Volvo S80 Complaints (2001)

164 consumer complaints on file.

#10170217October 8, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2001 VOLVO S80 ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) FAILED, THIS CAUSED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE, STEERING, BREAKING AND HEADLIGHT SYSTEMS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168909September 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR 6-12 MONTHS MY WIFE HAS COMPLAINED OF SURGING OR LOSS OF POWER IN OUR 2001 VOLVO T6 S80 (MILEAGE 56,000 MILES). ON 9/10/2006 WHILE DRIVING AT 35/MPH IN TRAFFIC I HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO RT. SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND RESTART AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK. LOCAL DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SCARY FOR I-40. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161276July 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INITIALLY LACK OF ACCELERATION AND SPUTTERING ON ACCELERATION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EMISSION SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE. CODES RESET. THEN PROBLEM RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER. DEALER PROVIDED ETM SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AFTER DOWNLOAD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, WEAK ACCELERATION, HESITATION OR SLIPPING ON SHIFTING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
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
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
#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
#10152090March 7, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND STALLS. THE VEHICLE SPEED IS 25MPH AND BELOW WHEN THE STALLING HAPPENS. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE ETM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM. THE ETM WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE PERFORMANCE REDUCED LAMP ILLUMINATES EACH TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL TESTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150422February 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. CAR HAS STALLED INTERMITTENTLY SEVERAL TIMES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150267February 14, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND RAN INTO A CACTUS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHICH REPLACED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148330January 23, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
2001 S80, MULTIPLE FAILINGS OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. CAR W/O NOTICE WILL NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 20 MPH, IDLES ROUGHLY. HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148674January 9, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER WAS REFUSED RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE 2001 VOVLO S80 WAS HAVING RECALL WORK DONE. CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TS ****NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER STATED IT TOOK 4 TIMES TO FINALLY GET A WINDOW LIFT MOTOR REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144574December 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT
MY 2001 VOLVO S-80 SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND CAME TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS OCCURRED IN SEPT. 2003. THE DEALERSHIP, BEACH VOLVO IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC, WANTED OVER $600 TO REPAIR THE AUTO SINCE IT WAS BEYOND THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. IT HAD 60,000 MILES AT THE TIME. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WITH VOLVO AMERICA, THEY AGREED TO SPLIT THE COST BETWEEN MYSELF, THE DEALERSHIP AND VOLVO AMERICA. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. ON 12/05/05 THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE CAR NOW HAS 82,700 MILES. IT IS BEING LOOKED AT BY BEACH VOLVO AT THIS MOMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144455December 5, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2001 VOLVO S80, 4 DR. SEDAN WHICH I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRADING IN BECAUSE ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THIS YEAR (2005) THE CAR STALLED, THE LAST TIME I NEEDED TO HAVE IT TOWED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I NOTED THAT VOLVO HAD REACHED AN AGREEMENT REGARDING COMPLAINTS FILED IN CALIFORNIA ABOUT THE ETM MODULE. I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF MY STALLING. I DID HAVE THE PART REPLACED, AT MY EXPENSE AND THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE PART THAT WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED CONSEQUENTLY CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL. AT NO TIME WAS THERE AN INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM - NO WARNING LIGHT. WHILE I LOVE THE CAR, I DON'T FEEL I CAN TRUST IT EVEN THOUGH A NEW PART WAS PUT IN. ACCORDING TO THE VOLVO DEALER, PART WOULD NOT BE REPLACED UNLESS WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON. THE LAST TIME THE CAR STALLED WAS THANKSGIVING NIGHT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144207December 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ,AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. SHE RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM VOLVO, AND IT STATED SHE NEEDED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144335December 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATES WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON PRIOR TO THE CAR STOPPING. SHE REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED TO CONTACT THE NHTSA HOT LINE SERVICES AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143989November 30, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
I OWN A 2001 VOLVO S-80. THERE IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR . IT INVOLVES THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM). THE CAR AT TIMES WILL NOT MOVE EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE CAR IS IN GEAR. IT JUST WILL NOT MOVE. PARTICULARLY WHEN TRYING TO MOVE INTO TRAFFIC. I AM AWARE THROUGH MY READING OF THE FACT THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. VOLVO KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUT TO DATE HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. I ALSO KNOW THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATIONS THE PROBLEM AND I WANTED TO LIST MY NAME WITH YOU FOR A COMPLAINT ON THIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143520November 23, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 VOLVO S80 T6 1. FAILURE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL/ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE 2. TRANSMISSION FAILURE - GM TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143384November 21, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS AT LOW RPMS, DECELERATING, OR COMING TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OFF-RAMPS, TOLL BOOTHS ETC. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTANT, AND DOESN NOT YIELD DIAGNOTICS ON CONSISTANT BASIS. DEALERS REFUSE TO FOLLOW-UP ON PROBLEM AS DIAGNOSTICS ARE INCONSISTANT. ONE INJURY AVOIDING ONCOMING VEHICLE UPON EXITING STALLED VEHICLE. INJURY MINOR, AND TREATED LOCALLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143232November 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: 2001 VOLVO S80. VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK. THE THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES TO ALLEVIATE THE STALLING PROBLEM. *NM X-REF 10132057, SECOND ETM, SMCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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