2001 VOLVO S80 Complaints

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.