Volvo S80 Complaints (2000)

318 consumer complaints on file.

#10131105August 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE ENGINE STALLS/DIED AT 5-7 MPH. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. HAS OCCURRED JUST AFTER STARTING AND WHEN PULLING TO A STOP. WHEN TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY DID NOT TELL HIM WHAT THEY DID TO THE VEHICLE. THE THIRD TIME THEY FIXED THE AIR MASS METER WHICH CONTROLLED THE AIR AND FUEL MIXTURE. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON 10/112004, THE SECOND TIME IT WAS ON 01/01-205, AND MOST RECENTLY IT OCCURRED ON 7-28-2005. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY RESOLVED, A NEW THROTTLE BODY PART WAS INSTALLED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131669August 26, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134107August 24, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: 2000 VOLVO S80. VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133950August 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
ANOTHER COMPLAINT FOR THE VOLVO S80 THROTTLE MODULE CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE ALL POWER ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED, I WAS IN A POSITION TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS, HOWEVER. I WORK IN NASHVILLE WHERE EVERY ROUTE TO WORK IS UNDERGOING ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND DOES NOT HAVE A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON. HAD THE ETM FAILED IN ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS, I WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN HIT BY OTHER AUTOS UNABLE TO AVOID ME. I HAD THE PART REPLACED FOR ABOUT $850 AS VOLVO CLAIMED THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO FIX IT. IN ADDITION TO THE FAULTY ETM IS THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FOR THE AIRBAGS AND TRACTION CONTROL. ACCORDING TO WHAT I'VE SEEN ON VOLVO MESSAGE BOARDS (VOLVOSPY.COM, SWEDESPEED.COM AND BRICKBOARD.COM), THIS PART ALSO SEEMS TO FAIL AS FREQUENTLY AS THE ETM. MINE IS FAILING NOW AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR I CAN HAVE IT FIXED AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP - PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SHOP: HTTP://HOME.EARTHLINK.NET/~VICROCHA/ IF THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILS IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT TO DEPLOY. IF THE TRACTION CONTROL IS NOT WORKING, THE CAR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL. THE PART CAN BE MADE TO BE MORE DEPENDABLE, ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FROM THE INDEPENDENT SHOP LISTED ABOVE. THE INCIDENT DATE IS NOT ACCURATE. IT OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I CAN CHECK THE DATE OF REPAIR TO GIVE YOU A MORE ACCURATE DATE IF YOU WISH. THANKS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133716August 22, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR BEGAN LURCHING WHEN IDLING. TOOK TO DEALER, WHO SAID THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT - AND THAT NHTS WAS INVESTIGATING THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133627August 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ONCE WHILE ON A RAMP ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAY AND A SECOND TIME WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. EACH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND THE ETM AND MAF WERE REPLACED THEN. SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS SINCE THERE HAS BEEN A VARIATION OF ENGINE SPEED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED. THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I JUST HAD THIS FIXED (AT A COST OF $1,326.68) SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133568August 19, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
SHORTLY AFTER BUYING A VOLVO 80, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD SURGE PERIODICALLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. AFTER READING UP ON THIS, IT SOUNDED LIKE A WASTE OF MONEY SO I AM STUCK WITH A $40+K CAR THAT HAS A SIZABLE DEFECT. THE SURGING IS SO BAD THAT IF YOU DON'T HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD IE AT RED LIGHTS. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. ALSO I HAD TO REPLACE A BALL JOINT ON THIS CAR AFTER A RECALLED BALL JOINT WAS INSTALLED AT MY COST. THE DEALER SAID THE RECALL WAS ONLY A BOLT AND NOT THE WHOLE JOINT BUT I VERIFIED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD BOTH BALL JOINTS REPLACED VIA A VOLVO RECALL. I BELIEVE THE RECALLED JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE LIKE THE ORIGINAL ONE. NO ACCIDENTS OCCURED BUT IT PUT MY STEERING WAY OUT OF WHACK AND NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. (ALL AT MY COST)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132928August 15, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1. WIFE AND CHILD DRIVING VEHICLE ON STRAIGHT SECTION OF FREEWAY AT APPROX 60 MPH. 2. VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED ABRUPTLY CAUSING WIFE TO QUICKLY CHANGE LANES AND EVENTUALLY EXIT FREEWAY VIA OFF RAMP. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN AT "LIMP HOME"MODE (APPROX. 20 MPH) OFF OFF RAMP, ONTO FREEWAY FEEDER, AT IDLE, AND THEN FOR ANOTHER APPROX 20 MILES ON FREEWAY FEEDER ROADS AND CITY ROADS TO RESIDENCE. 3. VEHICLE TOWED TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. OLD PART IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. *NM *AK 11/02/05 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132624August 12, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AN DLOST CONTROL ON AUGUST 11, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132682August 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 VOLVO S80 -- DEFECTIVE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE SUBJECT OF PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE05041 ON APRIL 20, 2005, WHILE DRIVING USING CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WOULD LOSE AND REGAIN POWER FREQUENTLY. ON APRIL 21, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER THE CAR LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER AND A VARIETY OF WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR WITH LIMITED POWER AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE MODULE AND REPLACED AT A COST, PAID 100% BY ME, OF $919.16. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL OCCASSIONALY EXHIBITS THE SAME SLIGHT LOSS AND RESUMPTION OF POWER. WHILE I WAS LUCKY IN THAT I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN NEARLY ALL POWER WAS LOST, HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC ON THE TWO LANE ROAD I WAS SUBJECT TO BEING REARENDED. THE FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND TO BE THE SUBJECT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA CONTENDING THERE IS A "HIDDEN WARRANTY" PRACTICE BEING CONDUCTED BY VOLVO WHICH AT TIMES PAYS FOR THE EXPENSE AND OTHER TIMES NOT, IS WORTHY OF YOUR OFFICIAL EVALUATION. THANK YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132477August 11, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000, VOLVO S80. VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER THREE TIME WHILE DRIVING. DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132545August 11, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN JULY, 2005 I TOOK MY 2000 S80 IN FOR SERVICE COMPLAINING OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS INCLUDING SURGING WHEN STOPPED, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING. SOMETIMES I SAW THE TACHOMETER JUMPING DURING THE SURGE ACTIVITY. RED BANK VOLVO, MY REGULAR SERVICE FACILITY, ADVISED ME THAT THE PROBLEM REQUIRED SOFTWARE UPGRADES FOR ECM AND ETM, AND IF IT PERSISTED THAT MY ALTERNATOR WOULD NEED CLEANING. THEY NEVER MENTIONED AN ETM DEFECT. BASED UPON THE ETM COMPLAINTS LISTED ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE, MY EARLY PROBLEMS SEEM SIMILAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132215August 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 20 FROM ATLANTA, GA HEADED TO CHARLESTON, SC. BETWEEN AUGUSTA, GA AND COLUMBIA, SC, THE CAR LOST POWER AS IF SOMEONE WERE APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. SUDDENLY, I HAD A WARNING LIGHT COME ON THAT SAID "PERFORMANCE REDUCED". I WOUND UP HAVING TO LOCATE THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER IN COLUMBIA WHERE I LEFT MY CAR FOR REPAIR AND HAD TO PROCEED TO CHARLESTON IN A RENTED VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED LATE IN THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND I HAD TO BE IN CHARLESTON FOR A MEETING ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE "THROTTLE BODY CONTROL" WAS DEEMED TO BE THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT AT A COST OF CLOSE TO $1,000. WHEN I ASKED WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR EVENTUALLY WOULD HAVE LOST TOTAL POWER AND DIED. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED. WHEN I READ ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATION, I WAS OUTRAGED THAT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS AND FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132038August 9, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CAR AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. SHE HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST. THE CONSEQUENCES WERE THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS DAMAGED AND THE BALL JOINTS, WHICH HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE COLLAPSE, AND THE CV JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SOME OTHER BODY WORK AND REPAIRS HAD TO BE DONE. THE BALL JOINTS WERE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN 2001, THEN OUR ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A SUBSEQUENT FAILURE AND NOW I AM TOLD THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS LOOSE AND THE BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING AGAIN. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THAT SYSTEM ON THE CAR. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131873August 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE WAS NOTHING LEADING UP TO THE ENGINE STALLING OUT, IT JUST HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAVE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED/ POWER TO VEHICLE IN THE PAST AND ALSO JUST RECENTLY...ALONG WITH NO ABILITY TO STEER WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL JUST STALL OUT COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, UNABLE TO RESTART UNTIL THE CAR FEELS LIKE CRANKING UP AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A VOLVO REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC COULD FIND A PROBLEM BUT A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THE STALLING HAPPENS SPORADICALLY, SO YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131893August 8, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON 1-95 IN SOUTH FLORIDA CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS. SECOND TIME WHILE IN THE MIDDLE HIGHWAY LANE I CALLED FOR A TOW. BEFORE THE TOW ARRIVED THE CAR STARTED UP JUST FINE AS IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AN ADDITIONAL 2X BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR TO VOLVO/PALM BEACH, FL WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ETM ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AT A COST OF $1259.00.. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131987August 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ON 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 SEDAN. ENGINE DIED ON BUSY ROADWAY, CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, REPAIRED FOR $1,300.84. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT HAD ONLY 27,928 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE ON 04-15-2005.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131855August 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
I OWNED A 2000 VOLVO S-80 SEDAN THAT HAD A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE ON 08/13/03 WHILE TRAVELING ON I-35 IN IOWA. THE ENGINE STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR HAD 53,487 MILES ON IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT VOLVO THROTTLE BODY FAILURES AND THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE INFORMED. I CONSIDERED THE CAR TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND SOLD IT WITHIN A MONTH OF THE INCIDENT. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND ACCESSORIES AT BETTS AUTO CAMPUS IN DES MOINES, IOWA AT A COST OF $895.50. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131791August 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD MY CONCERN TO THE LIST OF INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCED STALLING CONDITION WITH THE VOLVO. WE OWN A 2000 VOLVO MODEL S-80 T-6. IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR WE WERE EXPERIENCING STALLING CONDITIONS WITH OUR CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS MAINLY AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING AFTER THE FIRST START OF THE DAY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND POSSIBLE REPAIR. AFTER A WEEK IN THE SHOP THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO US AND WE WERE ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY STALLING. SINCE THEN WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A STALL CONDITION TWICE AND AGAIN IT WAS WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MILES AFTER THE INITIAL START OF THE DAY. THE CAR ALWAYS STARTS AND PERFORMS SATISFACTORY AFTERWARDS. IT WAS NOT AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE, BUT DOES MAKE ONE UNCERTAIN ABOUT RELIABILITY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131513August 4, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I READ RECENTLY OF YOUR INQUIRY INTO A STALLING PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN VOLVO MODELS. I HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 VOLVO S80. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE CAR STARTED STALLING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SOMETIMES IT WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES NOT. I MANAGED TO FIGURE OUT THAT, IF I ALWAYS KEPT THE ENGINE REVS UP (MEANING I HAD TO ALWAYS HAVE MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE THROTTLE AND KEEP THE REVS ABOVE @1500 RPM), I COULD PREVENT THE STALLING MOST OF THE TIME. I CALLED MY VOLVO DEALER, BETTEN IMPORTS, WHO UNFORTUNATELY IS 120 MILES AWAY IN GRAND RAPIDS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THERE, BUT IT WAS A LONG, NERVE-WRACKING TRIP. THEY SEEMED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY. MY CONCERN, AFTER READING SEVERAL ARTICLES BEING REPORTED IN THE ONLINE PRESS, IS THAT OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS REPAIR HAVE EXPERIENCED A RE-OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. IN RECENT DAYS I'VE NOTICED AN UNUSUAL "HESITATION" UNDER MILD ACCELERATION SOMETIMES, BUT NOTHING WORSE - SO FAR. BELOW, THE "NUMBER OF FAILURES" IS A BEST GUESS ON MY PART. ALSO, THE "INCIDENT DATE" I'VE USED BELOW IS ACTUALLY THE DAY THE DEALER REPAIRED THE CAR, AS I DON'T HAVE A RECORD OF WHEN THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY BEGAN. IT HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR REPAIRED, THOUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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