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1990 Volvo 240 Electrical System Battery Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1128209
Internal NHTSA #	10652550
Manufacurer	Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC
Brand	VOLVO
Model	240
Model Year	1990
File date	06/10/14
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 1990 volvo 240 wagon. The contact stated that the battery was continuously failing. The vehicle was taken to a service station for inspection. The mechanic advised the contact to drive the vehicle into the service bay area. As soon as she shifted from park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact applied the brakes but the vehicle did not respond. The contact made a hard left turn to avoid crashing into the front entrance of the shop and crashed into a wall instead. The building immediately became filled with white smoke and a strong odor of burning rubber. The vehicle only came to a stop due to the obstructions but was still attempting to accelerate. The contact had to be extracted from the vehicle by emergency responders with a sledge hammer, and the wall had to be opened in order to remove the contact from the vehicle. The vehicle was still attempting to accelerate when the contact was removed. However, the vehicle was unable to move any further due to the obstruction of the wall. The ambulance arrived to the scene but because the contact was in a state of shock, refused medical transport. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a police report was filed of the incident. The failure was neither diagnosed nor duplicated. The failure mileage was 129,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	129000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	COLUMBIA , MD
VIN pattern	YV1AA8855L1XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	30/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1990 Volvo 240 Electrical System Battery Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1990 Volvo 240 Electrical System Battery Problems, Complaints and Defects

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