Hello To All,
I own a 2019 XC40 Volvo. Yesterday in New Jersey ,( USA), we had a short snow fall. It started while I was out and for about 1 1/2 hours. When I came home I went to position the car on an incline on my driveway. I usually go up and down twice to position the car because another car is next to me. I backed onto the flat street and parked to help my husband out of the car. When I got back in the car and brought it onto the driveway incline I applied the park and emergency break. The car slid back and didn't stop until I was on the flat street. I tried to stop the car from sliding with the foot break but it continued to slide. I was on ICE with all four wheels and no control. I then too the park off and the emergency break off and tried to go forward. The car would not go forward I tried to go back where there was still fresh loose snow and the car reversed, but again not forward when I put it in drive. I got out and left the car running and put salt around the car . It was all Ice where the tire tracks were. I though of calling On-call but tried one more thing. I turned the car off for several minuets like turning off a computer and turned the car back on. The car and it's brain the computer rebooted and I was able to move the car onto the incline.
My point or fear is if I were on the open road where all four wheels were on ice would the computer lock the wheels into position and the driver would not have control because in my situation my wheels were locked in the forward drive position and I cant stop sliding backwards or if I were on flat road I would slide forward until the speed of the car stopped.slowed down and came to a stop. I felt powerless up against a computer software that has to be rebooted to get it back to normal drive mode.
Has anyone else experienced this situation? I will be bringing the car to dealer but as I know they will not be able to duplicated it. Just check software and breaks.I am seriously thinking of selling this car and buying another brand I know and am sure is reliable.
I own a 2019 XC40 Volvo. Yesterday in New Jersey ,( USA), we had a short snow fall. It started while I was out and for about 1 1/2 hours. When I came home I went to position the car on an incline on my driveway. I usually go up and down twice to position the car because another car is next to me. I backed onto the flat street and parked to help my husband out of the car. When I got back in the car and brought it onto the driveway incline I applied the park and emergency break. The car slid back and didn't stop until I was on the flat street. I tried to stop the car from sliding with the foot break but it continued to slide. I was on ICE with all four wheels and no control. I then too the park off and the emergency break off and tried to go forward. The car would not go forward I tried to go back where there was still fresh loose snow and the car reversed, but again not forward when I put it in drive. I got out and left the car running and put salt around the car . It was all Ice where the tire tracks were. I though of calling On-call but tried one more thing. I turned the car off for several minuets like turning off a computer and turned the car back on. The car and it's brain the computer rebooted and I was able to move the car onto the incline.
My point or fear is if I were on the open road where all four wheels were on ice would the computer lock the wheels into position and the driver would not have control because in my situation my wheels were locked in the forward drive position and I cant stop sliding backwards or if I were on flat road I would slide forward until the speed of the car stopped.slowed down and came to a stop. I felt powerless up against a computer software that has to be rebooted to get it back to normal drive mode.
Has anyone else experienced this situation? I will be bringing the car to dealer but as I know they will not be able to duplicated it. Just check software and breaks.I am seriously thinking of selling this car and buying another brand I know and am sure is reliable.