Volvo S80 Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#11373727November 9, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHEELS
WHEN IM DRIVING AND HAVE TO COME TO A SLOW STOP IM HEARING THE MASTER CYLINDER SOUND LIKE ITS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING LOUDLY EVEN WITH THE APPROPRIATE BRAKE FLUID AND MEASURE IS FILLED WITHIN IT, ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR DURING THE SUMMER CAUSING THE CAR TO FAIL DURING HOT WEATHER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373728November 9, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THERES A RECENT RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS OF THE 1999 S80 VOLVO THAT WE NEED OUR AIRBAGS REPLACED BECAUSE ITS A HAZARD THAT CAN LEAD UP TO DEATH. ALSO THE ELECTRICITY KEEPS ZAPPING DOWN FROM THE CAR CREATING NO STARTS OR VERY POOR DRIVING, I ALMOST WAS STRANDED BECAUSE THE CAR SEEMS LIKE IT WANTED TO SHUT DOWN ONE NIGHT I WAS GETTING OFF WORK, I HIT FULL GAS AND IT ONLY GAVE ME 3 MPH AND ALSO WHEN I MADE A RIGHT TURN ONE NIGHT FROM WORK I FEEL THE WHEEL FEEL LIKE ITS COMING APART FROM THE INSIDE OR LOOSENING I DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT IT FEELS AND SOUNDS ROUGH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365977October 23, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CLOSED SUNROOF SHATTERED. NO DEBRIS CAME FROM VEHICLES AHEAD. THE VEHICLES WERE MORE THAN 500 FEET AHEAD, AND I WAS LOOKING AHEAD ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SHATTERED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364120October 13, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
SEVERE SUBFRAME RUST DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST ON THE V8 MODELS OF THE VOLVO S80S ONLY. DEALER SAID THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL MELT THE PAINT OFF, CAUSING RUST TO ATTRACT TO THE SUBFRAME. THE SUBFRAME IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO THE CAR, UNFORTUNATELY ALTHOUGH VOLVO HAS SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE V8 MODELS, THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE MY VEHICLE HAS RUST, AND THE CAR IS UNDERCOATED YEARLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363143October 7, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR HAS THE START/STOP FUNCTION. IT HAS A BUTTON TO MANUALLY DEACTIVATE THE START/STOP SYSTEM BUT IT HAS TO BE PUSHED EVERY TIME THE CAR IS RESTARTED. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND DECIDED TO STOP AT A CONVENIENCE STORE TO GET A PEPSI. HE PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE. HE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT HE HADN'T PRESSED THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND WHEN HE PARKED THE CAR, IT SHUT OFF. HE'D BEEN DRIVING IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND DIDN'T REALIZE THE START/STOP HAD STOPPED THE ENGINE. HE THOUGHT HE'D TURNED THE CAR OFF. WELL, HE OPENED THE DOOR AND WHEN HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD CAUSING IT TO JUMP THE CONCRETE PARKING BUMPER. FORTUNATELY THE ONLY DAMAGE IT CAUSED WAS TO THE PLASTIC BELLY PAN UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. BUT SOMEONE IN A 4X4 PICKUP HAD TO WINCH MY CAR BACKWARDS TO GET IT OFF THE PARKING BUMPER. THERE SHOULD BE AN OPTION IN THE CAR'S CONTROL CENTER TO PERMANENTLY DEACTIVATE THE AUTO START/STOP FUNCTION INSTEAD OF HAVING TO DO IT MANUALLY EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. ALL CARS WITH THE AUTO START/STOP FEATURE NEED TO HAVE THE OPTION AVAILABLE. VOLVO TOLD ME IT CAN'T BE DONE. IT'S A COMPUTER, I'M SURE IT COULD BE REPROGRAMMED WITH THAT OPTION. THIS IS JUST AN ACCIDENT AND LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN! IT'S EASY TO FORGET, ESPECIALLY IF A PERSON HAS A LOT ON HIS/HER MIND (AND WHO DOESN'T THESE DAYS?)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361376September 27, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY CAR IS EXTREMELY CLEAN AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. BUT JUST LIKE EVERY SINGLE VOLVO S80, SPECIFICALLY THE V8 MODEL THERE IS A RUST HOLE IN THE SUBFRAME. THIS IS BECAUSE VOLVO PUT THE EXHAUST TOO CLOSE TO THE SUBFRAME AND THE HEAT FROM THE V8 EATS AWAY THE PAINT AND CAUSES IT TO RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351616August 27, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SWAPPED BATTERY AT O'REILLY'S AUTO PARTS. ALL MANUFACTURER SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOLLOWED. AFTER SWAPPING OUT W/NEW BATTERY: CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE NOT WORKING- SRS AIRBAG 'SERVICE URGENT' ERRORS. VOLVO QUOTING $2500 TO REPLACE CCM, $800 FOR REBUILD-PROCESS. DIM IS ALSO FRIED. NO HEAT OR A/C- AIRBAG ACCIDENTAL DEPLOYMENT RISK. QUICK SEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THIS IS A VOLVO ISSUE SPECIFIC TO S60, S80 & XC70 MODELS (ALL YEARS) FILED COMPLIANT W/VT STATE AG- CAP 2020-07438 ORIGINAL REPAIR ORDER ATTACHED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348507August 10, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN YOU ARE IDLING AS WELL AS DRIVING. I WAS ON A BUSY STREET WHEN I PULLED OUT INTO AN ONCOMING LINE OF TRAFFIC WHEN THE MOTOR COMPLETELY DIED LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC. AFTER A TIME I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN BUMPER TO BUMPER HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. AS YOU ARE IDLING AT AN INTERSECTION OR AWAITING A TRAIN TO PASS, THE MOTOR RACES AND THEN SLOWS AND ALSO LURCHES AHEAD. FOOT MUST BE HARD ON THE BRAKE OR I COULD REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY ABOUT 65,000 MILES AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR UNTIL THIS STARTED HAPPENING. THE CAR IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AS AN UNSAFE CONDITION IS CAUSED BY THIS MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325903May 25, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER NOTICING A VERY ACUTE SMELL OF GAS I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC ADVISE THAT I HAD A FUEL LEAK IN MY 2004 VOLVO S 80 . THATS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND THAT THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEABLE IN THIS CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317557March 11, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE SUBFRAME/ENGINE CRADLE HAS A LARGE ROT HOLE WHICH IS INCREASING IN SIZE AT A HIGH RATE. THE CAR IS ONLY A 2009 WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT (AND WAS MAINTAINED VERY WELL ITS WHOLE LIFE) BUT THIS STILL OCCURRED. I'VE MET A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH S80 V8S WHO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT THE DESIGN ON THE CAR IS FLAWED WHERE THE EXHAUST IS TOO CLOSE TO THE SUBFRAME, SO THE HEAT EVENTUALLY WEARS DOWN THE PAINT AND THEN RUST STARTS. THIS IS A MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT WHICH ALSO MAKES THE CAR VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT THE MOMENT. ADDITIONALLY, VOLVO HAS A 12-YEAR, UNLIMITED MILE CORROSION WARRANTY, YET THEY WON'T HONOR THIS. VOLVO FIRST SAID THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY GOOD TOWARD SHEET METAL. WHEN TOLD THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS MADE OF STAMPED SHEET METAL, THEY THEN SAID ONLY PAINTED COMPONENTS. WHEN TOLD THAT THE SUBFRAME IS PAINTED AND THE RUST WAS ACTUALLY CAUSED BY THE PAINT FAILING OFF FROM EXHAUST HEAT, THEY FINALLY JUST SAID 'NO'. THERE HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE MINOR ISSUES WITH CARS THAT HAVE CAUSED RECALLS. WITH THIS ISSUE BEING DANGEROUS AND COMMON, IT SIMPLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AS AN OWNER, I SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AT THE VOLVO DEALER TO KEEP MYSELF SAFE AND CORRECT THE MISTAKE THEY MADE WHEN INITIALLY DESIGNING THE CAR. THE IMAGE PROVIDED IS FROM ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I PUT MY CAR ON THE LIFT YESTERDAY AND SAW THAT THE ROT HOLE IN THE SUBFRAME WAS NOTICEABLY LARGER. IN THE PHOTO, IF YOU ZOOM IN, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE RUST IS SPREADING BEHIND WHERE IT'S ALREADY VISIBLE. IN PERSON, YOU ARE ABLE TO TELL THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315577March 2, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY WIFE KAREN WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK ON FEBRUARY 24, 2020 WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE-VIEW MIRROR DETACHED, HIT THE PAVEMENT AND SHATTERED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT ABOUT 7:45 AM. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AT 140 STATESIR PLACE FOR 60 HOURS WITHOUT BEING USED AND THE MIRROR SHOWED NO SIGN OF DAMAGE PRIOR TO BEING DRIVER. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 800 FEET FROM OUR RESIDENCE AS SHE WAS TURNING FROM STATESIR PLACE ONTO PINE STREET NEARER TO THE CORNER .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308320February 10, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ACCELERATOR SENSOR-DIGITAL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307638February 7, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BONDING DETACHED CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE WINDSHIELDS AND WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291667December 27, 2019
ENGINE
THIS CAR REALLY HAS A BAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND IT JERKS SOO BAD IT BEEN DOING THAT FOR A LONG TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287760December 8, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITHOUT PRECEDING EVENT, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS MONITORING THE CAR-CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, GAS GAUGE, VEHICLE RANGE, TIRE PRESSURE ETC HAVE CEASED TO FUNCTION. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279861November 13, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINSHEILD LEAKS INSIDE WHEN IT RAINS ACROSS PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270411October 23, 2019
SUSPENSION
THE CAR WAS JUST PURCHASED AT 127K MILES. THE CARFAX SHOWS 0 ACCIDENTS YET THE BALL BEARINGS IS NOW IN ITS 2ND REPLACEMENT. WHEN I TEST DROVE IT MCGRATH VOLVO STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A SAFETY CHECK, BUT THE NOISE WAS NOTICABLE BUT THE SALESMAN PULLED IT OFF AS WEAR AND TEAR. 2 DAYS INTO OWNERSHIP SUSPENSION, BEARINGS (FRONT) NEED REPLACEMENT FOR SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257840September 24, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS, AND BRAKE FAILURE, STOP SAFELY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE FUEL SYSTEM FAULTY CODE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTOBAHN VOLVO FORT WORTH (LOCATED AT 2910 WHITE SETTLEMENT RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76107, (844) 702-9350), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207695May 15, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
ENGINE SUBFRAME CROSSBAR IS RUSTING OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT AND THIS WAS FOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207498May 14, 2019
SUSPENSION
FRONT SUB-FRAME WHICH HOLDS ENGINE/TRANSMISSION/FRONT SUSPENSION HAS SIGNIFICANT EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL CORROSION. ADVANCING CORROSION WILL EFFECT STEERING AND ENGINE MOUNT CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. CAR PARKED WHEN NOTICED, 5/14/2019. BELIEVED TO BE PROBLEM WITH ALL VOLVO S80 WITH V8 ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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