2000 Volvo S80 complaints

THE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH VOLVO'S COMPUTERIZED THROTTLE (ETM, S80 1999-2001, E.G.) IS TO DESCRIBE THE SYMPTOMS. IT'S BLURRY LIKE A STOMACH DISORDER IF YOU DON'T FIND AN EXACT DESCRIPTION. IN MY CASE IT'S LIKE THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER AND YOU CAN'T COMPENSATE FAST ENOUGH BY GIVING MORE THROTTLE. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO MEET CLUTCH AND THROTTLE NO MATTER WHAT. NOW, IF YOU TAKE IT REALLY SLOWLY SO THE COMPUTER MANAGES TO REACT, IT'S NO PROBLEM BUT IF YOU ARE THE SLIGHTEST TO HASTY .... RESULTS: ENGINE STOPS, SOMETIMES ON CRITICAL SPOTS AND CHANGING OF GEAR LIKE A NEW DRIVER. I'VE BEEN ON A VOLVO GARAGE TO DISCUSS THE MATTER AND I'VE BEEN TREATED LIKE AN IDIOT. I KNOW I'M RIGHT AND THEY KNOW THEY'RE WRONG. IT'S TIME TO PUT PRESSURE ON VOLVO AND MAKE THEM CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE. IF NOT, IN THE FUTURE, CHOOSE ANOTHER CAR! I'M SAYING THIS ALTHOUGH I'M SWEDISH!*JB

3 INDEPENDENT ISSUES: THROTTLE MODULE - VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNPREDICTABLY SURGES FORWARD, PARTICULARLY DURING IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS WHILE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE EITHER STOPPED OR MOVING, CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION MODULE - VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNPREDICTABLY LOOSES POWER, PRESENTING THE DRIVING PERFORMANCE OF A "SLIPPING" TRANSMISSION, CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE RESPONSIVENESS TO CHANGING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEMS. FRONT SUSPENSION - "KNOCKING" NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENT(S), CAUSING LACK OF DRIVING CONFIDENCE AND CONCERNS OF DRIVING SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE. ALL 3 OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE WIDELY REPORTED AS CHRONIC DESIGN, PERFORMANCE, SAFETY AND RELIABILITY ISSUES FOR THE SAME MODEL YEARS BY OTHER VOLVO OWNERS. IN NEWER MODEL YEARS, VOLVO HAS MADE MANUFACTURING CHANGES TO ADDRESS THESE RECOGNIZED ISSUES, BUT HAS NOT AS YET SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED AND RESPONDED TO THESE SAFETY ISSUES. FURTHER, THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA BY OTHER VOLVO OWNERS. *NM

2000 S80 VOLVO T6, HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC NINE TIMES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE HAD CAR TOWED TO OUR DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, THEY KEEP IT FOR A WEEK, TRYING TO SEE IF THE CAR WILL STALL FOR THEM. WE ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE DEALER, WILL IT TAKE A DEATH BEFORE THERE IS ANY ACTION. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US? *NM

DT: THGE CONTACT STATED THE THROTTLE CONTROLLER COMPUTER IS BAD ON 2000 VOLVO S-80. A . THE VEHICLE STALLS/DIES, AND LOSES POWER. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK *JB

SURGING ENGINE RPM NOTED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE STOPPED. SEEMS TO BE WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONER OUR SAFETY CONCERN IS THE POSSIBILITY OF THE ENGINE OVERPOWERING THE BRAKES. DEALER SAYS IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND NOTED IT IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR AS WELL AS A SAFETY AND RELIABILITY CONCERN. *NM

I OWN A VOLVO S80 AND HAVE SEEN SOME PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED BY HTTP://VEXEDVOLVO.ORG/. STALLING ON A HIGHWAY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS ALTHOUGH MY STALLS USUALLY DON''T CAUSE THE CAR TO TOTALLY STOP. I RECENTLY CONTACTED VOLVO SINCE I FEEL THAT THIS TYPE OF SITUATION IS UNSAFE. THEY NEVER RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST, WHICH WAS FOR A REPLACEMENT PART, THAT I WOULD PAY FOR, THAT WOULDN'T FAIL OVER TIME. I HAVE SENT THEM TWO EMAILS SO FAR WITH NO RESULTS. I AM A 9-YEAR VOLVO OWNER AND BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE IGNORED I FEE L VOLVO HAS GIVEN UP ON TRYING TO MAKE THEIR CARS SAFE AND RELIABLE. IF I CAN HELP WITH YOUR INVESTIGATION PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THE CAR HAS 88000 MILES ON IT. *NM

VOLVO 2000 S-80 2.9 105,000 MILES 1. STALLING, LACK OF ACCELERATION, HESITATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AROUND TOWN 2. COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF ENGINE AT SPEED ON ROUTE 95 DURING RUSH HOUR 3. THROTTLE MODULE REPLACED AT A COST $1200.00 TASCA VOLVO STATED I REPLACE DOZENS OF THESE. THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DOES NOTHING. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPHICLE STALLED/HESITATED, AND OPERATED AT REDUCED SPEED OF 20 MPH. THE THROTTLE MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE THROTTLE MODULE WAS REPLACED. *AK

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY AND IS USUALLY IN THE FAILURE MODE. ABS BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. A NEW MODULE IS REQUIRED AT A QUOTED PRICE OF $950 FROM VOLVO DEALER. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS AND ONGOING PROBLEM.

DT: 2000 VOLVO S80. THE VEHICLE STALLED/ DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. *AK .

DT: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN AT ALL SPEEDS DUE TO THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. IT WAS REPLACED IN FEBRUARY 2004, BUT CURRENTLY PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S80 2.9 SEDAN. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, THE CAR STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGN IT SIMPLY LOST POWER AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP AND AVOID AND ACCIDENT (AT THE TIME I HAD A 4 YEAR OLD AND A 2 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR). THE INCIDENT OCCURRED CLOSE TO MY HOME, SO AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND GET IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY IT SEEMED FINE AND THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED AN ENGINE CLEANER ADDITIVE. ABOUT SIX MONTH LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AFTER AND SHE WAS ALSO ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE WERE ABLE GET THE CAR STARTED AND GET IT HOME. AFTER THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO SURGE FROM TIME TO TIME. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS CALLED "SURGING" AND RECOMMENDED A $ 1,600.00 REPAIR JOB. I DECLINED. TODAY ONCE AGAIN, THE CAR, FOR NO REASON, STALLED. I BECAME AWARE THE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE MY CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE SAFE. *NM

ON THREE OCCASIONS (BETWEEN JAN. 2005 AND AUG. 2005), WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 VOLVO S80 IT HAS CUT OFF ON ME. THE FIRST TIME I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A SHOPPING CENTER. WHILE GIVING THE CAR GAS AND PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPOT THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME. THE SECOND TIME I HAD COASTED PROBABLY 20 FEET AND WAS GOING TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I GAVE THE CAR GAS IT SHUT DOWN ON ME. THE THIRD TIME I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND I WAS GIVING IT GAS TO MOVE UP A LITTLE AND THE CAR CUT OFF. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I SAW AN ARTICLE RELATED TO THESE OCCURRENCES IN THE GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IDLING PROPERLY. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN. WHEN STARTING TO MOVE FROM A STOP, THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD AS THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED. THIS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS OF ME HAVING TO STOP SUDDENLY BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, ALSO INCREASING THE CHANCE OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND FROM CARS AS I STOPPED SUDDENLY. THE VOLVO DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AS WELL AS THE MASS AIR SENSOR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED ABOUT THE ETM ON THE VOLVO. *JB

MY 2000 S80 VOLVO HAS A DEFECT WITH THE EMISSION CONTROL MODULE IT WAS LOSING POWER AND IDLING VERY BAD. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THE CAT CONVERTER AND O2 SENSORS ALSO MISS FUNCTIONED WHICH COST OVER $4000 TO REPAIR AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK 2 DAYS LATER THE EMISSION MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN AND THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING WELL. *NM

(1)CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC FOUR TIMES OVER THREE MONTHS. POWER STEERING/BRAKES FAILED.(2) CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT MAINTAIN IDLE IN DRIVE-LIMPED HOME TO DEALER 30 MILES AWAY. CAR WOULD START AND RUN IF RPM WERE OVER 1500. LOWER THAN THAT WOULD RESULT IN STALL...AND RESTART TO GET HOME. (3) PARTS REQUIRED WERE MAP SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY, ETM RELOAD. *JB

DT: 2000 VOLVO S80. VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY THREE TIMES. *AK *NM

DT: THE VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. *AK *NM

ETM FAILED ON MY 2000, VOLVO S80 IN THE SUMMER OF 2002. LOST POWER ON AN EXPRESSWAY IN FLORIDA. I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED SAFELY TO THE TAMPA AIRPORT PARKING LOT, RENTED A CAR TO GET HOME. NEXT DAY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER NEAR THE AIRPORT, ETM REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NO RECURRING PROBLEM,TRADED THE CAR IN FEB 2003. *NM

LOSS OF POWER - THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. I HAD JUST LEFT HOME AND WAS STILL IN MY SUB-DIVISION. MY AUTO CAME TO A STOP, WAS STILL RUNNING BUT HAD NO POWER. I TURNED THE MOTOR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BUT I AM CONCERNED WHEN & WHERE IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. *NM

2000 VOLVO S80 T6; FIVE TIMES NOW THE CAR HAS LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS WHEN I WAS TURNING LEFT AND THE CAR LOST POWER HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN. *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED EVERY TIME TOOK FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND CAR STALLED. THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY SOMETIMES. THERE WAS STILL ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE CAR. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WHEN IT STALLED. THE CAR WOULD START BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A CODE SHOWING WHEN THE CAR STARTED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR MASS SENSOR. THIS SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ON APRIL 18 2004 WHILE OWNER'S WIFE WAS TRAVELING AND TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THERE WAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT SAID SOMETHING LIKE "CHECK ENGINE EMERGENCY." THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THEN THE WIFE HAD JUST ENOUGH POWER TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A TOW TRUCK BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON . *AK *JB

DT: 2000 VOLVO . VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED/LOST POWER. THROTTLE BODY MODULE WAS REPLACED. *AK *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED 2000 VOLVO MODEL S80 CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 8-26-05. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE ENGINE. HE WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS. HE WAS DRIVING AT 25-50 MPH WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT. HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. HE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER HE DID NOT KNOW IF ANYTHING WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT OWNER DID NOT REPORT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS, SUCH AS STALLINGOR SURGING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE POLICE DEPARTMENTINDICATED T THE FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL NATURE, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE.*AK

2000 S80 VOLVO 2.9 IS DANGEROUS! SUDDENLY WHEN DRIVING THROTTLE DIES, ACTED LIKE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE. THEN IT CAME BACK! THEN IT SURGED AT A RED LIGHT LAST WEEK, AND I HAD NO FOOT ON THE GAS! VOLVO SAID ETM(?) NEEDED CLEANING / REPLACING . IT WAS CLEANED , STILL SURGES, I AM AFRAID IT WILL DIE ON HIGHWAY WHILE GOING ON AN ON RAMP. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEED (65-75 MPH), THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE VIOLENTLY, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WITHIN SECONDS, THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED, "STOP SAFELY AND RESTART ENGINE." AFTER PULLING ONTO THE SHOULDER, THE ENGINE RPM FLUCTUATED FROM 400-1000 RPM QUICKLY. SIMILAR OR MORE SEVERE EVENTS OCCURRED THREE MORE TIMES THAT DAY. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF STOPPING ON THE SHOULDER.*JB

THROTTLE CONTROL CAR WOULD SURGE UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD SOMETIMES STALL THE CAR OUT AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO RESTART THE CAR I WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSTALL AND NEW THROTTLE BODY AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. *JB

DT: CALLER SAW VOLVO INVESTIGATION ON TV. CALLER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED TWICE, ONCE IN DECEMBER 2004 AND ONCE IN JUNE. REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. *AK *JB

DT: A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE ENGINE STALLS/DIED AT 5-7 MPH. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. HAS OCCURRED JUST AFTER STARTING AND WHEN PULLING TO A STOP. WHEN TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY DID NOT TELL HIM WHAT THEY DID TO THE VEHICLE. THE THIRD TIME THEY FIXED THE AIR MASS METER WHICH CONTROLLED THE AIR AND FUEL MIXTURE. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON 10/112004, THE SECOND TIME IT WAS ON 01/01-205, AND MOST RECENTLY IT OCCURRED ON 7-28-2005. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY RESOLVED, A NEW THROTTLE BODY PART WAS INSTALLED. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *AK *NM

MY 200 VOLVO S80 STALLED INTERMITTENTLY IN 2003, SO I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY 2000 CLEANED AT 48,989 MILES WHEN MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. A SERVICE ON APRIL 19, 2005 SHOWED "NO CODES" THOUGH MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING PERIODICALLY AGAIN SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR IN A VARIETY OF DANGEROUS SETTINGS: PULLING UP TO A CROWDED CURB AT MY KIDS' SCHOOL, ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN A CROWDED INTERSECTION, DRIVING 40 MPH ON A BUSY STREET, DRIVING AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE IN A MOUNTAIN TOWN, ETC. MY CAR HAS STALLED 10-15 TIMES SINCE MARCH. EACH TIME, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER, TO BRAKE AND ATTEMPT TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT WHEN IT STALLED. ALMOST ALL OF THE TIMES IT STALLED, IT CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME, FOR OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME AND FOR PEDESTRIANS. A VISIT TO THE SERVICE CENTER TODAY REVEALS THAT I NEED TO SPEND $1,150 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I UNDERSTAND THAT, IN TIME, THE NEW THROTTLE BODY WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE OLD ONE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION; I TRY TO AVOID DRIVING NEAR VOLVOS IF POSSIBLE. *JB

DT: 2000 VOLVO S80. VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. *AK

ANOTHER COMPLAINT FOR THE VOLVO S80 THROTTLE MODULE CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE ALL POWER ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED, I WAS IN A POSITION TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS, HOWEVER. I WORK IN NASHVILLE WHERE EVERY ROUTE TO WORK IS UNDERGOING ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND DOES NOT HAVE A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON. HAD THE ETM FAILED IN ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS, I WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN HIT BY OTHER AUTOS UNABLE TO AVOID ME. I HAD THE PART REPLACED FOR ABOUT $850 AS VOLVO CLAIMED THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO FIX IT. IN ADDITION TO THE FAULTY ETM IS THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FOR THE AIRBAGS AND TRACTION CONTROL. ACCORDING TO WHAT I'VE SEEN ON VOLVO MESSAGE BOARDS (VOLVOSPY.COM, SWEDESPEED.COM AND BRICKBOARD.COM), THIS PART ALSO SEEMS TO FAIL AS FREQUENTLY AS THE ETM. MINE IS FAILING NOW AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR I CAN HAVE IT FIXED AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP - PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SHOP: HTTP://HOME.EARTHLINK.NET/~VICROCHA/ IF THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILS IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT TO DEPLOY. IF THE TRACTION CONTROL IS NOT WORKING, THE CAR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL. THE PART CAN BE MADE TO BE MORE DEPENDABLE, ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FROM THE INDEPENDENT SHOP LISTED ABOVE. THE INCIDENT DATE IS NOT ACCURATE. IT OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I CAN CHECK THE DATE OF REPAIR T

CAR BEGAN LURCHING WHEN IDLING. TOOK TO DEALER, WHO SAID THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT - AND THAT NHTS WAS INVESTIGATING THIS.

THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ONCE WHILE ON A RAMP ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAY AND A SECOND TIME WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. EACH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND THE ETM AND MAF WERE REPLACED THEN. SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS SINCE THERE HAS BEEN A VARIATION OF ENGINE SPEED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED. THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I JUST HAD THIS FIXED (AT A COST OF $1,326.68) SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.

SHORTLY AFTER BUYING A VOLVO 80, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD SURGE PERIODICALLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. AFTER READING UP ON THIS, IT SOUNDED LIKE A WASTE OF MONEY SO I AM STUCK WITH A $40+K CAR THAT HAS A SIZABLE DEFECT. THE SURGING IS SO BAD THAT IF YOU DON'T HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD IE AT RED LIGHTS. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. ALSO I HAD TO REPLACE A BALL JOINT ON THIS CAR AFTER A RECALLED BALL JOINT WAS INSTALLED AT MY COST. THE DEALER SAID THE RECALL WAS ONLY A BOLT AND NOT THE WHOLE JOINT BUT I VERIFIED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD BOTH BALL JOINTS REPLACED VIA A VOLVO RECALL. I BELIEVE THE RECALLED JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE LIKE THE ORIGINAL ONE. NO ACCIDENTS OCCURED BUT IT PUT MY STEERING WAY OUT OF WHACK AND NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. (ALL AT MY COST)

1. WIFE AND CHILD DRIVING VEHICLE ON STRAIGHT SECTION OF FREEWAY AT APPROX 60 MPH. 2. VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED ABRUPTLY CAUSING WIFE TO QUICKLY CHANGE LANES AND EVENTUALLY EXIT FREEWAY VIA OFF RAMP. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN AT "LIMP HOME"MODE (APPROX. 20 MPH) OFF OFF RAMP, ONTO FREEWAY FEEDER, AT IDLE, AND THEN FOR ANOTHER APPROX 20 MILES ON FREEWAY FEEDER ROADS AND CITY ROADS TO RESIDENCE. 3. VEHICLE TOWED TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. OLD PART IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. *NM *AK 11/02/05 *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AN DLOST CONTROL ON AUGUST 11, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH. *AK

2000 VOLVO S80 -- DEFECTIVE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE SUBJECT OF PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE05041 ON APRIL 20, 2005, WHILE DRIVING USING CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WOULD LOSE AND REGAIN POWER FREQUENTLY. ON APRIL 21, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER THE CAR LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER AND A VARIETY OF WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR WITH LIMITED POWER AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE MODULE AND REPLACED AT A COST, PAID 100% BY ME, OF $919.16. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL OCCASSIONALY EXHIBITS THE SAME SLIGHT LOSS AND RESUMPTION OF POWER. WHILE I WAS LUCKY IN THAT I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN NEARLY ALL POWER WAS LOST, HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC ON THE TWO LANE ROAD I WAS SUBJECT TO BEING REARENDED. THE FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND TO BE THE SUBJECT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA CONTENDING THERE IS A "HIDDEN WARRANTY" PRACTICE BEING CONDUCTED BY VOLVO WHICH AT TIMES PAYS FOR THE EXPENSE AND OTHER TIMES NOT, IS WORTHY OF YOUR OFFICIAL EVALUATION. THANK YOU. *JB

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000, VOLVO S80. VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER THREE TIME WHILE DRIVING. DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK

IN JULY, 2005 I TOOK MY 2000 S80 IN FOR SERVICE COMPLAINING OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS INCLUDING SURGING WHEN STOPPED, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING. SOMETIMES I SAW THE TACHOMETER JUMPING DURING THE SURGE ACTIVITY. RED BANK VOLVO, MY REGULAR SERVICE FACILITY, ADVISED ME THAT THE PROBLEM REQUIRED SOFTWARE UPGRADES FOR ECM AND ETM, AND IF IT PERSISTED THAT MY ALTERNATOR WOULD NEED CLEANING. THEY NEVER MENTIONED AN ETM DEFECT. BASED UPON THE ETM COMPLAINTS LISTED ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE, MY EARLY PROBLEMS SEEM SIMILAR. *NM

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 20 FROM ATLANTA, GA HEADED TO CHARLESTON, SC. BETWEEN AUGUSTA, GA AND COLUMBIA, SC, THE CAR LOST POWER AS IF SOMEONE WERE APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. SUDDENLY, I HAD A WARNING LIGHT COME ON THAT SAID "PERFORMANCE REDUCED". I WOUND UP HAVING TO LOCATE THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER IN COLUMBIA WHERE I LEFT MY CAR FOR REPAIR AND HAD TO PROCEED TO CHARLESTON IN A RENTED VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED LATE IN THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND I HAD TO BE IN CHARLESTON FOR A MEETING ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE "THROTTLE BODY CONTROL" WAS DEEMED TO BE THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT AT A COST OF CLOSE TO $1,000. WHEN I ASKED WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR EVENTUALLY WOULD HAVE LOST TOTAL POWER AND DIED. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED. WHEN I READ ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATION, I WAS OUTRAGED THAT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS AND FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. *NM

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CAR AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. SHE HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST. THE CONSEQUENCES WERE THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS DAMAGED AND THE BALL JOINTS, WHICH HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE COLLAPSE, AND THE CV JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SOME OTHER BODY WORK AND REPAIRS HAD TO BE DONE. THE BALL JOINTS WERE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN 2001, THEN OUR ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A SUBSEQUENT FAILURE AND NOW I AM TOLD THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS LOOSE AND THE BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING AGAIN. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THAT SYSTEM ON THE CAR. *JB

THERE WAS NOTHING LEADING UP TO THE ENGINE STALLING OUT, IT JUST HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAVE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED/ POWER TO VEHICLE IN THE PAST AND ALSO JUST RECENTLY...ALONG WITH NO ABILITY TO STEER WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL JUST STALL OUT COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, UNABLE TO RESTART UNTIL THE CAR FEELS LIKE CRANKING UP AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A VOLVO REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC COULD FIND A PROBLEM BUT A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THE STALLING HAPPENS SPORADICALLY, SO YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. *NM

VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON 1-95 IN SOUTH FLORIDA CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS. SECOND TIME WHILE IN THE MIDDLE HIGHWAY LANE I CALLED FOR A TOW. BEFORE THE TOW ARRIVED THE CAR STARTED UP JUST FINE AS IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AN ADDITIONAL 2X BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR TO VOLVO/PALM BEACH, FL WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ETM ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AT A COST OF $1259.00.. *NM

FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ON 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 SEDAN. ENGINE DIED ON BUSY ROADWAY, CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, REPAIRED FOR $1,300.84. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT HAD ONLY 27,928 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE ON 04-15-2005.*JB

I OWNED A 2000 VOLVO S-80 SEDAN THAT HAD A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE ON 08/13/03 WHILE TRAVELING ON I-35 IN IOWA. THE ENGINE STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR HAD 53,487 MILES ON IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT VOLVO THROTTLE BODY FAILURES AND THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE INFORMED. I CONSIDERED THE CAR TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND SOLD IT WITHIN A MONTH OF THE INCIDENT. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND ACCESSORIES AT BETTS AUTO CAMPUS IN DES MOINES, IOWA AT A COST OF $895.50. *NM

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD MY CONCERN TO THE LIST OF INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCED STALLING CONDITION WITH THE VOLVO. WE OWN A 2000 VOLVO MODEL S-80 T-6. IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR WE WERE EXPERIENCING STALLING CONDITIONS WITH OUR CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS MAINLY AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING AFTER THE FIRST START OF THE DAY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND POSSIBLE REPAIR. AFTER A WEEK IN THE SHOP THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO US AND WE WERE ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY STALLING. SINCE THEN WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A STALL CONDITION TWICE AND AGAIN IT WAS WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MILES AFTER THE INITIAL START OF THE DAY. THE CAR ALWAYS STARTS AND PERFORMS SATISFACTORY AFTERWARDS. IT WAS NOT AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE, BUT DOES MAKE ONE UNCERTAIN ABOUT RELIABILITY. *JB

I READ RECENTLY OF YOUR INQUIRY INTO A STALLING PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN VOLVO MODELS. I HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 VOLVO S80. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE CAR STARTED STALLING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SOMETIMES IT WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES NOT. I MANAGED TO FIGURE OUT THAT, IF I ALWAYS KEPT THE ENGINE REVS UP (MEANING I HAD TO ALWAYS HAVE MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE THROTTLE AND KEEP THE REVS ABOVE @1500 RPM), I COULD PREVENT THE STALLING MOST OF THE TIME. I CALLED MY VOLVO DEALER, BETTEN IMPORTS, WHO UNFORTUNATELY IS 120 MILES AWAY IN GRAND RAPIDS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THERE, BUT IT WAS A LONG, NERVE-WRACKING TRIP. THEY SEEMED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY. MY CONCERN, AFTER READING SEVERAL ARTICLES BEING REPORTED IN THE ONLINE PRESS, IS THAT OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS REPAIR HAVE EXPERIENCED A RE-OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. IN RECENT DAYS I'VE NOTICED AN UNUSUAL "HESITATION" UNDER MILD ACCELERATION SOMETIMES, BUT NOTHING WORSE - SO FAR. BELOW, THE "NUMBER OF FAILURES" IS A BEST GUESS ON MY PART. ALSO, THE "INCIDENT DATE" I'VE USED BELOW IS ACTUALLY THE DAY THE DEALER REPAIRED THE CAR, AS I DON'T HAVE A RECORD OF WHEN THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY BEGAN. IT HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR REPAIRED, THOUGH.