1999 VOLVO S80 Complaints

1,2) VOLVO S80 STALLED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH IN RUSH HOUR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. CAR LOST POWER, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, POWER STEERING LOST; SHE GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST IN TIME BEFORE A ONE-LANE CONSTRUCTION BARRIER; OTHERWISE, TRAFFIC WOULD HAVE BEEN BACKED UP FOR MILES FOR A LONG TIME (THERE WAS NO TURN AROUND AVAILABLE FOR TOW-TRUCK IN THIS PART OF THE INTERSTATE, THE TOW-TRUCK WOULD HAVE HAD TO BACK UP THE HIGHWAY OR TRY TO MAKE IT UP THE GRASSY DIVIDER EMBANKMENT TO GET TO HER STALLED CAR. LUCK WAS ON HER SIDE; NO INJURIES, AND NO BLOCKED TRAFFIC-THIS TIME. 3) CAR TOWED TO VOLVO DEALER, WHERE IT RESTARTED. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, RESET SENSORS AND REPLACED A VACUUM HOSE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE ETM VALVE AND THAT THE CAR IS STILL A DANGER TO DRIVE.*JB

(1) ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THE VOLVO S80 HAS HAD SHUTTERING OF THE ENGINE AT IDLE. (2) ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THE VOLVO S80 HAS PLACED THE OCCUPANTS AT RISK OF BODILY INJURY DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. (3) THE VOLVO S80 HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS - THE FIRST OCCASION, I BELIEVE THE THROTTLE BODY COMPONENTS WERE CLEANED AND THE WARNING LIGHT RESET - THE SECOND AND LATEST VISIT, ON SEPT 21, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $850 AND THAT MY ABS BRAKE MODULE ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $830.*JB

EMT FAILURE IN 1999 S80T6 VOLVO. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR >$900. THE NEXT TIME W/IN 2 WEEKS IT LOST POWER AND THEY REPLACED THE EMT >$1000. ONLY 41K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *NM

I PURCHASED A 1999 VOLVO S80 ON AUGUST 30, 2005. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP, THE CAR WOULD RACE AT A STOP SIGN, WHILE I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE NEXT DAY, IT RAN ROUGH IN MY DRIVE WAY WHILE IT IDLED. I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO THE VOLVO DEALER IN MEMPHIS. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A ETM AND AIR FLOW METER. THESE WERE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $848.21 PARTS AND LABOR. *NM

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM, MY ENGINE ABRUPTLY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. I PULLED THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. UPON EACH ATTEMPT TO RESTART, THE ENGINE WOULD ACTUALLY RUN ROUGHLY FOR 1-2 SECONDS AND THEN STALL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED ABOUT 35 MILES TO MY VOLVO DEALER. WHEN IT ARRIVED, IT STARTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE LAST TIME, THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. I AM AWARE THAT VOLVO SUSPECTS THE THROTTLE BODY IN THESE MATTERS. MINE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED! *NM

FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) ON 1999 VOLVO S80 T6 ON A REPLACEMENT PART. CAR HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES ON OPEN HIGHWAY RESULT IN A SEVERE SAFETY SITUATION. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS ONLY 43,000 DESPITE BEING A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE ORIGINAL ETM WAS DETERMINED FAULTY AND A REPLACEMENT UNIT WAS PUT IN ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2002. INDEPENDENT VOLVO REPAIR DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE REPLACEMENT UNIT HAS FAILED AGAIN DESPITE ONLY HAVING 17,000 MILES PUT ON THE CAR SINCE BEING REPLACED IN 2002. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND SURGED ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER WAS THE VEHICLE'S SECOND OWNER. THE FIRST OWNER EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THE PROBLEMS WAS FIRST NOTICED ON 05/01/2005. *AK *MR

VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FEELS LIKE IT STALLS OUT OR SUDDENLY RUNS OUT OF GAS. *JB

1999 VOLVO S80; THROTTLE UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED OPERATING AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A "LIMP HOME MODE". VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. DIAGNOSTIC TESTS REVEALED A FAULTY THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (TCM). THE TCM WAS REPLACED AND NEW SOFTWARE DOWNLOADED. OLD PARTS WERE NOT PROVIDED BY THE DEALER. *NM

MY 1999 VOLVO S80 SIMPLY DECIDED TO STALL WHILE I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. A MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH THAT STATED THAT I NEEDED AN URGENT SERVICE VISIT FOR MY EMISSION SYSTEM. THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $1,000 TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. A SECOND DEFECT OF THIS CAR IS A LEAKING FUEL SENDER ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS A FIRE HAZARD. ABOUT $700 TO REPAIR. I EMAILED AND CALLED VOLVO REGARDING BOTH OF THESE ITEMS. THEY HAVE NEVER RESPONDED. *NM