1999 VOLVO S80 Complaints

MY 1999 VOLVO S-80 T-6 SUFFERS FROM A DESIGN FLAW ASSOCIATED WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE LIGHT IS ON ALL OF THE TIME. SERVICING DOES NOT CLEAR THE LIGHT, SO I HAVE BEGUN TO SIMPLY IGNORE THE LIGHT. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS A PROBLEM WHERE THE ENGINE RUNS PROPERLY FOR 20,000 THEN BEGINS TO OSCILLATE UPAND DOWN BY 200-300 RMPS AT IDLE. THIS SEEMS MINOR, BUT IT ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT YESTERDAY. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE SLOWED TO IDLE AND THEN SPED UP JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP. THE HIGHER RPM CAUSED THE CAR TO MOVE INTO THE INTERSECTION. IF ANOTHER CAR HAD BEEN APPROACHING, IT WOULD HAVE STRUCK MY CAR. I ASKED MY WIFE (THIS IS HER PRIMARY CAR)IF SHE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHE SAID SHE HAD SEVERAL TIMES. I WENT ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT MANY VOLVO OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME RPM AND ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS. I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME NEAR ACCIDENT I DID, BUT I MUST ASSUME THEY HAVE. HAVE YOU RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS VOLVO BEEN NOTIFIED? I CONTACTED VOLVO AND THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEM. THE WORDS ON THE INTERNET TELL ME THEY ARE MISTAKEN. SOME ONE COULD GET KILLED BY THIS DESIGN FLAW. *AK

RACK AND PINION WENT OUT ON VEHICLE--VOLVO SAYS PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR VEHICLE, PART IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. NO ONE AT VOLVO WILL GIVE ME REASONABLE RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. TOTALLY UNCOOPERATIVE.

THE FRONT, PASSENGER WINDOW ACTUATOR "BROKE" APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE FRONT, DRIVER SIDE ACTUATOR IS NOW BROKEN. NEITHER OF THESE WINDOWS RECEIVED EXCESSIVE USE OR ABUSE. IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THEM TO JUST "BREAK" WITH NORMAL USAGE.*AK

1999 VOLVO S80 ENGINE CUT OUT ON HIGHWAY FIRST 6 MOS OF NEW VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BY LEE VOLVO TO REPAIR, ENGINE HAS CUT OUT THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES OVER LAST THREE MONTHS DESPITE $1400 SPENT WITH LEE VOLVO. THIS CAR WAS TO HAVE A NEW FAN RECALL NOTICE 02V096/VOLVO RECALL NO. 110. *NLM

ON JULY 23, 2003, OUR 1999 S80 VOLVO WAS SERVICED AT MT. KISCO VOLVO. THIS SERVICE INCLUDED THE 45,000 CHECKUP. THE BILL CAME TO $615.15. LESS THAN 48 HOURS LATER, AND AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 100 MILES THE FRONT END AXLE COLLAPSED ON 124TH STREET AND THIRD AVENUE IN NEW YORK CITY. A YOUNG MAN CAME RUNNING TO THE CAR AND TOLD US THAT THE AXLE HAD BROKEN. AFTER MUCH BADGERING AND A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAD OCCURRED, CHRIS, THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MT. KISCO VOLVO DISPATCHED A TOW TRUCK AND A LOANER CAR. ON MODAY, JULY 27,2003, CHRIS, THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MT. KISCO VOLVO, ADVISED US THAT THE CAR HAD ANSWERED A RECALL IN 2001 FOR THE DEFECT IN THE AXLE. THUS VOLVO WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD US THE CAR WOULD BE REPAIRED AND READY IN A WEEK AT NO COST TO US. AS OF TODAY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IN A CONVERSATION WITH THE OWNER OF MT. KISCO VOLVO IN THE EVENING OF JULY 25, 2003, INFORMED US THAT HE WANTED US TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, CONTACT OUR INSURANCE CARRIER, SIGN A RELEASE AND RETURN THE LOANER BEFORE ANY WORK IS DONE TO REPAIR THE AUTO. MR. STAVIDES, THE OWNER TOLD US HE WOULD GET BACK TO US ON FRIDAY AUGUST 1, 2003. HE IMPLIED THAT UNLESS WE AGREED TO HIS TERMS THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED US AGAIN. I NOTE THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED EXCLUSIVELY BY MT. KISCO VOLVO AND THAT IT HAS BEEN SERVICED NO LESS THAN FOURTEEN TIMES.*AK I NOTE THAT ACCORDING TO THE RULE OF THE NHTSA, " IF A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE OR ITEM OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT THE MANUFACTURER MUST FIX IT AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. "

WHILE DRIVING, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE SUNROOF SUPPORT BAR DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. *JB THE FRONT ROLLOVER SUPPORT BAR FELL OUT WHILE OPENING THE SUNROOF AND THE SAME HAPPENED TO THE REAR SUPPORT TWO WEEKS LATER. (VIN#[XXX]) *SCC INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS,SEAT AND WINDOW CURTAIN DEPLOYED AFTER CLOSING FRONT DRIVERS DOOR. *NLM

A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE ACTUAL INCIDENT, I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD ONLY GO DOWN HALFWAY BEFORE ROLLING BACK UP AUTOMATICALLY ON ITS OWN. IT KEPT DOING IT UNTIL I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. A FEW WEEKS LATER, WHEN I CLOSED MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VOLVO REPRESENTATIVE CAME OUT AND INSPECTED IT AND VOLVO FIXED IT BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM.*JB

WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING ALL LIGHTING ON THE VEHICLE(INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR) SLIGHTLY DIMS EVERY COUPLE SECONDS. AN ANNOYANCE THE DEALER(ANNAPOLIS VOLVO) SAYS IS AN ANOMALY THAT IS INHERENT IN THIS MODEL AND CANNOT BE FIXED. I DISAGREE AND AM CONFIDENT THAT A $38K CAR CAN BE MADE WITHOUT FLICKERING LIGHTING. DEALER REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS FURTHER. CALLS TO VOLVO USA WENT UNRETURNED. ALL OF THE 6 OTHER CARS I'VE OWNED DON'T HAVE FLICKERING LIGHTING.

WHEN BRAKING PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED AND SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. PH...*AK