2000 VOLVO S80 Complaints

3 INDEPENDENT ISSUES: THROTTLE MODULE - VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNPREDICTABLY SURGES FORWARD, PARTICULARLY DURING IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS WHILE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE EITHER STOPPED OR MOVING, CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION MODULE - VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNPREDICTABLY LOOSES POWER, PRESENTING THE DRIVING PERFORMANCE OF A "SLIPPING" TRANSMISSION, CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE RESPONSIVENESS TO CHANGING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEMS. FRONT SUSPENSION - "KNOCKING" NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENT(S), CAUSING LACK OF DRIVING CONFIDENCE AND CONCERNS OF DRIVING SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE. ALL 3 OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE WIDELY REPORTED AS CHRONIC DESIGN, PERFORMANCE, SAFETY AND RELIABILITY ISSUES FOR THE SAME MODEL YEARS BY OTHER VOLVO OWNERS. IN NEWER MODEL YEARS, VOLVO HAS MADE MANUFACTURING CHANGES TO ADDRESS THESE RECOGNIZED ISSUES, BUT HAS NOT AS YET SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED AND RESPONDED TO THESE SAFETY ISSUES. FURTHER, THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA BY OTHER VOLVO OWNERS. *NM

2000 S80 VOLVO T6, HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC NINE TIMES, INCLUDING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE HAD CAR TOWED TO OUR DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, THEY KEEP IT FOR A WEEK, TRYING TO SEE IF THE CAR WILL STALL FOR THEM. WE ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE DEALER, WILL IT TAKE A DEATH BEFORE THERE IS ANY ACTION. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US? *NM

DT: THGE CONTACT STATED THE THROTTLE CONTROLLER COMPUTER IS BAD ON 2000 VOLVO S-80. A . THE VEHICLE STALLS/DIES, AND LOSES POWER. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK *JB

I OWN A VOLVO S80 AND HAVE SEEN SOME PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED BY HTTP://VEXEDVOLVO.ORG/. STALLING ON A HIGHWAY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS ALTHOUGH MY STALLS USUALLY DON''T CAUSE THE CAR TO TOTALLY STOP. I RECENTLY CONTACTED VOLVO SINCE I FEEL THAT THIS TYPE OF SITUATION IS UNSAFE. THEY NEVER RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST, WHICH WAS FOR A REPLACEMENT PART, THAT I WOULD PAY FOR, THAT WOULDN'T FAIL OVER TIME. I HAVE SENT THEM TWO EMAILS SO FAR WITH NO RESULTS. I AM A 9-YEAR VOLVO OWNER AND BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE IGNORED I FEE L VOLVO HAS GIVEN UP ON TRYING TO MAKE THEIR CARS SAFE AND RELIABLE. IF I CAN HELP WITH YOUR INVESTIGATION PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THE CAR HAS 88000 MILES ON IT. *NM

SURGING ENGINE RPM NOTED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE STOPPED. SEEMS TO BE WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONER OUR SAFETY CONCERN IS THE POSSIBILITY OF THE ENGINE OVERPOWERING THE BRAKES. DEALER SAYS IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND NOTED IT IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR AS WELL AS A SAFETY AND RELIABILITY CONCERN. *NM

VOLVO 2000 S-80 2.9 105,000 MILES 1. STALLING, LACK OF ACCELERATION, HESITATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AROUND TOWN 2. COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF ENGINE AT SPEED ON ROUTE 95 DURING RUSH HOUR 3. THROTTLE MODULE REPLACED AT A COST $1200.00 TASCA VOLVO STATED I REPLACE DOZENS OF THESE. THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DOES NOTHING. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPHICLE STALLED/HESITATED, AND OPERATED AT REDUCED SPEED OF 20 MPH. THE THROTTLE MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE THROTTLE MODULE WAS REPLACED. *AK

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY AND IS USUALLY IN THE FAILURE MODE. ABS BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. A NEW MODULE IS REQUIRED AT A QUOTED PRICE OF $950 FROM VOLVO DEALER. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS AND ONGOING PROBLEM.

DT: 2000 VOLVO S80. THE VEHICLE STALLED/ DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. *AK .