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2000 VOLVO S40 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash1 injured · 596918 · 2006-09-20

Vehicle

Make
VOLVO
Model
S40
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
44,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE KEY HAS BEEN STICKING IN MY IGNITION WHEN I PARK. THIS TIME WHEN I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT, I RESTARTED THE CAR IN PARK, OF COURSE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND FLEW BACKWARDS OUT OF MY GARAGE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. IT CROSSED THE ROAD AND ENDED UP KNOCKING DOWN A GARAGE AND TOTALING THE CAR. THE BRAKES WERE ON AS EVIDENCED BY THE TIRE TREAD AND SKID MARKS. IT WAS A BIZARRE OCCURRENCE AND VERY FRIGHTENINGLY. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10168776
Machine
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