# 2005 VOLVO V70XC — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `748870` · 2009-12-17 · Volvo Car USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLVO
- **Model:** V70XC
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Volvo Car USA, LLC
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 44,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
MY WIFE WAS IN REVERSE, BACKING UP IN HER 2005 VOLVO XC70 WITH HER FOOT SOLIDLY ON THE BRAKE. CAR ACCELERATED AND BRAKING WOULDN'T STOP THE CAR. WHEN IT HIT A LIGHT POLE IT STOPPED. MY WIFE IS POSITIVE HER FOOT WAS ON BRAKE. THE DEALER AND VOLVO FACTORY PEOPLE RAN TESTS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. THERE IS APPROX $2000 IN DAMAGE TO CAR AND POLE.  ONLY HAPPENED ONCE.  AS STATED, VOLVO FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. *TR
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