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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005036636 | Incident Date: Jul, 17 2005 |
| Consumer's City: FLORESVILLE | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: V70XC | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1SZ58D811 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 30 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Oct, 26 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 5 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My daughter was killed while driving my volvo when it malfunctioned and she lost control. per the accident report, she was changing lanes from the far right to middle lane when she accelerated into the left lane, hit and bounded off the left guardrail, collided with a car in the center lane, proceeded over the right guardrail of a bridge, through a treetop, dropped 30 feet, landed upside down, and rolled repeatedly, eventually stopping in a concrete creek bank. she was wearing her seat belt but killed instantly upon impact. it appears she was not speeding significantly prior to the accident but unexpectedly began accelerating as she was changing lanes and lost control of the vehicle. i have had similar problems with the car previously but believed they had been corrected by volvo when they replaced the electronic throttle module. there were no other contributing factors in the accident -- weather was clear, visibility was good, roads were dry, traffic was moderate and flowing well, and it was early afternoon and my daughter was fine prior to the accident. i have had an accident reconstruction expert look at the accident report and available evidence and he believes it was caused by mechanical failure. *jb |
