Volvo S80 Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#726344August 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT SIDE LEFT WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE SOMETHING RELATED TO THE SUB-FRAME. HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A RATTLE IN THE FRONT END WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ALL THE CARS HAVE. HOWEVER THE S70 LOANER CARS THEY PROVIDE DO NOT HAVE IT. THE RADIO AM PROBLEM IS FUSTRATING, AND THIS NEW PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCKS JUST ADDS ICEING TO THE CAKE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PART FOR THE RADIO IS NOT AVAILABLE, SO THEY WILL TRY AND MAKE IT WORK SOMEHOW. I AM JUST WAITNG FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST VOLVO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866124July 27, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF THE AXLE DUE TO GREASE SEAL, AND ALLOWED WATER TO GET INTO THE BEARING AND CORRODED IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725262July 11, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CAR DEVELOPED A PRONOUNCED FRONT-END "SHIMMY" NOT UNLIKE WOULD BE FELT WITH AN UNBALANCED WHEEL. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS ABOUT TO FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724593June 26, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE CAR WAS IN "PARK" AND WITH NO IMPACT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#722708May 15, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
HEAD RESTRAINT IN FRONT SEATS ARE NOT REMOVABLE AND ARE MUCH TOO HIGH BLOCKING THE DRIVER FROM LOOKING AT HIS LEFT BLIND SPOT, I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND WARRANATS A RECALL FOR NEW HEAD RESTRAINTS TO BE FITTED THAT ARE ABLE TO GO UP OR DOWN OR SMALLER ONES TO BE FITTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721689April 19, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL IS NOT SOLID. WHEN INITIALLY ACCELERATING THE WHEEL GIVES A VERY SCARY RECOIL. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, WITH ONLY 2200 MILES. THE DEALER FORCED ME TO WAIT 1.5 WEEKS TO HAVE THE SITUATION REPAIRED - I AM WORRIED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL MALFUNCTION CAUSING ME AND MY FAMILY BODILY HARM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721272April 10, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
IN OCTOBER 1999, I BEGAN NOTICING A CLUNKING NOISE EMINATING FROM BENEATH THE DRIVER'S-SIDE FOOTWELL, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE, OCCASIONALLY WHEN ACCELERATING, BRAKING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER ROUGHER ROAD SURFACES. THE CLUNKING NOISE IS ALSO HEARD WHEN APPROACHING AN INCLINE AND CRESTING A HILL AS WELL. I REPORTED THIS CLUNKING NOISE PROBLEM TO RAMSEY VOLVO (SELLING/SERVICING DEALER) ON 10/13/1999. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT-REAR SUBFRAME MOUNT AND SECURED IT USING JB WELD, PER VOLVO SERVICE BULLETIN. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CLUNKING NOISE RETURNED. ON 10/18/1999, RAMSEY VOLVO AGAIN REPLACED THE LEFT-REAR SUBFRAME BUSHING , THIS TIME USING A DIFFERENT ADHESIVE, AS RECOMMENDED BY VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED A DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR END LINK. THE CLUNKING NOISE RETURNED A WEEK LATER. ON 10/26/1999, I ALERTED VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA OF THIS RECURRING PROBLEM AND REQUESTED THAT THEY ASSIST IN THE THE REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE. MY REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE WENT UNANSWERED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. ON FEBRUARY 3, 2000 VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA RECOMMENDED I AGAIN BRING MY VEHICLE TO RAMSEY VOLVO FOR REPAIR OF THE CLUNKING NOISE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN ON MARCH 16, 2000, THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE CLUNKING NOISE HEARD WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, WAS CAUSED BY THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE "NORMAL" AND DID NOT ANY OTHER CLUNKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I AGAIN CONTACTED VOLVO CARS AND REQUESTED THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR REPLACED IF THE NOISE PROBLEM CANNOT BE ELIMINATED. ON MARCH 30, 2000, THE VEHICLE WAS ROAD-TESTED BY THE VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA CONCLUDED THAT THE CLUNKING NOISE HEARD WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE S80. HOWEVER, THE VOLVO REPRESETATIVE CLAIMS HE DID NOT HEAR ANY CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. THIS CONCLUSION IS FALSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551710April 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO FAULTY SRS CRASH SENSOR FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856843February 14, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH DRIVER WENT TO PASS VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND WENT TO FLOOR, DRIVER TURNED OFF IGNITON AND THEN PEDAL CAME BACK UP.DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718578February 10, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THIS MODEL VOLVO HAS A WELL DOCUMENTED SUBFRAME BUSHING PROBLEM. THE FRONT SUBFRAME BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED AT NILS SEFELDT VOLVO IN DALLAS. THE MECHANIC THAT REPLACED THESE BUSHINGS CUT THE SUBFRAME. BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED, THE CAR WAS BADLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT, WAS REALIGNED AT AUTOBAHN VOLVO IN FORT WORTH - A FEW WEEKS LATER - THE VEHICLE WAS BACK AT AUTOBAHN VOLVO FOR MAINTENANCE AND BRAKE NOISE PROBLEMS WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CUT BY THE MECHANIC AT NILS SEFELDT - VOLVO ORDERED THE SUBFRAME REPLACED. AT THE VERY LEAST ANY OTHER S80 THAT UNDERWENT A SUBFRAME BUSHING REPLACEMENT AT NILS SEFELDT, ESPECIALLY BY THE MECHANIC THAT "REPAIRED" MINE - SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE STEERING WAS "SQUIRRELLY" AND I SUSTAINED VERY MINIMAL PROPERTY DAMAGE WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE WITH A MINIVAN IN A HIGHWAY DRIVING INCIDENT PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SUBFRAME. IN ADDITION, ON ABOUT A DOZEN OCCASIONS, WHEN I'M TURNING THE CAR OFF, THE MESSAGE "SRS AIRBAG SERVICE URGENT" APPEARS IN THE MESSAGE DISPLAY. THE MESSAGE DOES NOT STORE AND THE COMPUTER DOES NOT RETAIN IT. NEITHER NILS SEFELDT OR AUTOBAHN HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR CORRECT IT. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM - VERY COMPLEX ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR - FRONT, SIDE AND SIDE CURTAINS MAY DEPLOY. I HAVE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM VOLVO TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE, NOT ENGAGE IN A BUYBACK AT THIS TIME, BUT VOLVO REFUSES TO CONSIDER THAT AS AN OPTION. IT TOOK 16 MONTHS TO CORRECT A NUISANCE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AS WELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558408January 4, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE MICHELIN TIRE (P336/50R17) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, THE CONSUMER OBSERVED A 3" CUT IN THE SIDEWALL AFTER AVOIDING A POT HOLE, THREE DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING A LOANER WITH MICHELIN TIRES, ANOTHER BLOWOUT OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER AVOIDED HITTIN A BALL THAT ROLLED INTO THE STREET. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549987December 16, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE SEAT BELT WAS IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED CAUSING DISCOMFORT AND SAFETY PROBLEM. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853218November 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
POWER WINDOWS WOULD ACT SPORADICALLY, GOING UP OR DOWN WHENEVER THE BUTTON IS USED. SOME TIME WOULD PARTIALLY GO UP OR DOWN THEIR ITS OWN. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE 2ND TIME THE MECHANIC GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE & CLOSED DOOR, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HAD NO INDICATION OF WHY. DEALERSHIP HAVING VOLVO REPRESENTATIVE TO CHECK VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713015October 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE BACKING AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AWHILE (COLD ENGINE), THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE CAR FOR SEVERAL SECONDS (FEET).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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