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9.5.16
VOLVO SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENTS
- May 4th 2010:
Volvo
has issued a warning about unintended
acceleration in several
of its latest models, Volvo Cars
corporate spokesman Per-Ake
Froberg
told CNN Tuesday.http://edition.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/05/04/volvo.acceleration/index.html
[unintended acceleration in diesel engined
models running on
biofuel.]So far there have been 55 cases of
unintended acceleration
reported,
and Volvo will now send a letter to the owners
of about 158,000 cars in
30 European markets, alerting them of the
problem. The first customers
will get the letter by the end of the week. The
affected five-cylinder
diesel engine models are the Volvo S40 and
V50 from 2006-2010, the C30 and C70 from
2007-2010, the S80 from
2007-2009, the V70 and XC70 from 2008-2009, and
the XC60 from 2009.
- 20
February
2007 : Volvo Bus
Sudden Acceleration: A
Dublin Bus driver has been found not
guilty of
dangerous driving causing the deaths
of five people at Wellington Quay
three
years ago. http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0220/bus.html
An
expert
defence witness in the trial of a
Dublin Bus driver accused of
dangerous
driving has queried new technical
evidence produced by the prosecution.
Dr Denis Woods was giving evidence on
behalf of 51-year-old Kenneth
Henvey from Palmerstown in
Dublin, who has pleaded not guilty.The
new technical evidence was
provided
after it emerged that previous
technical data given to the jury was
seriously
inaccurate. Both sets of figures were
provided by an engineer in Volvo
in
Sweden. http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0216/bus.html [A Swedish Volvo
engineer
had mistakenly sent a
mixture of
data from the bus in
question and a much larger South African
bus to the Gardai that was
then used in the case.]
- 16 Sept 2005 : thedenverchannel.com
:Some Drivers
Say Volvos Unexpectedly Stall, Accelerate -
Engineer Blames
Electronic Throttle
Module
:
: DENVER -- Investigators
from Denver
television
station KMGH are exploring accusations of
a seven-year cover-up by a
major automaker -- an automaker known for
building the safest cars in
the world.The station has obtained key
documents that raise serious
questions
about Volvo's commitment to safety. The
investigation included a
discovery by a Colorado man that may
ultimately force Volvo to recall
hundreds of thousands of cars worldwide.
[Complete stall without
warning, sudden loss of power, unexpected
accelerations all attributed
to electronic throttle
malfunctions.] http://www.thedenverchannel.com/automotive/4982057/detail.html.
- VEXEDVolvo Website.
A
website
dedicated
to
providing
Volvo
owners
and
prospective
purchase
of
second
hand
Volvos
with
information
about alleged defective
electronic throttle modules used in Series,
60, 70, and 80
gasoline-engined Volvo cars manufactured
from 1999 through to
2001 model years.The
site
contains
a
detailed
technical
description
of
the
Magneti
Marelli
Electronic
Throttle
Unit,
with
photomicrographs
of
a
worn throttle position
sensor. http://www.vexedvolvo.org/
- 3
September 2003 Korean Court dismisses car
safety cases On the
heels of a series of court
rulings in favor of local carmakers sued for
liability in regard to
cars over-accelerating prior to accidents, the
Seoul District Court is
following suit in cases involving
foreign carmakers. In all five cases
against BMW, Volvo
and importers of foreign cars, the district
court yesterday dismissed
the
plaintiffs' claims as groundless, saying there
is no convincing
evidence to support any link between quick
acceleration speeds and the
ensuing accidents. [Aug 05: Link no longer
available: http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2003/09/03/200309030073.asp]
- NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number:
96V199000
Model: 965 Year: 1997
Causing Fault : POOR FIT/LOOSE
Resulting Fault : ENGINE RUNAWAY,
SUDDEN
ACCELERATION
Component: FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES
AND
CONTROL
Manufacturer: VOLVO OF AMERICA
CORP.
Potential Number of Units
Affected:
12,530
Summary: The screws which attach
the
throttle plate to its axle (shaft) can loosen
allowing the throttle
plate to come in contact with the throttle
housing. This
condition could prevent the throttle from
returning to idle position
increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
http://www.car.org.tw/recall/volvo/volvo7.htm
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