Volvo S60 Complaints
1,272 consumer complaints on file.
- #10359522October 7, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60R. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AFTER THE INITIAL TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10358409September 30, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE MORE HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE MORE THE RPM GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY SLOWED DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10357805September 27, 2010POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS STUCK IN HIGH WAY TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES, ONCE THE TRAFFIC CLEARED I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT COULD NOT, I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO GET HIT BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET MY VEHICLE UP TO A SAFE SPEED (THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE). I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO AT LEAST 50 MPH TO GET IT HOME. THIS NOW HAPPENS WITHIN APPROX 1-2 MILES OF DRIVING. DUE TO THE HI COST OF REPAIRS FOR THIS VEHICLE I HAD THE DIAGNOSTICS DONE FIRST (COST $90.00), THE RESULT WAS A BAD MASS-AIR SENSOR AND FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I HAD THE MASS-AIR SENSOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $140.00, I THEN HAD THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR CLEANED ( THIS IS WHAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL DO FIRST, BECAUSE OF THE HI COST INVOLVED IN REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY & PROGRAMMING IT) AT A COST OF $180.00. THE CLEANING DID NOT WORK AND THEREFORE THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED AT A COST OF $800.00. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10357926September 27, 2010FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR STALLED TWICE AT LOW SPEED, BOTH TIMES WAS ABLE TO RE-START IMMEDIATELY. AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A GENERIC OBD-II CODE OF P0192. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS FOUND THIS CODE RELATES TO THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. VOLVO HAS RECALL #R-181 IN PLACE BUT I AM TOLD BY VOLVO CARE THAT MY CAR IS EXCLUDED FROM ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS RECALL BASED ON THE CHASSIS NUMBER - DESPITE HAVING THE SAME ENGINE CODE (61) AND EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE VOLVO RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITE FORUMS AND EVEN THIS (NHTSA) WEBSITE. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT VOLVO MAY HAVE TO RE-VISIT THE CRITERIA FOR HOW THEY DETERMINED WHICH VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. HAVING TO PAY $300+ OUT OF POCKET FOR A KNOWN FAULTY PRODUCT IS INSULTING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10357503September 25, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. JUST TODAY (9/25/10), MY 2003 VOLVO S60 BEGAN TO IRREGULARLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. WHILE I'M SLOWING DOWN, IT DOWNSHIFTS BY IT SELF, AND JUST DIES, AND WHILE I'M SLOWING DOWN, THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE DASH ARE NOT LIT, AS IF NOTHING IS WRONG, BUT WHEN COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ARE LIT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN COMES ON, IT WASN'T ON BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN TO TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR STALL, YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND YOU ARE DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 10 TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING TODAY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10357341September 24, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND THROTTLE BODY BE CLEANED, WHICH WAS COMPLETED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED INDICATING THAT THE AIR PRESSURE WAS INACCURATE OR THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,245 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10356719September 21, 2010STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2006 VOLVO S-60 AND THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED WHICH LEADS TO THE PASSENGER NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10355516September 14, 2010FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHEN THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ONE YEAR AGO FOR A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL PUMP UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V152000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THE DEFECT WAS NOT PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10355590September 14, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOST OFTEN WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 12/03/10. *LJ
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10354127September 7, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE REDUCED IN SPEED GOING TO 35 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A VOLVO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE ETM AND WAS REPLACED IT AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE ETM FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10353108August 31, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2004 VOLVO S-60 WITH APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON IT. IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS, THE CAR ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY DIED THREE SEPARATE TIMES - WITHOUT WARNING. *TR THE EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHT STILL WORKED, THE FAN STILL BLOWS (NO A/C, JUST THE FAN), BUT OTHERWISE THERE IS NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, NO WARNING LIGHTS WHATSOEVER. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, IT HAS BEEN WHEN I AM DRIVING BETWEEN 40-55MPH. WHEN THE CAR COASTS TO A STOP AND I AM ABLE TO RE-START IT, IT STARTS WITHOUT A PROBLEM. MY VOLVO DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY SEE NO EVIDENCE OF PROBLEM ON THE CAR'S COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND THE CAR DID NOT DIE WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT, THEREFORE THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM - AND THAT WITHOUT A DIAGNOSIS, THEY CANNOT REPAIR IT. THEY ALSO CLAIM THAT VOLVO'S DATABASE HAS NO RELATED VEHICLE OR PARTS RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VIN/VEHICLE. HOWEVER, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OF WHEN THE ENGINE FAILURE WILL OCCUR, AND WITH NO CONTROL OVER STEERING OR BRAKING, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT VOLVO SO FAR CANNOT ADDRESS UNLESS THE ENGINE FAILURE HAPPENS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. WITH NO WAY OF CONTROLLING WHEN THE CAR WILL DIE, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF OR FOR OTHER DRIVERS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10352672August 30, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART IT OPERATED AS NORMAL BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE IN WHICH IT WOULD MOMENTARILY FAIL TO RESPOND TO PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10351648August 25, 2010FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE SEEN THE RECALL OF VOLVO S60 MODELS 2001-2005 IN US IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL PUMP CRACKS IN FLANGE AND THUS LEAK OF FUEL WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. I AM CURRENTLY (SINCE 7 DAYS OF THE DATE OF WRITING THIS COMPLAINT) HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CAR (VOLVO S60 MODEL 2005) IN UAE/ ABU DHABI. THE DEALER ALONG WITH THE SERVICE MANAGERS AND WORKSHOP REFUSED TO CARRY THE REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE SINCE THE RECALL IS NOT WITHIN UAE AND MY CAR CHASSIS NUMBER IS NOT LISTED EITHER. I WAS DOING THE UTMOST TO LET THEM UNDERSTAND THAT THIS A SAFETY ISSUE REGARDLESS THE RECALL LIST AND REGARDLESS IF IT IS INSIDE UAE OR OUTSIDE AND THUS VOLVO DEALER MUST REPAIR FOR ME AT ONCE FREE OF CHARGE. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT MY SAFETY WHERE I STILL SMELL THE GAS INSIDE THE CAR AND I AM EXPOSED TO A FIRE AS LONG AS I AM DRIVING IT WITH NO REPAIR. I AM WRITING THIS TO ANNOUNCE THE UNSATISFIED ABOUT THE WAY THE DEALER/ SERVICE MANAGER TREATED THIS SUBJECT AND CONCENTRATING ABOUT THE MONEY TO BE PAID BY THE CUSTOMER RATHER THAN SUSTAIN THE SAFETY OF PERSONNEL/ OWNERS OF VOLVO. I TOLD THEM THAT THEY NEED TO REPORT TO VOLVO INTERNATIONAL THAT THE SUBJECT OF THE RECALL IN US HAPPENED WITH ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS IN UAE. YET I GOT A NEGATIVE ACTION AND/ OR CARE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10351687August 25, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2003 S60 VOLVO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CAR WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE AND THE SPEED WOULD QUICKLY DROP TO 10 MPH AND THE MESSAGE REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE WOULD BE DISPLAYED. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST THAT SPEED. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE QUICK DROP IN SPEED MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE CAR NEEDS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM REPLACED. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OLDER MODELS AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED AFTER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. MY MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, HOWEVER; IT IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE CAR REACHES 100,000 MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10351734August 25, 2010LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. WINDOW LOCKED IN PLACE AND THE MOTOR STRUGGLES IN ITS ATTEMPT TO ROLL IT DOWN. ALONG WITH THIS A WEEK LATER MY SUN ROOF DECIDED NOT TO OPEN, IN AN ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE SUN ROOF- ALL YOU HEAR IS A LOUD CLICKING SOUND. EVEN THEN IT BARELY CRACKS OPEN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10349944August 17, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. REFERENCE - ODI ID NUMBER : 10348993 THE CAR STALLED AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO MANAGE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. 2. THIS TIME IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. THE DEALER AND VOLVO CUSTOMER CARE REP STATED THAT THE RECALL IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE CAR BECAUSE THE LAST 6-DIGIT VIN [XXX] IS OUT OF RANGE OF 335112 TO 372809. THE VOLVO CUSTOMER CARE REP ALSO STATED THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IF THE PROBLEM WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN WITHIN THE 12 MONTH PART WARRANTY AFTER IT'S FIXED. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR NOW, NOT KNOWING WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL CRASH. 3. DEALER REPLACES FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10349983August 17, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ASSEMBLY AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10350097August 17, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
2003 VOLVO S60 EXPERIENCED "DEATH" OF DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE (DIM), WHICH MONITORS ALL GAUGES ON THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS ABLE TO REPLACE THE PART FOR $1500! IT NOT AVAILABLE "AFTER MARKET" BY ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2001-2003 MODELS. THIS MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, AS NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE DRIVING WITHOUT DASH PANEL INFORMATION DUE TO THE EXORBITANT COST. THE PROBLEM BEGAN APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO AND CANNOT BE REMEDIED WITHOUT BUYING THE DIM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10348993August 12, 2010FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1. VEHICLE STALLED 2 TIMES, LAST YEAR AND ON 08/09/2010 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART BOTH TIME. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER 5 MINUTES AND DRIVE TO THE NEARBY THE VOLVO STORE DEALERSHIP. 2. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THE BATTERY WAS THE ISSUE. HOWEVER I SEE 2 RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 09V483000 AND 07V226000 WHICH MAY BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE VOLVO STORE DEALERSHIP (1051 W. WEBSTER AVE, WINTER PARK, FL 32789 - 407-628-0550) BUT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T LOOK AT IT BECAUSE THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT SHOWN UP FOR RECALL IN THEIR VOLVO DATABASE. 3. REPLACE THE BATTERY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10348425August 10, 2010POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER THE SIDEWALK AND STRUCK THE BUILDING. TRANSMISSION POPPED IN REVERSE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I FORCED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE TO GET IT TO STOP AFTER GOING IN REVERSE FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND BUILDING (PICTURES AVAILABLE). NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0