On september 9, 2007 the driver was driving her 1999 volvo s70 south on route 15 in pennsylvania. I was in the front passenger seat. The driver turned right into a short access drive to a restaurant. The driver then turned right into the parking lot, slowed further, driving about 40 feet, and turned left into a parking space directly perpendicular to the store?s front entrance. She had come to a slow and almost complete stop when the car suddenly and uncontrollably lurched forward, over the parking block. The car then lurched forward further, on the parking lot surface, up and over the parking lot curb to the store level and crashed into the store?s vestibule. The car hit a support beam, and badly damaged the store?s entrance. The driver put the car in reverse. It lurched uncontrollably backward at a fast rate of speed through the parking lot and up and over a concrete apron directly behind her parking space. It then swerved wildly in reverse along and against the parking lot curb that paralleled route 15. The car violently hit a perpendicular curb, swerved and stopped as the front wheel on the passenger?s side crashed into the curb. The impact broke the right front wheel from its axle. We removed our seat belts and immediately got out of the car. The airbags never deployed. The driver and I both had been shaken badly in the interior of the car as it hit the parking blocks, concrete apron, and curbs. This lunging incident seems to have been caused by the recognized failure of the electronic throttle module of the car. Witnesses said that the car was traveling uncontrollably at about 40 miles per hour through the parking lot as though the car?s accelerator were stuck. Pennsylvania state police made an incident report. Volvo inspected the car claiming nothing mechanical caused the incident.
1999 Volvo S70: airbags did not deploy in a crash
5 of the 205 complaints about the 1999 Volvo S70 describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
- 20004
- 19995
- 19983
What owners say
In a high speed head-on collision with a tree (trees), with only a driver occupant in the car, the passenger airbag deployed but the driver airbag did not deploy. I am submitting this complaint for my mother, who was the sole occupant and driver of the car. As a result of the injuries sustained in the crash, my mother has suffered from impaired short-term memory.
I was involved in a head on collision. The airbag failed to deploy resulting in injuries from hitting steering wheel. Vehicle total loss, broken motor mounts, airbag failure
Head on collision with another vehicle. No airbags deployed, owner struck windshield with head, broke windshield and injured neck. My vehicle was totalled, and the repair shop said something failed w.r.t the airbags. They should have deployed. Volvo has inspected the vehicle, but no results yet regarding their findings.
Consumer had a front end collision, and driver's side air bag did not deploy. Driver was slightly injured. Passenger's side air bag did deploy.
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Questions about the 1999 Volvo S70 no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1999 Volvo S70?
5 of 205 owner complaints about the 1999 Volvo S70 (2%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Volvo S70?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Volvo S70
Stalling 59Check engine light 21Loss of power 18Headlights 8Hesitation 8Adaptive cruise 7Jerking 7ABS 6Misfire 6Sudden acceleration 6Won't start 6
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