Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / V70XC / 2000

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003232365 Incident Date: Aug, 14 2003
Consumer's City: ANNANDALE Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: V70XC Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LZ56D3Y2 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 11 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Cross country; as vehicle was coming to a stop at about 5 mph, applied brakes, and engine started racing. the consumer kept applying the brakes, but vehicle accelerated, and rear ended another vehicle. the engine remained racing. the vehicle that was rear ended had been pushed into the vehicle in front. the consumer then tried to shift to neutral but ended up in reverse instead. the vehicle spun 180 degrees in reverse, then hit a grove of trees and come to a stop. the brakes were applied the entire time. damage to the vehicle was unknown at this time. *ak *scc *nlm