Volvo S80 Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#10136070September 10, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) ON 1999 VOLVO S80 T6 ON A REPLACEMENT PART. CAR HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES ON OPEN HIGHWAY RESULT IN A SEVERE SAFETY SITUATION. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS ONLY 43,000 DESPITE BEING A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE ORIGINAL ETM WAS DETERMINED FAULTY AND A REPLACEMENT UNIT WAS PUT IN ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2002. INDEPENDENT VOLVO REPAIR DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE REPLACEMENT UNIT HAS FAILED AGAIN DESPITE ONLY HAVING 17,000 MILES PUT ON THE CAR SINCE BEING REPLACED IN 2002. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136094September 10, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
(1)CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC FOUR TIMES OVER THREE MONTHS. POWER STEERING/BRAKES FAILED.(2) CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT MAINTAIN IDLE IN DRIVE-LIMPED HOME TO DEALER 30 MILES AWAY. CAR WOULD START AND RUN IF RPM WERE OVER 1500. LOWER THAN THAT WOULD RESULT IN STALL...AND RESTART TO GET HOME. (3) PARTS REQUIRED WERE MAP SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY, ETM RELOAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134786September 9, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
MY 2001 VOLVO S80 DIED IN TRAFFIC AS I WAS LEAVING THE POST OFFICE IN TEXARKANA, TX. IT WOULD NOT RESTART AND I LET IT ROLL BACK TO TRY AND GET PARTIALLY OUT OF THE ROADWAY. IT WAS TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN SHREVEPORT, LA. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULATOR AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED BACK LATER AND TOLD ME THE ELECTRONIC MODULE IN THE GAS PEDAL HAD A FAULT AND ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN TOTAL THE BILL WAS OVER $1500.00 I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE PART AND THAT CALIFORNIA HAD FILED A LAWSUIT TO FORCE VOLVO TO DO A RECALL AND ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAD ALREADY PAID TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I CALLED VOLVO AND TALKED TO DONNA, A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, WHO SAID SHE WOULD TALK TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER TO SEE IS THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND AFTER A WEEK OF PHONE CALLS BACK AND FORTH, OF COURSE VOLVO SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME WITH THE EXPENSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132824September 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131689September 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE STALLING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132099September 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: 2000 VOLVO S80. VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY THREE TIMES. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135870September 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND SURGED ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER WAS THE VEHICLE'S SECOND OWNER. THE FIRST OWNER EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THE PROBLEMS WAS FIRST NOTICED ON 05/01/2005. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135928September 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE BEGAN IDLING ROUGHLY ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT STALLS IN TRAFFIC AND AT STOP LIGHTS. IT ALSO FREQUENTLY REVS ITSELF UP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROLLER HAS FAILED AND THAT IT WILL COST $880 TO REPAIR. I READ THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION IN TO THE FAILURE OF THIS PART. IT SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND I AM CONCERNED ENOUGH TO REPORT IT AS IT POTENTIALLY MAY CAUSE THE DRIVE TO LOSE CONTROL OR THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135496September 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ETM FAILED ON MY 2000, VOLVO S80 IN THE SUMMER OF 2002. LOST POWER ON AN EXPRESSWAY IN FLORIDA. I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED SAFELY TO THE TAMPA AIRPORT PARKING LOT, RENTED A CAR TO GET HOME. NEXT DAY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER NEAR THE AIRPORT, ETM REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NO RECURRING PROBLEM,TRADED THE CAR IN FEB 2003. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135505September 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR SURGED AND RAN UNEVENLY. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT SURGING AHEAD. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY "PERFORMED SOFTWARE UPGRADES TO ECM AND ETM." THEN, A MONTH LATER, THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE IF AN INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE ETM WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE MASS AIR FLOWMETER. SOFTWARE WAS THEN RELOADED. IT HAS WORKED WELL SINCE THEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135552September 7, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
LOSS OF POWER - THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. I HAD JUST LEFT HOME AND WAS STILL IN MY SUB-DIVISION. MY AUTO CAME TO A STOP, WAS STILL RUNNING BUT HAD NO POWER. I TURNED THE MOTOR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BUT I AM CONCERNED WHEN & WHERE IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135330September 5, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FEELS LIKE IT STALLS OUT OR SUDDENLY RUNS OUT OF GAS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135267September 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE VEHICLE GAVE NO INDICATION PRIOR TO THE MAF AND THROTTLE UNIT GIVING OUT THE FIRST TIME. WE WERE STRANDED ON INTERSTATE 15 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT. THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST STOPPED RUNNING. LUCKILY THE ITEM WAS REPAIRED, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SAME PART FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME 9/4/2004. REPLACED AGAIN AFTER HAVING IT TOWED FROM RESIDENCE TO VOLVO OF LAS VEGAS. SMELL OF GAS AND ENGINE SURGE OCCURRED PRIOR TO STALLING. BROUGHT INTO VOLVO OF LAS VEGAS 9/2/2005 TO HAVE CHECKED FOR ENGINE SURGE AND SPORADIC RPM SURGES. I INFORMED THEM THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE MAF AND OR THE THROTTLE UNIT, VOLVO OF LAS VEGAS SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. HOWEVER, I HAD TO PAY $105.00 FOR LABOR WITH NO RESOLVE. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IF THIS SAME INSTANCE OCCURS AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135029September 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 VOLVO S80 T6; FIVE TIMES NOW THE CAR HAS LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS WHEN I WAS TURNING LEFT AND THE CAR LOST POWER HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135135September 1, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1999 VOLVO S80; THROTTLE UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED OPERATING AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A "LIMP HOME MODE". VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. DIAGNOSTIC TESTS REVEALED A FAULTY THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (TCM). THE TCM WAS REPLACED AND NEW SOFTWARE DOWNLOADED. OLD PARTS WERE NOT PROVIDED BY THE DEALER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134858August 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, MY VOLVO 2001 S80 SEDAN EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WITH AN INSTRUMENT INDICATION OF "REDUCED POWER". THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWICE BEFORE I WAS FORCED TO TAKE THE CAR TO A VOLVO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT THE AUTO REQUIRED A MAJOR REPAIR, FOR WHICH I INCURRED A BILL OF $1142.68. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE BILLED: REPLACE THROTTLE BODY AND DOWNLOAD NEW SOFTWARE FOR THROTTLE BODY MODULE: (1) 8644347 0 THROTTLE BODY ($561.90) (1) 8636753 9 GASKET ($4.69) (1) 9438290 0 ETM RELOAD ($40.95) (1) 1003 CLAMP ($1.75) REPLACE PEDAL SENSOR: (1) 111 CP ($85.00) (1) 30683516 ACCELERATOR PE ($108.39) PARTS TOTAL: $717.68 LABOR TOTAL: $425.00. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134981August 31, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
MY 1999 VOLVO S80 SIMPLY DECIDED TO STALL WHILE I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. A MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH THAT STATED THAT I NEEDED AN URGENT SERVICE VISIT FOR MY EMISSION SYSTEM. THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $1,000 TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. A SECOND DEFECT OF THIS CAR IS A LEAKING FUEL SENDER ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS A FIRE HAZARD. ABOUT $700 TO REPAIR. I EMAILED AND CALLED VOLVO REGARDING BOTH OF THESE ITEMS. THEY HAVE NEVER RESPONDED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134829August 30, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE ENGINE HAS LOST SPEED AND ENGINE HAS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIP ONCE AND IS ONCE AGAIN IN THE SHOP FOR POSSIBLY THE SAME PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN CABIN THERE WAS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GAS FOLLOWED MY A SUDDEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN TODAY. I AM VERY GRATEFUL AND BLESSED I WASN'T HIT FROM THE BACK THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY DISASTROUS TO MY FAMILY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134845August 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MONTHS PRIOR TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE NEEDING REPLACEMENT , AT MY COST, 1999 VOLVO S80T (@85K MILES) ENGINE IDLE SURGING AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY OCCURRED, REQUIRING RESTARTING CAR WHEN IT STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. NEW THROTTLE(GAS PEDAL) WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. LASTLY, WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATED BEYOND 20 MPH(LIMP HOME MODE) AND VOLVO DEALER REPLACED ETM TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE, THE ABS MODULE WAS REPLACED(UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY) BECAUSE A MULTITUDE OF WARNING LIGHTS WERE OCCURRING (ABS, BRAKES, POWER STEERING). WHILE I'M LISTING FAILURES, THE ENGINE COOLING FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED(UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134748August 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT
I OWN A 2001 VOLVO S80. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE NOT RESPONDING TO THE THROTTLE INPUTS AND SURGING AT IDLE. IT WOULD SOMETIMES KILL THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING WHEN COMING TO A STOP (LOSING POWER-STEERING WHILE IN TURNS) OR MAKE THE CAR LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE LUNGING FORWARD HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS AT INTERSECTIONS. I'VE BEEN LUCKY FOR NOW, BUT I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR WHILE IT IS DOING THIS BECAUSE SHE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE, AND THEY NEED REPLACING AFTER A WHILE, SO I REPLACED IT. 4 MONTHS LATER, I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME IDLE PROBLEMS AS WELL AS THE LUNGING PROBLEMS. I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE MODULE. I'VE LOOKED AT MANY WEBSITE FORUMS AND FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THROUGH OUT THE GLOBE. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN TIMES WHEN IT HAS DIED WHILE IN REVERSE AND I LOOSE POWER BRAKES WHILE BACKING, WITHOUT NOTICE. I WOULD REQUEST A RECALL AND AN IMPROVED PART. USA TODAY IS ALSO REPORTING ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL: HTTP://YAHOO.USATODAY.COM/MONEY/AUTOS/2005-08-01-VOLVO_X.HTM?CSP=1 FORUM WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.VOLVOXC.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?MODE=HYBRID&T=6026 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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