Volvo S80 Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#567846November 14, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING ARE THE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY, AND THAT IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THE THROTTLE PLATE ON THE VEHICLE TO REQUIRE CLEANING, AND/OR ADJUSTMENT OVERTIME. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT STICKING IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND THAT THIS ATTRIBUTED RESIDUE FROM THE GASOLINE BUILDING UP IN THE VEHICLE, AND SEEMS THAT THE STICKING THROTTLE POSES A SUBSTANTIAL RISK TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO PUSH DOWN OR/BECOME STUCK IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION. THE CONSUMER DID NOT SEE AN INSTRUCTION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT THE THROTTLE BODY REQUIRES ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. POSSIBLE RELATED DEFECT, DUE TO NECESSITY OF CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020490October 9, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEAD REST ARE TOO HIGH IN VEHICLE. THEY OBSTRUCT REAR VISION. DEALER REFUSES TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020498October 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567751October 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE PARKED ON A HILL OR UPWARD SLOPE, OR STANDING STILL ON THESE HILLS OR SLOPES, THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACK VERY FAST. THIS HAPPENS BETWEEN THE TIME IT TAKES TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO REVIEW THIS SAFETY DEFECT AND FOR VOLVO DEALERS TO ALERT CURRENT AND POTENTIAL VOLVO OWNERS OF THIS DEFECT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768069October 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUE TO COME ON WITH A MESSAGE EMMISION SYUSTEM REQUIRE INSPECTION .VOLVO GWINNETT PLACE HAD SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED IT AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITH THE LATEST BEING OCTOBER 2. ONLY TO HAVE THE LIGHT COME ON AGAIN OCTOBER 3. WE WILL RETURN THE CAR ON OCTOBER 5TH. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767986October 2, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ALL ELECTRICAL POWER HAS BEEN SHUT OFF TO VEHICLE ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHILE ENTERING A RIGHT TURN LANE AT A SLOW SPEED. ALL POWER EQUIPMENT FAILED...NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING, ETC. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF (WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL) AND STARTING IN A NORMAL FASHION. THIS FAILURE MODE AND RESOLUTION IS TYPICAL. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS TURNING LEFT ACROSS A FAIRLY BUSY INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO CONTINUE WITHOUT BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE THIRD TIME WAS IN AN ENCLOSED PARKING LOT AS I MADE A SLOW RIGHT TURN TO GO UP A RAMP. THE FOURTH TIME, AND THIS ONE WAS UNUSUAL, I WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN ALL THE FAILURE LIGHTS CAME ON FOR ABOUT 1 SEC. FORTUNATELY, THE POWER CAME ON BY ITSELF. IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCES OF A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AT 40+ MPH IN TRAFFIC...NO POWER TO THE BRAKES OR STEERING. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767606September 23, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS A DESIGN FLAW REGARDING THE AIR INTAKE TUBE. IT PROTRUDES APPROXIMATELY 3" BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE CAR. I HAVE READ ACCOUNTS BY OTHER OWNERS WHO, WHILE PARKING THEIR CARS, GENTLY STRUCK THE CEMENT BLOCK WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. THIS CAUSED THE AIR INTAKE TUBE TO BE FORCED UPWARDS, INTO THE SERPENTINE BELT, CAUSING IT TO JUMP OFF THE TRACK AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE MASSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE TOTALLING OVER $3,000. I HAVE VERIFIED THAT NEW 2002 VOLVO S80'S FEATURE A COMPLETELY REDESIGNED AIR INTAKE TUBE, SIGNALING THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOGNITION OF THE DESIGN FLAW. I CONTACTED MY DEALER, BUT HE WAS UNWILLING TO PERFORM THE SIMPLE OPERATION OF CUTTING THE PROTRUDING TUBE AND SECURING IT AS IT IS NOT A VOLVO-AUTHORIZED REPAIR. I REALLY HOPE THAT NHTSA WILL FORCE VOLVO TO RECALL AFFECTED CARS AND MAKE A SIMPLE MODIFICATION THAT IS PREVENTATIVE AND COULD SAVE OWNERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN UNNECESARY REPARIS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019073September 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WILL BE HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO START AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767298September 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AIR INTAKE TUBE PROTRUDES BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE AND COMES IN CONTACT WITH HIGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. LEADS TO ABRASION AND FAILURE OF DRIVE BELT WITH SUBSEQUENT DESTRUCTION OF THE TIMING BELT AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER UNDER NUMEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD EASILY LEAD TO A FATAL ACCIDENT. VOLVO REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, RECTIFY IT OR REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS. VOLVO HAS REDESIGNED ON LATER MODELS WITHOUT ADMISSION OF GUILT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018235September 9, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF AS A RESULT OF BALL JOINT FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE FIXED UNDER PREVIOUS BALL JOINT RECALL 00V238000. SINCE RECALL REPAIRS, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BALL JOINTS TWICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017948September 5, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V238000- BALL JOINTS, VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING AN UNKNOWN RATTLE WITH POSSIBLE BALL JOINT FAILURE. VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE RECALL SCOPE THAT WAS ISSUED BY VOLVO.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017817September 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
COMPUTER FAILED EXCESSIVELY RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT WORKING OF SUNROOF/ AIR CONDITIONING, AND POWER WINDOWS. ALSO VEHICLE STALLED FREQUENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567205August 23, 2002
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
IN THE YEAR 2000 CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL (00V238000), HOWEVER ON AUG 12, 2002 WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED, WHICH CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION, THE DEALER INSTALLED O-RINGS AND BOLTS TO THE SUBFRAME.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014501July 23, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK WHEN EASING UP OFF THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566698July 13, 2002
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE LEFT REAR BUSHINGS FAILED CAUSING A RUBBING SOUND WHEN BACKING UP. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764181July 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE SUFFERS COMPLETE SHUTDOWN AT 30-40MPH. OCCURS 3-4 TIMES A WEEK AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR LAST 3-4 MONTHS. DEALER CAN FIND NO PROBLEM AND HAS NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM HOWEVER I SEE SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THIS EXACT PROBLEM AT THIS DATABASE AND ALSO WWW.CARREVIEW.COM. ENGINE WILL RESTART WITH NO PROBLEM HOWEVER OBVIOUSLY WHEN ENGINE STOPS ALL POWER TO BRAKING AND STEERING SYSTEM IS LOST. ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN COASTING, TYPICALLY DOWN LOW GRADE, AND TAKING A CORNER. I BELIEVE ISSUE IS TIED TO POWER STEERING, CLIMATE CONTROL AND LOW RPM (OR COMBO THEREOF) AS AT THIS SPEED THE TACHOMETER SWINGS WILDLY BETWEEN 400 AND 1200 RPM THOUGH SPEED IS STEADY (POSSIBLE EMISSION CONTROL ISSUE).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012766June 27, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. SUDDENLY VEHICLE LURCHED TO RIGHT, AND HIT A PARKED CAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762754June 6, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL AS I WAS GOING OVER THE FREEWAY OVERPASS THE STEERING WHEEL STUCK, I YANKED ON IT AS HARD AS I COULD UNTIL IT MOVED. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY IMMEDIATELY AND PULLED OVER. I WAS SCARED AND CRYING, I SAT THERE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL ABOUT 15 MINUTES. I CONTINUED VERY SLOW TO WORK APPROX. ANOTHER 10 MILES MAKING SURE THAT WHEN I HAD TO TURN I DID IT VERY SLOWLY. I CALLED EXCLUSIVELY VOLVO INFORMED THEM OF WHAT HAD OCCURRED AND I WANTED MY CAR TOWED IN TO BE CHECKED. I CONTACTED MY HUSBAND INFORMED HIM OF WHAT HAPPENED AND HE DECIDED THAR INSTEAD OF TOWING THE CAR HE WOULD COME AND GET THE CAR SINCE THE DEALER WASN'T THAT FAR. LATER THAT MORNING THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND SAID " THE BOLT CAME OFF THE AIR BAG" AND INFORMED ME OF THE APPROX. COST. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE ME ANYTHING, IT WAS NOTHING THAT I DID TO CAUSE THE BOLT TO COME LOOSE. FRED HAD NO ANSWERS AS TO WHY THIS OCCURRED, HE DID AGREE THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT OF HAPPENED YET HE WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY OR THE PUBLICS SAFETY. I TOLD HIM TO FIX MY CAR AND SAVE ALL AND ANY PARTS NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL. I CONTACTED MR. ROJAS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPT. AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO HIM, HE HAD NO ANSWERS AS TO WHAT COULD OF HAPPENED AND HE AS FRED OFFERED NO INDICATION THAT THEY WOULD TAKE ANY MEASURES TO TRY AND FIND OUT. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR I ASKED FRED EXACTLY WHAT WAS DONE AND WHERE WAS THE PARTS, HE INFORMED ME THAT THEY SCREWED THE SAME BOLT BACK ON AND DUSTED OFF THE AIR BAG. I TOLD HIM THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THE BOLT CAME OFF FOR A REASON, ALL THE HARDWARE INCLUDING THE AIR BAG SHOULD OF BEEN CHANGED AND THE SITUATION LOOKED INTO, FRED'S RESPONSE WAS, "IT'S JUST LIKE IF THE BOLT CAME OFF YOUR LICENSE PLATE WE WOULD PUT IT BACK ON." I RESPONDED, MY ENTIRE LICENSE PLATE CAN FALL OFF AND IT WOULD NOT ENDANGER MY LIFE OR THE PUBLICS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565945June 3, 2002
TIRES
THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS EASILY TORN BY ROUGH CURBING WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE ALSO WENT FLAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING. (MICHELIN SIZE 225/50R17) *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565833May 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT DUE TO OVERHEATING. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (02V-096) NOTICE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BURNT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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