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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005052942 | Incident Date: Jul, 20 2005 |
| Consumer's City: MORRISON | Consumer's State: CO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: S70 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 2 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LT56D8Y2 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Dec, 30 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Unexplained, involuntary acceleration from low speed. 2000 volvo model s70 passenger car, awd. during a slow-speed turn the vehicle accelerated at full throttle. impact with residential structure severed a wheel and bent the front frame 90 degrees. what happened: during a slow turn into a neighbors driveway, speed about 5 mph, turning right, touching the accelerator, the car engine accelerated at full speed. despite foot fully into the brake the car continued to accelerate 40-50 feet until impacting the foundation of the house. speed a time of impact 40+ mph. tried to turn off ignition but hit house first. considerable damage to house and car, which was totaled by the insurance company. reported throttle acceleration problem to volvo in new jersey, they stated no such previous complaints about unexplained acceleration. knew of the nhtsa research into accelerator module slowing unexplained to 5 mph, but then saw a news report about unexplained acceleration and wanted to include this case in your list. *jb |
