NHTSA Complaint #10292098 — 2004 VOLVO S60

I-55 SOUTH SHORTLY BEFORE WEBER ROAD EXIT I WAS ON THE LEFT LANE TRAVELING 30 MPH, DECIDED TO CHANGE TO MIDDLE LANE, SIGNALED AND WHILE IN PROCESS OF LANE CHANGE, CAR STARTED TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. THEN STEERED TO THE LEFT, AND WAS HEADING TOWARDS CEMENT DIVIDER. TO AVOID THAT I STEERED RIGHT, AT THIS POINT CAR STARTED TO DO 360. COULD NOT CONTROL AND WAS MOVING TO FACE ONCOMING SEMI TRUCK FROM MIDDLE LANE. THE SEMI TRUCK SLAMMED INTO THE RIGHT SIDE (HEADLIGHT/TIRE) AREA OF MY CAR VOLVO S60 MODEL YEAR 2004 AND STOPPED THE CAR. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED - DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG. ONLY PERSON IN CAR WAS ME. PRIOR TO THE CRASH I EXPERIENCED AND FELT THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY AND AS A RESULT THE STUD AND NUT THAT SECURED SPINDLE MAY LOSE THEIR INITIAL AXIAL TENSION. UNDER CERTAIN AND PARTICULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAINING SEVERE WITH HEAVY SNOW STORM, STEERING MIGHT BECOME LESS RESPONSIBLE AND THE DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE STEERING. THIS DRIVING CONDITION COULD HAVE BEEN THE APPROXIMATE CAUSE THAT LEAD TO SEPARATION BETWEEN CONTROL ARM AND THE SPINDLE WHICH HAD ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN A "TOTAL CRASH". I ALSO TRIED TO APPLY BRAKE. LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, AS A RESULT OF FAILURE OF SEALED CARDONE MASTER CYLINDER WITH FLUID LEAKING FROM BRAKE HAD RESULTED IN CRASH. I ALSO OBSERVED CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR FAILURE, AFTER I TURNED IT "ON", THEN IT SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF, AGAIN I HAVE TO TURN ON. WHILE DRIVING AT RATE 60 TO 65 MILES I OBSERVED A KIND OF NOISE AND VIBRATIONS UNDER HOOD. POSSIBLY THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR LOCATED OF THE FUEL RAIL MAY TRANSMIT INCORRECT SIGNAL TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. I OF THE OPINION THAT THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR STALLING OF ENGINE WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND HAS CAUSED A TOTAL CRASH ON THE FREEWAY. FAILURE OF THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR MIGHT HAVE CRACKED DUE TO TEMPERATURE CHANGES AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS AND THAT CAUSED CRASH. *TR