2000 Volvo S80 complaints

DT:THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN APRIL AT STOP LIGHT. THE OWNER STATED THE CAR BEGAN TO REV. OWNER NOTICED THE RPMS RISING. THE CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY ENGINE LIGHTS ON. THE CAR STALLED IN APRIL. THE HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WHEN IT STALLED. THE WIFE HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVING WHEN IT STALLED AND SO SHE REALLY CAN'T GIVE FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE STALLING. THE OWNER WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN D.C. WHEN IT STALLED COMPLETELY OUT. THEN SHE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ETM ON MAY 20. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS. THE OWNER DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR A REPAIR. VOLVO OF AMERICA AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PART IF THE OWNER PAID FOR LABOR.SO THE WORK WAS DONE AT A COST OF ABOUT 700 DOLLARS TO OWNER. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED.*AK A.CONSUMER''S E-MAIL ADDRESS IF THEY HAVE ONE SEE ONWER INFORMATION B.DID THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALL OUT AND DIE OR DID IT LOSE POWER AND OPERATE AT A REDUCED SPEED? THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED OUT AND RESTARTED. C.IF NO CRASHES OR INJURIES WERE THERE ANY ''NEAR-MISSES'' CAUSED BY THE PROBLEM? THERE WAS NO NEAR MISSES IN THIS CASE. D.HAS THE PERSON TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR, DID THE CONSUMER PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR OR DID VOLVO/THE DEALERSHIP ASSIST IN THE COST OF THE REPAIR? THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR REPAIR, BUT VOLVO OF AMERICA AUTHORIZED PAYMENT OF THE PART IF OWNER PAID FOR LABOR. E.HAS THE SAME COMPONENT BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE, OR HAVE THEY HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS

ON MAY 9, 2005 MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING NORTH ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE NEAR EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ WHEN OUR 2000 VOLVO S80 SEDAN LOST ACCELERATION. AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED FROM 60 MPH IN TRAFFIC TO 15 MPH, THE MESSAGE WINDOW READ, "PERFORMANCE REDUCED." AS MY HUSBAND NEGOTIATED THE FAILING VEHICLE FROM THE CENTER LANE, SURROUNDED BY 60 MPH TRAFFIC, TO THE SHOULDER, I PHONED OUR VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN PA FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY INFORMED ME TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALERSHIP. AS WE INCHED ALONG THE SHOULDER AT 15 MPH, A NJ STATE TROOPER SPOTTED US AND RECOGNIZED THAT WE WERE IN TROUBLE. HE PULLED ALONG SIDE US AND THEN OFFERED TO FOLLOW US, WITH LIGHTS FLASHING, INTO THE NEAREST REST AREA, WHICH WAS 8 MILES NORTH. AS HE SAID, "YOU'RE A SITTING DUCK." ONCE AT THE SERVICE AREA, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO KUNDERT VOLVO IN HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ. ALL IN ALL, WE WERE FORTUNATE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IT WAS 10:30 AM ON A CLEAR SPRING DAY. THE STATE TROOPER'S ASSISTANCE WAS FORTUITOUS AND OUR CAR SERVICE WAS COMPLETED BY 4 PM. AT KUNDERT VOLVO, THE SERVICE AREA REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, A GASKET AND PERFORMED AN ETM RELOAD. TOTAL LABOR AND PARTS WAS $729.00 PLUS $150 TOWING CHARGE. ALTHOUGH ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL, THERE WAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DURING OUR TIME UNASSISTED ON THE NJ TURNPIKE, CAUSED BY VEHICLE FAILURE. *NM

2000 VOLVO S80 STALLING WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL EPISODES, ALL AT LOW SPEED THE EPISODE BELOW WAS THE LAST. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES OWNED A 2000 VOLVO S80, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS ,SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURNAND VEHICLE STALLED THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS WHEN VEHICLE STALLED. A COUPLE OF TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. CONSUMER STATED SAW ON TELEVISION WHERE THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL CASES WITH VOLVO MODELS WHO WERE HAVING STALLING PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE CONSUMER CCOULD NOT REMEMBER WHAT REPAIRS WERE DONE. CONSUMER NO LONGER HAD THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VOLVO S80 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05041 SAW THAT NHTSA RECENTLY OPENED AN INQUIRY INTO ISSUE OF ETM IN VOLVOS AND WANTED TO ADD MY CAR TO LIST OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED. I HAD MANY INCIDENTS OF CAR SUDDENLY KILLING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT ONLY DUE TO EXTREME DEFENSIVE DRIVING: AVOIDED RUSH HOUR, STAYED TO OUTSIDE LANES, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER, ETC. DEALER WAS AWARE THAT ETM WAS ISSUE, BUT EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSED TO COVER BECAUSE ERROR CODES DID NOT STAY IN CAR COMPUTER. ONCE ETM WAS REPLACE EARLIER THIS YEAR, CAR HAS BEEN WORKING FINE. *JB

I SHOULD HAVE KNOW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY USED 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASED IT WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I JUST THOUGHT THAT MY CAR WAS STILL WARMING UP AND THAT IS WHY THE ENGINE CUT OFF. THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER MY AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY SO MUCH SO THAT I HAD TO USE MY REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY JUST TO UNLOCK MY DOORS WHILE I AM SITTING INSIDE MY CAR! BUT THIS ISN'T THE WORST OF IT. WHILE I AM ON MY WAY TO A HAIR APPT IN HEAVY LOS ANGELES TRAFFIC, MY CAR STARTING STALLING. I WAS DOING 30 - 50 MILES PER HOUR GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR WOULD JUST CUT OFF. IMAGINE IF MY 3 YEAR DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT I WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED VOLVO. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I HAD TO LITERALLY DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY JUST TO KEEP GIVING MY CAR POWER. I HAD NEVER BEEN SO AFRAID WHILE DRIVING. I WAS UPSET AND PISSED OFF THAT MY CAR WAS STILL CONSIDERED SAFE TO DRIVE. ALL OF THESE MODELS SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE STREETS. I EVENTUALLY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER AND LUCKILY I STILL HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND THEY REPLACED IT. MY CAR WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN THE SAME ISSUE HAS STARTED TO OCCUR WITH THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS. I CAN'T UNLOCK THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS FROM INSIDE OF MY CAR, I HAVE TO USE THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY. I HAVE TO

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 VOLVO S80. I PURCHASED IT UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY "CERTIFIED" USED CAR PROGRAM FROM CLAYTON VOLVO IN KNOXVILLE TENN. IN APRIL 2001. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE ON AN INTERSECTION. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS FOULED UP WITH CARBON. THAT UNIT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. A COUPLE YEARS LATER, THE CAR AGAIN DIED. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT. THANKFULLY, IN BOTH CASES IT HAPPENED IN A "SAFE" SITUATION. AGAIN, THE ETM WAS DETERMINE TO BE THE PROBLEM. BUT BY THIS TIME, THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS AN ON-GOING ISSUE. THIS TIME I WAS FORCED TO PAY NEARLY $1000 IN REPAIRS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU ARE COLLECTING INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM, SO I FELT COMPELLED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT. ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC DATES AVAILABLE TO ME HERE, I CAN CHECK MY RECORDS AND PROVIDE THEM IF NECESSARY. *NM

IN OCTOBER 2001 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT MY LIGHTS WENT OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE I WAS CROSSING THE STREET MY CAR STALLED. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME LIGHTS WENT ON. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY-REPAIR THROTTLE BODY & GASKET. IN JUNE 2004 CAR STALLED AGAIN. REPLACED SWAY LINKS AND PROGRAM DOWNLOAD-$338.19. IN DEC 2004 CAR STALL ON THE ROAD AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP- REPLACED:THROTTLE BODY, MASS AIR FLOW, MFI MODULE- COST 2098.96. I DO NOT TAKE THIS CAR ON ANY LONGER TRIP. DO TO FEW STALLS ON THE ROAD AND FREQUENT LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS AND NUMEROUS OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS I BELIEVE THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. *NM

CAR CUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. LOSES ALL POWER AND SHUTS DOWN. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND START ENGINE AGAIN. CAR WILL ALSO CUT OFF WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING LOTS WHILE TRYING TO PARK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2005. *NM

AS WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER POSTINGS ON THIS SITE, I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 AND HAD A FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT AT ABOUT 72,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IN ATLANTA WHEN I GOT THE WARNING MESSAGE THAT PERFORMANCE HAD BEEN REDUCED. I CALLED THE VOLVO DEALER, THEY STATED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM MAY CORRECT ITSELF. (THEY DID SAY THAT I NEEDED TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT.) THE PROBLEM THEN WAS FIXED FOR ABOUT 80 MILES BEFORE I HAD FAILURE AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. THEY REPLACED THE PART AND SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED AS A PART OF THE "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" WARRANTY. *NM

DT: THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. WHEN GETTING READY TO PARK THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. DID THE SAME THING WHEN SITTING AT A LIGHT IF LET TING UP FROM THE BRAKES. THE ENGINE REVVED. WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS ITS WA SHARD TO GET IT TO GO BACK FORWARD. THIS STARTED BACK IN 2000 BUT IT BECAME WORSE. *AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SMALL CHANGES IN SPEED OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THEN STALL AT SPEED BETWEEN 50-75 MPH. THE CAR RESTARTED BUT SPEED WAS INCONSISTENT EVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT IS WAS PROBABLY THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE, THIS WAS WITHOUT FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE WORK WAS DONE AND SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *NM

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR STALLED WHILE IN MOTION. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT WHEN IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. SHE CAME VERY CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT AS IT WAS A VERY BUSY STREET. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO VOLVO OF FIFE AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. SAID NOTHING REGISTERED ON THE COMPUTER. I TOLD THEM THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME ONCE AND SEEMED LIKE A VAPOR LOCK. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PART THAT HAS GONE OUT ON SOME OF THE EARLY MODEL S80'S BUT IT'S $1,300.00 TO REPLACE AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT UNLESS THEY KNEW FOR SURE. THE PART HASN'T BEEN REPLACED AND MY WIFE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF IT STALLS WHEN SHE'S DOING 65 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY. *NM

DT: BEGINNING LAST YEAR, WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RPMS WOULD GO WAY UP AND FALL BACK DOWN OVER AND OVER FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. THEN ,THE ENGINE CUT OFF. THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. THEN, RIGHT AWAY THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE AIR INTAKE VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STOPPED FOR A WHILE. THEN, THE EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON JUNE 15 2005. THE CAR WOULD STOP IN TRAFFIC. THE RMPS WOULD GO UP AND DOWN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, AND TTHERE WAS ELECTRICAL POWER. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES WHEN THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN.*AK

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED DURING A LEFT TURN TO A FREEWAY ON-RAMP. THE CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS POURING RAIN AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MODULE REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $800. THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE SECOND MODULE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT CLEANED FOR APPROXIMATELY $200. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MODULE HAD TO BE CLEANED EVERY YEAR - WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR - OR IT WOULD FAIL AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENED TO ALL VOLVOS WHICH PREDOMINATELY WERE DRIVEN IN CITY TRAFFIC. I AM ABOUT DUE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM THIS YEAR. *NM

ENGINE CONSTANTLY SURGES FORWARD WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AT A STOPLIGHT, THE CAR WILL JUST SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD. ON HIGHWAY, CAR LOST POWER AND ACCELERATION. WHEN I PULLED OVER, THE ENGINE CUT OFF. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, WHICH I REPLACED FOR $2100. THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE ENGINE SURGES. *NM

MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING POWER LOSS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE S-80 MODEL OF THE 2000 VOLVO. WE HAD A QUICK AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ON THE INTERSTATE ON OCTOBER 24, 2003. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE INTERSTATE AND GET TO A PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CROWN VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN GREENSBORO, NC (TEL: 336 834-7350). CROWN VOLVO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND DOWNLOADED NEW SOFTWARE. THE REPAIR COST US $899.48. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 79,089 MILES. IN FEBRUARY 2003, THE CAR WAS STALLING REPEATEDLY. WHEN RESTARTED, THE ENGINE REVVED AND STALLED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO VOLVO SAAB OF CHARLOTTE (TEL: 704 563-8816) AND A REPAIR WAS MADE. THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST $443.23. THE ODOMETER AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR WAS 68,066 MILES. THE CAR HAD NO MALFUNCTIONS BETWEEN THE FEBRUARY AND OCTOBER REPAIRS. THE SERVICE CENTERS RETAINED ALL REPLACED COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE ID IS [XXX]. SERVICE REFERENCE NUMBERS ARE THE FOLLOWING: CROWN VOLVO - [XXX] VOLVO SAAB OF CHARLOTTE - INVOICE [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS

DT: THE VEHICLE WAS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER ON THREE OCCASIONS. *AK

OVER THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP OF A 2000 VOLVO S80 (I.E., FOUR YEARS), I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED AT 67,000 MILES;HAD THE THROTTLE REPLACED WHEN MY CAR CHOKED ( LUCKILY ON A SIDE STREET); HAD A BAR ON THE SUNROOF DROP OFF; ENGINE MOUNTS BROKEN; WHEEL STOPS BROKEN; AND, MOST RECENTLY REPLACED AN ABS PANEL. NOT WITHSTANDING IN ANY OF THESE INCIDENTS IS THE COOLING FAN AND BALL JOINT REPLACED DUE TO RECALL. TRULY THIS CAR HAS BEEN MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ANY OTHER KNOWN TO BE DRIVEN. EVERY TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP IS EASILY $1000 PLUS. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE RESEARCH WAS SCANT IN TERMS OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE TRULY BEEN DISMAYED BY VOLVO'S COMMITMENT TO ITS PRODUCT AND IS DESIGN FLAWS AND/OR DEFECTS. AFTER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS CORRECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WENT TO TRADE THE CAR IN---TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR BASICALLY WOULD NOT GIVE MONEY ON ITS TRADE. AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS LATER IN REPAIRS, I AM STILL FUMING OVER A CAR THAT WAS PURCHASED SOLELY FOR THE "HISTORICAL" VOLVO STANDARD AND ITS COMMITMENT TO SAFETY. *JB

CAR STALLING. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST MY BAD LUCK- THAT I HAD BOUGHT A LEMON. I PURCHASED MY 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 SEDAN BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER 1999. I HAVE HAD MANY, MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, ALL OF WHICH WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE REASON I AM WRITING TO YOU JUST NOW IS BECAUSE OF WHAT I JUST READ ON THE INTERNET. MY CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC LAST MONTH. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT. THE CAR RE-STARTED. THE VOLVO DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO STALLING SINCE. *JB

OUR VOLVO WAS SERVICED REGULARLY BY OUR DEALER. WE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR HESITATING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. WE LEFT NJ FOR A THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TRIP TO MYRTLE BEACH SC. ABOUT 30 MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION, THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE FROM 65 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 20 MPH. WE PROCEED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND LET THE CAR COOL DOWN. AFTER APPROX. 30 MINUTES WE TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT DID START SO WE CONTINUED ONTO MYRTLE BEACH AT NO MORE THAN 30 MPH AS THAT WAS AS FAST AS THE CAR WOULD GO. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER APPROX. 5 MILES AWAY AND IT AGAIN REFUSED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 20-30 MPH. BEACH VOLVO OF MYRTLE BEACH, SC SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULAR. A NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS INSTALLED AT A COST OF $871.51. THE CAR HAD 53,481 MILES ON IT JUST OVER THE 50,000 MILEAGE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE CAR IS A 2000 S80 VIN [XXX]. WHEN TOLD OF THE PROBLEM BY THE DEALER HE SAID WHEN THE PART GOES, IT GOES WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING YOU CAN DO BUT REPLACE IT. I AM GLAD WE BROKE DOWN LATE AT NIGHT WHEN THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AROUND US BECAUSE WE WERE IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE DOING 65 MPH WHEN IT JUST QUITE AND SLOWED TO BARELY A CRAWL. IF WE HAD BEEN ON A BUSY CORRIDOR SOMEONE COULD HAVE HIT US FROM THE REAR AND CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. VOLVO SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT IN DESIGN. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOI

MY 2000 S80 VOLVO A FEW WEEKS AGO HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED ON HIGHWAY. MESSAGE SCREEN SAID TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. THIS WAS AT 65 MPH. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING CAR IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 2K RPMS. AFTER 20 MINUTES IT STARTED AND I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE AND ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMENDED AND I DID UPGRADE SOFTWARE ON ANOTHER CONTROLLER. I AM VERY CONCERNED AFTER READING ARTICLE TODAY THAT THE PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. *NM

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM THE PROBLEM IS NOT BEING HANDLED RESPONSIBLY AND THE DEALERS USE INTIMIDATION AND THEN BULLY THEIR CLIENTS INTO PAYING FOR OTHER SERVICES. THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THIS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. THEY ARE WITHHOLDING VALUABLE INFORMATION. I OWN BOTH VOLVO S70 AND S80 AND THEY HAVE SHUT DOWN IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *THIS IS A DIRECT QUOTE I RECEIVED FROM A MASTER VOLVO MECHANIC WHEN I POSTED A QUESTION CONCERNING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. " YOUR ETS LIGHT IS A LITTLE MORE SEVERE THEN THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THE MANUFACTURE KNOWS THIS AND WILL NOT STAND BEHIND PROBLEM . HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE UNIT, IT HAS A MALFUNCTION AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THE DEALER WILL PROBABLY TELL YOU IT NEEDS A DOWNLOAD,THAT IS UNFORTUNATELY ONLY GOING TO FIX PROBLEM FOR A SHORT WHILE.". *NM

CAR HAS SHUT OFF 6-8 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE MAJORITY OF TIMES HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE IN RUSH HOUR. THE FIRST FEW TIMES THIS HAPPENED THE CAR WOULD "SURGE" AND THE LIGHTS INSIDE WOULD FLICKER BEFORE THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. EACH TIME IT HAS TAKEN LONGER TO GET THE CAR TO START BACK UP. THE CAR WOULD TURN OVER AND THEN IMMEDIATELY CHOKE DOWN. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 80 ON THE INTERSTATE AT 5:30PM ON A WEEKDAY. NOW, THE CAR WILL TURN OVER, BUT WILL NOT STAY CRANKED. I HAVE MADE THREE PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT FOR TWO MONTHS FOR FEAR THAT I WILL BE KILLED OR STRANDED.

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH SURGING WHEN THE AIR WAS ON. THE ON BOARD COMPUTER DISPLAY SUGGESTED THAT THE PERFORMANCE WAS REDUCED. *JB THE ENGINE FAILURE EXHIBITED AN ENGINE SURGE OR RPM BUMP WHEN AT IDLE. NORMAL IDLE WAY 700 RPM. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP TO ABOUT 1000 RPM, THEN DROP BACK TO 700 RPM. *SC THE THROTTLE UNIT WAS REPLACED. *JB

2000 VOLVO S80 SUFFERED FROM A FAULTY THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. *MR THERE WAS A PENDING LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA REGARDING THESE MODULES AND THEIR PREMATURE FAILURE RATES. *SC *JB

2000 VOLVO S80 4 DR. ERRATIC IDLING/SURGING WITH ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON.LEADS TO STALLING OUT ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS ON MANY OCCASIONS NARROWLY AVOIDING LIFE THREATENING TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TRYING TO PULL "DEAD" CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD. BROUGHT CAR TO VOLVO DEALER AND CAR WAS REPAIRED FOR $1332.50. REPAIR INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF: ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY($588.50) WITH SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD($28.00) TO ALLOW ETM TO FUNCTION ALONG WITH GASKET($4.00). REPLACEMENT OF MASS AIR FLOW METER($234.21) TOTAL LABOR/PARTS= $1254.71 + $75.29 TAX + $2.50 ENVIROMENTAL FEE??= $1332.50 I UNFORTUNATELY DO NOT HAVE OLD PART. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOW @ 30,000 MILES AFTER REPLACEMNT ON 12/1/2003 THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS SHOWING THE "SIGNS" OF A NEED FOR REPLACEMENT AGAIN.

I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S-80. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILED SUDDENLY RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT NORMAL SPEED. THIS RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE UNCONTROLLED DECELERATION AND LIMITED VEHICLE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALER. VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART (REFERENCE THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY, SEE WWW.AUTOSAFETY.ORG/ARTICLE.PHP?SCID=119&DID817) AND IS INVOLVED IN A PENDING LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA, IN ADDITION TO STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES BEING INVOLVED.

WHILIE TRAVELING TO ILLINOIS FROM KANSAS, THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2000 VOLVO S80 SUDDENLY GAVE OUT. I STOPPED AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE EXIT AND CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL, WHICH WAS EMPTY. I THEN ADDED 24 FL. OZ. OF POWER STEERING FLUID AND THAT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES. I ENDED UP DRIVING THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP WITH NO POWER STEERING. IT APPEARS THAT THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE POWER STEERING SERVO LOCATED AT THE LOWER END OF THE STEERING WHEEL ROD. CAR WAS TAKEN IN TODAY TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE CAR HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS IN PRESTINE CONDITION OTHERWISE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I FEEL THAT A RECALL IS CERTAINLY IN ORDER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP" MODE AND A ERROR MESSAGE SAYING "SAFELY PULL OVER AND RESTART VEHICLE" GOES ON. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T EXCEED 5 MPH WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. IT IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHICH HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. BUT I'VE FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND APPARENTLY THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MODULE, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE BOTH HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEN AFTER CHECKING SEVERAL FORUMS THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EPIDEMIC FOR THE VOLVO S80.

WHILE DRIVING SUN ROOF BAR WHICH IS A METAL BAR THAT GOES AROUND THE GLASS IN THE SUNROOF CAVED IN ON THE CONSUMER. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SUN ROOFS IN VOLVO VEHICLES.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER TO SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER DROVE IT TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND OTHER PARTS OF ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

SUBJECT: ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, RESULT: TOTAL LOSS, EHICLE: 2000, VOLVO, S80 2.9, VIN: [XXX]. SHORTLY BEFORE 3:00PM MY WIFE AND I DEPARTED BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT FOR THE TRIP HOME TO MASSACHUSETTS. THE FIRST 7 OR 8 MINUTES WERE LOCAL STOP AND GO DRIVING (MAXIMUM SPEED 25MPH). AT THIS POINT WE ENTERED THE MERRITT PARKWAY (EASTBOUND ENTRANCE 48). WE JOINED THE RIGHT LANE TRAFFIC FLOW, WHICH VARIED BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH. APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES LATER ? JUST BEFORE THE MERRITT PARKWAY EASTBOUND ENTRANCE 49 OR 50 THE CAR ENGINE LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY TO THE ISLAND BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY AND THE ON-RAMP. IT LOOKED LIKE STEAM WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE RADIATOR. I LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE IT READING NORMAL. I PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE LEVER INSIDE THE VEHICLE, GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WENT TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE HOOD SAFETY LATCH WHICH WAS SO HOT THAT MY HAND WITHDREW INVOLUNTARILY. AT THIS POINT I BECAME AWARE THAT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOOD, NOT STEAM. I ALERTED MY WIFE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. SHE DID, AND AFTER MOVING AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, LOOKED BACK AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MY WIFE AND I WITNESSED TWO EXPLOSIONS, EMINATING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRST EXPLOSION CAUGHT MY ATTENTION BECAUSE IT WAS LOUD AND SHOT FLAME AND SMOKE ABOUT 15 FEET INTO THE AIR.*AK UPDATED 07/27/201

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. WHILE DRIVING, IT CUTS BACK TO THE IDLING SPEED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE OVER THE IDLE SPEED. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. *JB

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE DASHBOARD INDICATED TO STOP SAFELY AND RESTART. ANOTHER MESSAGE CAME ON STATING ENGINE SERVICE REQUIRED. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT SERVICED. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE UNIT, AND DOWN LOADED SOFTWARE.*AK..........*AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE AS SHE MADE RIGHT AND LEFT HAND TURNS. WHEN SHE GOT HOME I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR AND FOUND THAT IT WAS EMPTY. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THIS HAPPENING, THERE WAS NO FLUID ON THE FLOOR OF THE GARAGE. I IMMEDIATELY PURCHASED POWER STEERING FLUID AND FILLED THE RESERVOIR. THE NEXT DAY THE FLOOR WAS COVERED WITH FLUID. I CONTACTED MY FORMER VOLVO DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY COULD LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN IMPORT CARS. THEY IDENTIFED THE PROBLEM AS THE RACK & PINION AND SAID NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IT WAS UNSAFE. I AUTHORIZED THEM TO BEGIN THE REPAIR PROCESS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE COST WOULD BE ABOUT $1000.00 DOLLARS. WHEN CONTACTING THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF VOLVO NORTH AMERICA I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT IN WARRENTY. THE VEHICLE HAS 16,532 MILES AND HAS BEEN GARAGED KEPT AND MAINTAINED BY THE PREVIOUS VOLVO DEALER WHERE THE VECHICLE WAS PURCHASED. I HARDLY THINK THAT ANY VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE RACK & PINION STEERING REPLACED. I AM VERY DISAPOINTED WITH THE APPROACH THAT VOLVO HAS TAKEN TO ASSIST WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN WHERE OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN YOU PAY $42,000 DOLLARS FOR A CAR, YOU CERTAINLY EXPECT THAT IT WILL NOT REQUIRE COSTLY MAINTENANCE SUCH AS

SHORTLY AFTER MY VEHICLE'S 60K MILE SERVICE, I NOTICED SLIGHT HESITATION WHILE CRUSING AROUND 60 MILES PER HOUR ON HIGHWAY. ONCE I EXPERIENCE THE HESITATION, THE ENGINER SERVICE LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN THE "ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE URGENT" MESSAGE WOULD COME ON AS WELL. WHEN THE HESITATION STARTS, I WOULD FEEL AS IF I NO LONGER HAVE THE FULL CONTROL OF THE GAS THROTTLE AS IT DOES NOT RESPOND AT ALL. EG. WHEN I TAKE OFF MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, I WOULD FEEL A SUDDEN SURGE IN VEHICLE ACCELERATION! WHILE WAITING TO GET THE CAR SERVICED BY MY DEALED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM, THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME AND GO. FINALLY, DURING MY TRIP TO GET MY CAR SERVICED, THE GAS THROTTLE STOP RESPONDING THUS THE CAR CRUISED TO A FULL STOP. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND CONTINUE WITH MY JOURNEY. LATER I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY IN ORDER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS WHY THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT DETECTED DURING MY "MAJOR" TUNEUP SERVICE ABOUT 3 WEEKS PRIOR INSETAD,I HAD TO MAKE A SEPARATE TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND POTENTIALLY GET INTO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED THEN TO LOSE THE CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE'S GAS THROTTLE WHERE IT MAY SUDDENLY ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE. *AK

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT - URGENT WENT ON. I NOTICED SLIGHT HESITATION IN CAR ONLY WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON. SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON & OFF. WENT TO DEALER AND INFORMED THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY UNIT AT A COST OF $1129.95. CAR ONLY HAS 73,000 MILES AND IS REGULARLY SERVICED BY VOLVO. INFORMED THAT THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WENT ON LINE TO NHTSA AND DISCOVERED MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING SIMILAR PROBLEM. *NM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE SURGES AT IDLE SPEED WHILE AT STOP IN INTERSECTIONS FORCING SUDDEN BRAKE APLLICATION TO AVOID COLLISION. FOLLOWING APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS OF SIMILAR SPORADIC EPISODES, ALL WITHOUT ANY MESSAGE INDICATORS, VEHICLE WOULD ONLY TRAVEL 15 MPH. THROTTLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED TO RECTIFY PROBLEM. SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY BARELY AVOIDED! SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THERRE APPEAR TO BE NUMEROUS DEFECTS REPORTED.*AK

MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR ON MY 2000 VOLVO S-80 FAILED AS I WAS ABOUT TO PASS ANOTHER CAR. ABORTED PASSING ATTEMPT AND WENT BACK BEHIND OTHER CAR. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME MAF FAILED AND THEREFORE I HAD THIS ONE REPLACED, YET AGAIN. ONCE STOPPED CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE; AGAIN: THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED. I AM ON MY THIRD MAF.*AK

AT 70MPH MY CAR SAID REDUCED PERFORMANCE, AND WITHIN 30 SEC. MY CRUISE CONTROL FAILED, THE CAR REDUCED TO 5MPH, AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. I WAS IN 5 LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DOING 70-80MPH. AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER SKIDDED APPROX. 50 FEET IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING ME. HE THEN HAD TO BLOCK OFF TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO ASSIST ME TO THE SHOULDER. MY CAR WOULD ONLY COAST. IT WAS A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE FOR ME. I'M THANKFUL MY CHILDREN WERE NOT WITH ME. AFTER BEING TURNED OFF OVER NIGHT, MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP. HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO A COMPUTER CHIP MALFUNCTION. A CHIP WHICH CONTROLS THE THROTTLE, FUEL-INJECTION, AND CRUISE CONTROL. WOW! THE SERVICE REP. "WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYMORE PROBLEMS AFTER REPLACING THE CHIP". WE ASKED WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE REP. SAID "THERE HAVE TO BE SO MANY ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES REPORTED, BEFORE THEY WILL RECALL IT". THIS HAS LEFT ME VERY DISTURBED, AND RELUCTANT TO EVER DRIVE A VOLVO AGAIN. I FEEL SURE IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR MY QUICK USE OF THE HAZARD LIGHTS, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THE TRUCK DRIVER ALSO CONCURRED. I DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. THEY MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC (WITH PLENTY OF ROOM TO MAKE THE TURN). AS SHE DECELERATED TO MAKE THE TURN, THE CAR DIED. AS THIS HAPPENED, OF COURSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST. SHE NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT, AS SHE WAS STUCK OUT IN THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE SPENT SOME TIME RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND ITS CAUSES AND I HAVE FOUND AMPLE SUPPORTING INFORMATION THAT MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM OF THE CAR DYING ON DECELERATION. THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY DUE TO AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM). THIS IS A UNIQUE SYSTEM INSTALLED BY VOLVO THAT DOES AWAY WITH THE TRADITIONAL THROTTLE CABLE. APPARENTLY THESE DEVICES ARE FAILING REGULARLY, AND MUST BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $1000 COST TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I THINK THAT IF A NORMAL THROTTLE-CABLE VEHICLE HAD A GREAT TENDENCY TO BREAK THROTTLE CABLES, EVEN ON CARS WITH LOW MILES, THIS WOULD LEAD TO SOME SORT OF RECALL BECAUSE THIS LEADS TO AN UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS WAS SUCH A NEAR MISS FOR MY WIFE THAT SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. CHECK WWW.BRICKBOARD.COM SITE. THIS IS A SITE FOR VOLVO OWNERS. A SEARCH FOR S80 AND ETM WILL GENERATE MANY HITS FROM OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME UNSAFE CONDITION LEADING TO A NEED TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY DEVICE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING REARVIEW MIRROR GLARED OFF THE DASHBOARD. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INSISTED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH 2000 S80 T6. *MR *SC

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) FAILED WHILE VEHICLE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH; CAUTION LIGHTS AND SERVICE ENGINE URGENT MESSAGE DISPLAYED; UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC; THEN FAULT CLEARED AND VEHICLE RAN OK; ATTEMPTED TO RETURN HOME AND ETM FAILED AGAIN; THEN FAULT CLEARED AGAIN. NO WARNING LIGHTS; VEHICLE DRIVES OK, SUSPECTED LOOSE GAS CAP; TIGHTENED AND DROVE AGAIN; RAN OK, THEN EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM LATER IN THE DAY, THIS TIME LEFT CAR TO BE TOWED. FAILURE OF ETM AND WARNINGS MISLEADING TRUE SEVERITY OF FAILURE. VOLVO SHOULD CHANGE WARNING TO "DO NOT DRIVE" IS VEHICLE FAILURE MAKES DRIVING UNSAFE. ETM FAILURE MAKES VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN ANY CONDITIONS. REPORTED INCIDENT TO VOLVO CUSTOMER CARE. *LA

2000 S80 VOLVO HAS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ACCORDING TO VOLVO REPAIR CENTER. THIS IS A KNOW AND WIDE SPREAD DEFECT. IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SURGE SPORADICALLY OR TO DIE. VOLVO HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN TO ALL SERVICE CENTERS ADVISING THEM OF THE DEFECT. VOLVO WILL NOT REPLACE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR THOSE AUTO OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING,MOSTLY ON TURNS.BUT A FEW TIMES ON A STRAIGHT AWAY. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALESRHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SELLING THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT OUR PROBLEM. *AK

AS THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE, IT PLACED ITSELF IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE REVVED AND ACCELERATED ACROSS A MEDIAN, AND THEN HAD COME TO REST AGAINST TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND AN ABUTMENT. *AK *SC

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND TURNING RIGHT CAR OMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, PLACEED CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE NUMEROUS REPAIRS DONE TO HER VEHICLE WITHIN A YEAR. (NAR) *PH *CB