2000 VOLVO S80 Complaints

I READ RECENTLY OF YOUR INQUIRY INTO A STALLING PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN VOLVO MODELS. I HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 VOLVO S80. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE CAR STARTED STALLING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SOMETIMES IT WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES NOT. I MANAGED TO FIGURE OUT THAT, IF I ALWAYS KEPT THE ENGINE REVS UP (MEANING I HAD TO ALWAYS HAVE MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE THROTTLE AND KEEP THE REVS ABOVE @1500 RPM), I COULD PREVENT THE STALLING MOST OF THE TIME. I CALLED MY VOLVO DEALER, BETTEN IMPORTS, WHO UNFORTUNATELY IS 120 MILES AWAY IN GRAND RAPIDS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THERE, BUT IT WAS A LONG, NERVE-WRACKING TRIP. THEY SEEMED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY. MY CONCERN, AFTER READING SEVERAL ARTICLES BEING REPORTED IN THE ONLINE PRESS, IS THAT OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS REPAIR HAVE EXPERIENCED A RE-OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. IN RECENT DAYS I'VE NOTICED AN UNUSUAL "HESITATION" UNDER MILD ACCELERATION SOMETIMES, BUT NOTHING WORSE - SO FAR. BELOW, THE "NUMBER OF FAILURES" IS A BEST GUESS ON MY PART. ALSO, THE "INCIDENT DATE" I'VE USED BELOW IS ACTUALLY THE DAY THE DEALER REPAIRED THE CAR, AS I DON'T HAVE A RECORD OF WHEN THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY BEGAN. IT HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR REPAIRED, THOUGH.

CAR CUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. LOSES ALL POWER AND SHUTS DOWN. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND START ENGINE AGAIN. CAR WILL ALSO CUT OFF WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING LOTS WHILE TRYING TO PARK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2005. *NM

IN OCTOBER 2001 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT MY LIGHTS WENT OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE I WAS CROSSING THE STREET MY CAR STALLED. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME LIGHTS WENT ON. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY-REPAIR THROTTLE BODY & GASKET. IN JUNE 2004 CAR STALLED AGAIN. REPLACED SWAY LINKS AND PROGRAM DOWNLOAD-$338.19. IN DEC 2004 CAR STALL ON THE ROAD AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP- REPLACED:THROTTLE BODY, MASS AIR FLOW, MFI MODULE- COST 2098.96. I DO NOT TAKE THIS CAR ON ANY LONGER TRIP. DO TO FEW STALLS ON THE ROAD AND FREQUENT LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS AND NUMEROUS OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS I BELIEVE THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. *NM

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 VOLVO S80. I PURCHASED IT UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY "CERTIFIED" USED CAR PROGRAM FROM CLAYTON VOLVO IN KNOXVILLE TENN. IN APRIL 2001. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE ON AN INTERSECTION. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS FOULED UP WITH CARBON. THAT UNIT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. A COUPLE YEARS LATER, THE CAR AGAIN DIED. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT. THANKFULLY, IN BOTH CASES IT HAPPENED IN A "SAFE" SITUATION. AGAIN, THE ETM WAS DETERMINE TO BE THE PROBLEM. BUT BY THIS TIME, THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS AN ON-GOING ISSUE. THIS TIME I WAS FORCED TO PAY NEARLY $1000 IN REPAIRS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU ARE COLLECTING INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM, SO I FELT COMPELLED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT. ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC DATES AVAILABLE TO ME HERE, I CAN CHECK MY RECORDS AND PROVIDE THEM IF NECESSARY. *NM

I SHOULD HAVE KNOW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY USED 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASED IT WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I JUST THOUGHT THAT MY CAR WAS STILL WARMING UP AND THAT IS WHY THE ENGINE CUT OFF. THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER MY AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY SO MUCH SO THAT I HAD TO USE MY REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY JUST TO UNLOCK MY DOORS WHILE I AM SITTING INSIDE MY CAR! BUT THIS ISN'T THE WORST OF IT. WHILE I AM ON MY WAY TO A HAIR APPT IN HEAVY LOS ANGELES TRAFFIC, MY CAR STARTING STALLING. I WAS DOING 30 - 50 MILES PER HOUR GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR WOULD JUST CUT OFF. IMAGINE IF MY 3 YEAR DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT I WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED VOLVO. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I HAD TO LITERALLY DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY JUST TO KEEP GIVING MY CAR POWER. I HAD NEVER BEEN SO AFRAID WHILE DRIVING. I WAS UPSET AND PISSED OFF THAT MY CAR WAS STILL CONSIDERED SAFE TO DRIVE. ALL OF THESE MODELS SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE STREETS. I EVENTUALLY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER AND LUCKILY I STILL HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND THEY REPLACED IT. MY CAR WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN THE SAME ISSUE HAS STARTED TO OCCUR WITH THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS. I CAN'T UNLOCK THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS FROM INSIDE OF MY CAR, I HAVE TO USE THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY. I HAVE TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE CAR THAT I AM DRIVING IN IS A DEATH TRAP AND THAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL THE HEADACHES THAT THIS CAR HAS GIVEN ME. VOLVO'S MOTTO IS "FOR LIFE", I AM STARTING TO TELL PEOPLE, IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIFE, THEN DON'T PURCHASE A VOLVO.*JB

VOLVO S80 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05041 SAW THAT NHTSA RECENTLY OPENED AN INQUIRY INTO ISSUE OF ETM IN VOLVOS AND WANTED TO ADD MY CAR TO LIST OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED. I HAD MANY INCIDENTS OF CAR SUDDENLY KILLING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT ONLY DUE TO EXTREME DEFENSIVE DRIVING: AVOIDED RUSH HOUR, STAYED TO OUTSIDE LANES, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER, ETC. DEALER WAS AWARE THAT ETM WAS ISSUE, BUT EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSED TO COVER BECAUSE ERROR CODES DID NOT STAY IN CAR COMPUTER. ONCE ETM WAS REPLACE EARLIER THIS YEAR, CAR HAS BEEN WORKING FINE. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES OWNED A 2000 VOLVO S80, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS ,SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURNAND VEHICLE STALLED THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS WHEN VEHICLE STALLED. A COUPLE OF TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. CONSUMER STATED SAW ON TELEVISION WHERE THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL CASES WITH VOLVO MODELS WHO WERE HAVING STALLING PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE CONSUMER CCOULD NOT REMEMBER WHAT REPAIRS WERE DONE. CONSUMER NO LONGER HAD THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

2000 VOLVO S80 STALLING WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL EPISODES, ALL AT LOW SPEED THE EPISODE BELOW WAS THE LAST. *JB

DT: THE VEHICLE WAS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER ON THREE OCCASIONS. *AK

MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING POWER LOSS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE S-80 MODEL OF THE 2000 VOLVO. WE HAD A QUICK AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ON THE INTERSTATE ON OCTOBER 24, 2003. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE INTERSTATE AND GET TO A PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CROWN VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN GREENSBORO, NC (TEL: 336 834-7350). CROWN VOLVO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND DOWNLOADED NEW SOFTWARE. THE REPAIR COST US $899.48. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 79,089 MILES. IN FEBRUARY 2003, THE CAR WAS STALLING REPEATEDLY. WHEN RESTARTED, THE ENGINE REVVED AND STALLED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO VOLVO SAAB OF CHARLOTTE (TEL: 704 563-8816) AND A REPAIR WAS MADE. THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST $443.23. THE ODOMETER AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR WAS 68,066 MILES. THE CAR HAD NO MALFUNCTIONS BETWEEN THE FEBRUARY AND OCTOBER REPAIRS. THE SERVICE CENTERS RETAINED ALL REPLACED COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE ID IS [XXX]. SERVICE REFERENCE NUMBERS ARE THE FOLLOWING: CROWN VOLVO - [XXX] VOLVO SAAB OF CHARLOTTE - INVOICE [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS