Volvo S80 Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#10141482November 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHUDDER IN TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 1 & 2 GEARS ON AUTOMATIC 2000 VOLVO S80 T6. FAILURE OF SHIFT SOLENOID A WAS EXPERIENCED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141251October 31, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE. THIS WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHEN STOPPING OR WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE MESSAGE READ CHECK EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE MASS AIRFLOW. THE REPLACEMENTS APPEARED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK (12/07/05) THERE WERE ALSO TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NEARLY STALL AND HAVE TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141204October 29, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FOR THE PAST YEAR (10/04-10/05), MY 2001 VOLVO S80 SEDAN HAS HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IT HAS OCCURRED AT SLOW SPEEDS AND UP TO 40 MPH IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE. THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY FAULT CODES DURING THE COMPUTER TROUBLESHOOTING, SO MY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIR. THEY SUGGESTED IT MIGHT BE "BAD GAS" AND HAVE SENT ME HOME TWICE HAVING DONE NOTHING. THE STALLING PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. THE CAR HAS 66,500 MILES ON IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141147October 28, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE THROTTLE SURGES AT IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES NO POWER AND SOMETIMES IT JUST TAKES OFF. DEALER SAYS ITS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. STATED THEY HAVE REPLACED A NUMBER OF THESE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140936October 27, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A MY 2000 VOLVO S80 2.9. UPON DRIVING IN TOWN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND ENGINE STARTED SHAKING. THE MESSAGE READER PROMPTED ME TO STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE. WELL I DID, IN THE TURNING LANE, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. I PULLED OUT OF THE CROSS SECTION "SHAKING". MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ONBOARD COMPUTER PROMPTS HIM TO A FAULTY ENGINE THROTTLE MODULE. WELL THIS CAR HAS ONLY 48000 MILES ON IT. ON THE SAME NOTE: ON MY 1999 S70 GLT AT AROUND 60000 MILES THE SAME PART HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE IT SHUT DOWN THE CRUISE CONTROL TIME-TO-TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140829October 26, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NO ACCELERATION AT TIMES. FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN MERGING ON FREEWAYS OR TRAFFIC CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SERGE. HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS. FIRST HAD THROTTLE BODY (ETM) CLEANED WHICH DIDN'T WORK THEN HAD THROTTLE BODY REPLACED TWO DAYS LATER AT COST OF $1,177.16. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140763October 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS CAR (2000 VOLVO S80 TURBO) HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. FIRST IT WAS MY MOTHER'S WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2000. THEN IN THE SUMMER OF 2005, IT BECAME MINE. BOTH WHILE MY MOTHER OWNED IT, AND NOW WHILE I'VE OWNED IT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY SORT. STALLING IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. UNPREDICTABLY THE CAR WHEN DECREASING SPEED WILL JUST STALL AND THE CAR STOPS. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IF THE CAR IS PUT INTO PARK, TURNED OFF, AND THEN TURNED BACK ON IT WORKS FINE, HOWEVER IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN. ALSO, TWICE SINCE I HAVE HAD IT THERE HAS BEEN NO OIL IN MY CAR. NO LIGHTS COME UP TO WARN ME AND THANKFULLY BOTH TIMES I GOT IT CHECKED OUT BEFORE MY CAR OVER HEATED. ANOTHER INSTANCE, THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE AUTOMATIC STEERING. TODAY I WENT TO START MY CAR AND A WARNING MESSAGE CAME UP SAYING "LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE" AND MY CAR DID NOT FEEL RIGHT WHEN I DROVE IT. I NEVER LEFT ANY LIGHTS ON OR ANYTHING OF THAT MATTER THAT WOULD CAUSE A DRAIN IN THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY WAS JUST REPLACED NOT TOO LONG AGO. I THINK THAT WAS MY BREAKING POINT WITH THIS CAR. FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT GREAT OF A CAR. ITS AWFUL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140571October 24, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
SURGING IDLE SPEED. CAR LURCHES FORWARD AT TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. CAR ALMOST STALLS WHEN IDLING IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC, REQUIRING YOU TO PRESS ON THE GAS TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING, BUT THIS MAKES THE CAR LURCH FORWARD EVEN MORE. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A FAULTY ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION SHOWN BELOW. THE ETM IN MY CAR WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO AT 46K MILES BUT THE SAME SYMPTOMS ARE RECURRING. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05041 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : N/A MAKE : VOLVO MODEL: S80 MANUFACTURER : VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. YEAR : 2001 COMPONENT : VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : JULY 26, 2005 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED : OPEN SUMMARY: THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS RECEIVED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE (131) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING A VARIETY OF CONCERNS RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM) IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLES WOULD RESTART, AND IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLES WERE TOWED. SOME CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT AFTER HAVING THE ETM REPLACED THE NEW COMPONENT FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO DETERMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140296October 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2000 VOLVO S80 T6 ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, EVEN WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED FORCING ME TO CROSS 3-4 LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC WITHOUT THE USE OF POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART ON 1999-2001 VOLVO S80'S. THERE ARE EVEN DOCUMENTED REPORTS THAT THE ETM WILL FAIL ON OVER 90% OF ALL VOLVO S80'S WITHIN THIS YEAR RANGE ('99-01). I HAVE SPENT $900 TO HAVE THIS REPLACED. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST VOLVO OVER THIS PART. I LIVE IN KY; THEREFORE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT LAWSUIT WILL HELP ME. I AM ASKING VOLVO FOR FULL REIMBURSEMENT TO REPLACE THIS PART. IT NOT ONLY WAS A FAULTY DESIGN, BUT ALSO POTENTIALLY DEADLY PART. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FULL RECALL ON THIS PART AND VOLVO KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM EVEN BEFORE THE RELEASE OF THE VEHICLE IN '99. THERE IS ANOTHER KNOW DEFECTIVE PART ON THE SAME YEAR VOLVO THAT IS THE ABS MODULE. I HAD TO HAVE THAT REPLACED FOR A COST OF $1000. DOCUMENTED REPORTS SAY THE ABS MODULE WILL FAIL ON 60% OF THOSE VOLVOS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140275October 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05041 WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION OF A LOCAL HIGHWAY THE CAR DIED. I PUSHED THE CAR OFF INTO A LOCAL OIL CHANGE/ LUBE GARAGE. THEY MANAGE TO GET IT STARTED ALTHOUGH IT WAS IDLING ROUGHLY. I BROUGHT IT TO VOLVO OF FORT WASHINGTON TO HAVE THE ETM REPLACED AT A CHARGE OF OVER $600. VOLVO OF NORTH AMERICA SAID THAT THEY DON'T BELIEVE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE ALTHOUGH MANY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140083October 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASION LOST COMPLETE POWER AND WILL BASICALLY JUST IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WILL STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP AS WELL AS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT SHOP FOR REPAIR WITH ESTIMATE OVER $1000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140132October 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED AND STALLED. THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN, PE05041. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140138October 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PURCHASED 2001 VOLVO S80 ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED AN ENGINE SURGE AND ON TWO OCCASIONS HAS SIMPLY LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. BOTH TIMES A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED STATING REDUCED PERFORMANCE BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AT ALL. AFTER PULLING ON TO THE SHOULDER I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THE PROBLEM HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN DIAGNOSED AS THE ETM. THE CAR IS NOW PARKED WHILE I TRY TO RAISE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED. AS A RETIRED STATE TROOPER I CAN ONLY SAY THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HOPE THE NHTSA AND VOLVO WILL NOT WAIT UNTIL THERE ARE INJURIES OR FATALITIES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140171October 18, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WEEK OF 10/10/05 AS TRAVELING UPHILL, MY CAR SPUTTERED AND LOSS POWER. AFTER NEARLY BEING REAR ENDED ON THE BUSY ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO LIMB MY CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR AND CONTINUE DRIVING. TODAY, 10/18/05, AS I WAS ENTERING I-85, MY CAR ONCE AGAIN SPUTTERED AND STALLED. THE ENTRANCE RAMP WAS DOWNHILL, SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AS TRACTOR TRAILERS AND CARS WHIZZED BY ME. I RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF BEING TURNED OFF. I WENT TO A MECHANIC FRIEND AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE ETM AND IF IT WAS NOT, IT WOULD BE THE NEXT TIME THE CAR BREAKS DOWN. HE COULD NOT REPAIR IT. HE ESTIMATED THE DEALERSHIP WOULD CHARGE ME $1200.00. HE REPORTED THAT HE SEES THIS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH IN VOLVOS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER, I WAS INFORMED MY ETM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WOULD BE $1150.00. I RELUNCTANTLY AGREED TO THE REPAIR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ETM PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET AND HAVE LEARNED THAT VOLVO KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM YEARS BEFORE THEY SOLD THE CAR TO ME. AT A PERSONAL LEVEL, I HAD TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT VOLVO HAS KNOWN IT HAS A 94%-100% FAILURE RATE! AT A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL, VOLVO IS RISKING PEOPLE LIVES BY NOT INFORMING OR VOLUNTARILY RECALLING THIS DEFECTIVE PART. CARS STALL UNEXPECTIVELY. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE YET. OTHERWISE, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140053October 17, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN JULY 2005, I NOTICED THE CAR SURGING, PARTICULARLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT CUT OFF, GIVING A MESSAGE OF "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" BUT NO "CHECK ENGINE" MESSAGE. THE "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" MESSAGE IS NOT LISTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT ABOUT 5 MPH TO A TURNOFF POINT. I CUT THE CAR OFF TO CONSULT THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT RESTARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO PERHAPS FAULTY GASOLINE. ON OCT. 9, THE CAR ABRUPTLY CUT OFF ON THE INTERSTATE, GIVING THE SAME WARNING MESSAGE BUT THIS TIME ALSO DISPLAYING A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS (TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER), HE SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND DIRECTED ME TO SEVERAL WEB SITES THAT DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM AND THE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA. ON OCT. 17, "JOHN" WITH VOLVO NORTH AMERICA'S CUSTOMER CARE HOTLINE SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE CAR'S AGE. I POINTED OUT THAT IT HAS FEWER THAN 60,000 MILES. I ASKED HIM ABOUT A RECALL AND HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE PENDING INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. I ALSO ASKED HIM FOR NHTSA'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, WHICH HE GAVE ME. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER YET. I AM APPALLED THAT A COMPANY THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON SAFETY WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES KNOWING THAT THE CARS MIGHT CUT OFF AT ANY TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139649October 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH VOLVO'S COMPUTERIZED THROTTLE (ETM, S80 1999-2001, E.G.) IS TO DESCRIBE THE SYMPTOMS. IT'S BLURRY LIKE A STOMACH DISORDER IF YOU DON'T FIND AN EXACT DESCRIPTION. IN MY CASE IT'S LIKE THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER AND YOU CAN'T COMPENSATE FAST ENOUGH BY GIVING MORE THROTTLE. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO MEET CLUTCH AND THROTTLE NO MATTER WHAT. NOW, IF YOU TAKE IT REALLY SLOWLY SO THE COMPUTER MANAGES TO REACT, IT'S NO PROBLEM BUT IF YOU ARE THE SLIGHTEST TO HASTY .... RESULTS: ENGINE STOPS, SOMETIMES ON CRITICAL SPOTS AND CHANGING OF GEAR LIKE A NEW DRIVER. I'VE BEEN ON A VOLVO GARAGE TO DISCUSS THE MATTER AND I'VE BEEN TREATED LIKE AN IDIOT. I KNOW I'M RIGHT AND THEY KNOW THEY'RE WRONG. IT'S TIME TO PUT PRESSURE ON VOLVO AND MAKE THEM CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE. IF NOT, IN THE FUTURE, CHOOSE ANOTHER CAR! I'M SAYING THIS ALTHOUGH I'M SWEDISH!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139681October 14, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL ODOR IN VEHICLE, AND FUEL LEAKING UNDER VEHICLE. FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAS STRESS CRACKED AT FUEL PRESSURE LINE. FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY REQUIRED TO REPAIR LEAK. REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139705October 14, 2005
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING LOST STEERING POWER AND ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, UNSAFE ON THE TURNPIKE, I SCARED. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHILE UNDER WARRANTY REPLACED THROTTLE UNIT. CAR SHUT DOWN AND LUNGES FORWARD AT A LIGHT/TOOK TO DEALER AND FIXED RESET VALVE STICKING AND GASKET HAPPENED AGAIN REPLACED BOX AND PIPE REMOVED TRAP BOX IN PIPE, SHUT DOWN AGAIN REPLACED DID TOTAL CAN UP GRADE FAILED AGAIN. UNTIL TODAY CAR STILL SHUTS DOWN VERY DANGEROUS THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP AND MY WARRANTY IS OVER AND THEY WANT TO PAY 3,000.00 DOLLARS TO FIX, I FEEL THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE THEY SOLD ME A LEMON AND A VERY DANGEROUS CAR. AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE OF VOLVO CLAIM THEY CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE VERY UNTRUE THEY GOT YOUR MONEY AND THE DON'T CARE MY PROBLEMS STILL EXIST AND I GET SCARED JUST GETTING INTO THIS CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139476October 12, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING A 2001 VOLVO S80 T6 ON THE HIGHWAY PREPARING TO PASS A VEHICLE IN ORDER TO MAKE MY EXIT. AT THIS TIME THE CAR LOST POWER AND I RECEIVED A MESSAGE "PERFORMANCE REDUCTION". AFTER DODGING A COUPLE OF CARS I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THAT TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP, I DECIDED TO LET THE CAR SIT AND COOL DOWN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE CAR WOULD STILL NOT START. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ETM HAD FAILED AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR WHICH COST ME ABOUT $1300.00 TO REPAIR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138995October 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
HAD TAKEN MY S80 TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP A NUMBER OF TIMES COMPLAINING OF ENGINE HESITATION AND STALLING. VOLVO"S DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SYSTEM "VADIS" OUTPUT CODES CLEARLY SHOWED DEFAULT CODES INDICATING A FAULTY MODULE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THIS STEADFASTLY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE MODULE "DUE TO COST". I WARNED HIM OF THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF TRYING TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE WITH UNRELIABLE ENGINE FIRING AND THE ASSOCIATED "STALLING" THAT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO HIM ABOUT THE DANGER THAT THIS PROBLEM PRESENTED FOR ME AND OTHER VEHICLES WHICH I HAD EXPERIENCED DURING PREVIOUS "STALLINGS". UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER TREMENDOUS RESEARCH AND A NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS BEFORE I COULD BRING THIS INFO TO BEAR TO FORCE THE DEALERSHIP TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY I EXPERIENCED A "STALLING" EVENT WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHICH LEAD TO A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT,RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF MY CAR. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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