2001 VOLVO S80 Complaints

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

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

THE 2001 VOLVO S80 HEADLIGHT & DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT SYSTEM. THE 2001 VOLVO S80 HEADLIGHT & DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT SYSTEM. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON AT START UP. DURING DARKNESS THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE NIGHT TIME HEADLAMPS ARE IN THE OFF POSITION (BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE ON AND DAYTIME LAMPS ILLUMINATE THE ROAD TO SOME EXTENT). THE UNSAFE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT BY NOT TURNING ON THE NIGHT TIME HEADLAMPS IN DARKNESS, THE 2001 VOLVO S80 OPERATES VOID OF TAIL LAMP ILLUMINATION.MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF OUR VOLVO. SHE COMBATS THE PROBLEM BY LEAVING THE NIGHT TIME HEADLAMPS ON AT ALL TIMES. WHEN I DRIVE THE VOLVO, I HAVE A HABIT OF TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AFTER USE. MANY TIMES, MY WIFE HAS FORGOTTEN TO TURN THE NIGHT TIME HEADLAMPS BACK ON IN DARKNESS AND HAS BEEN IN HARMS WAY AS SHE DRIVES VOID OF TAIL LAMP ILLUMINATION IN DARKNESS! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS TAIL LAMP PROBLEM WHICH APPEARS TO BE A CARELESS OVERSIGHT BY THE DESIGN TEAM. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND RETROFITTED TO THE CURRENT VEHICLES AFFECTED IMMEDIATELY. DT

WHILE PARKED ON A HILL OR UPWARD SLOPE, OR STANDING STILL ON THESE HILLS OR SLOPES, THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACK VERY FAST. THIS HAPPENS BETWEEN THE TIME IT TAKES TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO REVIEW THIS SAFETY DEFECT AND FOR VOLVO DEALERS TO ALERT CURRENT AND POTENTIAL VOLVO OWNERS OF THIS DEFECT. *JG

VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK WHEN EASING UP OFF THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS EASILY TORN BY ROUGH CURBING WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE ALSO WENT FLAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING. (MICHELIN SIZE 225/50R17) *YH