2001 Volvo S80 complaints

2001 VOLVO S80 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH HARD START UP AND SHUTTING DOWN. *MR THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ALONG WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. (CRANKS BUT WILL NOT STAY RUNNING WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) *SC

I WAS DRIVING MY VLOLVO S80 ON 07/10/2005 ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I COULD BARELY OPERATE IT OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR. I GOT STOPPED BY A STATE POLICEMAN AND GOT TICKET FOR OPERATING UNDER 30 MILES/HOUR AND NEGLIGENT OPERATION. I'M SCHEFULED FOR AN APPEAL HEARING. THROTTLE WAS REPLACED BY A DEALESRHIP, NUT THEY SAID THAT IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN, SINCE IT'S THE SAME DESIGN PART.

THE FOLLOWING NARRATIVE IS SUBMITTED AS INFORMATION REGARDING THE NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION ON JULY 26, 2005 TO INVESTIGATE A VARIETY OF CONCERNS RESULTING FROM THE FAILURE OR REDUCED PERFORMANCE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IN 1999-2001 VOLVO PASSENGER CARS. IN ADDITION TOO THE HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE ETM, THE AIR MASS METER FAILURE RATE IN MY OPINION IS JUST AS HIGH AND AS COSTLY. IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS OTHERS TO LOOSE ENGINE POWER WHEN THIS UNIT FAILS. THIS UNIT FAILED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT CHANGED THE CAR REFUSED TO MOVE. ONCE THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED THE ENGINE WOULD BOG DOWN AND SHUT OFF. THIS RESULTED IN A $425 REPAIR AND $35 TOW. MY VEHICLE IS A VOLVO S-80, 2001. *JB

ON OR ABOUT MAY 3RD, 2005, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 VOLVO T6 WHEN SHE SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE PERFORMANCE. SHE WAS TRAVELING ALONG A BUSY INTERSTATE AND SHE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHILE HOLDING UP TRAFFIC BEHIND HER. THE FOLLOWING MSG APPEARED ON THE DASH, "ENGINE PERFORMANCE REDUCED". WHEN SHE GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THE CAR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SHE STARTED THE CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND IT PERFORMED OKAY ON THE WAY HOME. AT THIS TIME, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FUEL OR GAS CAP PROBLEM. SHE WAS VERY CLOSE TO HAVING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY SHE WAS TRAVELING WITH OUR CHILDREN ON A VERY BUSY BYPASS AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THIS TIME, I MADE A CALL TO THE VOLVO DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME TO LEAVE THE CAR OFF FOR A MINUTE AND THE COMPUTER WOULD RESET. NOT A GOOD SOLUTION. NEEDLESS TO SAY, SHE HAD TO NAVIGATE THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE LANE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHILE TRAVELING NO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. AGAIN, THIS WAS A VERY BUSY BYPASS AND LUCKILY SHE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FINALLY, I DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO SEE HOW IT PERFORMED FOR ME. AGAIN, THE CAR FAILED (I.E. SLOWED TO 20 MPH ON A 70 MPH INTERSTATE) WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY WOULD NEED TO SEE THE CAR IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE. I INFORMED THEM I NEEDED RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON AN ELECTRICAL FAN SO THEY COULD CHECK INTO MY "ENGINE PERF

I WAS ON THE RAMP GETTING ON TO THE HIGHWAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STALLED. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND A SEMI WAS GOING TO HIT THE BACK OF MY CAR BECAUSE I GOT OUT THERE IN FRONT OF HIM AND THEN I CAN'T MOVE. SO TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, I DARTED OF THE HIGHWAY UNTO THE SHOULDER WITH THE DISMAY OF THE TRUCK DRIVER. THE INFORMATION IN THE LEFT CORNER GAVE "PERFORMANCE REDUCED". I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. SO I HAD IT TOWED, AND WITHOUT FINDING ANYTHING THE FIRST DAY, THEY FOUND THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. SO I HAD TO PAY OVER $1000 TO GET THIS FIXED. THIS WAS BACK IN MARCH, AND NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOT GOING TO PAY ANOTHER $1000 FOR THE SAME THING. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND I ALREADY PAID OVER $1000 TO GET IT FIXED, AND NOW I HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET AGAIN ONLY 4 MONTHS LATER. THIS IS HORRIBLE, AND VOLVO SHOULD RECALL ALL THE CARS WITH THIS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. I HAVE ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIME BECAUSE OF THE RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. I REFUSE TO GET IT FIXED, BECAUSE VOLVO WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED ONCE BEFORE, AND IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. VOLVO NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS, BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT ON THEIR END. PLEASE HELP TO GET THIS FIXED. I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER $1000 TO GET THIS FIXED EVERY THREE TO FOUR MONTHS!!! *NM

I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO S80 2.9 AND I AM EXPERIENCING MY CAR TRYING TO PUSH ITSELF AND THE RPM IDLING VERY FAST AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ALREADY ABOUT MY SONS S60 AND C70, WHICH ARE HAVE THE SAME TROUBLES AS MY S80. THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE I THINK IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. LUCKILY MY CAR HASN'T TURN OFF ON ME YET, BUT ONE TIME I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE CAR JUMPING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. PLEASE GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THANKS. *NM

2001 VOLVO S80 T6 - THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. *JB

DT: ON JULY 23 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH THE OWNER NOTICED THE PERFORMANCE REDUCED LIGHT"CAME ON . THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. THEN OWNER PUSHED THE GAS, THERE WAS A FEELING OF LOSS OF POWER. THEN, THE OWNER GOT OFF ON THE NEAREST EXIT. STOPPED FOR A SECOND, AN D THE CAR SEEMED SLUUGISH.THE OWNER CONTINUED ON THE TRIP AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED BACK ON THE OWNER NOTICED THE PERFORMANCE REDUCED LIGHT WENT OFF. THE OWNER TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT SINCE THE LIGHT WASN'T ON THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT FIND THE CODE. THE MECHANIC SAID GO AHEAD AND DRIVE IT SINCE NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE SHOWING RIGHT NOW. THEN ON AUGUST 9 WHILE GOING 75 MPH. THE "PERFORMANCE REDUCED LIGHT" CAME ON AND AT THE SAME THE TIME CRUISE CONTROL WENT OFF AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON.THERE WAS A FEELING OF LOSS OF POWER. THE OWNER TOOK IT DIRECLTY TO THE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CAR WAS SHOWING A CODE INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. SO THE OWNER WILL TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. THE OWNER CALLED THE DEALERHSIP WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE OWNER SHOULD JUST BRING IN THE CAR FOR INSPECTION. THE OWNER CALLED VOLVO AND THEY HAVE ADVISED THAT THEY ARE NOT HELPING WITH THE COST OF REPAIR BECUASE THERE IS NO RECALL.DID THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALL OUT AND DIE OR DID IT LOSE POWER AND OPERATE AT A REDUCED SPEED? REDUCED SPEEDIF NO CRASHES OR INJURIES WERE THERE ANY NEAR-MISSES CAUSED BY THE PROBLEM? THE OWNER SAYS NO NE

I WAS DRIVING ON I-75 INTERSTATE AND WHEN I WENT TO PASS A VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE I FELT A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN MY ENGINE. I THEN HAD TO CUT ACROSS 4 LANES OF EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC TO GET MY CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER. THEN MY CAR STALLED OUT. WHENEVER I RESTARTED IT, IT WOULD STALL BACK OUT AGAIN. THE AUTO SHOP TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND GAS PEDAL SENSOR COSTING ME WELL OVER $2000. (THE OLD PARTS ARE AT MY HOUSE, I'VE KEPT THEM). *NM

OUR 2001 VOLVO S-80 STALLED TWICE, SO WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER WHERE THEY CHARGED US $1,044 TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. I FULLY SUPPORT A PRODUCT RECALL AS THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *NM

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHILE ON VACATION IN BIRMINGHAM, AL AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. WHILE IT DID RESTART, IT WOULD REGAIN POWER TO CONTINUE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A VOLVO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AT COST OF OVER $850. *JB

YESTERDAY MORNING, IN A BUSY INTERSECTION (CHARLOTTE NC) MY CAR, VOLVO S80 2001 JUST STOPPED DURING A TURN. IT WAS UTTER CHAOS--I WAS PETRIFIED WITH A LARGE TRUCK ONLY INCHES FROM MY BUMPER. THEN IT LATER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. ON MY WAY HOME, IT WOULDN'T STAY STILL. IT KEPT JUMPING FORWARD WITHOUT THE GAS BEING PRESSED. AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE MECHANIC SHOP THIS MORNING, IT STOPPED ONCE AGAIN, LUCKILY MY REAR END WAS INSIDE THE PARKING LOT, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN REAR ENDED. THIS MORNING THE MECHANIC SAYS THE PROBLEM ASSESSED, AT A COST OF 1000$; BUT THE CAR MAY STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MAY 05. I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE VOLVO BOASTS OF BEING ONE OF THE MOST SAFE CARS MANUFACTURED. WELL, STOPPING DURING TURNING, GOING WITHOUT THE GAS BEING PRESSED AND STALLING AT A LIGHT DOESN'T SEEM VERY SAFE FOR MY 8 YR OLD. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE, WITH MY YOUNG SON IN THE BACK SEAT. THANK GOODNESS NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR MY SERVICE DATE, BECAUSE THE MECHANICS I HAVE CONTACTED ARE SWAMPED WITH THE SAME TYPES OF COMPLAINTS. I AM VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE 9 MILES TO THE MECHANIC, UPSET TO DRIVE THE 6 MILES TO DAY CARE BEFORE GOING TO THE MECHANIC, TERRIFIED BY THE THOUGHT OF BEING REAR-ENDED WITH MY SMALL CHILD IN THE CAR AND DISMAYED THAT I CANT MAKE IT 3 MILES TO WORK WITHOUT MY CAR CEASING TO OPERATE. PLEASE HELP US. I WAS GOING ONLINE TODAY TO TELL VOLVO ABOUT MY ISSUE

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME VEHICLE. SEE ODI NO. 10131592. DESPITE REPAIRS MADE IN JUNE 2005, THE CAR STALLED APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2005. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE 5TH FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. DIAGNOSTIC CODES NOW IDENTIFIED A FAULTY MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE/RELOAD AND THROTTLE BODY. THESE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE CAR. *JB

ON TWO OCCASIONS, IN JANUARY OF 2006 AND JUNE OF 2006, MY 2001 VOLVO S-80 SEDAN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. I HAD NO POWER AND STEERING IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT IN JANUARY, KEYSTONE VOLVO REPLACED MY MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. WHEN THE CAR STALLED AGAIN IN JUNE, THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE MODULE. *JB

SPUTTERING AND STALLING OF 2001 VOLVO S80 T-6 AT LOW SPEEDS. IN JUNE, VOLVO AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED TWO OXYGEN SENSORS (BASED ON THEIR BEST GUESS). CAR OPERATED SATISFACTORILY FOR 60 DAYS; NOW EXPERIENCING SPUTTERING AND STALLING AGAIN. *JB

I OWN A 2001 S80 VOLVO. I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 78 WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER. IT DROPPED FROM 70 MILES TO 10 MILES. I CALLED VOLVO AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN. ON MY WAY I WAS TRYING TO KEEP THE CAR FROM STALLING OUT AND THEREFORE WAS GIVEN A TICKET FOR SPEEDING. THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WHICH COST ME $951.00. I RECENTLY HEARD ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT CHECKING INTO THIS ON TV. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.*JB

DT: VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED/LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENT. THE MASS AIR FLOW WAS REPLACED. *AK

VOLVO S80... STALLS WHEN IDLING. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH, MY 2001 VOLVO S80 T6 DISPLAYED A MESSAGE INDICATING "REDUCED POWER". I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR, BUT PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. I WAS FORCED TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALER. THE CAR WOULD START AND CONTINUE TO RUN, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT "GO". IT WAS AS IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED. THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS CAR. THE FIRST OCCURRED A MERE 20 MONTHS EARLIER. THE VOLVO MECHANIC INDICATED - DURING BOTH INCIDENTS - THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY EITHER TIME - HAD JUST EXCEEDED WARRANTY MILEAGE WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED. IN ADDITION TO BEING PUT INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A CROWDED INTERSTATES HIGHWAY, I WAS FORCED TO PAY MORE THAN $1000 TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED EACH TIME. *NM

DT: 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION ON HER VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CAR STALLED, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN MAY AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITZ. I HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO THE DEALER, AND THEY IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THIS WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST WAS $902.09. ICALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS INVESTIGATION. BUT DID GET THIS INFORMATION OFF THE INTERNET. *AK

2001 VOLVO S80 SEDAN TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON US 75 (LIMITED ACCESS EXPRESSWAY) IN DALLAS TX. SUDDEN LOSS OF FUEL SUPPLY CAUSED THE CAR TO DECELERATE TO 15 MPH AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. MANAGED TO GET CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NARROWLY AVOIDING TWO COLLISIONS. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1048.00. I REPORTED THE REPAIR TO VOLVO CARS OF AMERICA AND ALSO GAVE THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER COPIES OF COMPLAINTS LOGGED ON THE INTERNET BY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. NO RESPONSE FROM EITHER VCOA OR THE DEALER.

VOLVO S80 THE ENGINE PART THAT REGULATES THE AMOUNT OF AIR INTO THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US TWICE AND MY WIFE HAS BEEN STRANDED TWICE HAVING TO BE TOWED. WE HAVE HAD TO PAY ALL THE COSTS AS THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HAVE EMAILED VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE ABOUT THE ISSUE. *NM

DT: 2001 VOLVO S80. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN/STALLED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JUST STALLED. STALLING OCCURRED ON 10-18-04, 5-30-05, AND 7-1-05. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING D WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. . THE FIRST TIME SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED A PART, CONSUMER WAS UNSURE OF WHAT IT WAS. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE ANOTHER PART. AGAIN THE CONSUMER WAS UNSURE OF THE NAME, AND THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND BY THE TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IT HAD STARTED AGAIN. THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES WERE STILL USABLE. DEALER WAS STILL UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, AND CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER. *AK

2001 VOLVO S80 4 DOOR SEDAN. ENGINE STALLING WITH NO WARNING. RESTART BUT SHUT-OFF AGAIN. MILEAGE ON SECOND OCCURRENCE 71141 ON 7/28/05 AT A COST OF APPROX. $1500. MILEAGE ON FIRST OCCURRENCE 50348 ON 12/19/04, COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. BOTH TIMES ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE WAS DIAGNOSED. *JB

THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE. SPEED REDUCED, INFO SCREEN SHOWED REDUCED PERFORMANCE. AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR, CAR STARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THROTTLE CONTROL MECHANISM. NO FURTHER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THIS COMPLAINT IS ALREADY ON FILE FROM OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS. *JB

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESTART BUT WHEN SHE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT WENT BACKWARDS. WHEN THE CONSUMER GOT THERE HE TRIED TO GET IT TO GO FORWARD AND IT WENT BACKWARDS. THEY CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY- ETM THAT FAILED. THIS WAS BECAUSE THE BANJO FITTING HAD CARBON BUILD UP. THE THROTTLE BODY IS COVERED BY WARRANTY. AND THE CLEANING OF THE BANJO FITTING IS NOT. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE MANUFACTURES PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE THEY TOLD HIM THAT HE COULD NOT SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE THERE THAT DECIDE WHAT IS COVERED AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET, ALTHOUGH HE DOES INTEND TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *NM

PURCHASED A VOLVO S80 IN 2001;VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 60700 MILES AND 3 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS & THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 VOLVO S80 2.9L AND WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. WHEN THE TRAFFIC FLOW WAS CLEAR I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR DIED. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT STRUCK BY THE ONCOMMING VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO VOLVO OF RICHARDSON IN RICHARDSON TEXAS AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A MASS AIR SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THE FACTORY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE PART SINCE IT HAS LAPSED.

2001 VOLVO S80 SERIES DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN RESOLVED, HOWEVER 8 MONTHS LATER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, THE POWER WINDOWS, THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, THE ALARM WOULD GO OFF FOR NO REASON, THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS AND TAIL LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THERE WAS A FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THERE WAS A POWER STEERING LEAK DUE TO A LOOSE HOSE CLAMP. THE PARKING BRAKE NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED, IT DID NOT HOLD ON AN INCLINE. *JB

1.MY WIFE HAS A 2001 VOLVO S80 T6. THE CAR JUST DIED ON HER AT 65 MPH ON A MAJOR FREEWAY. SHE WAS LUCKY TO GET IT ON THE SHOULDER AND WAS STRANDED. 2. THE FAILURE AS STATED BY VOLVO IS THE THROTTE MODULE. 3. DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS MAJOR FAILURE ON VOLVO AND VOLVO CONTINUES TO DENY THE PROBLEM. THERE IS ALOTT OF SUPPORTING ARTICLES AND SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS IN THE WORKS. THE DEALER STATES IT WILL COST $907.00 TO FIX. STILL NOT FIXED!!!!

CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH SURGING ENGINE AT IDLE. WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR COASTING TOWARDS ONE, THE ENGINE SURGES UNEVENLY INCEASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE IS A FAULTY ELECTRIC THROTTLE MODULE ETM. DEALER WILL ON;Y REPLACE A MAP SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST.

CONTACT STATES: CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE OWNERS VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET IT SERVICED IN HIS AREA AS OF LAST WEEK, AND WAS BEING SENT OUT OF STATE TO OREGON TO CORRECT THE RECALL. THERE WERE VOLVO MECHANICS LOCALLY THAT WERE CERTIFIED TO FIX THE CAR. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SOLD OUT. ACTUAL COMPLAINT CONCERNED VOLVO NOT ALLOWING THE CERTIFIED MECHANICS TO DO THE WORK AND REQUIRING CONSUMER TO GO OUT OF STATE.*AK

MESSAGE IN VEHICLE DISPLAYED "NO OIL PRESSURE PULL OVER ASAP." WHILE PULLING OVER "ASAP" A BLUE PLUME OF SMOKE AND SHARDS OF METAL EJECTED FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. VOLVO DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAD THROWN A ROD AND THAT IT WILL COST $9,000 TO FIX THE CAR. *AK

DO TO THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRON THROTTLE MODULE MY ENGINE HAS A LOSS IN RPM AND DIES DURING CERTIAN PERIODS OF DRIVING. IT IS MAINLY AS I COME TO A STOP OR WHEN THE ENGINE TRIES TO IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. I'VE HAD THE ENGINE TROUBLE-SHOOTED FROM FAILED SPARK PLUGS, TO FAILED FUEL INJECTORS, BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ETM WAS THE PROBLEM. AS THE ENGINE DIES, ALL POWER STEERING IS GONE AS WELL AS HYDROLIC BREAKS. I'VE HAD THE ENGINE DIE ON ME TWICE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN ACCIDENTS BOTH TIMES BECAUSE THE WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN DO TO LOSS OF STEERING PRESSURE. THE ENGIN ALSO SURGES SOMETIMES WHILE STOPPED. THIS ABRUPT INCREASE IN RPM MOVES THE CAR FORWARD AND HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A REAREND COLLISION. I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT THIS ETM BY THAT MANUFACTURE ON VOLVO VEHICLES. I WOULD LIKE TO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THERE TO BE A RECALL ON ITEM. I UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE TO USE ELECTROL THROTTLE, BUT THIS DEFECTIVE PART HAS A RISK TO CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE.*AK

CABIN TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILED. THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM IN MY 2001 VOLVO S80 BEGAN ATTEMPTING TO STRONGLY COOL THE CABIN ON A COLD DAY. DEALER INFORMED US THAT THE SENSOR THAT DETECTS THE TEMPERATURE IN THE CABIN HAD FAILED AND WAS READING 100 DEGREES IN THE CABIN CAUSING THE CLIMATE CONTROL TO ATTEMPT TO COOL THE CABIN. THE PART WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. (60K ON VEHICLE) *JB

MANUFACTURING DEFECT, POOR TO ZERO RECEPTION ON AM RADIO. THE PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE THE BEGINNING PURCHASED CAR NEW FROM DEALER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR AT NO COST. *BF *SC

THIS CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK. WE COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE. WE WERE STUCK IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC AND IT WAS A DANGEROUS INCIDENT. WE REPEATEDLY CORRECTLY DEPRESSED THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SELECTOR KNOB AND AND AT THE SAME TIME DEPRESSSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ( WE HAVE DONE THIS THOUSANDS OF TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE FROM 2001 TO PRESENT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS) . IT TOOK OVER 15 MINUTES OF TURNING OFF THE ENIGINE AND RESTARTING IT, TURNING THE STEERING BACK AND FORTH TO FINALLY GET IT OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE. WE ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK SAFETY FEATURE. THIS INCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION AND NOT OPERATOR ERROR. MY WIFE AND I EACH STRUGGLED TO FINALLY GET IT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THIS IS A REAL EQUIPMENT PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND CORRECTED. MY WIFE AND I BOTH DRIVE VOLVOS AND ARE EXPERIENCED VOLVO DRIVERS. ANY SUGGESTION OF OPERATOR ERROR IS FRIVOLOUS DEFENSE.*AK

BOUGHT THIS VOLVO BRAND NEW, HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL SERVICE WORK. AT 64,000 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. COST $4,000 TO REPLACE. THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS CAR REFUSED TO RESPOND IN ANYWAY. THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AT 50,000. I FELT THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE RESPONDED IN SOME WAY. THEY TOLD ME THEY WENT TO THE VOLVO REP., BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHETHER THEY DID OR NOT. THIS IS MY FIFTH VOLVO, PURCHASED FOUR FROM THIS DEALER. THIS WILL BE MY LAST. THEY WERE UNCOOPERATIVE AND UNRESPONSIVE. THEY SAID THE VOLVO GUY HAD REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT MY VEHICLE.*AK

THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE ON MY 2001 VOLVO S80 WENT BAD AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY POWERED DOWN AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I WAS GOING UP A HILL ON A ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER AND WITH A BLIND CURVE AND HAD TO SIT THERE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE I COULD START THE CAR AGAIN AND PROCEED. THIS PLACED MY WIFE AND MYSELF IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE DEALER IS THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AND WOULD HAVE LEFT THE CAR POWERLESS AS WELL. IN MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALER AND WITH AN INDEPENDENT VOLVO SERVICE FACILITY THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED ON SEVERAL OF THE S80 VEHICLES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW OR THAT THE PART HAS A VERY LIMITED LIFETIME. SINCE THE FAILURE OF THE MODULE COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME IT SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ON ALL S80S AT NOT COST TO THE CONSUMER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE THROTTLE FAILED. AS A RESULT THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. *AK *NM

AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR OF USE THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TOO LOW BEFORE THE BRAKING EFFECT TAKES PLACE. RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM MANY TIMES REPORTED TO THE DEALER.THE DEALER ADMITS THAT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS. STILL DEALER INSISTS THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION DIFFERENCE. *AK

DROVE 2001 VOLVO S 80 ON 6/6/04, WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE: COOLANT LEAKED OUT, ALL AT ONCE. REFILLED COOLANT AND DROVE TO DEALER ON MONDAY (6/7/04). CAR WAS JUST IN FOR 60,000 MILE SERVICE AT SAME DEALER A FEW WEEKS AGO. *AK DEALER STATED (QUOTE FROM RECEIPT): "ECM 6110, AND FAULT TRACED TO FAILED ENGINE COOLING FAN MODULE. REPLACED ENGINE COOLING FAN MODULE AS DIAGNOSED TO REPAIR". (OLD PART LEFT AT DEALER) COST TO REPLACE: $505

COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEM MESSAGE DISPLAYED AT 29,500 MILES ...DEALER FOUND AND REPLACED CRACKED HOSES THAT CAUSED COOLANT LEAK. TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT MESSAGE CAME UP. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY PER VOLVO. TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN 36 HOURS LATER. NOW IN SHOP HAVING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 31000 MILES! TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER 30,000 MILE SERVICE AT VOLVO AT COST OF $600. I ASKED VOLVO FOR DISCOUNT ON EXTENDED WARRANTEE... THEY REFUSED SAYING IF THEY DID IT FOR ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO IT FOR OTHERS.

SINCE BUYING MY 2001 VOLVO S80 2.9, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWO TIMES WITHIN A 16 MONTH PERIOD. THE FIRST TIME WAS JUNE 2002 AND THE SECOND TIME WAS NOVEMBER 2003. *LA

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS RELEASED WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT THE BUCKLE WITH HER ELBOW. *NLM *SCC *JB

AS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING AWAY FROM CURB AT 3 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS. BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL, AND VEHICLE SHOT THROUGH THREE INTERSECTIONS BEFORE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED. MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS FAULTY.*AK

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ON 2001 VOLVO S80 FAILED AS I ATTEMPTED TO PASS SOMEONE. ENGINE WAS PROGRAMMED TO SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I WAS LEFT SPEEDING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH WITHOUT STEERING!*AK

FAILURE OF POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH LEAKED.. *MR *TT *JB

LEAK IN GAS TANK OF 2001 VOLVO S-80. TOLD BY RAMSEY VOLVO THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A "ROAD HAZARD"-THAT WE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING THAT CAUSED THE PUNCTURE TO THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK AND WE WERE UNAWARE OF ANY INCIDENT

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED THE MAS AIR FLOW SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURED 2 MONTHS LATER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH