Volvo S80 Complaints (2001)

164 consumer complaints on file.

#10134566August 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 VOLVO S80 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH HARD START UP AND SHUTTING DOWN. *MR THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ALONG WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. (CRANKS BUT WILL NOT STAY RUNNING WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133744August 22, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY VLOLVO S80 ON 07/10/2005 ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I COULD BARELY OPERATE IT OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR. I GOT STOPPED BY A STATE POLICEMAN AND GOT TICKET FOR OPERATING UNDER 30 MILES/HOUR AND NEGLIGENT OPERATION. I'M SCHEFULED FOR AN APPEAL HEARING. THROTTLE WAS REPLACED BY A DEALESRHIP, NUT THEY SAID THAT IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN, SINCE IT'S THE SAME DESIGN PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133167August 17, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FOLLOWING NARRATIVE IS SUBMITTED AS INFORMATION REGARDING THE NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION ON JULY 26, 2005 TO INVESTIGATE A VARIETY OF CONCERNS RESULTING FROM THE FAILURE OR REDUCED PERFORMANCE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IN 1999-2001 VOLVO PASSENGER CARS. IN ADDITION TOO THE HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE ETM, THE AIR MASS METER FAILURE RATE IN MY OPINION IS JUST AS HIGH AND AS COSTLY. IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS OTHERS TO LOOSE ENGINE POWER WHEN THIS UNIT FAILS. THIS UNIT FAILED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT CHANGED THE CAR REFUSED TO MOVE. ONCE THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED THE ENGINE WOULD BOG DOWN AND SHUT OFF. THIS RESULTED IN A $425 REPAIR AND $35 TOW. MY VEHICLE IS A VOLVO S-80, 2001. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133094August 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON OR ABOUT MAY 3RD, 2005, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 VOLVO T6 WHEN SHE SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE PERFORMANCE. SHE WAS TRAVELING ALONG A BUSY INTERSTATE AND SHE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHILE HOLDING UP TRAFFIC BEHIND HER. THE FOLLOWING MSG APPEARED ON THE DASH, "ENGINE PERFORMANCE REDUCED". WHEN SHE GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THE CAR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SHE STARTED THE CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND IT PERFORMED OKAY ON THE WAY HOME. AT THIS TIME, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FUEL OR GAS CAP PROBLEM. SHE WAS VERY CLOSE TO HAVING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY SHE WAS TRAVELING WITH OUR CHILDREN ON A VERY BUSY BYPASS AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THIS TIME, I MADE A CALL TO THE VOLVO DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME TO LEAVE THE CAR OFF FOR A MINUTE AND THE COMPUTER WOULD RESET. NOT A GOOD SOLUTION. NEEDLESS TO SAY, SHE HAD TO NAVIGATE THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE LANE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHILE TRAVELING NO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. AGAIN, THIS WAS A VERY BUSY BYPASS AND LUCKILY SHE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FINALLY, I DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO SEE HOW IT PERFORMED FOR ME. AGAIN, THE CAR FAILED (I.E. SLOWED TO 20 MPH ON A 70 MPH INTERSTATE) WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY WOULD NEED TO SEE THE CAR IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE. I INFORMED THEM I NEEDED RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON AN ELECTRICAL FAN SO THEY COULD CHECK INTO MY "ENGINE PERFORMANCE REDUCED" PROBLEM AT THE SAME TIME. ALL THIS SAID, THE CAR FAILED APPROXIMATELY 8-10 TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND REPAIRED ($933.00). THE PROBLEM PART WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. LUCKILY, MY WIFE, AS WELL AS MYSELF, WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING RAN OVER BY TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM DEFINITELY NEEDS THE ATTENTION OF THE NHTSA. THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132905August 15, 2005
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS ON THE RAMP GETTING ON TO THE HIGHWAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STALLED. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND A SEMI WAS GOING TO HIT THE BACK OF MY CAR BECAUSE I GOT OUT THERE IN FRONT OF HIM AND THEN I CAN'T MOVE. SO TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, I DARTED OF THE HIGHWAY UNTO THE SHOULDER WITH THE DISMAY OF THE TRUCK DRIVER. THE INFORMATION IN THE LEFT CORNER GAVE "PERFORMANCE REDUCED". I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. SO I HAD IT TOWED, AND WITHOUT FINDING ANYTHING THE FIRST DAY, THEY FOUND THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. SO I HAD TO PAY OVER $1000 TO GET THIS FIXED. THIS WAS BACK IN MARCH, AND NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOT GOING TO PAY ANOTHER $1000 FOR THE SAME THING. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND I ALREADY PAID OVER $1000 TO GET IT FIXED, AND NOW I HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET AGAIN ONLY 4 MONTHS LATER. THIS IS HORRIBLE, AND VOLVO SHOULD RECALL ALL THE CARS WITH THIS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. I HAVE ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIME BECAUSE OF THE RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. I REFUSE TO GET IT FIXED, BECAUSE VOLVO WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED ONCE BEFORE, AND IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. VOLVO NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS, BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT ON THEIR END. PLEASE HELP TO GET THIS FIXED. I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER $1000 TO GET THIS FIXED EVERY THREE TO FOUR MONTHS!!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132774August 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO S80 2.9 AND I AM EXPERIENCING MY CAR TRYING TO PUSH ITSELF AND THE RPM IDLING VERY FAST AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ALREADY ABOUT MY SONS S60 AND C70, WHICH ARE HAVE THE SAME TROUBLES AS MY S80. THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE I THINK IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. LUCKILY MY CAR HASN'T TURN OFF ON ME YET, BUT ONE TIME I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE CAR JUMPING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. PLEASE GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THANKS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132613August 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 VOLVO S80 T6 - THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132192August 10, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: ON JULY 23 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH THE OWNER NOTICED THE PERFORMANCE REDUCED LIGHT"CAME ON . THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. THEN OWNER PUSHED THE GAS, THERE WAS A FEELING OF LOSS OF POWER. THEN, THE OWNER GOT OFF ON THE NEAREST EXIT. STOPPED FOR A SECOND, AN D THE CAR SEEMED SLUUGISH.THE OWNER CONTINUED ON THE TRIP AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED BACK ON THE OWNER NOTICED THE PERFORMANCE REDUCED LIGHT WENT OFF. THE OWNER TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT SINCE THE LIGHT WASN'T ON THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT FIND THE CODE. THE MECHANIC SAID GO AHEAD AND DRIVE IT SINCE NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE SHOWING RIGHT NOW. THEN ON AUGUST 9 WHILE GOING 75 MPH. THE "PERFORMANCE REDUCED LIGHT" CAME ON AND AT THE SAME THE TIME CRUISE CONTROL WENT OFF AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON.THERE WAS A FEELING OF LOSS OF POWER. THE OWNER TOOK IT DIRECLTY TO THE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CAR WAS SHOWING A CODE INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. SO THE OWNER WILL TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. THE OWNER CALLED THE DEALERHSIP WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE OWNER SHOULD JUST BRING IN THE CAR FOR INSPECTION. THE OWNER CALLED VOLVO AND THEY HAVE ADVISED THAT THEY ARE NOT HELPING WITH THE COST OF REPAIR BECUASE THERE IS NO RECALL.DID THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALL OUT AND DIE OR DID IT LOSE POWER AND OPERATE AT A REDUCED SPEED? REDUCED SPEEDIF NO CRASHES OR INJURIES WERE THERE ANY NEAR-MISSES CAUSED BY THE PROBLEM? THE OWNER SAYS NO NEAR MISSES YET.THE OWNER WILL TAKE IT TO DEALER TOMORROW. VOLVO HAS ADVISED THEY WILL NOT HELP PAY FOR REPAIR.HAS THE ETM HAS NEVER BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132233August 10, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON I-75 INTERSTATE AND WHEN I WENT TO PASS A VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE I FELT A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN MY ENGINE. I THEN HAD TO CUT ACROSS 4 LANES OF EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC TO GET MY CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER. THEN MY CAR STALLED OUT. WHENEVER I RESTARTED IT, IT WOULD STALL BACK OUT AGAIN. THE AUTO SHOP TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND GAS PEDAL SENSOR COSTING ME WELL OVER $2000. (THE OLD PARTS ARE AT MY HOUSE, I'VE KEPT THEM). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132237August 10, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR 2001 VOLVO S-80 STALLED TWICE, SO WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER WHERE THEY CHARGED US $1,044 TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. I FULLY SUPPORT A PRODUCT RECALL AS THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132301August 10, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHILE ON VACATION IN BIRMINGHAM, AL AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. WHILE IT DID RESTART, IT WOULD REGAIN POWER TO CONTINUE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A VOLVO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AT COST OF OVER $850. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132064August 9, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
YESTERDAY MORNING, IN A BUSY INTERSECTION (CHARLOTTE NC) MY CAR, VOLVO S80 2001 JUST STOPPED DURING A TURN. IT WAS UTTER CHAOS--I WAS PETRIFIED WITH A LARGE TRUCK ONLY INCHES FROM MY BUMPER. THEN IT LATER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. ON MY WAY HOME, IT WOULDN'T STAY STILL. IT KEPT JUMPING FORWARD WITHOUT THE GAS BEING PRESSED. AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE MECHANIC SHOP THIS MORNING, IT STOPPED ONCE AGAIN, LUCKILY MY REAR END WAS INSIDE THE PARKING LOT, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN REAR ENDED. THIS MORNING THE MECHANIC SAYS THE PROBLEM ASSESSED, AT A COST OF 1000$; BUT THE CAR MAY STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MAY 05. I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE VOLVO BOASTS OF BEING ONE OF THE MOST SAFE CARS MANUFACTURED. WELL, STOPPING DURING TURNING, GOING WITHOUT THE GAS BEING PRESSED AND STALLING AT A LIGHT DOESN'T SEEM VERY SAFE FOR MY 8 YR OLD. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE, WITH MY YOUNG SON IN THE BACK SEAT. THANK GOODNESS NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR MY SERVICE DATE, BECAUSE THE MECHANICS I HAVE CONTACTED ARE SWAMPED WITH THE SAME TYPES OF COMPLAINTS. I AM VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE 9 MILES TO THE MECHANIC, UPSET TO DRIVE THE 6 MILES TO DAY CARE BEFORE GOING TO THE MECHANIC, TERRIFIED BY THE THOUGHT OF BEING REAR-ENDED WITH MY SMALL CHILD IN THE CAR AND DISMAYED THAT I CANT MAKE IT 3 MILES TO WORK WITHOUT MY CAR CEASING TO OPERATE. PLEASE HELP US. I WAS GOING ONLINE TODAY TO TELL VOLVO ABOUT MY ISSUE WHEN THIS WEB SITE WAS DISPLAYED. PLEASE HELP MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES REMAIN SAFE ON THE ROAD IN THEIR VOLVO CARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132077August 9, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME VEHICLE. SEE ODI NO. 10131592. DESPITE REPAIRS MADE IN JUNE 2005, THE CAR STALLED APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2005. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE 5TH FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. DIAGNOSTIC CODES NOW IDENTIFIED A FAULTY MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE/RELOAD AND THROTTLE BODY. THESE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131947August 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON TWO OCCASIONS, IN JANUARY OF 2006 AND JUNE OF 2006, MY 2001 VOLVO S-80 SEDAN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. I HAD NO POWER AND STEERING IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT IN JANUARY, KEYSTONE VOLVO REPLACED MY MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. WHEN THE CAR STALLED AGAIN IN JUNE, THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE MODULE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131592August 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPUTTERING AND STALLING OF 2001 VOLVO S80 T-6 AT LOW SPEEDS. IN JUNE, VOLVO AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED TWO OXYGEN SENSORS (BASED ON THEIR BEST GUESS). CAR OPERATED SATISFACTORILY FOR 60 DAYS; NOW EXPERIENCING SPUTTERING AND STALLING AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131616August 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2001 S80 VOLVO. I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 78 WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER. IT DROPPED FROM 70 MILES TO 10 MILES. I CALLED VOLVO AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN. ON MY WAY I WAS TRYING TO KEEP THE CAR FROM STALLING OUT AND THEREFORE WAS GIVEN A TICKET FOR SPEEDING. THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WHICH COST ME $951.00. I RECENTLY HEARD ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT CHECKING INTO THIS ON TV. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131361August 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
DT: VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED/LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENT. THE MASS AIR FLOW WAS REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131474August 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VOLVO S80... STALLS WHEN IDLING. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130945August 2, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH, MY 2001 VOLVO S80 T6 DISPLAYED A MESSAGE INDICATING "REDUCED POWER". I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR, BUT PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. I WAS FORCED TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALER. THE CAR WOULD START AND CONTINUE TO RUN, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT "GO". IT WAS AS IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED. THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS CAR. THE FIRST OCCURRED A MERE 20 MONTHS EARLIER. THE VOLVO MECHANIC INDICATED - DURING BOTH INCIDENTS - THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY EITHER TIME - HAD JUST EXCEEDED WARRANTY MILEAGE WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED. IN ADDITION TO BEING PUT INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A CROWDED INTERSTATES HIGHWAY, I WAS FORCED TO PAY MORE THAN $1000 TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED EACH TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130976August 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION ON HER VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CAR STALLED, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN MAY AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITZ. I HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO THE DEALER, AND THEY IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THIS WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST WAS $902.09. ICALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS INVESTIGATION. BUT DID GET THIS INFORMATION OFF THE INTERNET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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