Volvo S80 Complaints (2000)

318 consumer complaints on file.

#10167151August 31, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE SERVICE DEALER WHO INDICATED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FOR THE AIR BAG FAILED. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO OFFERED TO DISCOUNT FOR THE REPAIR.
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0
#10163879July 29, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WANT TO ADD MY DOCUMENTATION ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE MODULE AND SUBSEQUENT LACK OF APPROPRIATE ACTION. THE UNIT IN THE 2000 VOLVO S80 FAILED TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE HALT IN TRAFFIC IN DECEMBER 2004. SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WERE $845. IF VOLVO SENT OUT A NOTICE FOR ETM REPAIR REFUNDS LAST WINTER, I DID NOT RECEIVE IT DESPITE LIVING AT THE SAME ADDRESS AS WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DEC 1999. I ALSO WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE INCREASING PROBLEM WITH THE DSTC SYSTEM AS EVIDENCE BY ACTIVITY IN THE CHAT ROOMS. OUR VEHICLE SHOWS A PERSISTENT DSTC SERVICE MESSAGE THAT THE DEALER CLAIMS CAN NOT BE ADEQUATELY DIAGNOSED WITHOUT FIRST REPLACING THE YAW SENSOR FOR $668. OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE TURNED TO BUYING AND SELF INSTALLING REBUILT ABS UNITS WHICH THE NHTSA SHOULD BE PROACTIVELY SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND. THE CAUSE OF THE ABS UNIT FAILURE? SOME CLAIM IT IS THE VIBRATION AND POUNDING FROM THE ENTIRELY INADEQUATE FRONT END SUSPENSION AND WHEEL SYSTEM CAUSING THE ELECTRONIC PARTS TO FAIL. I CAN ATTEST TO THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM HAVING SPENT $1790 YESTERDAY TO REPLACE FRONT BUSHINGS, STABILIZER LINKS, STRUTS AND SPRING SEATS ON A CAR WITH 64K MILES. THE FRONT STRUTS PREVIOUSLY WERE REPLACE IN JAN '04 AT A COST OF $726 WHEN MILEAGE WAS 40K. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY. *JB
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0
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#10162536July 16, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE AXLE. NO ODD NOISES BEFORE HAND. NO UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR. WE DO ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. NO WORK HAD RECENTLY BEEN DONE ON THE FRONT END. THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE DID NOT THINK THE VEHICLE HAD EVER BEEN IN A PRIOR ACCIDENT--HE SAW NO INDICATION OF THAT. MY DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK--GOING 40 MPH--NO ONE AROUND HER, AND NOT YET ON THE FREEWAY WHERE SHE WAS HEADED, THANK GOD. THE TECHNICIAN CALLED IT A "CATASTROPHIC FAILURE" AND SAID HE WAS NOT EXAGGERATING WHEN HE USED THAT TERM. BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED (AND THE ONE THAT DID NOT FAIL WAS NOT IN GOOD CONDITION EITHER) AND THE AXLE AND 2 NEW TIRES. THERE HAD BEEN A CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL BALL JOINTS. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED IN 2001. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10162220July 12, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
YR 2000 VOLVO S80 2.9L. TWO SAFETY RELATED COMPLAINTS FOLLOW: 1. DASH BOARD (SPEEDOMETER, TACH, LIGHTS, ETC), ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS, AND TURN SIGNALS JUST STOP WORKING ALL AT THE SAME TIME! I HAVE TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY TO RESET. COMMON PROBLEM FROM LOOKING AT INTERNET FORUMS. 2. AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT MESSAGE COMES ON WHEN THE AIRBAG HAS NOT DEPLOYED. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE MYSTERIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE DEALER WANTS A FEE TO RESET AND CHECK THE AIRBAG FUNCTION. THIS IS ALSO COMMON FROM LOOKING AT INTERNET FORUMS. I THINK THE DEALERS SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS FREE OF CHARGE. *JB
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#10161900July 8, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
MY S80-T6 AIR BAG CAME ON FOR NO REASON AT ALL. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CONFIRMED AN INTERNAL FAULT WITH SRS CONTROL MODULE. THIS MODULE CONTROLS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FOR THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. *NM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10161781July 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S80 WITH LESS THAN 40K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. OUT OF WARRANTY... SO I'M OUT $1,500 FOR REPAIRS! THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER WANTED $4,000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *NM
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0
Deaths:
0
#10161114June 30, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
MY 2000 VOLVO S80 2.9 VEHICLE STARTED SURGING THEN HESITATING, BACK & FORTH, AT ALL SPEEDS UP TO 70 MPH INTERSTATE SPEEDS WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND OFF. WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, AFTER ABOUT 5-10 MILES, CRUISE CONTROL TURNS ITSELF OFF & CAR SUDDENLY STARTS DECELERATING. AFTER ABOUT 1 WEEK OF THIS, ON 6/30/06 PERFORMANCE REDUCED MESSAGE APPEARED. ON 6-24-06 ENGINE SERVICE REQUIRED MESSAGE APPEARED FOR A SHORT TIME. AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING MOTOR OFF FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO READ OWNER'S MANUAL, STARTED MOTOR AGAIN & MESSAGE HAS NOT REAPPEARED. WHEN CRUISE TURNS ITSELF OFF, YOU CANNOT TURN CRUISE BACK ON UNTIL MOTOR IS STOPPED & RESTARTED, THEN YOU CAN TURN CRUISE CONTROL BACK ON FOR ABOUT 5-10 MILES THEN IT WILL GO BACK OFF. SURGING AND HESITATION CONTINUES WITH STEADY PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR (TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT SPEED) AND CRUISE CONTROL OFF. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10160956June 28, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND REVERSE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED ON 30 SEPERATE OCCASSIONS. THE BULB LIGHT FAILURE INDICATOR HAS WORKED IN EACH CASE. THE DEALER AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT HAD NO SOLUTION.
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#10160663June 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JUNE 13, 2004: CAR LOST POWER ON I-70 IN OHIO. TIME - 10:00 PM; CONDITIONS CLEAR. VEHICLE DROPPED INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" REQUIRING THAT WE DRIVE IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE TO THE NEAREST EXIT WHICH WAS ABOUT 8 MILES. VEHICLE SPEED WAS ABOUT 20 MPH MAX. - A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON AN INTERSTATE AT NIGHT SINCE BOTH DEBRIS, DEAD ANIMALS AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS REQUIRED TEMPORARILY LEAVING THE BREAKDOWN LANE. NEITHER MY WIFE NOR I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE TIME. WE WERE ABLE TO FIND A MOTEL AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THE NEXT DAY. CAR REPAIRS INCLUDED AN ETM, THROTTLE BODY, THE MAIN CONTROL MODULE (PART #8601630), VARIOUS DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS. TIME CONSTRAINTS NECESSITATED OUR RETURNING TO CONNECTICUT BY THE NEXT DAY SO WE ENDED UP LEAVING THE CAR AND OBTAINING A RENTAL. THE DEALERSHIP FINISHED THE REPAIRS AND HAD THE CAR DRIVEN TO US A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. A GOOD PART OF THE REPAIR COSTS WERE ABSORBED BY VOLVO, HOWEVER WE DID PAY SOME. THE REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS CONCERN FOR MY WIFE'S SAFETY. SHE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS CAR, USING IT TO COMMUTE TO/FROM WORK ON HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADS. WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THESE REPAIRS DO NOT PERMANENTLY SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR NOW HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT - ABOUT 35, 000 MORE MILES SINCE THE ORIGINAL FAILURE. WE ARE AWARE OF VOLVO'S 10 YEAR/200,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE ETM, BUT VOLVO NEEDS TO FIND A PERMANENT FIX RATHER THAN RISK MY WIFE'S OR MY SAFETY. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10160587June 23, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A 2000 VOLVO S80 T-6 WOULD ON OCCASION CHANGE SPEED AND JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE PROBLEM INITIALLY WAS SPORADIC BUT BECAME INCREASINGLY WORST OVER A PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS. A VOLVO DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. REPAIR COST EXCEED $1,200. OUCH. *NM
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10157695May 17, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A 2000 VOLVO S80 FROM CARMAX IN FEB. 2006. THE CAR ONLY HAD 26000 MILES ON IT SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT DEAL. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF ANY AND ALL RECALLS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THE ONLY THING NEEDED TO BE DONE WAS TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE SYSTEM TO BE UPGRADED IN THE CARS COMPUTER. ON 5-11-06 THE VOLVO DEALER PERFORMED THE UPGRADE. WITHIN ONE HOUR OF PICKING UP THE CAR IT BEGAN TO REV AND SURGE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING. AFTER PARKING IT TO RUN AN ERRAND I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD START BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY REV UP AND THEN DIE. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO CARMAX WHICH IT WAS WARRANTED UNDER. NOW CARMAX HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WORKED ON. THE VOLVO DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS NEEDING TO REPLACE THE E.T.C. MODULE, WHICH THEY DID. NOW I DRIVE THE CAR HOME ON 5-16-06. AFTER TWO HOURS OF THE CAR SITTING AT MY HOUSE I ATTEMPT TO GO SOMEWHERE BUT THE CAR STARTS AND IMMEDIATELY BEGINS TO REV LIKE BEFORE AND THEN DIES. I WILL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TOMORROW 5-17-06 TO BE FIXED AGAIN. *NM
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No
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0
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0
#10157738May 17, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2000 VOLVO S-80 T6 , ETM PART REPLACED IN DEC 2004, IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMPLAINT NUMBER 10145678; RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON SATURDAY 5/13/06 TO HAVE SOFTWARE RECALL UPGRADE PERFORMED DUE TO SAME CONDITIONS AS PRESENT IN 2004 INCIDENT - VEHICLE STOPPING UNEXPECTEDLY IN TRAFFIC. CAR SINCE SATURDAY HAS CONTINUED TO STOP IN TRAFFIC 5 TIMES, CAR WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE, NOW THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS SAYING THE ETM IS OK , BUT I MAY HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED- AND COULD BE ANOTHER MALFUNCTIONING PART THAT THEY DID NOT INFORM ME ABOUT ON LAST SERVICE VISIT. THEY ARE EXPECTING ME TO PAY FOR PART AND LABOR REPLACEMENT - WHICH I BELIEVE IS STILL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ETM. MY WIFE AND FAMILY ARE AFRAID TO GET INTO THIS CAR. *NM
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No
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0
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0
#10157560May 15, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 STALLS (TYPICALLY IN JUNCTIONS) AFTER 120K MAINTENANCE SERVICE / RECALL 155 ETM SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON 5/12/06 AT AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALER (128VOLVO.COM). SINCE THE SERVICE, THE CAR STALLED 5 TIMES, AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE MORE TIMES, WITHOUT A FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REJECTS MY COMPLAINS AND WANTS THIS ISSUE TO "HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY BEFORE TAKING ACTION". SUDDEN STALLS ALMOST LEAD ME TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ALREADY AT LEAST ONCE; THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY. *NM
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10157224May 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN OCT 04, WE PURCHASED A VOLVO 2000 S80, [XXX]. WE WERE SATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR FOR THE MOST PART. SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VOLVO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND AFTER HAVING THE CODES CHECK, THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE CAR WAS RUNNING SMOOTH AND W/AGREEMENT OF MY MECHANIC, I DID NOT HAVE THE OS REPLACED. IN MARCH 2006, ANOTHER MSG CAME ON THE MSG CTR, URGENT TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQ'D. AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM CHECK OUT, I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. MY TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL COST $1300. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, ACCORDING TO TRANSMISSION TECHNICIAN, WAS WITH THE OVERDRIVE CLUTCH HUB AND TWO SHIFT SOLENOIDS WERE DEFECTIVE. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CAR WAS RUNNING GREAT. ANOTHER PROBLEM CAME UP ON THE MSG CTR, STATING URGENT ENGINE SERVICE REQ'D. WE HAD DRIVEN LESS THAN THE 100 MI WHEN ANOTHER MSG APPEARED. AFTER CHECKING W/MY MECHANIC AND ANOTHER OWNER OF A 2000 S80 VOLVO, WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WAS DETERMINED WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ETM (ELECT THROTTLE MOD), WHICH WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH VOLVO. L. AFTER MORE INVESTIGATING, I FOUND OUT THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE ETM HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 200,000 MILES, MY CAR HAD A LITTLE OVER 125,000 MILES. I SCHEDULED MY CAR FOR REPAIR AT MY LOCAL VOLVO DEALERSHIP, TIM MARBURGER VOLVO OF BRISTOL, TN, FOR REPAIR UNDER A WARRANTY PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED/UPGRADED TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE ETM. MY VOLVO IS CURRENTLY RUNNING MUCH BETTER THAN IT'S RUN SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE MSG CAME ON REGARDING THE ENGINE NEEDING SERVICE, THE PERFORMANCE WAS MARGINAL AT BEST, FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT IN A SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, THAT HIS HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC, WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. IT SEEMS THAT VOLVO KNOWS THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ETM, WHY HAVEN'T THEY DONE SOMETHING TO NOTIFY THEIR VOLVO OWNER OF THIS PROBLEM??? THIS IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR INFO/ACTION. *NM *JS
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10154908April 9, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 WITH SEVERAL ETM OR THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURES. I HAVE HAD IST SERVICED TWICE AND IT CONTINUES TO FAIL. MY NEIGHBOR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE STALLS INADVERTENTLY AND HAS STRANDED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHERE I NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. MY WIFE ALSO WAS ALMOST HIT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *NM
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10154360April 2, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING INOPERABLE DUE TO PUMP FAILURE. DUE TO WEIGHT, THE VOLVO S80 IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITHOUT POWER STEERING. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10153289March 21, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RE: VOVLO S80 2000 MODEL YEAR; CAR INDEPENDENTLY ACCELLERATED WHILE BEING DRIVEN THE CAR SURGED WHEN IN IDLE, THEN WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELLERATED WITHOUT MY PRESSING THE GAS. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR USING THE BRAKE. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR AGAIN ACCELLERATED. I STOPPED THE CAR AGAIN, AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE IT ACCELLERATED A THIRD TIME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AS I WAS IN AN OPEN PARKING LOT, I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS REPEATABLE. THE CAR AGAIN SURGED IN IDE, THEN ACCELLERATED SOON AFTER MY PUTTING IT IN DRIVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND THE PROBLEM REPEATED A THIRD TIME. FORTY-FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE CAR WAS STARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE VOLVO DEALER, WHERE THE MECHANICS REPEATEDLY TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SUCCESS. WE LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR EIGHT WEEKS, BASICALLY REFUSING TO PICK UP THE CAR UNTIL THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND CORRECTED IT. VOLVO HAD A SPECIALIST LOOK AT THE CAR, AND THE SPECIALIST WAS ULTIMATELY ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SPECIALIST NOTED THAT THE CAR WAS INCREASING, INSTEAD OF DECREASING, RPM'S AS IT CAME TO A STOP. THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE MODULE AND UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE THROTTLE MECHANISM. WE LOOKED INTO VOLVO'S KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) HAS FREQUENTLY FAILED, CAUSING CARS TO STALL AND ACCELLERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. WE OBTAINED THE SERVICE RECORDS OF OUR (RECENTLY PURCHASED, USED) CAR AND FOUND THAT THE ETM HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED DUE TO PROBLEMS REPORTED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER IN 2003. ONE WEEK AGO, WHEN THE CAR STALLED. THE INCIDENT DATE ENTERED BELOW IS APPROXIMATE, BUT I CAN FIND OUT THE EXACT DATE IF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. *NM
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10152747March 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 VOLVO S80 HESITATING AS IF IT'S NOT GETTING ANY GAS WHEN FIRST BEGINNING TO DRIVE IT EVERYDAY. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE BUT THE VOLVO REPAIR SHOP HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STC LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON MY CAR BECOMES HARD TO STEER SOMETIMES. AFTER CHECKING INTO THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER VOLVO S80 'S BUILT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS MINE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT MY CAR SUSPENSION MAKING WEIRD NOISES SINCE HAVING THIS VEHICLE AND THE VOLVO REPAIR SHOP SAYS THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG BUT WHEN ENQUIRING WITH OTHERS WHO OWN VOLVO S80'S, BUILT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS MINE, MANY ARE SAYING THEY ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ALSO. THE BELOW INFORMATION ASKS FOR AN INCIDENT DATE BUT THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 VOLVO S80 HESITATING AND BEING HARD TO STEER OCCUR OFTEN PROBABLY OVER 100 TIMES. *NM
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152668March 14, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OPERATE A 2000 VOLVO S-80. IT HAS 70,000 MILES. RECENTLY IT HAS UNEVEN ENGINE IDLE PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN A/C IS ON. FOR TWO OCCASIONS, THE CAR WAS STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY THE LOCAL GARAGE, THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY WAS CLEANED, BUT THE MECHANIC GAVE NO GUARANTEE BECAUSE HE SAID THE COMPUTER WHICH CONTROLS THE THROTTLE MAY HAVE THE PROBLEM AND HE HAS NO REPLACEMENT PARTS. TWO WEEKS LATER, I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE VOLVO STATING MY CAR MIGHT HAVE THE ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) PROBLEM AND THEY OFFER THE REFUND OF REPAIR COST. I SUBMITTED MY REFUND REQUEST THREE WEEKS AGO BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. CURRENTLY THE CAR STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153040March 9, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION
CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED RECALL FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. *TS THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER BLADES. THE STRUT SPRING WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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