Volvo S80 Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#10079486July 15, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE THROTTLE FAILED. AS A RESULT THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080421July 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
2000 S80 VOLVO HAS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ACCORDING TO VOLVO REPAIR CENTER. THIS IS A KNOW AND WIDE SPREAD DEFECT. IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SURGE SPORADICALLY OR TO DIE. VOLVO HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN TO ALL SERVICE CENTERS ADVISING THEM OF THE DEFECT. VOLVO WILL NOT REPLACE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR THOSE AUTO OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078824June 25, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING,MOSTLY ON TURNS.BUT A FEW TIMES ON A STRAIGHT AWAY. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALESRHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SELLING THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT OUR PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078769June 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR OF USE THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TOO LOW BEFORE THE BRAKING EFFECT TAKES PLACE. RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM MANY TIMES REPORTED TO THE DEALER.THE DEALER ADMITS THAT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS. STILL DEALER INSISTS THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION DIFFERENCE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061030June 24, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE, IT PLACED ITSELF IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE REVVED AND ACCELERATED ACROSS A MEDIAN, AND THEN HAD COME TO REST AGAINST TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND AN ABUTMENT. *AK *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075321June 13, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND TURNING RIGHT CAR OMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, PLACEED CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075118June 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
DROVE 2001 VOLVO S 80 ON 6/6/04, WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE: COOLANT LEAKED OUT, ALL AT ONCE. REFILLED COOLANT AND DROVE TO DEALER ON MONDAY (6/7/04). CAR WAS JUST IN FOR 60,000 MILE SERVICE AT SAME DEALER A FEW WEEKS AGO. *AK DEALER STATED (QUOTE FROM RECEIPT): "ECM 6110, AND FAULT TRACED TO FAILED ENGINE COOLING FAN MODULE. REPLACED ENGINE COOLING FAN MODULE AS DIAGNOSED TO REPAIR". (OLD PART LEFT AT DEALER) COST TO REPLACE: $505
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068570April 20, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER THE DEFECTIVE DIP STICK WAS REPAIRED, CONSUMER NOTICED OIL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. *PH DURING A 65K MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A MALFUNCTIONING DIP STICK WHICH SPLATTERED OIL. THE PART WAS REPLACED. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE GARAGE FLOOR COVERED IN OIL. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE TEMPORARY DIPSTICK REPAIR FAILED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063566April 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. CONSUMER SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO DRIVE AND THEN REVERSE AND THE LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AGAIN. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063560March 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. CONSUMER SHIFTED THE GEAR IN REVERSE AND THE NOISE RECURRED. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061761March 9, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE NUMEROUS REPAIRS DONE TO HER VEHICLE WITHIN A YEAR. (NAR) *PH *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060758March 8, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
I HAD A MAJOR LEAK IN MY 2000 VOLVO S80 POWER STEERING RACK AT 36000MILES. CALLED THE FACTORY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A BACKORDER ON THE PART AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHEN THEY COULD REPLACE THE PART. SEEMS THERE MUST BE A RECURRENT PROBLEM HERE AND I AM WONDERING IF A RECALL IS IN ORDER. VOLVO DECLINED TO HELP PAY FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059976February 28, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYES: ABS SYSTEM FAILURE/SERVICING TRANSMISSION SYSTEM SERVICE POWER STEERING SERVICE EMISSIONS CONTROL SERVICE ALSO, THERE IS AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AND A TIE ROD REPLACEMENT/FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS REQUIRED CRUISE CONTROL IS INTERMITTENT DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL INOP HEADLIGHTS COME ON WHEN NOT COMMANDED ETC. INCIDENT DATE--THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059473February 19, 2004
STEERING
DEALERSHIP PERFORMED INSPECTION ON VEHICLE AND A NUMBER OF DEFECTS WAS SEEN. ONE PARTICULAR DEFECT WAS THE STEERING BOX. CONSUMER HAVE BEEN FROM ONE DEALER TO ANOTHER BUT NO REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN MADE. *LA THE CONSUMER WAS WAITING FOR THE STEERING RACK TO BE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059486February 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE IS SUFFERING FROM REPEATED OR UNEXPECTED SHUTDOWNS OF THE IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING THE CAR TO BECOME INOPERABLE AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES. *LA (ATTORNEY RICHARD DAVIS ON BEHALF OF CLIENT). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059235February 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT OR SIGN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD SEVERAL FEET. ALSO, WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE DECELERATED INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059224February 17, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COMPLAINT ABOUT VOLVO'S ATTITUDE AND REFUSAL TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR A FAULTY DIPSTICK AND THE REFUSAL TO REIMBURSE THE $50.00 DOLLARS DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE PROBLEMS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED WITH THEIR VEHICLE. *PH *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056834February 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT OR PROVIDE ANY VEHICLE DECELERATION. RPM GOES TO 750 WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE GAS BUT VEHICLE SPEED REMAINS SAME AND ONLY COASTS O SLOW DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057727February 9, 2004
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE CAME OFF.CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056512February 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINT SEPARATED CAUSING THE PASSENGER WEEL ASSEMBLY TO DISOLDGE AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SUDDEN STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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