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2001 VOLVO S80 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 481425 · 2004-06-24

Vehicle

Make
VOLVO
Model
S80
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
12

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR OF USE THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TOO LOW BEFORE THE BRAKING EFFECT TAKES PLACE. RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM MANY TIMES REPORTED TO THE DEALER.THE DEALER ADMITS THAT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS. STILL DEALER INSISTS THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION DIFFERENCE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10078769
Machine
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