Volvo S80 Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#10614705July 19, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED TACHOMETER DROPPED TO 900 RPM FROM ABOUT 3500 WITH AN 18 WHEELER NOT MORE THAN 6 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND ME, NEEDLESS TO SAY IF IT WEREN'T FOR DIVING ONTO THE SHOULDER AS IS DECELERATED RAPIDLY TO 20 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. VOLVO HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON SOME OF THE ETMS TO 10 YEARS/200,000 MILES. WHEN I CALLED VOLVO TO ASK IF THIS MODEL WAS PART OF THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME THAT IT ONLY COVERED '99-01' AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AS " THINGS BREAK WHEN THEY GET OLD", AND THAT I SHOULD DRIVE IT TO THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS, AT MY OWN PERIL. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME IT WOULD TAKE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TO CHANGE THIS. WHY SHOULD IT TAKE A LAWSUIT OR DEATH OF A WHOLE CAR FULL OF PEOPLE TO GET SOMEONE TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR USE OF SUBSTANDARD PARTS? I DROVE THE CAR HOME IN "LIMP MODE " AND PARKED IT. TODAY I WENT OUT TO SEE IF IT WOULD RUN AND DRIVE, TO MY AMAZEMENT IT DID, SO I TOOK IT FOR A LITTLE TEST <5 MILES, AND IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN, THIS TIME I WAS PREPARED. I CHECKED THE CODES AND IT HAD NONE IN THE SYSTEM. CALL ME FOR A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT. [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614582July 18, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE SUNROOF. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS WATER DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR FLOORBOARDS AND MOLD WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. ..UPDATED 08-25-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED VOLVO ADVISED THEY WOULD NEED TO REMOVE THE INTERIOR TO FULLY CLEAN AND DRY IT. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 09/2/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610714July 15, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608485July 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SWITCHBLADE/SMARTKEY DESIGN CONTINUALLY SHUTS OFF VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC WHEN OTHER KEYS ARE ON THE RING. UNSAFE! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596869June 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS MODEL VOLVO USES A SWITCHBLADE KEY, AND DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE KEY, IT DOES NOT LOCK IN THE EXTENDED POSITION WHEN THE KEY IS OPENED. THE LARGE PLASTIC KEY HANDLE DANGLES DOWN BELOW THE IGNITION WHEN DRIVING. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, THE DRIVER'S KNEE BUMPED THE KEY FOB AND TURNED OFF THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS LOCAL ROAD. BOTH KEYS THAT WERE PROVIDED WITH THE CAR ARE AFFECTED THE SAME WAY. THIS IS EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS IN WHAT IS OTHERWISE A VERY SAFE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596610June 6, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT HAD OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587973May 19, 2014
ENGINE
2007 VOLVO S80. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE MOVED INTO THE FAST LANE, THE ENGINE STALLED. HE KEPT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, WHERE IT ATTEMPTED TO START, BUT IT WOULD ONLY RUN FOR 5-6 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE, THE MAF SENSOR WAS BAD AND THE AIR FILTER HAD BECOME WET AT SOME POINT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564777February 18, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS SHE STOPPED DRIVING. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 5 MILES TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING FLANGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 AND VOLVO'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER R220. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558799January 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR MONTHS NOW. THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND WON'T RESTART! I BEEN TAKING OFF THE BATTERY AND LETTING IT SIT OVER NIGHT, THEN PUTTING CABLES BACK ON TO GET IT TO RESTART! TODAY I DROVE IT FOR A MILE AND PARKED IT AND WHILE IT WAS RUNNING IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN! MOST OF THE TIME IT SHUTS DOWN WHEN I'M DRIVING AND I LOSE BRAKE CONTROL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557724December 30, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
AS I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A BANG AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT AND QUICKLY FIRE SPREADING THROUGHOUT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AS I DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE STREET. I HAD TO THROW MYSELF OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS INFLAMED AND EXPLODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10552751November 18, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL PUMP IT CRACKS FROM THE TOP OFF THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE A GAS COMES FROM THE TOP OFF THE FUEL PUMP AND LEAK ALOT OFF GAS THE PUMP IS NOT DAMAGE JUST THE TOP OFF THE LANGE OFF THE PUMP IT CRACKS AND LEAKS GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537976August 29, 2013
ENGINE
THIS 2008 VOLVO S80 HAS ALREADY HAD THE COOLING FAN CONTROL MODULE REPLACED THROUGH A RECALL.THE COOLING FAN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER TO STOP WORKING. I CALLED CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME EXACT THING THAT WAS RECALLED (DUE TO THE RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.) THEY CLAIM THAT ONCE THE RECALL REPAIR IS PERFORMED THE CAMPAIGN IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535339August 14, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS CAR BEEN PARKED SINCE MID MAY 2012 WITH 2 PROBLEMS, CVVT & INLET HOSES. I HAD THE BATTERY CHARGED & THE INLET HOSE FIX, SO IT COULD GO INTO THE SHOP FOR INSPECTION. AUG.13 I PUT THE PLATES ON IT & DROVE IT FOR THE 1ST TIME AT NIGHT TO DROP IT OFF AT THE SHOP FOR INSPECTION. WHICH I HAD SPOKEN WITH 2 DAYS EARLIER.. THE MORNING OF AUG 14, I CALL THE SHOP AND WAS INFORMED MY CAR HAD A FUEL PUMP LEAK. I THAN CALL THE VOLVO CORP. CAUSE IT HAD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP. JUST TO BE TOLD IT WASN'T ON MY CAR & I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR.. THIS CAR GAVE NO WARNING OR SMELL OF GAS ABOUT A DEFECTED FUEL PUMP. THIS WASN'T AROUND THE CORNER DRIVE FOR ME. IT A BLESSING CAUSE THIS COULD'VE BEEN BAD...AS A WOMAN I LIKE TO KNOW, HOW IT WENT BAD JUST SITTING THERE?.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533217August 2, 2013
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AND THE OCCUPANT WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO UNLATACH AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE SEAT BELT WEBBING WAS CUT IN ORDER TO FREE THE OCCUPANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. RETURNED BY USPS ON 9/4/2013. 2ND ATTEMPT ON 9/12/2013 FAILED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526283July 23, 2013
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS 21 JUL 2013 - SUNDAY EVENING THE TIRE LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE. I LOOKED AT ALL FOUR TIRES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. 22 JUL 2013 - MONDAY AS SAFETY PRECAUTION I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND HAD THE SENSOR CHECKED. THE VOLVO SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED; THEY CHECK THE PRESSURE IN ALL TIRES FOR LEAKS, PROPER INFLATION AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. 23 JUL 2013 - TUESDAY MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. AGAIN; I LOOKED AT ALL FOUR TIRES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525936July 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PLACED MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO PULL BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE & MY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS FORCED INTO A PARKING SIGN THAT SCRATCHED AND DENTED MY LEFT REAR BUMPER. IN THE LAST 2 1/2 MONTHS RELATED PROBLEMS CONTINUE WHERE MY CAR SURGES & ALSO EXPERIENCES SUDDEN & UNEXPECTED REDUCED PERFORMANCE. WHEN I ACCELERATE MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS STUCK IN GEAR & WON'T RESPOND. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD!! AGAIN!!! THIS DUPLICATES THE SAME ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE PROBLEM I HAD IN AUGUST OF 2005. AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN 4 TIMES (NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS), IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED IT IS THE ETM AGAIN. VOLVO PERFORMED A COMPUTERIZED UPGRADE ON THE ETM & THEN IT WAS FINALLY RECALLED IN JANUARY OF 2006. IT IS ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD READY TO HAPPEN. VOLVO SHOULD HAVE IN THE BEGINNING & SHOULD AT THIS TIME BE MADE TO REPLACE THE FAULTY ETM! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521782June 25, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR SHOWS EXACT SYMPTOMS OF THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN NHTSA RECALL # 09V483. RECALL INVOLVED CARS IN THE HOT WEATHER STATES OF US. AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL I HAVE RESIDED IN THE MASSACHUSETTS WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE INITIAL RECALL. I HAVE MOVED TO ARIZONA IN THE SUMMER OF 2010 AND NOW MY CAR IS SMELLING GAS AS RECALLED VEHICLES. TRIED TO CONTACT VOLVO DEALERS AND THY ARE STATING SINCE MY VIN IS NOT IN THE DATABASE OF RECALLED VEHICLES THEY WILL NOT PERFORM REPAIR ( UNLESS I WILL PAY FULL PRICE OF COURSE ). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514205June 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION, AIR BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 VOLVO S80 . CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY VEHICLE REPAIRS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE FRONT BRAKES, PADS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAD AIR BAG PROBLEMS AND IT OVER HEATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514811June 3, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
"SRS (SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM) AIRBAG FAILURE URGENT" MESSAGE CAME ON. I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAULTY (R) FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY, WHICH WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE FAULT MESSAGE RETURNED. DEALERSHIP CHECKED CODES AND INDICATED IT WAS THE SAME EXACT PART. I HAD THE PREVIOUS OWNER'S SERVICE HISTORY FOR THE CAR AND DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE SAME SEATBELT ASSEMBLY. SO INSTEAD, THE CURRENT DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE ENTIRE SRS SYSTEM. TWO DAYS LATER THE FAULT MESSAGE RETURNED AGAIN. THE CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME NOW AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT A MONTH. THEY ARE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT SUSPECT THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR AREA. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE QUITE A BIT AND HAVE DISCOVERED A RECALL INVOLVING THE CONNECTION FOR THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR MY 2010, BUT MORE TELLING IS A RECALL AFFECTING 17,000 VEHICLES ENCOMPASSING MANY MODELS MY 2012 FOR A WIRING PROBLEM WHERE THE SEAT HARNESS MAY BECOME DISCONNECTED WHEN MOVING THE SEAT. PERHAPS EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 IT STILL COULD BE THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED BETWEEN THESE MODEL YEARS. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT THE SRS SYSTEM DISABLES THE AIRBAGS WHEN THIS FAULT OCCURS SO THIS REPRESENTS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK TO ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512996May 21, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, I BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. THERE WAS NO ENGINE NOR TEMPERATURE INDICATOR LIT UP ON THE DASH. ASSUMING IT WAS FROM A PASSING VEHICLE, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE FOR 1 TO 2 MINUTES. THEN LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, I COULD SEE BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE TRUNK. UPON OPENING THE TRUNK, THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE SEEMS TO HAVE STARTED IN WIRING LOCATED IN THE TRUNK THEN PROCEEDED THROUGH TO THE SPEAKER IN THE BACK SEAT. EVEN AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE, THE FIREMAN ON THE SCENE NOTICED THAT THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONING WERE STILL RUNNING. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED TO SHUT ELECTRICAL ITEMS OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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