2009 S80, V70, and XC70 vehicles. The engine cooling fan may stop working due to a software programming error in the fan control module (FCM). Summary:
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS, SOME ELECTRIC COOLING FANS MAY OVERHEAT POTENTIALLY CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE AND, IN RARE INSTANCES, A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Consequence: A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD OCCUR.
Volvo corporate agents inspected the car, the car fire is precisely as described in the recall!
I sent Volvo service records and a complete CarFax history, proving this car has been impeccably maintained exclusively by authorized Volvo dealers.
I’ve accumulated a lot of data, that IN FACT our model and year WAS on Federal recall lists for this exact situation.
Our Volvo is a total loss. The engine fire left it with no useful value to anyone.
We need to buy another car but unable to afford one at this time.
I appealed to Volvo corporate, calls, emails and certified letters, to help us find a way through this loss.
Volvo curtly and coldly refuses any help, with no assistance or compensation of any kind.
I was ready to take legal action and spoke with an attorney.
He said the small amount of compensation we've requested doesn't make a legal action feasible.
Because we acted quickly when the engine caught fire, we were not injured.
Had we not reacted quickly, serious personal injuries would have occurred including burns, smoke inhalation, loss of vehicle control or death.
Our car's losses will not justify our attorney's time and court filings.
All we ask is to come to an understanding and fair settlement with Volvo.
Our family members have owned and operated six Volvos during the past 20 years.
We had expected that trust with Volvo to be acknowledged and relied on Volvo customer care.
Nothing like that has happened!
There was a defect in this 2009 model, as documentations and recall notices prove.
We've been abandoned by Volvo.
We need help replacing this Volvo destroyed by circumstances not of our causation.
jbcuriousmind@gmail.com
Our Volvo had an engine fire due to the exact circumstances as outlined in the 2009 recall:
Volvo Recall R214: Engine Cooling Fan Module/Johnson Electric - 2009 Volvo S80
This situation may result in loss of cooling system function and engine failure. The driver may not have sufficient time to react to the warning light(s) or the text message in the instrument panel, increasing the risk of a crash.
Engine And Engine Cooling — Cooling System — Fan
Volvo is recalling 17,614 MY 2008-2009 S80, V70, and XC70 vehicles. The engine cooling fan may stop working due to a software programming error in the fan control module (FCM). Summary:
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS, SOME ELECTRIC COOLING FANS MAY OVERHEAT POTENTIALLY CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE AND, IN RARE INSTANCES, A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Consequence: A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD OCCUR.
Volvo corporate agents inspected the car, the car fire is precisely as described in the recall!
I sent Volvo service records and a complete CarFax history, proving this car has been impeccably maintained exclusively by authorized Volvo dealers.
I’ve accumulated a lot of data, that IN FACT our model and year WAS on Federal recall lists for this exact situation.
Our Volvo is a total loss. The engine fire left it with no useful value to anyone.
We need to buy another car but unable to afford one at this time.
I appealed to Volvo corporate, calls, emails and certified letters, to help us find a way through this loss.
Volvo curtly and coldly refuses any help, with no assistance or compensation of any kind.
I was ready to take legal action and spoke with an attorney.
He said the small amount of compensation we've requested doesn't make a legal action feasible.
Because we acted quickly when the engine caught fire, we were not injured.
Had we not reacted quickly, serious personal injuries would have occurred including burns, smoke inhalation, loss of vehicle control or death.
Our car's losses will not justify our attorney's time and court filings.
All we ask is to come to an understanding and fair settlement with Volvo.
Our family members have owned and operated six Volvos during the past 20 years.
We had expected that trust with Volvo to be acknowledged and relied on Volvo customer care.
Nothing like that has happened!
There was a defect in this 2009 model, as documentations and recall notices prove.
We've been abandoned by Volvo.
We need help replacing this Volvo destroyed by circumstances not of our causation.
jbcuriousmind@gmail.com
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