Volvo S80 Complaints (2000)

318 consumer complaints on file.

#10131515August 4, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT:THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN APRIL AT STOP LIGHT. THE OWNER STATED THE CAR BEGAN TO REV. OWNER NOTICED THE RPMS RISING. THE CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY ENGINE LIGHTS ON. THE CAR STALLED IN APRIL. THE HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WHEN IT STALLED. THE WIFE HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVING WHEN IT STALLED AND SO SHE REALLY CAN'T GIVE FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE STALLING. THE OWNER WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN D.C. WHEN IT STALLED COMPLETELY OUT. THEN SHE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ETM ON MAY 20. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS. THE OWNER DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR A REPAIR. VOLVO OF AMERICA AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PART IF THE OWNER PAID FOR LABOR.SO THE WORK WAS DONE AT A COST OF ABOUT 700 DOLLARS TO OWNER. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED.*AK A.CONSUMER''S E-MAIL ADDRESS IF THEY HAVE ONE SEE ONWER INFORMATION B.DID THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALL OUT AND DIE OR DID IT LOSE POWER AND OPERATE AT A REDUCED SPEED? THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED OUT AND RESTARTED. C.IF NO CRASHES OR INJURIES WERE THERE ANY ''NEAR-MISSES'' CAUSED BY THE PROBLEM? THERE WAS NO NEAR MISSES IN THIS CASE. D.HAS THE PERSON TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR, DID THE CONSUMER PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR OR DID VOLVO/THE DEALERSHIP ASSIST IN THE COST OF THE REPAIR? THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR REPAIR, BUT VOLVO OF AMERICA AUTHORIZED PAYMENT OF THE PART IF OWNER PAID FOR LABOR. E.HAS THE SAME COMPONENT BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE, OR HAVE THEY HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AFTER THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED? THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED BUT NO SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE RETURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131551August 4, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON MAY 9, 2005 MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING NORTH ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE NEAR EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ WHEN OUR 2000 VOLVO S80 SEDAN LOST ACCELERATION. AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED FROM 60 MPH IN TRAFFIC TO 15 MPH, THE MESSAGE WINDOW READ, "PERFORMANCE REDUCED." AS MY HUSBAND NEGOTIATED THE FAILING VEHICLE FROM THE CENTER LANE, SURROUNDED BY 60 MPH TRAFFIC, TO THE SHOULDER, I PHONED OUR VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN PA FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY INFORMED ME TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALERSHIP. AS WE INCHED ALONG THE SHOULDER AT 15 MPH, A NJ STATE TROOPER SPOTTED US AND RECOGNIZED THAT WE WERE IN TROUBLE. HE PULLED ALONG SIDE US AND THEN OFFERED TO FOLLOW US, WITH LIGHTS FLASHING, INTO THE NEAREST REST AREA, WHICH WAS 8 MILES NORTH. AS HE SAID, "YOU'RE A SITTING DUCK." ONCE AT THE SERVICE AREA, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO KUNDERT VOLVO IN HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ. ALL IN ALL, WE WERE FORTUNATE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IT WAS 10:30 AM ON A CLEAR SPRING DAY. THE STATE TROOPER'S ASSISTANCE WAS FORTUITOUS AND OUR CAR SERVICE WAS COMPLETED BY 4 PM. AT KUNDERT VOLVO, THE SERVICE AREA REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, A GASKET AND PERFORMED AN ETM RELOAD. TOTAL LABOR AND PARTS WAS $729.00 PLUS $150 TOWING CHARGE. ALTHOUGH ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL, THERE WAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DURING OUR TIME UNASSISTED ON THE NJ TURNPIKE, CAUSED BY VEHICLE FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131220August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 VOLVO S80 STALLING WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL EPISODES, ALL AT LOW SPEED THE EPISODE BELOW WAS THE LAST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131234August 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: CONTACT STATES OWNED A 2000 VOLVO S80, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS ,SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURNAND VEHICLE STALLED THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS WHEN VEHICLE STALLED. A COUPLE OF TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. CONSUMER STATED SAW ON TELEVISION WHERE THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL CASES WITH VOLVO MODELS WHO WERE HAVING STALLING PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE CONSUMER CCOULD NOT REMEMBER WHAT REPAIRS WERE DONE. CONSUMER NO LONGER HAD THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131338August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VOLVO S80 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05041 SAW THAT NHTSA RECENTLY OPENED AN INQUIRY INTO ISSUE OF ETM IN VOLVOS AND WANTED TO ADD MY CAR TO LIST OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED. I HAD MANY INCIDENTS OF CAR SUDDENLY KILLING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT ONLY DUE TO EXTREME DEFENSIVE DRIVING: AVOIDED RUSH HOUR, STAYED TO OUTSIDE LANES, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER, ETC. DEALER WAS AWARE THAT ETM WAS ISSUE, BUT EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSED TO COVER BECAUSE ERROR CODES DID NOT STAY IN CAR COMPUTER. ONCE ETM WAS REPLACE EARLIER THIS YEAR, CAR HAS BEEN WORKING FINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131371August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I SHOULD HAVE KNOW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY USED 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASED IT WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I JUST THOUGHT THAT MY CAR WAS STILL WARMING UP AND THAT IS WHY THE ENGINE CUT OFF. THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER MY AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY SO MUCH SO THAT I HAD TO USE MY REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY JUST TO UNLOCK MY DOORS WHILE I AM SITTING INSIDE MY CAR! BUT THIS ISN'T THE WORST OF IT. WHILE I AM ON MY WAY TO A HAIR APPT IN HEAVY LOS ANGELES TRAFFIC, MY CAR STARTING STALLING. I WAS DOING 30 - 50 MILES PER HOUR GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR WOULD JUST CUT OFF. IMAGINE IF MY 3 YEAR DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT I WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED VOLVO. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I HAD TO LITERALLY DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY JUST TO KEEP GIVING MY CAR POWER. I HAD NEVER BEEN SO AFRAID WHILE DRIVING. I WAS UPSET AND PISSED OFF THAT MY CAR WAS STILL CONSIDERED SAFE TO DRIVE. ALL OF THESE MODELS SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE STREETS. I EVENTUALLY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER AND LUCKILY I STILL HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND THEY REPLACED IT. MY CAR WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN THE SAME ISSUE HAS STARTED TO OCCUR WITH THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS. I CAN'T UNLOCK THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS FROM INSIDE OF MY CAR, I HAVE TO USE THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY. I HAVE TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE CAR THAT I AM DRIVING IN IS A DEATH TRAP AND THAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL THE HEADACHES THAT THIS CAR HAS GIVEN ME. VOLVO'S MOTTO IS "FOR LIFE", I AM STARTING TO TELL PEOPLE, IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIFE, THEN DON'T PURCHASE A VOLVO.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131424August 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 VOLVO S80. I PURCHASED IT UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY "CERTIFIED" USED CAR PROGRAM FROM CLAYTON VOLVO IN KNOXVILLE TENN. IN APRIL 2001. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE ON AN INTERSECTION. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS FOULED UP WITH CARBON. THAT UNIT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. A COUPLE YEARS LATER, THE CAR AGAIN DIED. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT. THANKFULLY, IN BOTH CASES IT HAPPENED IN A "SAFE" SITUATION. AGAIN, THE ETM WAS DETERMINE TO BE THE PROBLEM. BUT BY THIS TIME, THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS AN ON-GOING ISSUE. THIS TIME I WAS FORCED TO PAY NEARLY $1000 IN REPAIRS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU ARE COLLECTING INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM, SO I FELT COMPELLED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT. ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC DATES AVAILABLE TO ME HERE, I CAN CHECK MY RECORDS AND PROVIDE THEM IF NECESSARY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131456August 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN OCTOBER 2001 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT MY LIGHTS WENT OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE I WAS CROSSING THE STREET MY CAR STALLED. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME LIGHTS WENT ON. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY-REPAIR THROTTLE BODY & GASKET. IN JUNE 2004 CAR STALLED AGAIN. REPLACED SWAY LINKS AND PROGRAM DOWNLOAD-$338.19. IN DEC 2004 CAR STALL ON THE ROAD AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP- REPLACED:THROTTLE BODY, MASS AIR FLOW, MFI MODULE- COST 2098.96. I DO NOT TAKE THIS CAR ON ANY LONGER TRIP. DO TO FEW STALLS ON THE ROAD AND FREQUENT LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS AND NUMEROUS OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS I BELIEVE THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131465August 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR CUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. LOSES ALL POWER AND SHUTS DOWN. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND START ENGINE AGAIN. CAR WILL ALSO CUT OFF WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING LOTS WHILE TRYING TO PARK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2005. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130955August 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER POSTINGS ON THIS SITE, I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 AND HAD A FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT AT ABOUT 72,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IN ATLANTA WHEN I GOT THE WARNING MESSAGE THAT PERFORMANCE HAD BEEN REDUCED. I CALLED THE VOLVO DEALER, THEY STATED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM MAY CORRECT ITSELF. (THEY DID SAY THAT I NEEDED TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT.) THE PROBLEM THEN WAS FIXED FOR ABOUT 80 MILES BEFORE I HAD FAILURE AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. THEY REPLACED THE PART AND SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED AS A PART OF THE "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130968August 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. WHEN GETTING READY TO PARK THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. DID THE SAME THING WHEN SITTING AT A LIGHT IF LET TING UP FROM THE BRAKES. THE ENGINE REVVED. WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS ITS WA SHARD TO GET IT TO GO BACK FORWARD. THIS STARTED BACK IN 2000 BUT IT BECAME WORSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130974August 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SMALL CHANGES IN SPEED OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THEN STALL AT SPEED BETWEEN 50-75 MPH. THE CAR RESTARTED BUT SPEED WAS INCONSISTENT EVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT IS WAS PROBABLY THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE, THIS WAS WITHOUT FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE WORK WAS DONE AND SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131001August 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR STALLED WHILE IN MOTION. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT WHEN IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. SHE CAME VERY CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT AS IT WAS A VERY BUSY STREET. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO VOLVO OF FIFE AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. SAID NOTHING REGISTERED ON THE COMPUTER. I TOLD THEM THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME ONCE AND SEEMED LIKE A VAPOR LOCK. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PART THAT HAS GONE OUT ON SOME OF THE EARLY MODEL S80'S BUT IT'S $1,300.00 TO REPLACE AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT UNLESS THEY KNEW FOR SURE. THE PART HASN'T BEEN REPLACED AND MY WIFE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF IT STALLS WHEN SHE'S DOING 65 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131009August 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: BEGINNING LAST YEAR, WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RPMS WOULD GO WAY UP AND FALL BACK DOWN OVER AND OVER FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. THEN ,THE ENGINE CUT OFF. THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. THEN, RIGHT AWAY THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE AIR INTAKE VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STOPPED FOR A WHILE. THEN, THE EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON JUNE 15 2005. THE CAR WOULD STOP IN TRAFFIC. THE RMPS WOULD GO UP AND DOWN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, AND TTHERE WAS ELECTRICAL POWER. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES WHEN THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131032August 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED DURING A LEFT TURN TO A FREEWAY ON-RAMP. THE CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS POURING RAIN AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MODULE REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $800. THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE SECOND MODULE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT CLEANED FOR APPROXIMATELY $200. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MODULE HAD TO BE CLEANED EVERY YEAR - WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR - OR IT WOULD FAIL AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENED TO ALL VOLVOS WHICH PREDOMINATELY WERE DRIVEN IN CITY TRAFFIC. I AM ABOUT DUE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM THIS YEAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131059August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CONSTANTLY SURGES FORWARD WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AT A STOPLIGHT, THE CAR WILL JUST SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD. ON HIGHWAY, CAR LOST POWER AND ACCELERATION. WHEN I PULLED OVER, THE ENGINE CUT OFF. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, WHICH I REPLACED FOR $2100. THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE ENGINE SURGES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131061August 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING POWER LOSS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE S-80 MODEL OF THE 2000 VOLVO. WE HAD A QUICK AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ON THE INTERSTATE ON OCTOBER 24, 2003. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE INTERSTATE AND GET TO A PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CROWN VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN GREENSBORO, NC (TEL: 336 834-7350). CROWN VOLVO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND DOWNLOADED NEW SOFTWARE. THE REPAIR COST US $899.48. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 79,089 MILES. IN FEBRUARY 2003, THE CAR WAS STALLING REPEATEDLY. WHEN RESTARTED, THE ENGINE REVVED AND STALLED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO VOLVO SAAB OF CHARLOTTE (TEL: 704 563-8816) AND A REPAIR WAS MADE. THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST $443.23. THE ODOMETER AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR WAS 68,066 MILES. THE CAR HAD NO MALFUNCTIONS BETWEEN THE FEBRUARY AND OCTOBER REPAIRS. THE SERVICE CENTERS RETAINED ALL REPLACED COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE ID IS [XXX]. SERVICE REFERENCE NUMBERS ARE THE FOLLOWING: CROWN VOLVO - [XXX] VOLVO SAAB OF CHARLOTTE - INVOICE [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131150August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: THE VEHICLE WAS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER ON THREE OCCASIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130915August 1, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OUR VOLVO WAS SERVICED REGULARLY BY OUR DEALER. WE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR HESITATING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. WE LEFT NJ FOR A THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TRIP TO MYRTLE BEACH SC. ABOUT 30 MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION, THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE FROM 65 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 20 MPH. WE PROCEED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND LET THE CAR COOL DOWN. AFTER APPROX. 30 MINUTES WE TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT DID START SO WE CONTINUED ONTO MYRTLE BEACH AT NO MORE THAN 30 MPH AS THAT WAS AS FAST AS THE CAR WOULD GO. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER APPROX. 5 MILES AWAY AND IT AGAIN REFUSED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 20-30 MPH. BEACH VOLVO OF MYRTLE BEACH, SC SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULAR. A NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS INSTALLED AT A COST OF $871.51. THE CAR HAD 53,481 MILES ON IT JUST OVER THE 50,000 MILEAGE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE CAR IS A 2000 S80 VIN [XXX]. WHEN TOLD OF THE PROBLEM BY THE DEALER HE SAID WHEN THE PART GOES, IT GOES WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING YOU CAN DO BUT REPLACE IT. I AM GLAD WE BROKE DOWN LATE AT NIGHT WHEN THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AROUND US BECAUSE WE WERE IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE DOING 65 MPH WHEN IT JUST QUITE AND SLOWED TO BARELY A CRAWL. IF WE HAD BEEN ON A BUSY CORRIDOR SOMEONE COULD HAVE HIT US FROM THE REAR AND CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. VOLVO SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT IN DESIGN. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130932August 1, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2000 S80 VOLVO A FEW WEEKS AGO HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED ON HIGHWAY. MESSAGE SCREEN SAID TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. THIS WAS AT 65 MPH. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING CAR IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 2K RPMS. AFTER 20 MINUTES IT STARTED AND I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE AND ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMENDED AND I DID UPGRADE SOFTWARE ON ANOTHER CONTROLLER. I AM VERY CONCERNED AFTER READING ARTICLE TODAY THAT THE PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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