Volvo S80 Complaints (2001)

164 consumer complaints on file.

#10078769June 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR OF USE THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TOO LOW BEFORE THE BRAKING EFFECT TAKES PLACE. RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM MANY TIMES REPORTED TO THE DEALER.THE DEALER ADMITS THAT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS. STILL DEALER INSISTS THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION DIFFERENCE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075118June 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
DROVE 2001 VOLVO S 80 ON 6/6/04, WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE: COOLANT LEAKED OUT, ALL AT ONCE. REFILLED COOLANT AND DROVE TO DEALER ON MONDAY (6/7/04). CAR WAS JUST IN FOR 60,000 MILE SERVICE AT SAME DEALER A FEW WEEKS AGO. *AK DEALER STATED (QUOTE FROM RECEIPT): "ECM 6110, AND FAULT TRACED TO FAILED ENGINE COOLING FAN MODULE. REPLACED ENGINE COOLING FAN MODULE AS DIAGNOSED TO REPAIR". (OLD PART LEFT AT DEALER) COST TO REPLACE: $505
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069309January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEM MESSAGE DISPLAYED AT 29,500 MILES ...DEALER FOUND AND REPLACED CRACKED HOSES THAT CAUSED COOLANT LEAK. TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT MESSAGE CAME UP. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY PER VOLVO. TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN 36 HOURS LATER. NOW IN SHOP HAVING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 31000 MILES! TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER 30,000 MILE SERVICE AT VOLVO AT COST OF $600. I ASKED VOLVO FOR DISCOUNT ON EXTENDED WARRANTEE... THEY REFUSED SAYING IF THEY DID IT FOR ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO IT FOR OTHERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047582November 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE BUYING MY 2001 VOLVO S80 2.9, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWO TIMES WITHIN A 16 MONTH PERIOD. THE FIRST TIME WAS JUNE 2002 AND THE SECOND TIME WAS NOVEMBER 2003. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019322September 12, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS RELEASED WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT THE BUCKLE WITH HER ELBOW. *NLM *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034188August 19, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING AWAY FROM CURB AT 3 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS. BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL, AND VEHICLE SHOT THROUGH THREE INTERSECTIONS BEFORE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED. MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS FAULTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030298July 28, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ON 2001 VOLVO S80 FAILED AS I ATTEMPTED TO PASS SOMEONE. ENGINE WAS PROGRAMMED TO SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I WAS LEFT SPEEDING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH WITHOUT STEERING!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024645June 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
FAILURE OF POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH LEAKED.. *MR *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008026February 24, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
LEAK IN GAS TANK OF 2001 VOLVO S-80. TOLD BY RAMSEY VOLVO THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A "ROAD HAZARD"-THAT WE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING THAT CAUSED THE PUNCTURE TO THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK AND WE WERE UNAWARE OF ANY INCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002060January 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED THE MAS AIR FLOW SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURED 2 MONTHS LATER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770317December 2, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
THE 2001 VOLVO S80 HEADLIGHT & DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT SYSTEM. THE 2001 VOLVO S80 HEADLIGHT & DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT SYSTEM. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON AT START UP. DURING DARKNESS THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE NIGHT TIME HEADLAMPS ARE IN THE OFF POSITION (BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE ON AND DAYTIME LAMPS ILLUMINATE THE ROAD TO SOME EXTENT). THE UNSAFE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT BY NOT TURNING ON THE NIGHT TIME HEADLAMPS IN DARKNESS, THE 2001 VOLVO S80 OPERATES VOID OF TAIL LAMP ILLUMINATION.MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF OUR VOLVO. SHE COMBATS THE PROBLEM BY LEAVING THE NIGHT TIME HEADLAMPS ON AT ALL TIMES. WHEN I DRIVE THE VOLVO, I HAVE A HABIT OF TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AFTER USE. MANY TIMES, MY WIFE HAS FORGOTTEN TO TURN THE NIGHT TIME HEADLAMPS BACK ON IN DARKNESS AND HAS BEEN IN HARMS WAY AS SHE DRIVES VOID OF TAIL LAMP ILLUMINATION IN DARKNESS! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS TAIL LAMP PROBLEM WHICH APPEARS TO BE A CARELESS OVERSIGHT BY THE DESIGN TEAM. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND RETROFITTED TO THE CURRENT VEHICLES AFFECTED IMMEDIATELY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567751October 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE PARKED ON A HILL OR UPWARD SLOPE, OR STANDING STILL ON THESE HILLS OR SLOPES, THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACK VERY FAST. THIS HAPPENS BETWEEN THE TIME IT TAKES TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO REVIEW THIS SAFETY DEFECT AND FOR VOLVO DEALERS TO ALERT CURRENT AND POTENTIAL VOLVO OWNERS OF THIS DEFECT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014501July 23, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK WHEN EASING UP OFF THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565945June 3, 2002
TIRES
THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS EASILY TORN BY ROUGH CURBING WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE ALSO WENT FLAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING. (MICHELIN SIZE 225/50R17) *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009974May 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DESIGN OF THE BATTERY WIRING IS NOT CORRECT, THE BATTERY IS LOCATED IN THE TRUNK AND THE WIRES THAT LEAD TO THE ENGINE RUN UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE WIRE THERE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006024March 20, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH LOST STEERING ABILITY AND ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDED AS OF YET. DEALER STATESDTHAT IT WAS A GLITCH IN COMPUTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759045March 7, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE REPLACED RIGHT SEAT BELT ANCHOR PULLED OUT OF THE FLOOR BECAUSE A "SPRING CLIP" FAILED. I BELIEVE THE DESIGN MAY BE FAULTY. THERE IS NO HOLE AND BOLT ANCHORING THE SEAT BELT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004202February 19, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
WHILE DRIVING FENDER PROTECTOR HAD DISLODGED AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST WHEEL OF VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002943January 28, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DEALER HAS REPLACE FUEL TANK DUE TO LEAKAGES UNDER TANK. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894270August 14, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE JOLTS FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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