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2004 VOLVO S80 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 624754 · 2007-05-20

Vehicle

Make
VOLVO
Model
S80
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
36,882
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CAR HESITATES WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL, AND IN ORDER TO SPEED UP THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED AGAIN. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES. THE SECOND TIME I COMPLAINED THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE THE CAR AND SAID IT THE WAY THE CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO BE, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WORKED THAT WAY. I BROUGHT IT BACK IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND THEY SAID OTHER CARS HAD SIMILAR DIFFICULTIES, AND THEY REPLACED A COMPUTER CHIP. THE PICK-UP WAS A LITTLE BETTER BUT STILL NOT LIKE OTHER CARS. THE LATEST FAILURE OCCURRED AS I WAS TAKING A LEFT OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS, NOTHING HAPPENED AND I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AGAIN, AT WHICH TIME THE CAR SPED ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10191258
Machine
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