Volvo S80 Complaints (1999)

199 consumer complaints on file.

#11427306July 31, 2021
ENGINE
The ETM is acting up for no reason available
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373727November 9, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHEELS
WHEN IM DRIVING AND HAVE TO COME TO A SLOW STOP IM HEARING THE MASTER CYLINDER SOUND LIKE ITS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING LOUDLY EVEN WITH THE APPROPRIATE BRAKE FLUID AND MEASURE IS FILLED WITHIN IT, ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR DURING THE SUMMER CAUSING THE CAR TO FAIL DURING HOT WEATHER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373728November 9, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THERES A RECENT RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS OF THE 1999 S80 VOLVO THAT WE NEED OUR AIRBAGS REPLACED BECAUSE ITS A HAZARD THAT CAN LEAD UP TO DEATH. ALSO THE ELECTRICITY KEEPS ZAPPING DOWN FROM THE CAR CREATING NO STARTS OR VERY POOR DRIVING, I ALMOST WAS STRANDED BECAUSE THE CAR SEEMS LIKE IT WANTED TO SHUT DOWN ONE NIGHT I WAS GETTING OFF WORK, I HIT FULL GAS AND IT ONLY GAVE ME 3 MPH AND ALSO WHEN I MADE A RIGHT TURN ONE NIGHT FROM WORK I FEEL THE WHEEL FEEL LIKE ITS COMING APART FROM THE INSIDE OR LOOSENING I DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT IT FEELS AND SOUNDS ROUGH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084691April 12, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION
ECM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034282October 18, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. WALLACE VOLVO IN STUART, FLORIDA DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING A MASS AIR FLOW FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY DON IMPORTS AUTO SERVICE IN VERO BEACH, FLORIDA. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A NEIGHBOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WALLACE VOLVO IN STUART, FLORIDA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823300January 31, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE WE WERE TRY I G TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE WE WERE TEST DRIVING IT A D CAME TO A FULL STOP AT A STOPLIGHT SIGNAL AND COULD NOT DOWNSHIFT VEHICLE INTO 1ST GEAR FROM A STOP AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS AT NORMAL RUNNING TEMPERATURE. CAUSING IT TO GO I TO A LIMP HOME MODE. SO WHILE WE WERE DRIVING WE NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR WAS SATURATED WITH ANTIFREEZE AND A SWEET ODOR FROM THE VENTS WAS NOTICED WITH A SMOKE . WE SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT SUCCESS . ALSO NOTICED AN NO OIL PRESSURE READ ON DASH ONLY WHEN WE WERE NOT IN ACCELERATION. THIS DISAPPEAR WHEN UPON ACCELERATION AND RETURNED WHEN IDLING. WE SERVICED THE OIL FILTER THE FLUIDS PERFORMED A MOTOR FLUSH FIRST AND REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. WITHOUT SUCCESSFUL REPAIRS AND CONTINUE OF THE CODE RETURNS AFTER PERFORMING A DRIVE CYCLE NUMEROUS TIMES. WE ARE CONVINCED THIS IS CAUSED BY THE RECALL #R155. THANK YOU FOR HELP IN REPAIRING THIS ISSUE UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL#06V441000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820242January 14, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE ROUGHLY AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED EIGHT YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610714July 15, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558799January 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR MONTHS NOW. THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND WON'T RESTART! I BEEN TAKING OFF THE BATTERY AND LETTING IT SIT OVER NIGHT, THEN PUTTING CABLES BACK ON TO GET IT TO RESTART! TODAY I DROVE IT FOR A MILE AND PARKED IT AND WHILE IT WAS RUNNING IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN! MOST OF THE TIME IT SHUTS DOWN WHEN I'M DRIVING AND I LOSE BRAKE CONTROL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473816September 4, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING STARTED, A STRONG BURNING ODOR BEGAN TO CIRCULATE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLAMES EMITTING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONTACT THEN EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES PRIOR TO THE RECENT FIRE FOR A SEVERE OIL LEAK. THE TURBO OIL TRAP PCV WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436884November 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416712August 2, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING, SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL THAT WAS MENTIONED ON TELEVISION. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414964July 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT READ EMPTY AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS. HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. UPDATED 09/28/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411937July 12, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE WIRING HARNESS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,585 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187, 642.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402818May 26, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM WRITING YOU TODAY IN REGARD OF A RECALL FOR MY 1999 VOLVO S80'S ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE). IN 2006, THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN WHICH VOLVO AGREED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY OF THE ETM TO 10 YEARS OR 200,000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND BOUGHT THE CAR FROM MY FATHER. MY FATHER OWNED THE CAR SINCE 2007, AND HAD FRUSTRATINGLY SPENT A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY $7,000 IN (DOCUMENTED) REPAIRS. HE NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THIS RECALL AND WOULD HAVE UNDOUBTEDLY MADE THAT REPAIR KNOWING THE PART WAS RECALLED AND THERE WAS A STRONG LIKELIHOOD THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CAR AS OF NOW HAS UNDER 126,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE 2009. VOLVO WILL COVER A SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR FREE, BUT IN THE EVENT THE SOFTWARE PATCH FAILS, THE REPAIR WILL COST IN UPWARDS OF $1000. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ON MY BEHALF TO GET THAT REPAIR TAKEN CARE OF SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : 155 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10019595 COMPONENT : VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DATE OF BULLETIN : MAR 20, 2006 I SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394198April 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HELLO, I RECENTLY PURCHASED USED "99 VOLVO S80 T6 - VIN [XXX]. A FRIEND WAS STANDING NEXT TO MY PARKED CAR LAST WEEK, STARTED TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE, AND I STOPPED HIM BECAUSE I SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE VAPOR. LOOKING UNDER THE CAR, THERE WAS WHAT LOOKED TO BE ABOUT 2 CUPS OF RAW GAS ABOUT 1/2' IN AND IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE. ASIDE FROM THE OBVIOUS LOSS OF A VEHICLE, WE COULD VERY EASILY HAVE BECOME A BURN STATISTIC OR WORSE, AND THAT LIKELY WOULD EXTEND TO ALL OF THE HE OTHER PEOPLE WHO WERE STANDING NEARBY. AT THE TIME. AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR "VOLVO S80 FUEL LEAK" THAT EVENING YIELDED MULTIPLE RESULTS THAT INDICATED THIS IS COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM ON ALL S-80 MODELS, AND THAT A RECALL WAS IN EFFECT FOR 2002 AND NEWER VEHICLES TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP DUE TO FAILURE WITH HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE NOZZLE CONNECTING TO THE RETURN LINE, CAUSING A LOT OF FUEL TO SPRAY UNDER THE CAR BELOW THE REAR SEAT, SINCE THE RETURN LINE IS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES. HERE IS BUT ONE LINK ON THIS SAFETY PROBLEM AND RECALL - HTTP://WWW.MATTHEWSVOLVOSITE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=11&T=25517. UPON OPENING THE ACCESS PANEL TO VIEW THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP, IT WAS CLEARLY EVIDENT THAT MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I CALLED VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE (800 458 1552) AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS MATCHING MY VIN. I PUSHED ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY FINALLY AGREED IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO 99-01 MODELS, EVEN THOUGH THEY ALSO AGREED THAT THEY USE EXACTLY THE SAME PUMP AND CONFIGURATION. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT VOLVO DOESN'T HAVE A PHONE NUMBER FOR NHTSA! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS CATASTROPHIC FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE, SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, EXPAND THIS RECALL FOR ALL YEARS AND MODELS OF VOLVO THAT USE THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376279January 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 VOLVO S80 T6 TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACK. TOWED IN AND SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO MECHANIC SAID THE CV SHAFT THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION TO THE SPINDLE NEEDED REPLACED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366607November 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE CONTACT FELT A THUMP FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER SHE ACCELERATED FROM A STOP OR DECELERATED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSULATION SURROUNDING THE WIRES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WERE DEGRADED. THE VEHICLE ALSO DISPLAYED DIFFICULTY WHEN SHIFTING INTO FOURTH GEAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM 40 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLS 00V238000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: UPPER BALL JOINT), 02V096000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN), AND 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365229November 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THERE WAS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE RPMS INCREASED FROM 700 TO 4000. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR IN ORDER TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THREE TIMES AND THEN BACK ON IN ORDER TO RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,044.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358708October 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
1999 VOLVO S 80. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL LIGHT LEVELS ON A REPEATED BASIS. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND AT TIMES WOULD ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STALL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS ACCELERATING AS HE ENTERED THE INTERSTATE ON ENTRANCE RAMPS DUE TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE STALLING OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE ETM HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER ABOUT A RECALL AND EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED VOLVO, HE WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS UPDATED IN AUGUST 2008 AND THEY WOULDN'T ASSIST ANY FURTHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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