Volvo S80 Complaints (2001)

164 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#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
#10129439July 20, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING
DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESTART BUT WHEN SHE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT WENT BACKWARDS. WHEN THE CONSUMER GOT THERE HE TRIED TO GET IT TO GO FORWARD AND IT WENT BACKWARDS. THEY CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY- ETM THAT FAILED. THIS WAS BECAUSE THE BANJO FITTING HAD CARBON BUILD UP. THE THROTTLE BODY IS COVERED BY WARRANTY. AND THE CLEANING OF THE BANJO FITTING IS NOT. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE MANUFACTURES PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE THEY TOLD HIM THAT HE COULD NOT SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE THERE THAT DECIDE WHAT IS COVERED AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET, ALTHOUGH HE DOES INTEND TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128845July 15, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
PURCHASED A VOLVO S80 IN 2001;VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 60700 MILES AND 3 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS & THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128194July 9, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 VOLVO S80 2.9L AND WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. WHEN THE TRAFFIC FLOW WAS CLEAR I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR DIED. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT STRUCK BY THE ONCOMMING VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO VOLVO OF RICHARDSON IN RICHARDSON TEXAS AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A MASS AIR SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THE FACTORY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE PART SINCE IT HAS LAPSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130227July 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, PARKING BRAKE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 VOLVO S80 SERIES DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN RESOLVED, HOWEVER 8 MONTHS LATER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, THE POWER WINDOWS, THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, THE ALARM WOULD GO OFF FOR NO REASON, THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS AND TAIL LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THERE WAS A FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THERE WAS A POWER STEERING LEAK DUE TO A LOOSE HOSE CLAMP. THE PARKING BRAKE NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED, IT DID NOT HOLD ON AN INCLINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121101May 16, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1.MY WIFE HAS A 2001 VOLVO S80 T6. THE CAR JUST DIED ON HER AT 65 MPH ON A MAJOR FREEWAY. SHE WAS LUCKY TO GET IT ON THE SHOULDER AND WAS STRANDED. 2. THE FAILURE AS STATED BY VOLVO IS THE THROTTE MODULE. 3. DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS MAJOR FAILURE ON VOLVO AND VOLVO CONTINUES TO DENY THE PROBLEM. THERE IS ALOTT OF SUPPORTING ARTICLES AND SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS IN THE WORKS. THE DEALER STATES IT WILL COST $907.00 TO FIX. STILL NOT FIXED!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120896May 13, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH SURGING ENGINE AT IDLE. WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR COASTING TOWARDS ONE, THE ENGINE SURGES UNEVENLY INCEASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE IS A FAULTY ELECTRIC THROTTLE MODULE ETM. DEALER WILL ON;Y REPLACE A MAP SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119595May 3, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONTACT STATES: CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE OWNERS VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET IT SERVICED IN HIS AREA AS OF LAST WEEK, AND WAS BEING SENT OUT OF STATE TO OREGON TO CORRECT THE RECALL. THERE WERE VOLVO MECHANICS LOCALLY THAT WERE CERTIFIED TO FIX THE CAR. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SOLD OUT. ACTUAL COMPLAINT CONCERNED VOLVO NOT ALLOWING THE CERTIFIED MECHANICS TO DO THE WORK AND REQUIRING CONSUMER TO GO OUT OF STATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116298April 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MESSAGE IN VEHICLE DISPLAYED "NO OIL PRESSURE PULL OVER ASAP." WHILE PULLING OVER "ASAP" A BLUE PLUME OF SMOKE AND SHARDS OF METAL EJECTED FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. VOLVO DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAD THROWN A ROD AND THAT IT WILL COST $9,000 TO FIX THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110772February 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DO TO THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRON THROTTLE MODULE MY ENGINE HAS A LOSS IN RPM AND DIES DURING CERTIAN PERIODS OF DRIVING. IT IS MAINLY AS I COME TO A STOP OR WHEN THE ENGINE TRIES TO IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. I'VE HAD THE ENGINE TROUBLE-SHOOTED FROM FAILED SPARK PLUGS, TO FAILED FUEL INJECTORS, BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ETM WAS THE PROBLEM. AS THE ENGINE DIES, ALL POWER STEERING IS GONE AS WELL AS HYDROLIC BREAKS. I'VE HAD THE ENGINE DIE ON ME TWICE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN ACCIDENTS BOTH TIMES BECAUSE THE WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN DO TO LOSS OF STEERING PRESSURE. THE ENGIN ALSO SURGES SOMETIMES WHILE STOPPED. THIS ABRUPT INCREASE IN RPM MOVES THE CAR FORWARD AND HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A REAREND COLLISION. I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT THIS ETM BY THAT MANUFACTURE ON VOLVO VEHICLES. I WOULD LIKE TO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THERE TO BE A RECALL ON ITEM. I UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE TO USE ELECTROL THROTTLE, BUT THIS DEFECTIVE PART HAS A RISK TO CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109888February 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CABIN TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILED. THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM IN MY 2001 VOLVO S80 BEGAN ATTEMPTING TO STRONGLY COOL THE CABIN ON A COLD DAY. DEALER INFORMED US THAT THE SENSOR THAT DETECTS THE TEMPERATURE IN THE CABIN HAD FAILED AND WAS READING 100 DEGREES IN THE CABIN CAUSING THE CLIMATE CONTROL TO ATTEMPT TO COOL THE CABIN. THE PART WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. (60K ON VEHICLE) *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103580December 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MANUFACTURING DEFECT, POOR TO ZERO RECEPTION ON AM RADIO. THE PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE THE BEGINNING PURCHASED CAR NEW FROM DEALER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR AT NO COST. *BF *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102177December 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK. WE COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE. WE WERE STUCK IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC AND IT WAS A DANGEROUS INCIDENT. WE REPEATEDLY CORRECTLY DEPRESSED THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SELECTOR KNOB AND AND AT THE SAME TIME DEPRESSSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ( WE HAVE DONE THIS THOUSANDS OF TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE FROM 2001 TO PRESENT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS) . IT TOOK OVER 15 MINUTES OF TURNING OFF THE ENIGINE AND RESTARTING IT, TURNING THE STEERING BACK AND FORTH TO FINALLY GET IT OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE. WE ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK SAFETY FEATURE. THIS INCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION AND NOT OPERATOR ERROR. MY WIFE AND I EACH STRUGGLED TO FINALLY GET IT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THIS IS A REAL EQUIPMENT PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND CORRECTED. MY WIFE AND I BOTH DRIVE VOLVOS AND ARE EXPERIENCED VOLVO DRIVERS. ANY SUGGESTION OF OPERATOR ERROR IS FRIVOLOUS DEFENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091074September 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOUGHT THIS VOLVO BRAND NEW, HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL SERVICE WORK. AT 64,000 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. COST $4,000 TO REPLACE. THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS CAR REFUSED TO RESPOND IN ANYWAY. THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AT 50,000. I FELT THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE RESPONDED IN SOME WAY. THEY TOLD ME THEY WENT TO THE VOLVO REP., BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHETHER THEY DID OR NOT. THIS IS MY FIFTH VOLVO, PURCHASED FOUR FROM THIS DEALER. THIS WILL BE MY LAST. THEY WERE UNCOOPERATIVE AND UNRESPONSIVE. THEY SAID THE VOLVO GUY HAD REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT MY VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088622August 26, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE ON MY 2001 VOLVO S80 WENT BAD AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY POWERED DOWN AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I WAS GOING UP A HILL ON A ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER AND WITH A BLIND CURVE AND HAD TO SIT THERE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE I COULD START THE CAR AGAIN AND PROCEED. THIS PLACED MY WIFE AND MYSELF IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE DEALER IS THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AND WOULD HAVE LEFT THE CAR POWERLESS AS WELL. IN MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALER AND WITH AN INDEPENDENT VOLVO SERVICE FACILITY THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED ON SEVERAL OF THE S80 VEHICLES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW OR THAT THE PART HAS A VERY LIMITED LIFETIME. SINCE THE FAILURE OF THE MODULE COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME IT SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ON ALL S80S AT NOT COST TO THE CONSUMER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079486July 15, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE THROTTLE FAILED. AS A RESULT THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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