Volvo S80 Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#10359561October 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD LIGHTLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A MECHANIC AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ALSO VERIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
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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
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358540September 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 VOLVO S 80 T6 EX TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BASED ON PERSONAL RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THE 2001 VOLVOS HAVE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSIONS WERE BUILT BY GM FOR VOLVO AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE LINE FOR THAT YEAR ARE EXTREMELY HIGH. IS THERE OR CAN THERE BE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE LINE FOR THAT YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356539September 20, 2010
STEERING:LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGIN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT ABNORMALLY. WITHIN MINUTES, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WAS A PREVIOUS OPEN STEERING RECALL ON THE VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V029000- STEERING: LINKAGES) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED AND WAS UNAWARE OF ANY OPEN RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355529September 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
VOLVO 2004 AWD S80, ANGLE GEAR FAILURE AT 69712 MILES. COST 2555.18 AN EMAIL TO VOLVO RESULTED IN A $200 REBATE. THEY QUESTIONED WHY THE REPAIR WAS NOT DONE AT THE ORIGINAL DEALER BUT AT ANOTHER VOLVO DEALER, REASON WAS THAT WAS WHERE I BROKE DOWN. AFTER TALKING WITH VOLVO HAD A STRONG SUSPICION THAT THE REPAIR MAY HAVE BEEN COVERED BETTER IF I RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER. VOLVO NA CONTACTED ME AGAIN AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY WOULD DO. INTERNET SEARCHES SEEM TO POINT TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351450August 24, 2010
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN DEPRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RELEASE THE CONTACT. THE SEAT BELT WOULD RELEASE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348810August 11, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE BUT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348614August 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR TWO KIDS IN OUR 2004 VOLVO S80 ON I-75 WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED OPERATING. SHE COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AS WHEN SHE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT EVEN REV UP. MY WIFE AN CHILDREN WERE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE IN A CAR THAT WOULDN'T DRIVE. THE DASH STATED "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE". SHE CALLED ME ON MY CELL IN A PANIC AS CARS ON I-75 WERE FLYING BY HER AND SWERVING OUT OF HER LANE TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH OUR VEHICLE. I ASKED HER IF SHE HAD TRIED TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING IT. THE FIRST TIME SHE TRIED, IT DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THE SECOND TIME, IT STARTED UP WITHOUT THE "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE" ON THE DASH BUT IT STATED "CHECK ENGINE" ON DASH. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF AND GET IT HOME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN OUR CITY AND INFORMED THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THAT I HAD DONE MY RESEARCH AND THOUGHT THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) AND THAT IT MIGHT BE UNDER A 10 YR/200,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THERE WOULD BE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO START. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT I HAD CARBON BUILD UP ON THE THROTTLE PAD AND THAT AFTER CLEANING THIS, THE ETM PASSED ALL OF THE TESTS. THE NEXT DAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO LEAK GAS OUT THE BACK IN HUGE AMOUNTS AFTER I STOPPED TO GET SOME GAS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND AFTER FIXING IT, INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD KINKED AN O-RING WHILE PERFORMING A RECALL ON SOMETHING ON THE GAS TANK AND THIS CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. UPON DRIVING HOME, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. UPON TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD NOT DONE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE THE FIRST TIME SO THAT HAD NO IDEA IF THE ETM WAS FINE OR NOT. BUT THIS TIME THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED THE ETM NEEDED REPLACING. BUT NO WARRANTY ON 04. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345577July 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
PULLING INTO TRAFFIC CAR WAS HESITATING, STARTING AND STOPPING UNCONTROLLABLY. SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND, HARD TO GET UP TO SPEED. HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE HESITATIONS. NO INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS AT THE BEGINNING OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES, DANGEROUS. NOW TRANSMISSION LIGHT IS ON, VEHICLE ONLY HAS 104K MILES. GOING IN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344148July 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80 T6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE HOME AND HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED AND PURCHASED ONE WEEK AGO. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DELIVERY, FUEL PUMP. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342715July 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2000 VOLVO S80. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ONLY 109,000 MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS DONE THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH INCLUDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH IN 2003. I HAD NO PRIOR WARNINGS, NO SLIPPING, NOTHING. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS CLEAN, AT THE LEVEL IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT, NO LEAKS, AND NO WARNING "CHECK ENGINE" OR "TRANSMISSION" LIGHTS CAME ON. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT DUE TO THE SUDDEN FAILURE WITH NO WARNING, IT IS MOST LIKELY SOMETHING INTERNAL THAT JUST BROKE AND THAT I HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341929July 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
LAST MONTH I ENTERED MY GARAGE TO AN EXTREME SMELL OF GASOLINE. I DROVE THE CAR TO A SERVICE SHOP AND THEY FOUND A CRACKED FUEL PUMP, WHICH I HAD REPLACED. LAST WEEK, I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR MY WIFE'S 2004 VOLVO XC70, DESCRIBING THE EXACT PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED ON MY 2000 S80. IN THIS LETTER, THEY WERE ALSO RECALLING 2001-2004 S80S FOR THIS PROBLEM. I SENT THIS LETTER ALONG WITH THE BILL FOR THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2000 S80 TO VOLVO AND ASKED THEM TO REIMBURSE ME. THEY DENIED. I TELEPHONED THEM AND ASKED THEM TO RECONSIDER, AS THE 2000 S80 WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THAT MODEL AND THE PROBLEM THEY WERE DESCRIBING IN THEIR RECALL OF YEARS 2001-2004 WAS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED. MY WIFE'S 2004 CAR, WHICH THEY DID RECALL, ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM. BOTH CARS, LEAKING GAS FUMES IN OUR GARAGE, WITH THE GAS HOT WATER TANK IN THE GARAGE...VERY DANGEROUS. MY CALL TO DISCUSS THIS RESULTED IN ANOTHER DENIAL. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE FUEL PUMP HAD A PLASTIC TOP THAT CRACKED. HE DID NOT BELIEVE A 2000 VOLVO WITH 79000 MILES SHOULD HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. I BELIEVE VOLVO SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE CHARGES AND I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THE 2000 S80 SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THIS IS A DANGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341507July 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED A USED 2000 VOLVO S80 TODAY. PREVIOUS OWNER PURCHASED CAR IN 2002 AND HAD ALL FACTORY SERVICE DONE UP TO THE 75000 CHECK UP (CAR HAS 85000 MILES NOW). CAR MANIFESTS ALL SYMPTOMS COVERED BY NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05041. SURGES AND IF YOU DON'T HOLD THE BRAKE HARD AT STOP, CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. WHILE CRUISING, CAR SURGES FORWARD AND IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL, THE SURGING WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. CALLED THE NEAREST DEALER IN JACKSONVILLE. THEY INDICATE THAT ETM MAY NEED REPLACING ($1200) BUT MY CARS 10 YEAR WARRANTY IN PE05041 EXPIRED IN MAY. CAR HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE AND DEALER DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE BUT PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED AND ETM WAS NEVER MENTIONED TO BE REPLACED. IS THERE A WAY FOR ME TO BE COVERED UNDER THE PE05041 WARRANTY SINCE PRIOR DEALER NEVER TOOK CARE OF THIS AND NOW MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS IT IS JUST PAST THE 10 YEAR MARK? MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] AND EMAIL IS [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
#10339646June 23, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
ON APRIL 13, 2010 I WAS TOLD BY THE SALESMAN THAT THE YOKOHAMA TIRE IS AS GOOD AS THE MICHELIN TIRES THAT I HAD ON MY CAR. (1 OF MY MICHELIN TIRES WAS SHOWING STEEL BELTS, APPARENTLY FROM SPINNING MY TIRES TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SNOW ON MY GRAVEL DRIVEWAY THIS PAST MAR 2010.) SINCE THE MICHELINS WERE NEARLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THE SALESMAN SAID THE SIDEWALLS WERE ROTTING, ON APR 13, 2010, I PURCHASED 4 YOKAHAMA TIRES. ON APR 17, 2010, I VISITED FRIENDS IN REHOBOTH BEACH AREA OF DE AND WHILE PRKG AT THE GROCERY STORE I HIT A CURB/PRKG STOP WHILE PRKG. THE SPEED OF TRAVEL AT THE TIME WAS AT A COAST SINCE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT THE TIME. THE IMPACT WAS SO SLIGHT NEITHER I NOR MY PASS. WAS PROMPTED TO INSPECT THE TIRE. AFTER A NORMAL WKND OF DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AND THEN RETURNING TO MY HOME IN LEXINGTON, VA., I NOTICED THE BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT MARK ON THE TIRE THAT I COULD SEE THAT WOULD CAUSE ME TO THINK THAT I HAD HIT SOMETHING SHARP. THE SALESMAN WHO SOLD ME THE TIRE POINTED TO A SPOT ON THE BUBBLE( I COULD NOT DISCERN THE MARK) WITH A PEN POINT AND SAID THAT THERE IS A MARK ON THE TIRE AND IT SEEMS THAT THE BUBBLE WAS CAUSED BY HITTING SOMETHING SHARP. NOW, I DO NOT CONTEND THAT I DID NOT HIT A PKNG/CURB STOP...I CONTEND IT WAS OF NO GREAT SPEED AT IMPACT. I CONTEND THAT THIS TIRE MAY BE UNSAFE; ESPECIALLY IF IT HAD FAILED DURING MY 450-MILE DRIVE HOME FROM DE. THE SALESMAN SAID, "WELL, IF YOU HIT IT AT JUST THE RIGHT WAY, IT WILL DAMAGE THE TIRE." ( I THINK MY OLD MICHELIN TIRES WOULD HAVE FAIRED BETTER AND I PROMPTLY REPLACED THE YOKOHAMA WITH MICHELINS. I FEEL SAFER BUT FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE REPORTED. THERE WAS NO BLEMISH, YET THE SIDEWALL INSIDE THE TIRE WAS JAGGEDLY RIPPED APPROX. 1-INCH IN LENGTH. CASE # YOKOHAMA [XXX] CLAIM ADJUSTMENT NO. [XXX] PURCHASED FROM TERRY'S TIRE TOWN, HENRICO, VA 23222 THROUGH LEXINGTON EXPRESS LUBE, LEXINGTON, VA. 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
#10336366June 15, 2010
PARKING BRAKE
VOLVO S80 2002 -PA .WHILE REVERSING REAR WHEEL LOCKED AND CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN.PARKING BRAKE NOT ENGAGED. CAR TOWED TO VOLVO DEALER. ON ASSESSMENT DEALER INDICATED THAT PARKING SHOES FROZE UP AND DELAMINATED CAUSING COLLATERAL DAMAGE. ANOTHER POSSIBILITY WAS THAT PARKING CABLE FROZE UP AND PARKING SHOES DELAMINATED. CAR HAD APPROX 85000 MILES. EITHER WAY THIS IS A DEFECT IF OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY WOULD HAVE HAD DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCE. IRRESPECTIVE OF AGE OF CAR CABLE CANNOT FREEZE. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY DEALER. ALL MAINTENANCE DONE BY DEALER AS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURER. CAR UNDERWENT SPRING INSPECTION AROUND MONTH AGO. SO QUALITY OF PARKING SHOES NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED OR PARKING BRAKE CABLE INSPECTION SHOULD BE ADDED. AGREED WITH DEALER TO REPLACE AND REPAIR DEFECT AS I NEED THE CAR. REQUESTED THEM TO KEEP THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY NHTSA IF NECESSARY. COST APPROX $2000.00 WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT. SAFETY ISSUE IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335976June 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 VOLVO S80 T6 - GM TRANSMISSION NOTICED TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ODDLY BUT NO CODES. CODES CAME AFTER CLIMBING HILL, TOOK TO VOLVO DEALER. CODE (DTC) 0053 PRESSURE SWITCH LOCK UP. VOLVO SAYS REPLACE TRANSMISSION. SOFTWARE UPGRADED - DID NOT FIX. DECLINED. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ODDLY, CAR REV'S AND WON'T SHIFT WHERE IT NEEDS TO CAUSING TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THERE IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH VOLVO'S EARLY 90'S GM TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335919June 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1999 VOLVO S80. CONSUMER STATES RECEIPT OF LETTER THAT STATES A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR IRREGULARITIES A DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING AND OR INEFFICIENT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAY CAUSE THE ONSET OF LIMP HOME MODES WITHOUT WARNING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE NOR PREVENT UNSAFE SITUATIONS. THE DEALER EVEN CLEANED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IN HOPES OF RESOLVING THE SUDDEN SURGES, ACCELERATION AND ENGINE REVVING THAT WAS OCCURRING, BUT TO NO AVAIL. ULTIMATELY, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332047May 24, 2010
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 VOLVO S80 ON 5/19/10 AND HAD EXITED I-405, ONTO HWY 169, HEADING HOME TOWARDS MAPLE VALLEY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG, RESULTING IN SUDDEN STEERING LOSS, HEARD LOUD SQUEALING, AND SAW LOTS OF WHITE SMOKE. THE SMOKE WAS FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE, WHICH HAD TURNED OUTWARD, COMPLETELY SIDEWAYS AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. THE CAR IS NOW IN NO CONDITION TO BE DRIVEN. THE WHEEL DAMAGED THE FRAME, WARP/DENTED THE QUARTER PANEL, BROKE OFF THE MOLDING, RIPPED OUT THE CV DRIVE OR WHATEVER THAT THING IS THAT MAKES THE WHEEL TURN IN A NORMAL, FORWARD DIRECTION, BROKE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, MESSED UP THE BRAKE LINE, STRUTS, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE? I'M GUESSING THAT THE REPAIR COSTS ARE GOING TO BE TOWARDS THE THOUSANDS, BEING THAT VOLVO PARTS ARE SO EXPENSIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330010May 11, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WANTED TO PURCHASE A NEW 2010 VOLVO. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON, DEALERSHIP COULD NOT CLEAR THE CODE. WAS TOLD BY A TECHNICIAN THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTER AND THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME, VOLVO OF AMERICA WANTED THE DEALERSHIP TO WRAP TAPE AROUND THE CONNECTOR AND JAM IT IN PLACE TO GET RID OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT. I DID NOT PURCHASE FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS. WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS "FIX" FAILS RIGHT BEFORE A CRASH, AND THE AIRBAG SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AS DESIGNED? APPARENTLY ALL 2010 S80, XC70, AND XC60 VEHICLES CAN BE AFFECTED. THE OTHER THING THAT CONCERNS ME IS VOLVO OF AMERICA DOES NOT WANT THIS REPAIR IN WRITING - LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE. IS THIS HOW THE TOYOTA UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS FIRST HANDLED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329748May 10, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S-80. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING THE BATTERY REPLACED, THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESET THE UNIT AND ADVISED IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO DEFOG THE WINDOWS, DISRUPTING VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,610 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,665.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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