Volvo S80 Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#10160663June 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JUNE 13, 2004: CAR LOST POWER ON I-70 IN OHIO. TIME - 10:00 PM; CONDITIONS CLEAR. VEHICLE DROPPED INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" REQUIRING THAT WE DRIVE IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE TO THE NEAREST EXIT WHICH WAS ABOUT 8 MILES. VEHICLE SPEED WAS ABOUT 20 MPH MAX. - A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON AN INTERSTATE AT NIGHT SINCE BOTH DEBRIS, DEAD ANIMALS AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS REQUIRED TEMPORARILY LEAVING THE BREAKDOWN LANE. NEITHER MY WIFE NOR I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE TIME. WE WERE ABLE TO FIND A MOTEL AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THE NEXT DAY. CAR REPAIRS INCLUDED AN ETM, THROTTLE BODY, THE MAIN CONTROL MODULE (PART #8601630), VARIOUS DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS. TIME CONSTRAINTS NECESSITATED OUR RETURNING TO CONNECTICUT BY THE NEXT DAY SO WE ENDED UP LEAVING THE CAR AND OBTAINING A RENTAL. THE DEALERSHIP FINISHED THE REPAIRS AND HAD THE CAR DRIVEN TO US A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. A GOOD PART OF THE REPAIR COSTS WERE ABSORBED BY VOLVO, HOWEVER WE DID PAY SOME. THE REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS CONCERN FOR MY WIFE'S SAFETY. SHE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS CAR, USING IT TO COMMUTE TO/FROM WORK ON HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADS. WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THESE REPAIRS DO NOT PERMANENTLY SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR NOW HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT - ABOUT 35, 000 MORE MILES SINCE THE ORIGINAL FAILURE. WE ARE AWARE OF VOLVO'S 10 YEAR/200,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE ETM, BUT VOLVO NEEDS TO FIND A PERMANENT FIX RATHER THAN RISK MY WIFE'S OR MY SAFETY. *JB
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160587June 23, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A 2000 VOLVO S80 T-6 WOULD ON OCCASION CHANGE SPEED AND JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE PROBLEM INITIALLY WAS SPORADIC BUT BECAME INCREASINGLY WORST OVER A PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS. A VOLVO DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. REPAIR COST EXCEED $1,200. OUCH. *NM
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10160432June 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP, MY 2001 VOLVO S80 STARTED LURCHING FORWARD AND SPEEDING UP/SLOWING DOWN BY ITSELF. THE CAR WAS IDLING ERRATICALLY AND WOULD STALL OUT. AS I WAS AWAY FROM HOME AND NEEDED TO RETURN SOON, I TOOK MY CAR TO BE CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED AT A COST OF OVER $800.00. NOW I FIND OUT THAT VOLVO KNEW OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART AND THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL AND I AM VERY ANGRY THAT I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE A PART THEY (VOLVO) KNEW WAS DEFECTIVE!!! ADDITIONALLY, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WONDER ABOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGER I AND MY FAMILY WERE UNKNOWINGLY SUBJECTED TO DUE TO VOLVO'S DECISION TO NOT INFORM CONSUMERS OF THIS DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159220June 7, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
JUST AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND ATTAINING HIGHWAY SPEED MY 1999 VOVLO S80 LOST POWER AND HAD TO BE COASTED OFF THE RAMP. THE EMISSION SERVICE WARNING CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. THE CAR WAS TOWED IN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE COMPUTER CODES INDICATED THE THROTTLE MODULE HAD FAILED. AFTER HEARING THAT THEIR WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED I CHECKED THE WEBSITE AND LEARNED THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO OTHERS. FORTUNATELY THIS POWER FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN THE RT HAND ALOOWING THE VEHICLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE HWY WITHOUT INCIDENT. HAD THIS LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED IN IONE THE INTERIOR LANES THEN THIS INCIDENT WOULD'VE ENDED IN A COLLISION AND MOST LIKELY RESULTED IN INJURIES TO MY FAMILY. THIS CONDITION WARRANTS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. *NM
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158975June 5, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PURCHASED A 1999 VOLVO S80 IN JUNE 2000. SINCE THAT TIME ON DOZENS OF OCCASIONS WARNING MESSAGES HAVE CONSTANTLY APPEARED ON THE DASH DISPLAY, I.E. FUEL FILLER CAP LOOSE, EMISSION SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED, AND ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE URGENT. WE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY VOLVO OF ANNAPOLIS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD THE S80 CHECKED BY A REPUTABLE AAA CERTIFIED AUTO SERVICE CENTER WHO INFORMED US THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT VOLVO HAD TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM WHICH IS VERY COMMON. WHEN THE ERROR MESSAGE ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE URGENT APPEARS THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTS AND WILL NOT RE-ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE SURGES AND IS A CONSTANT WORRY FOR MY SPOUSE WHO PRIMARILY OPERATES THE VEHICLE. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158043May 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN GOING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE GOING TO 700 RPMS WHEN GOING 65 MPH. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS. THE SOLENOID WENT OUT IN THE TRANSMISSION ABOUT 13000 MILES AGO. CURRENTLY I HAVE THREE DIFFERENT ERROR CODES "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT", LOW OIL PRESSURE STOP ENGINE ASAP", AND "EMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED". I HAVE READ MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD. NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157695May 17, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A 2000 VOLVO S80 FROM CARMAX IN FEB. 2006. THE CAR ONLY HAD 26000 MILES ON IT SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT DEAL. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF ANY AND ALL RECALLS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THE ONLY THING NEEDED TO BE DONE WAS TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE SYSTEM TO BE UPGRADED IN THE CARS COMPUTER. ON 5-11-06 THE VOLVO DEALER PERFORMED THE UPGRADE. WITHIN ONE HOUR OF PICKING UP THE CAR IT BEGAN TO REV AND SURGE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING. AFTER PARKING IT TO RUN AN ERRAND I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD START BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY REV UP AND THEN DIE. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO CARMAX WHICH IT WAS WARRANTED UNDER. NOW CARMAX HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WORKED ON. THE VOLVO DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS NEEDING TO REPLACE THE E.T.C. MODULE, WHICH THEY DID. NOW I DRIVE THE CAR HOME ON 5-16-06. AFTER TWO HOURS OF THE CAR SITTING AT MY HOUSE I ATTEMPT TO GO SOMEWHERE BUT THE CAR STARTS AND IMMEDIATELY BEGINS TO REV LIKE BEFORE AND THEN DIES. I WILL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TOMORROW 5-17-06 TO BE FIXED AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157738May 17, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2000 VOLVO S-80 T6 , ETM PART REPLACED IN DEC 2004, IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMPLAINT NUMBER 10145678; RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON SATURDAY 5/13/06 TO HAVE SOFTWARE RECALL UPGRADE PERFORMED DUE TO SAME CONDITIONS AS PRESENT IN 2004 INCIDENT - VEHICLE STOPPING UNEXPECTEDLY IN TRAFFIC. CAR SINCE SATURDAY HAS CONTINUED TO STOP IN TRAFFIC 5 TIMES, CAR WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE, NOW THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS SAYING THE ETM IS OK , BUT I MAY HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED- AND COULD BE ANOTHER MALFUNCTIONING PART THAT THEY DID NOT INFORM ME ABOUT ON LAST SERVICE VISIT. THEY ARE EXPECTING ME TO PAY FOR PART AND LABOR REPLACEMENT - WHICH I BELIEVE IS STILL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ETM. MY WIFE AND FAMILY ARE AFRAID TO GET INTO THIS CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157560May 15, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 STALLS (TYPICALLY IN JUNCTIONS) AFTER 120K MAINTENANCE SERVICE / RECALL 155 ETM SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON 5/12/06 AT AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALER (128VOLVO.COM). SINCE THE SERVICE, THE CAR STALLED 5 TIMES, AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE MORE TIMES, WITHOUT A FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REJECTS MY COMPLAINS AND WANTS THIS ISSUE TO "HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY BEFORE TAKING ACTION". SUDDEN STALLS ALMOST LEAD ME TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ALREADY AT LEAST ONCE; THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157224May 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN OCT 04, WE PURCHASED A VOLVO 2000 S80, [XXX]. WE WERE SATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR FOR THE MOST PART. SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VOLVO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND AFTER HAVING THE CODES CHECK, THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE CAR WAS RUNNING SMOOTH AND W/AGREEMENT OF MY MECHANIC, I DID NOT HAVE THE OS REPLACED. IN MARCH 2006, ANOTHER MSG CAME ON THE MSG CTR, URGENT TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQ'D. AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM CHECK OUT, I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. MY TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL COST $1300. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, ACCORDING TO TRANSMISSION TECHNICIAN, WAS WITH THE OVERDRIVE CLUTCH HUB AND TWO SHIFT SOLENOIDS WERE DEFECTIVE. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CAR WAS RUNNING GREAT. ANOTHER PROBLEM CAME UP ON THE MSG CTR, STATING URGENT ENGINE SERVICE REQ'D. WE HAD DRIVEN LESS THAN THE 100 MI WHEN ANOTHER MSG APPEARED. AFTER CHECKING W/MY MECHANIC AND ANOTHER OWNER OF A 2000 S80 VOLVO, WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WAS DETERMINED WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ETM (ELECT THROTTLE MOD), WHICH WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH VOLVO. L. AFTER MORE INVESTIGATING, I FOUND OUT THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE ETM HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 200,000 MILES, MY CAR HAD A LITTLE OVER 125,000 MILES. I SCHEDULED MY CAR FOR REPAIR AT MY LOCAL VOLVO DEALERSHIP, TIM MARBURGER VOLVO OF BRISTOL, TN, FOR REPAIR UNDER A WARRANTY PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED/UPGRADED TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE ETM. MY VOLVO IS CURRENTLY RUNNING MUCH BETTER THAN IT'S RUN SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE MSG CAME ON REGARDING THE ENGINE NEEDING SERVICE, THE PERFORMANCE WAS MARGINAL AT BEST, FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT IN A SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, THAT HIS HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC, WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. IT SEEMS THAT VOLVO KNOWS THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ETM, WHY HAVEN'T THEY DONE SOMETHING TO NOTIFY THEIR VOLVO OWNER OF THIS PROBLEM??? THIS IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR INFO/ACTION. *NM *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156565May 1, 2006
EQUIPMENT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FRONT SIGNAL HOUSING /LENS COVER KEEPS FALLING OFF. REPAIRED BUT PLASTIC BREAKS. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156225April 10, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1999 S80 LOSS POWER WHILE DRIVING, SERVICE URGENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TS THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154908April 9, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 WITH SEVERAL ETM OR THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURES. I HAVE HAD IST SERVICED TWICE AND IT CONTINUES TO FAIL. MY NEIGHBOR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE STALLS INADVERTENTLY AND HAS STRANDED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHERE I NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. MY WIFE ALSO WAS ALMOST HIT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154360April 2, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING INOPERABLE DUE TO PUMP FAILURE. DUE TO WEIGHT, THE VOLVO S80 IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITHOUT POWER STEERING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154351April 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON I95, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND MY CAR STARTED LOSING POWER. I HAD TO GET ALL THE WAY TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND SHUT OFF MY CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES. I STARTED THE CAR UP AND IT SEEMED TO BE FINE BUT ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER IT DID IT TO ME AGAIN AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I CALLED MY MOM AND TOLD HER ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND SHE TOLD ME THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER WHEN SHE WAS ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK THE DAY BEFORE AND WHEN SHE WENT ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL. LUCKILY I WASN'T IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SO IT WAS EASY FOR ME TO GET INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE IF NOT I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE LANE OR GOD FORBID GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP NEXT TO MY HOUSE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TUESDAY MORNING I TOLD HIM MY PROBLEM AND HE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO BRING IN THE CAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. I'M PRETTY SURE MY CAR WILL BE COVERED UNDER THAT NEW EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 10 YEARS/200,000 MILES BUT I'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153727March 26, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
2001 S80 VOLVO ETM FAILURE. IT STARTED AS VEHICLE HESITATION, THEN PROCEEDED TO SURGING FORWARD WITH NO THROTTLE INPUT, THEN PROGRESSED TO NO ACCELERATOR RESPONSE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEN TO STALLING WHEN COASTING LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AT SPEEDS UP TO 55 MPH, THEN TO ROUGH IDLE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ALL SYMPTOMS WERE PRESENT UPON TAKING TO THE DEALER BASED ON SOME WEB RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY TO PROBLEM. THE DEALER RETURNED WITH AN ANALYSIS FOR TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT, ENGINE TUNE UP, ENGINE COOLANT FLUSH, CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM CLEANING, BRAKE SYSTEM FLUSHING, AND MASS AIR FLOW REPLACEMENT AMOUNTING TO AN INITIAL COST OF $1980.00 US. I REQUESTED A CONFERENCE WITH THE TECHNICIAN, AND A REVIEW OF THE DIAGNOSTICS REPORT. THE END RESULT WAS A MAF REPLACEMENT PAID FOR BY ME (CUSTOMER) AND AMAZINGLY THE TECH NOTES RECOMMENDED CLEANING OF THE CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND THE ETM CLEANING WHICH WAS COVERED BY THE DEALER. TOTAL COST WAS $328.21 TO CONSUMER AND BALANCE COVERED BY DEALER. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE ON 3/07/06, REPLACED MAF UNAVAILABLE. I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND ESSENTIALLY PAID $328 UNNECESSARILY DUE TO FURTHER WEB RESEARCH IDENTIFYING CLEANING OF THE ETM AND CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM WOULD IN FACT CAUSE TROUBLE CODES LEADING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MAF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153624March 24, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR HOSE CONNECTING CLAMP LEAKED FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND CONNECTING CLAMP WAS REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, THE POWER STEERING FLUID CONTINUED TO LEAK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE CLAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153289March 21, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RE: VOVLO S80 2000 MODEL YEAR; CAR INDEPENDENTLY ACCELLERATED WHILE BEING DRIVEN THE CAR SURGED WHEN IN IDLE, THEN WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELLERATED WITHOUT MY PRESSING THE GAS. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR USING THE BRAKE. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR AGAIN ACCELLERATED. I STOPPED THE CAR AGAIN, AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE IT ACCELLERATED A THIRD TIME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AS I WAS IN AN OPEN PARKING LOT, I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS REPEATABLE. THE CAR AGAIN SURGED IN IDE, THEN ACCELLERATED SOON AFTER MY PUTTING IT IN DRIVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND THE PROBLEM REPEATED A THIRD TIME. FORTY-FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE CAR WAS STARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE VOLVO DEALER, WHERE THE MECHANICS REPEATEDLY TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SUCCESS. WE LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR EIGHT WEEKS, BASICALLY REFUSING TO PICK UP THE CAR UNTIL THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND CORRECTED IT. VOLVO HAD A SPECIALIST LOOK AT THE CAR, AND THE SPECIALIST WAS ULTIMATELY ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SPECIALIST NOTED THAT THE CAR WAS INCREASING, INSTEAD OF DECREASING, RPM'S AS IT CAME TO A STOP. THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE MODULE AND UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE THROTTLE MECHANISM. WE LOOKED INTO VOLVO'S KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) HAS FREQUENTLY FAILED, CAUSING CARS TO STALL AND ACCELLERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. WE OBTAINED THE SERVICE RECORDS OF OUR (RECENTLY PURCHASED, USED) CAR AND FOUND THAT THE ETM HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED DUE TO PROBLEMS REPORTED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER IN 2003. ONE WEEK AGO, WHEN THE CAR STALLED. THE INCIDENT DATE ENTERED BELOW IS APPROXIMATE, BUT I CAN FIND OUT THE EXACT DATE IF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152964March 17, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EACH TIME AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 60,000 MILES CHECKUP. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER, THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THIS PROBLEM. UPDATED 4/19/2006 - 25 MILES AFTER THE 60000 MILE CHECK UP THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED AGAIN SINCE THE SOFTWARE UPDATED WAS PERFORMED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152747March 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 VOLVO S80 HESITATING AS IF IT'S NOT GETTING ANY GAS WHEN FIRST BEGINNING TO DRIVE IT EVERYDAY. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE BUT THE VOLVO REPAIR SHOP HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STC LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON MY CAR BECOMES HARD TO STEER SOMETIMES. AFTER CHECKING INTO THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER VOLVO S80 'S BUILT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS MINE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT MY CAR SUSPENSION MAKING WEIRD NOISES SINCE HAVING THIS VEHICLE AND THE VOLVO REPAIR SHOP SAYS THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG BUT WHEN ENQUIRING WITH OTHERS WHO OWN VOLVO S80'S, BUILT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS MINE, MANY ARE SAYING THEY ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ALSO. THE BELOW INFORMATION ASKS FOR AN INCIDENT DATE BUT THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 VOLVO S80 HESITATING AND BEING HARD TO STEER OCCUR OFTEN PROBABLY OVER 100 TIMES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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