Volvo S80 Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#10131032August 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED DURING A LEFT TURN TO A FREEWAY ON-RAMP. THE CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS POURING RAIN AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MODULE REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $800. THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE SECOND MODULE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT CLEANED FOR APPROXIMATELY $200. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MODULE HAD TO BE CLEANED EVERY YEAR - WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR - OR IT WOULD FAIL AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENED TO ALL VOLVOS WHICH PREDOMINATELY WERE DRIVEN IN CITY TRAFFIC. I AM ABOUT DUE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM THIS YEAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131059August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CONSTANTLY SURGES FORWARD WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AT A STOPLIGHT, THE CAR WILL JUST SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD. ON HIGHWAY, CAR LOST POWER AND ACCELERATION. WHEN I PULLED OVER, THE ENGINE CUT OFF. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, WHICH I REPLACED FOR $2100. THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE ENGINE SURGES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131061August 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING POWER LOSS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE S-80 MODEL OF THE 2000 VOLVO. WE HAD A QUICK AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ON THE INTERSTATE ON OCTOBER 24, 2003. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE INTERSTATE AND GET TO A PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CROWN VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN GREENSBORO, NC (TEL: 336 834-7350). CROWN VOLVO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND DOWNLOADED NEW SOFTWARE. THE REPAIR COST US $899.48. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 79,089 MILES. IN FEBRUARY 2003, THE CAR WAS STALLING REPEATEDLY. WHEN RESTARTED, THE ENGINE REVVED AND STALLED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO VOLVO SAAB OF CHARLOTTE (TEL: 704 563-8816) AND A REPAIR WAS MADE. THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST $443.23. THE ODOMETER AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR WAS 68,066 MILES. THE CAR HAD NO MALFUNCTIONS BETWEEN THE FEBRUARY AND OCTOBER REPAIRS. THE SERVICE CENTERS RETAINED ALL REPLACED COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE ID IS [XXX]. SERVICE REFERENCE NUMBERS ARE THE FOLLOWING: CROWN VOLVO - [XXX] VOLVO SAAB OF CHARLOTTE - INVOICE [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131063August 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2001 VOLVO S80 SEDAN TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON US 75 (LIMITED ACCESS EXPRESSWAY) IN DALLAS TX. SUDDEN LOSS OF FUEL SUPPLY CAUSED THE CAR TO DECELERATE TO 15 MPH AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. MANAGED TO GET CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NARROWLY AVOIDING TWO COLLISIONS. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1048.00. I REPORTED THE REPAIR TO VOLVO CARS OF AMERICA AND ALSO GAVE THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER COPIES OF COMPLAINTS LOGGED ON THE INTERNET BY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. NO RESPONSE FROM EITHER VCOA OR THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131066August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VOLVO S80 THE ENGINE PART THAT REGULATES THE AMOUNT OF AIR INTO THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US TWICE AND MY WIFE HAS BEEN STRANDED TWICE HAVING TO BE TOWED. WE HAVE HAD TO PAY ALL THE COSTS AS THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HAVE EMAILED VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE ABOUT THE ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131073August 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT: 2001 VOLVO S80. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN/STALLED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JUST STALLED. STALLING OCCURRED ON 10-18-04, 5-30-05, AND 7-1-05. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING D WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. . THE FIRST TIME SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED A PART, CONSUMER WAS UNSURE OF WHAT IT WAS. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE ANOTHER PART. AGAIN THE CONSUMER WAS UNSURE OF THE NAME, AND THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND BY THE TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IT HAD STARTED AGAIN. THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES WERE STILL USABLE. DEALER WAS STILL UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, AND CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131112August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR IS STALLING AND IDLING IRREGULARLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131123August 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
1999 VOLVO S80 T6, SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, WITH SUDDEN PARTIAL AND AT TIMES COMPLETE STALL W/OUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, TWICE I HAD TO BE TOWED. EXTENSIVE WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THE ETM BY TWO VERY GOOD VOLVO SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND IS A MYSTERY AS TO WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING - I NEED THIS CAR TO WORK!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131141August 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 VOLVO S80 4 DOOR SEDAN. ENGINE STALLING WITH NO WARNING. RESTART BUT SHUT-OFF AGAIN. MILEAGE ON SECOND OCCURRENCE 71141 ON 7/28/05 AT A COST OF APPROX. $1500. MILEAGE ON FIRST OCCURRENCE 50348 ON 12/19/04, COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. BOTH TIMES ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE WAS DIAGNOSED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131150August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: THE VEHICLE WAS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER ON THREE OCCASIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131165August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 1999 S-80 VOLVO LOST POWER TEMPORARILY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. SEVERAL OF THE CARS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED AND BRAKE SERVICE REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY TYPE MESSAGES. THE VOLVO DEALER JUST REPLACE THE ABS MODULE AND SEVERAL COIL PACKETS AND SPARK PLUGS. A COUPLE OF OLD PARTS WERE LEFT IN THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE PARTS ARE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131176August 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1999 VOLVO S80-T6 HAS HAD A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS LATEST EVENT THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. TRANSPORTED VEHICLE 150 MILES TO DEALER. BECAUSE WE HAD HAD SO MAY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE - $3000.00 WITHIN A THREE MONTH PERIOD CULMINATING IN THIS EVENT, THE DEALER GAVE US THE PARTS AND LABOR ($1500.00 IN THIS CASE.) *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131182August 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE. SPEED REDUCED, INFO SCREEN SHOWED REDUCED PERFORMANCE. AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR, CAR STARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THROTTLE CONTROL MECHANISM. NO FURTHER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THIS COMPLAINT IS ALREADY ON FILE FROM OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131184August 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1999 VOLVO S80 T6-MULTIPLE FAILURES OF ETM (5 FAILURES, REPLACED 4 ETMS TOTAL). CAR WOULD GO INTO "LIMP HOME MODE", "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WOULD GO ON. VERY DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING. THE ETM ALSO HAS FAILED ON WIFE'S 2001 V70 XC ONE TIME AROUND 80K MILES. I NO LONGER OWN THE S80; TOO UNRELIABLE, A COMPLETE JOKE GIVENS VOLVO'S REPUTATION FOR SAFETY!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131203August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 1999 VOLVO S80 WHICH I DRIVE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. ON AUGUST 17, 2004 THE VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WOULD BARELY RUN, EVEN WITH FULL THROTTLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST VOLVO DEALER, VOLVO OF LOUISVILLE, KY. THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY . APPROX. 2 WEEKS LATER, HAD SAME OCCURRENCE. CAR STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER, CENTURY VOLVO HUNTSVILLE, AL. THEY EXAMINED IT AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT MALFUNCTIONING FOR THEM. THEY KEPT VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS TRYING TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. I HAD A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE AGAIN APPROX. 5 DAYS LATER. INSTEAD OF HAVING VEHICLE TOWED AGAIN, THE SERVICE REP SUGGESTED THAT THE CAR MIGHT "RESET" IF LEFT FOR 2-3 HOURS. I LEFT CAR ON ROADSIDE OVERNIGHT AND HAD MY WIFE COME PICK ME UP. THE NEXT DAY I WENT BACK AND THE CAR DROVE FINE. I HAD ANOTHER OCCURRENCE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON OCTOBER 26, 2004. VEHICLE TOWED TO ROYAL VOLVO IN BIRMINGHAM. BY THE TIME THEY EXAMINED IT, VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER MALFUNCTIONING. THEY KEPT IT RUNNING UNDER LOAD FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THERE WERE NO COMPUTER FAULT CODES FOUND THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SAME INFORMATION THAT CENTRURY VOLVO HAD FOUND AND ADVISED ME OF EARLIER. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH A LOT OF CONCERN THROUGH THE WINTER. IT WENT SEVERAL MONTHS WITH NO PROBLEMS. I HAD ANOTHER OCCURRENCE IN MAY 2005. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BY ALLOWING THE CAR TO SIT FOR 20-30 MINUTES AND THEN IT WOULD DRIVE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE GOING BAD AGAIN. AT THIS TIME I PARKED THE CAR AND BEGAN DRIVING MY SECONDARY VEHICLE (A 94 VOLVO 960). UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE ON JULY 29, 2005 WHICH FORCED ME TO DRIVE THE 99 S80 AGAIN. IT STALLED OUT AGAIN TODAY (SECOND DAY DRIVEN). I'VE HAD IT TOWED TO CENTURY VOLVO IN HUNTSVILLE AGAIN. MY SALESMAN SHOWED ME AN ARTICLE IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130915August 1, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OUR VOLVO WAS SERVICED REGULARLY BY OUR DEALER. WE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR HESITATING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. WE LEFT NJ FOR A THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TRIP TO MYRTLE BEACH SC. ABOUT 30 MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION, THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE FROM 65 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 20 MPH. WE PROCEED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND LET THE CAR COOL DOWN. AFTER APPROX. 30 MINUTES WE TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT DID START SO WE CONTINUED ONTO MYRTLE BEACH AT NO MORE THAN 30 MPH AS THAT WAS AS FAST AS THE CAR WOULD GO. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER APPROX. 5 MILES AWAY AND IT AGAIN REFUSED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 20-30 MPH. BEACH VOLVO OF MYRTLE BEACH, SC SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULAR. A NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS INSTALLED AT A COST OF $871.51. THE CAR HAD 53,481 MILES ON IT JUST OVER THE 50,000 MILEAGE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE CAR IS A 2000 S80 VIN [XXX]. WHEN TOLD OF THE PROBLEM BY THE DEALER HE SAID WHEN THE PART GOES, IT GOES WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING YOU CAN DO BUT REPLACE IT. I AM GLAD WE BROKE DOWN LATE AT NIGHT WHEN THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AROUND US BECAUSE WE WERE IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE DOING 65 MPH WHEN IT JUST QUITE AND SLOWED TO BARELY A CRAWL. IF WE HAD BEEN ON A BUSY CORRIDOR SOMEONE COULD HAVE HIT US FROM THE REAR AND CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. VOLVO SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT IN DESIGN. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130932August 1, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2000 S80 VOLVO A FEW WEEKS AGO HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED ON HIGHWAY. MESSAGE SCREEN SAID TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. THIS WAS AT 65 MPH. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING CAR IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 2K RPMS. AFTER 20 MINUTES IT STARTED AND I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE AND ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMENDED AND I DID UPGRADE SOFTWARE ON ANOTHER CONTROLLER. I AM VERY CONCERNED AFTER READING ARTICLE TODAY THAT THE PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130940August 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND STALLING OF ENGINE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PULLED CAR SAFELY OFF ROAD. CAR RESTARTED. BROUGHT CAR TO VOLVO DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130850August 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
OVER THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP OF A 2000 VOLVO S80 (I.E., FOUR YEARS), I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED AT 67,000 MILES;HAD THE THROTTLE REPLACED WHEN MY CAR CHOKED ( LUCKILY ON A SIDE STREET); HAD A BAR ON THE SUNROOF DROP OFF; ENGINE MOUNTS BROKEN; WHEEL STOPS BROKEN; AND, MOST RECENTLY REPLACED AN ABS PANEL. NOT WITHSTANDING IN ANY OF THESE INCIDENTS IS THE COOLING FAN AND BALL JOINT REPLACED DUE TO RECALL. TRULY THIS CAR HAS BEEN MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ANY OTHER KNOWN TO BE DRIVEN. EVERY TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP IS EASILY $1000 PLUS. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE RESEARCH WAS SCANT IN TERMS OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE TRULY BEEN DISMAYED BY VOLVO'S COMMITMENT TO ITS PRODUCT AND IS DESIGN FLAWS AND/OR DEFECTS. AFTER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS CORRECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WENT TO TRADE THE CAR IN---TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR BASICALLY WOULD NOT GIVE MONEY ON ITS TRADE. AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS LATER IN REPAIRS, I AM STILL FUMING OVER A CAR THAT WAS PURCHASED SOLELY FOR THE "HISTORICAL" VOLVO STANDARD AND ITS COMMITMENT TO SAFETY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130870August 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR STALLING. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST MY BAD LUCK- THAT I HAD BOUGHT A LEMON. I PURCHASED MY 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 SEDAN BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER 1999. I HAVE HAD MANY, MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, ALL OF WHICH WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE REASON I AM WRITING TO YOU JUST NOW IS BECAUSE OF WHAT I JUST READ ON THE INTERNET. MY CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC LAST MONTH. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT. THE CAR RE-STARTED. THE VOLVO DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO STALLING SINCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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