Volvo S80 Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#10056396February 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS HORRIBLY WHEN UPSHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056413February 3, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
TOOK MY CAR IN AND FOUND THAT RACK & PINION NEEDED REPLACING. WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT VOLVO DEALER TOLD THEM THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER ON THIS PART AND IT IS NOT AVAILABLE.*AK SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THERE IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE RACK & PINION ON THE VOLVO S80 (MINE IS A 2000 MODEL YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055885January 27, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING LEFT, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE LIKE METAL RUBBING TOGETHER COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BELTS, HOSES AND A TUBE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069309January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEM MESSAGE DISPLAYED AT 29,500 MILES ...DEALER FOUND AND REPLACED CRACKED HOSES THAT CAUSED COOLANT LEAK. TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT MESSAGE CAME UP. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY PER VOLVO. TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN 36 HOURS LATER. NOW IN SHOP HAVING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 31000 MILES! TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER 30,000 MILE SERVICE AT VOLVO AT COST OF $600. I ASKED VOLVO FOR DISCOUNT ON EXTENDED WARRANTEE... THEY REFUSED SAYING IF THEY DID IT FOR ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO IT FOR OTHERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069358January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
CAR DIES WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND LOW SPEEDS, APPARENTLY VOLVO KNOWS THAT THERE IS A BAD COMPUTER CHIP IN MANY OF THE CARS BUT DOES NOT ADMIT TO IT BECAUSE IT COSTS $800 TO REPLACE THE CHIP. I FOUND THIS OUT FROM ANOTHER VOLVO DRIVER!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069650January 15, 2004
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, STEERING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
CONTINUOUS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. CAR DIES ON ROAD. GET FIXED, THEN AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. RAN INTO A PERSON WHO VOLVO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON AND SHE WAS INJURED. AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY, CAR "DIED." I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AS THE WHEEL STIFFENED UP & I HAD TO RELY ON THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. HAD TO GET A "JUMP START" TO GET HOME. CAR IS UNSAFE. RETURNED TO VOLVO. ALSO HAD STEERING WHEEL THAT SHAKES AT HIGWAY SPEEDS, ALARM THAT WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING, & WOULDN'T START, REMOTE DOOR OPENER DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERED ON & OFF -- SAID IT WAS AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070071January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED THIS VOLVO S 80 CAR AS A SECOND OWNER WHEN IT HAD 35,500 MILES WITH 19,500 MILES REMAINING ON THE 50,000 NEW CAR WARRENTY. THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED FAITHFULLY. AT 57,00 MILES THE SERPENTINE BELT FAILED AND THE CAR QUIT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO BYERS VOLVO,COLUMBUS,OH. THE SERPENTINE BELT CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO GET OUT OF TIME WHICH CAUSED ALL THE INTAKE VALVES TO BE BE BENT. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES AND THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THAT I SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO OF AMERICA. AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THE BELT WAS NOT DUE TO BE REPLACED UNTIL 60,000 MILES , THE CAR WAS STILL OUT OF WARRANTY AND SINCE I DID NOT PURCHASE IT FROM THE VOLVO DEALER, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND HAD THE CAR REPAIRED. I AGAIN CONTACTED VOLVO AND RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE. I FEEL THAT SINCE THE BELT THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED FOR ANOTHER 30000 MILES THAT THERE WAS AN IMPLIED WARRENTY AND VOLVO SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070447January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED LAST WEEK AND I FEEL THAT WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS CAR AND THE REPUTATION OF VOLVO, THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THIS EARLY POINT IN THE CAR'S LIFE. THEY ARE TOTALLY UNWILLING TO DISCUSS ANY CONSIDERATION IN THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED WITH US A BIT, BUT NOT THE DISTRIBUTORS. PEOPLE I HAVE CHATTED WITH ARE AMAZED THAT VOLVO HAS BEEN SO UNRESPONSIVE. MY HUSBAND IS READY TO SELL IT AND BUY A BMW!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054194January 15, 2004
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND UNLOCKED THE STEERING. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR THREE MONTHS. THE MECHANIC IS WAITING FOR A STEERING ROD. . NETMET VOLVO 153-20 HILLSIDE AVE. JAMAICA NEW YORK 11432 ***************718 523 5858 TONY JOHNSON(SERVICE MANAGER). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054066January 14, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEM PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED DUE TO FAILING TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 225. VOLVO STATED THEY COULD NOT RETROFIT THE ANCHORAGE SYSTEM INTO THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052441January 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VOLVO 2000 S80 T6 - 61000 MILES "VENT BOX SEALS LEAKING OIL".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051289December 29, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
DEAR [XXX]. ,HIS IS TO NOTIFY ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE S80 ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE DIFFICULTY WE ARE FACING WITH THE DEALER THAT SOLD THE CAR TO US. I, [XXX] HAS BOUGHT THE CAR WITH WIN # [XXX], FROM DARRELL WALTRIP VOLVO IN FRANKLIN TN ON 11/01/03. ON 11/26/03 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER A WEEK WE WERE TOLD THE GAS INDICATOR IS BROKEN. MY ATTEMPTS TO GET A WRITTEN REPORT ABOUT THE CAUSE FOR THE VEHICLE FAILURE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THE EVENT WAS VERY TRAUMATIC TO MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. SHE WAS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT AND DUE TO DELIVER THE FOLLOWING WEEK. WITH THE SHOCK SHE HAS GONE THROUGH SHE IS SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE GENERAL MANAGER [XXX] RESPONSE WAS THAT " PEOPLE CAN HAVE SHOCK EVEN WITH A FLAT TYRE". WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTERVENTION AND RESPONSE IN THIS MATTER. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10049436December 8, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 1999 VOLVO S-80 T-6 SUFFERS FROM A DESIGN FLAW ASSOCIATED WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE LIGHT IS ON ALL OF THE TIME. SERVICING DOES NOT CLEAR THE LIGHT, SO I HAVE BEGUN TO SIMPLY IGNORE THE LIGHT. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS A PROBLEM WHERE THE ENGINE RUNS PROPERLY FOR 20,000 THEN BEGINS TO OSCILLATE UPAND DOWN BY 200-300 RMPS AT IDLE. THIS SEEMS MINOR, BUT IT ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT YESTERDAY. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE SLOWED TO IDLE AND THEN SPED UP JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP. THE HIGHER RPM CAUSED THE CAR TO MOVE INTO THE INTERSECTION. IF ANOTHER CAR HAD BEEN APPROACHING, IT WOULD HAVE STRUCK MY CAR. I ASKED MY WIFE (THIS IS HER PRIMARY CAR)IF SHE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHE SAID SHE HAD SEVERAL TIMES. I WENT ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT MANY VOLVO OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME RPM AND ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS. I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME NEAR ACCIDENT I DID, BUT I MUST ASSUME THEY HAVE. HAVE YOU RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS VOLVO BEEN NOTIFIED? I CONTACTED VOLVO AND THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEM. THE WORDS ON THE INTERNET TELL ME THEY ARE MISTAKEN. SOME ONE COULD GET KILLED BY THIS DESIGN FLAW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049801December 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047697November 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAZARDOUS STOPPING OF THE ENGINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ACCIDENT AVERTED BY THE ATTENTIVE DRIVER IN THE BACK. *LA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048671November 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITION INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047582November 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE BUYING MY 2001 VOLVO S80 2.9, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWO TIMES WITHIN A 16 MONTH PERIOD. THE FIRST TIME WAS JUNE 2002 AND THE SECOND TIME WAS NOVEMBER 2003. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045983November 11, 2003
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
FAILED CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT DRIVING TO WORK. AIR BAG SYSTEM SEVICE URGENT (IN INFO. BOX) CAME ON AND STILL ON. EAT BELT TIGHTEN FOR NO REASON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045519November 5, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION WENT OUT ON VEHICLE--VOLVO SAYS PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR VEHICLE, PART IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. NO ONE AT VOLVO WILL GIVE ME REASONABLE RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. TOTALLY UNCOOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041220October 4, 2003
EQUIPMENT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SIMILAR TO A NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER 873996, THIS VEHICLE (2000 VOLVO S-80 T6) SHUT DOWN DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 70 MPH. CONSOLE MESSAGE STATUS INDICATED "ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE URGENT" AFTER COASTING TO SAFE LOCATION, ENGINE WOULD NOT RE-START UNTIL COOLED. AFTER STARTING, THE MESSAGE STATUS REMAINED THE SAME, BUT CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT OPERATE ABOVE 2000 RPM IN BOTH AUTOMATIC -OR- MANUAL MODE. EARLY SYMPTOMS OF THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN FALSELY MANIFESTED AS POOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PERFORMANCE IN 3RD, 4TH, AND OVERDRIVE GEARS. THE SYMPTOMS HAVE PERSISTED UNTIL FAILURE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. AS OF 10/4/03, DEALER HAD REPLACED THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY (CARBURETOR) AT CONSUMER COST OF $926.70 AND RECOMMENDED CRUISE CONTROL MODULE REPLACEMENT ESTIMATED AT $860.00 ORIGINAL VEHICLE HISTORY INCLUDING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT 9000 MILES IS AVAILABLE FROM OWNER OR DEALER. ADDITIONALLY, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (CARBURETOR) IS AVAILABLE FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS. *LA COMPLAINT IS AN ADDTO EMAIL CONSUMER LETTER REGARDING AN INTERNET VOQ REQUEST THAT WAS FILED IN REFERENCE TO 2000 VOLVO S80. VOLVO EXPERIENCING ENGINE SURGES. 10041220 IS THE COMPLAINT IN WHICH THIS EMAIL CONSUMER LETTER IS BEING ADDED TO.*MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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