2000 Volvo S80 complaints

OWN A 2000 VOLVO S80, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE AN UNEVEN IDELING WHEN DRIVING EITHER LOW OR HIGH SPEED, WHETHER ON CRUISE CONTROL OR NOT. THE CAR IDLE GOES OUT OF CONTROL, IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR GOES ON LIMP MODE, I'M THEN COMPELLED TO ACCELERATE TO COMPENSATE AND REGAIN SPEED. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED, HAD THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR REPLACED, COMPLETE TUNE UP, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. I DID MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PART OF A RECALL FROM VOLVO. I TOOK THE CAR TO A VOLVO DEALER (VOLVO OF LOS ANGELES) WITH THE RECALL DOCUMENTATION, THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK, THEN I WAS TOLD THAT VOLVO DOES NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE COMPUTER CODE SHOW UP IN THEIR SYSTEM, EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS OF THE CAR ARE CLEARLY DEPICTED IN THE NHTSA ACTION #EA05021. DRIVING THIS CAR IS UNNERVING, AS I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER IT WOULD RESPOND IN TIME, WHEN I HAVE TO GAIN SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR FAILURE IS OCCURRING MORE OFTEN, GETTING WORSE AS I DRIVE, SOMETIMES I DO NOT KNOW IF THE CAR WILL RESPOND AS STEP ON THE GAS TO PROCEED AFTER A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNS GREEN. I'M DISAPPOINTED WITH VOLVO FOR NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. *TR

THE EVENTS THAT ARE OCCURRING ARE THAT MY VEHICLE WILL DIE ON ME, AT TIMES IT WON'T START, AND IT LUNGES FORWARD AS I START THE ENGINE. IT IS ALSO IDLING VERY HIGH. IT HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS, AND HAVE HAD SENSORS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW MY VEHICLE IS SMELLING OF GAS AS I TRY AND START IT. I HAD IT REPAIRED ON 7/22/09, AS THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T PASS SMOG, AT WHICH TIME APPARENTLY THEY REPLACED A SENSOR AT THAT TIME. *TR

THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY SURGE/HESITATE AND STALLS AT LOW REVS. THIS STARTED MAYBE ABOUT HALF A YEAR AGO AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH THE PROBLEMS EVEN AT HIGH REVS. THE PROBLEM CULMINATED ON MAY 17TH 2009 OR THERE ABOUT WHEN I NEARLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE MIDDLE AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND THERE WAS A SLOWER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I ACCELERATED TO TRY TO PASS THE VEHICLE ON THE FAST LANE. THE VEHICLE DID PICK UP AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT ON A LIMP MODE EVEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR. MY VEHICLE WAS ALMOST JUST SIDE BY SIDE TO THE SLOWER VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE NEXT THING I HEARD WAS A LOUD CONTINUOUS HORNING AND SCREECHING OF BRAKES OF A CAR BEHIND ME ON THE FAST LANE.. THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND PERFORM SERVICE WELL ABOVE AS WHAT MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED. BASED ON VARIOUS INFO. SOURCES, THE PROBLEM IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO CAR THAT HAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANS SIGNAL (ALERT TO THE ABS AND SPEED SENSOR) WOULD ALTER THE ABS AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. HE HAD NOT NOTICED ANY PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE RESULTS PRODUCED SIX CODES AND INDICATED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WAS ALSO A PART OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,944 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME, SHE NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. FLAMES WERE PRESENT SOON AFTER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS MELTED. A FIREFIGHTER STATED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WILL CALL VOLVO AND FILE A CLAIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,300.

I TOOK MY CAR TO A CAR WASH IN FEB. 2008 AND THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. IT COST ME ALMOST $1500.00 TO FIX. I SENT IN THE DOCUMENTATION TO THE CARWASH ASSOCIATION. THEY TOLD ME VOLVO WILL REIMBURSE ME. I PRAY THEY ARE RIGHT. *TR

2000 S80 VOLVO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, CAR STALLING OF THE FREEWAY WITH CHILDREN IN CAR. VOLVO MALUFACTOR DEFECTED PART AND THEY CONTINUE TO CHARGE THEIR CUSTOMER FOR PARTS AND MAINTENANCE OF THIS DEFECTED PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE FUEL TANK DOOR DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE DETACHMENT OF THE FUEL TANK DOOR AFTER REACHING HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

VOLVO S-80 AIRBAG FAILURE IN A SEVERE CRASH. 2000 VOLVO S-80 INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT (DRIVER WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT). WENT OFF ROAD AT 55+MPH, SPUN INTO A DITCH HIT THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN, TOSSED BACK ACROSS THE ROAD AND LANDED IN THE MEDIAN. TOTALED THE CAR. ALTHOUGH THE SIDE CURTAIN, SIDE IMPACT (IN DRIVER SIDE SEAT) AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THE MAIN DRIVER AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT DEPLOY. MULTIPLE MINOR INJURIES; UNKNOWN IF ANY WILL TURN OUT TO BE SERIOUS. *TR

DRIVING ALONG DOWN AN INTERSTATE I HIT THE GAS TO DRIVE AROUND A CAR WHEN MY TRANSMISSION CAME OUT OF GEAR AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED I HAD NO POWER TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT IS KICKING BACK IN BUT I CAN NOT DRIVE ABOVE 20 MPH OR ABOVE 3000 RPM OR IT WILL SLIP OUT AND RED LINE ALSO MY ENGINE MOUNT HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT MY S 80 T6 IS BECOMING A PAPER WEIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS A BENEFICIARY OF A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT REGARDING A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE MODULE IN THE ENGINE. THE VOLVO DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE DUE TO THE WARRANTY LAWSUIT. THE LAWSUIT WILL EXPIRE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE BECOMES TEN YEARS OLD OR REACHES 200,000 MILES. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SURGE FROM FAST TO SLOW OR VICE VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEALER NEARBY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHO STATED THAT THE COOLING FAN CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE CONTACT'S MECHANIC INFORMED HIM OF A RECALL REGARDING THE COOLING FAN. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

LAST YEAR MY S80 VOLVO STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO AN ETM DEFECT. TWO DAYS, I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VOLVO. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A BUSY STREET. SUDDENLY, AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CAME UP INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG. THEN TWO SECONDS LATER, A 'CHECK ENGINE MESSAGE' CAME UP. WITHIN ANOTHER MINUTE ANOTHER MESSAGE INDICATED 'TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED URGENTLY'. THEN WITHIN TWO MINUTES THE CAR WENT TO A LIMP MODE. THEY WERE CARS BEHIND ME. IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE RELATED TO VOLVO SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SOME WERE EVEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS WHEN THEIR CARS SUDDENLY STOPPED. I AM WONDERING WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT HAD LOOKED AT THIS SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. VOLVO MUST BE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT NO ONE HOLDS THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE THUS FAR TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST VOLVO GARAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT WILL COST $5000 TO FIX THE CAR. I CALLED VOLVO NORTH AMERICA TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT HELP. *TR

I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT/ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR A MONTH. THE WARNING MESSAGE SAYS BRAKE FAILURE STOP IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT I HAD NO FLUID. BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. I NOTICED THE RECALL ON THE 2000 VOLVO S-80. NOT SURE IF IS THE SAME THING, BUT IF IT IS SHOULD THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP FIX FOR FREE. THE RECALL WAS SENT OUT MARCH OF 07. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHEN APPROACHING A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. SECONDLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE IDLING AND THEN RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SIMULTANEOUSLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, TURBO BACK FIELD, AND TORQUE MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS PERFORM A TC-B SERVICE ALL AT THE COST OF OVER $3,320. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 193,008. UPDATED 10/07/08.*LJ UPDATED 10/08/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP, IT WILL SURGE FORWARD UNLESS THE CONTACT APPLIES A GREAT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY STALL AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

ETM (ELECTRIC THROTTLE MODULE INTAKE MANIFOLD) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED! (VOLVO ONLY HAS A VERY LIMITED EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED ON 4/2006. THE ETM WAS CLEANED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE 8/8/02; AND A SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS COMPLETED ON 10/19/06. MY LAST 2 COMPLAINTS TO MY VOLVO DEALERSHIP MECHANIC HAS RESULTED IN DENIAL ON 10/19/06 AND REFUSAL TO REPAIR UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 8/18/08 DUE TO UNRETRIEVABLE COMPUTER CODES (VOLVO ADMITS THE PROBLEM WAS STILL AN ETM PROBLEM). [THIS HAS OCCURRED EVERY YEAR FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS!!!] ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ACCIDENTS ALMOST HAPPENED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EITHER STALLS ON THE FREEWAY AT 55-60MPH, OR VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGES AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO VEXEDVOLVO.COM, THE REAL CAUSE IS DUE TO A WEARING OUT OF THE "POTENTIOMETER FILMS IN THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS". A SIMPLE ETM "CLEANING" WILL NOT SUFFICE. *TR

2000 VOLVO S80 2.9L HAD ABS MODULE FAILED TWICE AT 25K MILES (2006) AND 50K (8/2008) MILES. GOTTEN CLOSE TO ACCIDENTS ESPECIALLY DURING RAIN, SNOW, OR HUMID WEATHER. COMPLAINED TO AUTHORIZED DEALER/MECHANIC AT LEAST OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS WITHOUT ANY HELP UNTIL IT REQUIRES REPAIR. *TR

AT THE END OF JUNE OF 2008 I NOTICED THAT MY 2000 VOLVO S-80 SMELLED OF GAS. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON 06/20/2008 ABBY CAR CARE (559-438-7181) MECHANIC KEVIN DETERMINED, PER MY RECEIPT, THAT 'DIAGNOSE FUEL LEAK-FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP TANK FOUND DEFECTIVE AT FLANGE FOR EVAP SYSTEM LEAKING WERE IT ATTACHES TO TOP OF THE FUEL TANK NOT REPAIRABLE.' I WAS ALSO ADVISED BY KEVIN THAT THE LEAK WAS NOT CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR BUT WAS 'DEFECTIVE / NOT REPAIRABLE' IN NATURE. ABBY CAR CARE REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. AFTER LEARNING OF THIS LEAK AND DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET 'GOGGLE SEARCH ENGINE', IT APPEARS THAT OTHER VOLVO OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS TO THE GAS TANKS. I DID CALL MY LOCAL VOLVO DEALER (FRESNO LINCOLN MERCURY VOLVO ' 5200 N. BLACKSTONE AVENUE FRESNO, CA 93710 TELEPHONE NUMBER 559-226-5175) AND ADVISED THEM OF MY LEAKY GAS TANK AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND DIDN'T SEEM TO CONCERNED WITH MY PROBLEM OTHER THAN GIVING ME THERE CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL FREE NUMBER. *TR

PAPERWORK WAS COMPLETED, I WAS ON MY WAY OUT, THE SALESMAN SAID, "MAKE SURE YOU PUT SOME OIL IN THE ENGINE, IT HAS NO OIL, WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO INSPECT THE CAR." HE WENT ON TO SAY, "BRING IT IN SOMETIME NEXT WEEK AND WE'LL INSPECT IT."CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOLLOWING WEEK, THEY HAD NO TIME TO INSPECT IT. IT WENT ON FOR THREE WEEKS. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WOULD RISE VERY QUICKLY, I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES. IT WAS BROUGHT TO A SEPARATE CAR REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE CARS ECM (ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MODULE) ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY. NONE OF THE GAUGES ARE CORRECT, INCLUDING THE GAS AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE COULD BE OVERHEATING AND IT WOULDN'T SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER, OR IT MIGHT NOT BE OVERHEATING AND IT MIGHT SHOW UP AS OVERHEATING. THEN THE DEALER DID THEIR INSPECTION AND SAID THAT THE CAR WAS "FINE." I ASKED FOR DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO WAY OF PRINTING THEIR DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS. LATER, THE CAR STARTED SAYING "HIGH ENGINE TEMP" AGAIN. I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. ONE OF THE SALES MEN TOOK THE CAR ON A TEST DRIVE. ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR WAS DOING JUST FINE. ONCE THE CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 35MPH IT STARTED SIGNALING OVERHEATING. BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP THE SALESMAN LEFT THE CAR RUNNING WHILE THE CAR WAS STATING IN THE DASH "HIGH ENGINE TEMP." THEY PROCEEDED TO LET THE CAR RUN. THE SALESMAN SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE HOOD AND SMOKE WAS RISING OUT OF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY DECELERATE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,500. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000. UPDATED 09/23/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/08. *JB

MY WIFE LEFT FOR WORK & GOT TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY & HAD NO BRAKE ASSIST IE VERY HARD PEDAL. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING(NO WARNING LIGHTS,ETC).SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE&TOOK ANOTHER TO GET TO WORK(RN).I LATER DROVE THE CAR,BRAKES WORKED FINE. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE IT AGAIN & NO POWER BRAKES. *TR

AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) ON MY 2000 VOLVO S80 IS IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. TWO YEARS AGO, I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED WHEN IT BEGAN SURGING FORWARD WHEN IDLING, EVEN WHEN I WAS BRAKING. AN ETM SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS DONE AT THAT TIME AND THE ETM WAS CLEANED. NOW, JUST SHORT OF TWO YEARS LATER, I AM HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. AS I AM COMING TO A STOP, MY VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SURGE FORWARD, EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. I AM PETRIFIED THAT I AM GOING TO STRIKE THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE I CAN ARRANGE TO GET MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE. FURTHER, WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK OR USE THE AC SYSTEM, MY CAR COMES TO A NEAR STALL AND JUST LURCHES ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT SIMPLY CANNOT MAINTAIN AN EVEN IDLE WHEN IN PARK. LAST WEEK, FOR THE FIRST TIME, I BECAME AWARE OF THE NOVEMBER 2006 RECALL CONCERNING ETMS. THIS LED ME TO LOOK AT MY OLD SERVICE RECORDS, SINCE I WAS HAVING THE SAME FRIGHTENING PROBLEM THAT I HAD TWO YEARS AGO. SURE ENOUGH, THERE IT WAS AGAIN - "CUSTOMER STATES AT IDLE REVS UP AND SURGES." I HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THIS REPAIR ONCE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS MATTER AND MY VEHICLE SIMPLY IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED TWO FAILURES LISTED AS RECALLS FOR THE SUSPENSION AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. HE IS VERY UPSET WITH BEING EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALLS BECAUSE THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. WHILE PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE WHEEL AXLE, LOWER CONTROL ARM, AND UPPER BALL JOINT WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED THE FAILURE OF THE SPEED CONTROL MECHANISM. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND HESITATED. THIS FAILURE OCCURS ONLY DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS FAILURE. THE RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY 2000 VOLVO S80 HAS FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. IN IDLE, IT SOMETIMES WORKS FINE, BUT AT OTHER TIMES IT IDLES ERRATICALLY. SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY, I'VE NEEDED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, BUT THE CAR HESITATED AND DISPLAYED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. A FEW TIMES, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ANYWAY, AND THE LIGHT WOULD BEGIN TO BLINK, AND THE CAR WOULD STILL SPUTTER. THIS CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I HAD THE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I LEARNED RECENTLY THAT THIS IS INDICATIVE OF A FAILED ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE), WHICH HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR. *TR

THE DEALER ALSO MADE A LIFE THREATENING MISTAKE BY SCREWING IN THE POWER STEERING PIPE AND LOSING POWER STEERING. THIS CAUSED A BAD NOISE AND A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION WITH MY CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S-80. WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH AUTOMATIC CAR WASH, THE SUNROOF SHATTERED DURING THE BLOWER/DRYER OPERATION. CAR WASH MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THESE MODELS HAVE A PROPENSITY TO BREAK AT THE SAME SPOT IN THE CAR WASH PROCESS. HE STATED THAT VOLVO REPLACES THE SUNROOF UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED VOLVO, THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

SRS AIRBAG FAILURE AND ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS AND ALERTS POSTED ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY. TURNS OUT THE PROBLEM WAS DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE AND WAS RESOLVED WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE FAILURE RESULTS IN THE DISABLING OF THE SYSTEMS. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND FIXED IN ABOUT AN HOUR. VOLVO CLEARLY NEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS SINCE THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE (AKA A FIX) WAS ALREADY COMPLETED AND AVAILABLE - VOLVO HAD TO PAY SOMEONE TO FIX THE SOFTWARE, WHY PAY THEM IF THERE WAS NO DEFECT. I BELIEVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE AT LEAST ADVISED IF NOT MANDATORY FOR ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. IT IS A SIMPLE EASY WAY TO AVOID A TRAGEDY IF THESE SYSTEMS ARE DISABLED BY DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE. *TR

1) ENGINE IDLES ROUGH, PROBLEM BECAME SO BAD THAT CAR STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS, LOST POWER STEERING & "ENGINE DIES" AT LOW SPEEDS (UNSAFE!). LOCAL MECH REFERRED TO ETM WARRANTY PROGRAM TO RE-PROGRAM FAULTY ETM MODULE. TOOK CAR TO DLR, RE-PROGRAMMED ETM CAR DIED AGAIN! TURNS OUT BAD BATTERY AS WELL: SEVERAL HUNDRED $$$ TO REPLACE BATTERY. CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY, LARGE "SHUDDERS" PRESENT WHEN MERGING ONTO HWY, DURING TRANSMISSION/GEAR SHIFT. NOT GOOD! 2) AIRBAG "SRS-URGENT SERVICE" WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON. GOOD LOCAL MECH. STATES THIS IS A $1000 REPAIR. 3) "CHECK BRAKE LIGHT" WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT TURNS ON WHEN DEPRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL: GOOD LOCAL MECH. STATES THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" REQUIRES EXACT MATCHING ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF ALL BRAKE LAMPS TO ENSURE THAT "CHECK BRAKE LIGHT" WARNING DOES NOT OCCUR (IN ACTUALITY THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK FINE, THE BUILT-IN-TEST IS FAULTY). 4) "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" COMES ON 2-3 TIMES IN LAST 3 MONTHS. MAJOR SERVICE WAS REQUIRED. ONE FAULT WAS ISOLATED TO FUEL TANK GAS CAP: IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY "ECM-4308 (LEAK DIAGNOSTIC) LARGE LEAK" OCCURS...REMEDIED BY TWISTING FUEL CAP 3 FULL ROTATIONS, AFTER RE-FUELING GAS TANK. GOOD LOCAL MECH. DIAGNOSED THE LOOSE GAS CAP PROBLEM, WARNED ME ABOUT IT, AND DIDN'T CHARGE ME (NICE!). 5) BODY PAINT IS VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO CHIPPING & SCRATCHES. PAINT OR EXTERIOR PANELS ARE VERY SOFT AND EASILY DAMAGED. ANOTHER SHAME, THIS CAR LOOKS GREAT BUT DOES NOT HOLD UP VERY WELL UNDER TYPICAL PARKING LOT COND

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND I WAS A PASSENGER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE SUNROOF AND WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 1/4 OPENED, A STEEL BAR, ABOUT 26 INCHES IN LENGTH CAME OUT OF THE ROOF OPENING AND HIT MY WIFE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER HEAD WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THE GLASS DID NOT BREAK ONLY THE METAL BAR THAT WAS GLUED TO THE GLASS CAME LOOSE AND FELL OUT. HAD SHE TURNED HER HEAD IN MY DIRECTION, THE BAR COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY AND EVEN COULD HAVE HIT ONE OF HER EYES. THIS METAL BAR WAS ATTACHED TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE GLASS. NO ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS INJURY OTHER THAN BRUISED SKIN OCCURRED. ON NOV 29TH THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE EVALUATED AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO SAID HE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. WHEN HE CALLED A MECHANIC OVER TO ASK HIS OPINION, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY JUST REPLACED A SUNROOF GLASS ON A SIMILAR CAR THE PREVIOUS WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER ONLY SAID THAT IF THE GLASS WAS REPLACED, IT WOULD BE VERY COSTLY. NO OFFER WAS MADE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE WITH A BETTER PART. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS OR DEADLY ACCIDENT. *TR

225/50R-17 94V PROXES TPT ALL SEASON BLACKWALL HAD A SIDEWALL FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 84 DEGREES F. TIRE CORE REMAINED INTACT LEAVING 1 OR 2 INCHES OF EACH SIDEWALL GLUED TO RIM. TIRE HAD 22K MILES ON IT. AIR PRESSURE SHOULD HAVE BEEN OKAY SINCE IT WAS CHECKED A FEW WEEKS EARLIER. OPPOSING TIRE WAS AT 33 WHEN CHECKED COLD THE NEXT DAY. DOOR PANEL INDICATES 29-39 IS OKAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE LEFT BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY DETACHED AND CAUSED THE FRONT AXLE TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS SOLD TO HIM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB

A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AREA BEGAN OCCURING AND I TOOK TO THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE "BRAKE BOOSTER" AND THAT IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT IF NOT CORRECTED COULD LEAD TO TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE CAR IS USED TWICE A WEEK AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE INSURANCE AGENCY AND VOLVO INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO A SHORT IN THE WIRE HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS A FAILED TIMING BELT TENSIONER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

TREBOL MOTORS DISTRIBUTORS CORP. PO BOX 11204, FDEZ. JUNCOS STA. SAN JUAN, P.R. 00910-2304 PHONE # 787-793-2828 FAX 787-793-2978 YEAR 2000 S80 GENTLEMEN: ACCORDING TO NORTH AMERICA VOLVO I HAVE AT LIST THREE RECALLS ON MY UNIT. THE SAME ARE UNDER THE NUMBERS: 1- RECALL ID # 06V441000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DATED NOV. 15, 2006 MODEL AFFECTED 2000 VOLVO S80 2- RECALL ID # 04V451000- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM FAN 3- RECALL ID # 00V238000-SUSPENSION FRONT CONTROL ARM: UPPER BALL JOINT , DATED AUG. 24, 2000. THOSE RECALLS ARE APPLICABLE TO MY CAR AS TELEPHONE CALL FROM VOLVO NORTH AMERICA. TWO OF THEM, THE FIRST TWO, OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE, AND I PAID YOU FOR LABOR AND PARTS. 2- INVOICES: 1- # 04937 DATED 09/05/06 THROTTLE HOUSING 8644347 TOTAL COST PAID $ 815.74. PAID 09-15-2006 2- # 02481 DATED 06/18/04 ELECTRICAL FAN 30636445 TOTAL COST PAID $ 498.02 PAID 06-17-2004 THE THIRD RECALL I DO NOT FIND INVOICES FOR, BUT MAY BE INVOICES: THAT PART PROBABLY DAMAGE THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WHICH WERE CHANGE ON 09/05/2006 INVOICE 04937 , IN WHICH I PAID FOR PARTS 8667253 , 8646713 THE AMOUNT OF $ 566.98, PAID ON 09/16/2006. I CALL SEVERAL TIMES TO YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT THE MANAGER OF SERVICE NEVER EVER RETURN MY CALLS. I EXPECT YOUR REACTION SOON. YOUR PROMT ATTENTION WILL BE APPRECIATED. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT. I AUTHORIZE MY FATHER JOSE D. SANTIAGO TO VISIT AND MAKE ALL EFFORTS WITH TREBOL MOTORS TO TAKE WHATEVER ACTIONS MAY BE NEEDED TO GET REIMBURSEMENT OF PAYMENTS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING AT 7 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND ROLLED OVER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 111,000. *AK

WE WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO A TIRE MANUFACTURER, MICHELIN. WE HAVE BOUGHT 4 PIECE OF MICHELIN TIRES ON 11/24/2006 FROM ITS A TIRE DEALER, COSTCO WHOLESALE CLUB TIER CENTER, LOCATED AT 50 OVERLOOK BLVD, NANUET, NY 10954, TEL. (845) 425-0316 AND THE 4 PIECE TIERS WERE INSTALLED THERE. THE TIRE MODEL IS MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S 225/50R17 ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE PRICE AT $207.99 PER TIER (CURRENT PRICE) AFTER 4 MONTHS, ON 3/28/07, WE ACCIDENTALLY FOUND ONE TIRE LOCATED AT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAD BLISTER (A BUBBLE) IN THE SIDEWALL, WHEN WE CHECKED THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE. SEE THE PICTURE AS FOLLOWS: WE ARE GLAD TO FIND THIS DEFECTIVE TIER PRIOR TO GETTING A CAR ACCIDENT. BECAUSE WE REALIZED THAT THE DEFECTIVE CONDITION MIGHT RESULT IN A RAPID LOSS AIR PRESSURE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LOSS CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH. WE COULD LIKE TO HAVE EITHER AN INSPECTOR OF THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OR A THIRD PARTY INSPECTOR TO INSPECT THIS DEFECTIVE TIER TO GET SOME INFORMATION TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM POTENTIAL CAR CRASH AND LOST LIVES. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR YOU SOON. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SAFETY RECALL 00V238000 THAT DID NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS HE HAD CURRENTLY WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SAFETY RECALL. THERE WAS FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE THROUGH INSPECTION, AND THE RESPONSE TIME WHEN MAKING A TURN WAS NOT AS TIGHT AS IT ONCE WAS. THE TIE RODS HAD AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PLAY IN THEM, AND HE BELIEVED THAT IT WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE SPEED WERE BOTH 92,000 MILES.*AK UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2000 VOLVO S80 HAD REPAIRS DONE ON 11/10/05 FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. HE ORIGINALLY HAD THE REPAIR COMPLETED ON 11/10/05. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED AGAIN ON 02/09/07, AND HE STILL HASDTHE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. THE CONTACT WILL BE FILLING A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER ON 2/20/07, AND WILL BE SENDING IN INFORMATION NEEDED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE 1ST REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7800, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101000.*AK

MY 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 ETM THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNLESS I BOUGHT A CEM THEY SAID CAR WOULDN'T WORK WITHOUT IT. SO THEY FIXED IT TO A TUNE OF $900.00 FOR CEM SO I CHARGED IT BACK ON MY CREDIT CARD BECAUSE IT'S ALL COVERED ON ETM UPDATE. IN THE MORNING THE CAR STILL REVS MORE I WANT VOLVO TO BUY THIS CAR BACK FROM ME BECAUSE NO ONE INFORMED ME OF THIS PROBLEMS. THEY WOULDN'T GIVE ME OLD CEM I ASKED. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE CONTACT STATES THAT IT WAS WINDY AND THAT THERE WERE LIGHT FLURRIES AT THE TIME. THE REAR BACK BUMPER WAS STRUCK AT AN ANGLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THE REAR BUMPER REPLACED, AND NOW THE VEHICLE'S LEFT REAR DOOR IS NOT LOCKING AND THE SEAT BELTS NOT LATCHING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK FROM THE MAIN PANEL AND THAT SHE HAS TO LOCK HER CAR MANUALLY. THE CONTACT STATES THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE DOORS, THE LOCKING MECHANISMS OR, SEAT BELTS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE SEAT BELTS AND THE LOCKING MECHANISM ARE MALFUNCTIONING BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.

APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO VEHICLE BEGAN ERRATIC THROTTLE WHILE ON SPEED CONTROL (SURGING). DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE WITH SOFTWARE UPDATE AND TEMPORARILY RESOLVED PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AS WELL A SPONTANEOUS STALLING, AND VERY ERRATIC VARIANCE IN THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION AND ACCELERATION. STALLING HAS OCCURRED WITH THROTTLE PEDAL RELEASE ENTERING TURN LANE - NO POWER STEERING NOR BRAKE BOOST. DEALER HAS SERVICED VEHICLE - CLEANED SENSORS RELATED TO THROTTLE POSITION MODULE - WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. WIFE IS REFUSING TO DRIVE VEHICLE SHE NOW REFERS TO AS SCARY. *NM

1. FOLLOWING DOWNLOAD OF RECALL SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN VASTLY REDUCED AND NOW ONLY ACHIEVES 8.2 MPG. 2. THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY AND USUALLY IN THE FAILURE MODE. ABS BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY-REPLACEMENT $950 3. WHILE BACKING (COLD ENGINE), BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE CAR FOR SEVERAL SECONDS (FEET). 4. THE VEHICLE STALLS MOSTLY ON TURNS BUT ON STRAIGHT AWAY. A. CAR NOW SHUTS OFF APPROX 6-8 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT "SURGES" FORWARD AND THE LIGHTS (DASH AND HEADLIGHTS) FADE - VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. 5. CRUISE CONTROL FAILS ?? UP HILLS/DOWN HILLS SHUTS DOWN. NOW IS INOPERABLE. 6. THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. 7. FOLLOWING ERROR CODES DISPLAY AND TOTAL MILEAGE, TRIP 1 & 2 MILEAGE DISPLAYS DEFAULT TO ?? --------?? AND MILEAGE DOES NOT LOG ON THE ODOMETER: A.BRAKE FAILURE STOP ASAP B.COOLANT LEVEL LOW STOP ASAP C.ABS FAILURE / SERVICE REQUIRED D.STC SERVICE REQUIRED E.POWER STEERING FAILURE - SERVICE REQUIRED F.EMISSION SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED G.STOP SAFELY AND RESTART ENGINE H.ALARM SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED I.ALARM TRIGGERED J.EMISSION SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED K.NO OIL PRESSURE STOP ASAP L.CHECK ENGINE. *NM THE BALL JOINT, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, SUNROOF SWITCH WERE REPLACED. NUMEROUS BULB REPLACEMENTS AND REPLACEMENT OF MASS FLOW SENSOR. THE COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED. THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WOULD FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE

ERRATIC THROTTLE POST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVE, MUCH ACCELERATION, NOT ENOUGH ACCELERATION, HESITATION, BACKFIRES LEAN. GETS STUCK 2ND GEAR. CEL ON. "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT" WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. CRUISE CONTROL IS LOST AND CANNOT BE TURNED BACK ON. OBDII PCODES STORED 10-29-2006 10:21:18.464 READ STORED DTC: P0756 DTC: P1171 DTC: P1181 DTC: P1618 10-29-2006 10:21:18.474 READ STORED DTC: P1184 10-29-2006 10:21:18.474 READ STORED DTC: P1174 THE FIRST CODE ALWAYS DISPLAYED WHEN THE FAULT OCCURS. SUBSEQUENT CONTINUED DRIVING RESULTS IN THE SECOND CODE PENDING OR PERMANENT. THE REMAINING CODES WILL BE ADDED IN PAIRS. FIRST DEALER REPORTS I HAVE 18 CODES BUT FACTORY VADIS INDICATES CAN ONLY STORE 15 CODES MAXIMUM. REQUESTED ADDITIONAL $300 TO ADJUST FUEL TRIMS, CHECK EXHAUST AND INTAKE LEAKS, CHECK O2 SENSORS, WORK DECLINED. SECOND DEALER REPORTS NEEDS COMPLETE TRANSMISSION. NO ATTEMPT TO SOLVE COMPLAINTS BY DEALER, CONTACTED VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY DECLINED TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS, THEY DECLINED ANY FURTHER INVOLVEMENT. CAR HAD SALVAGE TITLE 2+ YEARS AGO FROM MINOR ACCIDENT WHICH PREMATURELY DEPLOYED AIR BAGS, REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. I AM RETIRED ASE MASTER MECHANIC, SERVICE MANAGER, AND SAE MEMBER, THIS IS NOT A TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT CAUSED BY THE ERRATIC ACTIONS OF THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM AND MODULE. TRANSMISSION PASSES ALL CONVENTIONAL TESTS. RESULTS STUCK IN GEAR CAN BE CORRECTED BY CYCLING THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON. THIS CAN BE DONE BY PULLING T

IN EARLY JUL 05, I EXPERIENCED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 VOLVO S80. PARTICULARLY CONCERNING TO ME FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT WAS THAT SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING WHEN I WAS IN HIGHWAY DRIVING SITUATIONS, THE CAR ON ITS OWN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED, HESITATED ON ACCELERATION OR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND DISPLAYED ENGINE STALL SYMPTOMS. THE COMPUTER INDICATED DEGRADED ENGINE PERFORMANCE (LIMP MODE). I LINED UP A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH LOVERING VOLVO OF MEREDITH. AFTER LOVERING'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT REPAIRS, THE CAR WAS STILL NOT OPERATING NORMALLY AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. I PAID A TOTAL OF $2,074.42 FOR REPAIRS, $1,741.44 THE FIRST TIME AND $332.98 DURING THE SECOND VISIT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH A JUNE 2006 VOLVO LETTER, I TOOK MY S80 BACK TO LOVERING FOR INSPECTION AND ETS SOFTWARE UPGRADE. I SUBMITTED TO VOLVO A CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR ETS REPAIRS. THE ADVERTISING CHECKING BUREAU (ACB), WHICH ADMINISTERS THE ETS WARRANTY REBATE PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF VOLVO, SENT ME A CHECK FOR $747.93 FOR THE ETS REPAIRS. ACB SAID IT WAS AUTHORIZED TO REIMBURSE ME ONLY THE $587.93 COST OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE RELOAD, AND GASKET, AND ASSOCIATED $160.00 LABOR COST. ACB ADVISED ME TO CONTACT THE VOLVO CUSTOMER CARE CENTER. A VOLVO CUSTOMER CARE REPRESENTATIVE CONFIRMED THAT ACB HAD DONE AS INSTRUCTED AND SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE UP THE MATTER OF THE REMAINING REPAIR COSTS WITH LOVERING. THE LOVERING INVOICES, DA

PURCHASED A 2000 VOLVO S80 IN MARCH OF 2006, EXPERIENCE POWER LOSS WITH THING SUCH AS SUNROOF AND WINDOWS, TERRIBLE GLARE FROM FRONT WINDSHIELD IMPAIRS VISION, SUSPENSION- BALL JOINTS, AXLES, RODS, STRUT BUSHINGS, STRUTS, BRAKE CALIPERS, CV BOOTS/JOINTS, CONTROL ARM, AND TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ... STILL HEAR NOISE., ENGINE SURGES AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN CAR IS STOPPED- ENGINE TORQUE MOUNT REPLACED, BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PRESSED COMPLETELY BEFORE CAR STOPS-DESPITE BRAKE BOOSTER, AND MASTER CYLINDER BEING REPLACED. ABS MODULE WAS REPLACED. CAR DRAGS (HAS A DELAY) WHEN ACCELERATING. RECEIVED UPDATES AND RECALLS PERFORMED. FIXED ALMOST EVERYTHING CAR SURGED FORWARD INTO A TRAILER HOOK ON THE BACK OF A PARKED CAR-COSMETIC DAMAGE VERY EXPENSIVE. HAVE BEEN HOPING THAT THE REPAIRS WILL COME TO AN END...FIRST CAR EVER PURCHASED AND HAVE ALMOST SPENT 1/2 OF ITS BLUE BOOK VALUE IN REPAIRS. SEEKING EXPLANATIONS, REIMBURSEMENTS, AND NATIONAL AWARENESS. LOVE THE APPEARANCE, WISH IT WASN'T SO MANY DEFECTS. *NM

IN JULY I WAS TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AT IDLE SPEED WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO SURGE THEN STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT, HOWEVER I HAD TO KEEP ONE FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE OTHER ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT HOME USING THIS METHOD TO KEEP THE RPMS UP. WHEN THE CODES WERE READ IT SAID THE 4 OXYGEN SENSORS WERE OUT OF RANGE. I TUNED UP THE CAR, CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND OXYGEN SENSORS AND RESET THE CODES. (65,000 MILES) AFTER THIS THE CAR SEEMED ALRIGHT UNTIL AROUND 79,000 MILES. MY WIFE AND I WERE ON RTE. 1A ON THE MAINE COAST IN TRAFFIC . WHILE GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE THE CAR STALLED. I LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING AND BRAKES AND THE CAR NEARLY WENT OVER THE CLIFF INTO THE OCEAN. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL AND THE CAR RESTARTED WITH THE IDLE SURGING. I LIMPED THE CAR HOME USING THE GAS AND BRAKE METHOD. AT INTERSECTIONS IF I LET THE CAR IDLE THE CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARD THEN STALL. MY MECHANIC READ THE CODES AND TOLD ME THE MAP SENSOR AND O2 SENSORS WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM. THIS SEEMED TO WORK FOR A WHILE, HOWEVER THE CAR REVERTED BACK TO THE SAME PROBLEMS. I FINALLY CALLED GALLO VOLVO WHO HAD SERVICED MY CAR UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 60,000 MILES AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM COVERED UNDER A HIDDEN RECALL. ONCE A CUSTOMER COMPLAINED THEY COULD FIX IT. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THEM AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER TO "REPAIR" THE PROBLEM. MY CAR NO LONGER STALLS, HOWEVER IT SURGES AND HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION NEA

MY 2000 VOLVO S80 BEGAN GIVING ME ERROR MESSAGES OF SEVERAL KINDS, ONE OF WHICH TELLS ME "DIPPED BEAM BULB FAILURE." WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK (THEY COME ON WHEN I START THE CAR AS RUNNING LIGHTS). AFTER BUYING NEW BULBS TO PUT IN, I FOUND THAT THE OLD BULBS WERE NOT BURNED OUT AND THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT RANDOM. THE BIG PROBLEM WAS DRIVING HOME WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ONLY - WHICH THOUGH SEEMED DIFFERENTLY, ARE NOT TOO AWFULLY BRIGHT - ONLY A FEW PEOPLE FLASHED ME. I THEN HAD OTHER CODES COMING UP AND HAD TO REPLACE THE "ABS CONTROLLER" TO THE TUNE OF $1000; AND, GUESS WHAT? THE DIPPED BEAM BULB FAILURE MESSAGE STILL OCCURS OFF AND ON (SPENDING THE $1000 DID CURE THE OTHER, MULTIPLE MESSAGES)*JB

SINCE BUYING MY 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 IN 2001 I'VE BEEN PUZZLED BY AN OCCASIONAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND WOULD MENTION IT TO THE PAT PATTERSON VOLVO, MEMPHIS, TN SERVICE WRITER. HE WOULD PASS MY COMMENTS ON TO THE MECHANICS BUT NOTHING WAS EVER FOUND. ON SATURDAY 8/5/2006 I MADE A TRIP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS DURING WHICH I DROVE ON A ROUGH, GRAVEL ROAD. AFTER A LITTLE OVER A MILE I HEARD A NOISE SOMETHING LIKE THAT CAUSED WHEN THERE IS A FLAT TIRE. I WAS FORTUNATE IN FINDING A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT THE CAR. HE WAS ABLE TO GET ME ON MY WAY AND I THUS WAS NOT STRANDED ON A WEEKEND A HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME. MYSTERY OF THE LONG TIME NOISE SOLVED! THE PROBLEM WAS A BOLT LOOSE ON THE RIGHT FRONT HUB. THE MECHANIC STATED THE BOLT HAD BEEN LOOSE FOR A LONG TIME AND THEORIZED THAT DRIVING ON THE ROUGH ROAD HAD CAUSED IT TO FINALLY COME ALL THE WAY OUT. THE REASON THE BOLT CAME LOOSE, HE SAID, WAS THAT LOCK-TIGHT WASN'T APPLIED BY THE FACTORY. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REMOVED THE BOLT ON SATURDAY BUT DIDN'T HAVE A REPLACEMENT SO I TOOK IT BACK TO PAT PATTERSON VOLVO (PPV) YESTERDAY. THE LACK OF LOCK-TIGHT HAVING BEEN USED BY THE FACTORY WAS CONFIRMED. *JB