2001 VOLVO S80 Complaints

DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED. THE CALLER SAID THAT WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED IT WOULD HAPPEN ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, AND IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT WOULD STALL APPLYING THE BRAKES. HE SAID THIS PROBLEM MADE IT VERY HARD TO DRIVE IN DAILY TRAFFIC. THE CALLER WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THEN, IT STARTED BACK UP. HE HAD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE REPLACED. DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE, AND THEY FIXED IT. MANUFACTURER SAID TO CALL DEALER. THE CALLER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. HE JUST WANTED TO LET NHTSA KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

I OWN A 2001 VOLVO S 80. IT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HAD IT TOWED TO VOLVO AND REPAIRED. NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND WAS TOLD OFF THE RECORD THAT THIS PART FAILURE HAS BEEN MUCH MORE COMMON THAN IT SHOULD BE. I AM NOTIFYING YOU SO THAT YOU WILL LOOK INTO MANNER. SEEMS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. THANK YOU. *NM

CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND THEN FAILED TO ACCELERATE AT AN INTERSECTION. PAID $900 FOR A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE AND THE LEARNED VOLVO IS WELL AWARE OF PROBLEM WITH THE PART AND THAT MANY, MANY VEHICLES HAVE THE PROBLEM. *NM

WE OWN A 2001 VOLVO S80 WITH AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE PROBLEM THAT WE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VOLVO DEALER FIX IN AUGUST 04. THE CAR HAD 98,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO NOT BE AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ETM, BUT THAT THEY COULD ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE SYSTEM, WHICH THEY PROCEEDED TO DO AT $566. THE PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED, BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOW FIX THE PROBLEM FOR AN ADDITIONAL $1000. THIS REALLY IRKED ME, I NEVER WENT BACK, NOW IT IS A YEAR LATER AND THE CAR STILL IS NOT FIXED, BUT IT WON'T PASS INSPECTION UN TIL IT IS CORRECTED. I'VE VISITED SEVERAL NON-DEALER MECHANICS WHO HAVE ALL SAID THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, SO I'M STUCK HAVING TO GO BACK TO A DEALER WHO HAS TRIED TO SWINDLE ME. I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VOLVOS, BUT I REFUSE TO HAVE THE UNTRUSTWORTHY AND "UNKNOWING" VOLVO DEALERSHIP TOUCH THE CAR. I NOW HAVE FOUND A MECHANIC WHO FORMALLY WORKED FOR VOLVO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE CAR. IT WILL PROBABLY COST ME DOULBE WHAT THE VOLVO MECHANIC HAS SAID IT WOULD, BUT THERE IS NO FAITH IN THE DEALERSHIP. I UN DERSTAND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST VOLVO BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, I WILL SAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FILING A CLAIM EITHER WITH YOU OR WITH THE LAWSUIT PLAINTIFFS.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED ON 2001 VOLVO S80 THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN THE STEERING RESUMED BACK TO NORMAL. THE CONSUMER WAS TURNING THE WHEEL SO HARD THAT IT BROKE THE TURN SIGNAL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS. THE DEALER CONSTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THE CAR AND RETURNED IT BACK TO THE OWNERS. THE CAR HAS NOT HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS. *AK *NM

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, ON STRAIGHT AWAYS, ON CORNERS AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR , ON OCCASION, WILL ATTEMPT TO LURCH FORWARD WHILE COMING TO A STOP WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *NM

THE THROTTLE SURGES AT TIMES WITHOUT ME CHANGING THE THROTTLE PEDAL...ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MAY BE BAD.... *NM

1) DRIVING IN A 35 MPH ZONE. SLOWING DOWN TO TURN TO SIDE STREET, APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. 2) WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR STALLED. LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I COASTED TO THE INTERSECTION AND STOPPED. PLACED CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED ON SECOND ATTEMPT. 3)TOOK THE CAR INTO DEALER JIM FISHER VOLVO, PORTLAND OREGON. THEY CHECKED THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FOR CLEANING. IT WAS CLEAN SO NO WORK WAS PERFORMED. THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM, SO THE RETURNED CAR WITH NO CORRECTIVE ACTION. NO CHARGE. *NM

ETM FAILURE ON MY 2001 VOLVO S80 HAS LEFT IT INOPERABLE AND A SERVICE BILL OF $1004.00 THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN STATED BY SEVERAL OTHER CUSTOMERS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. VOLVO HAS A BETTER REPUTATION THAN THIS!PLEASE HELP. *NM

CAR RAN ROUGH RPMS UP & DOWN FELT LIKE CAR WOULD STALL IF FOOT DID NOT STAY ON GAS PEDAL. DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL TO STALL AT ANY TIME. TOOK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (AT OUR EXPENSE). NOW WE ARE READING THAT VOLVO HAS REVERSED ITS POSITION--BUT ONLY IN SWEDEN NOT NORTH AMERICA. NOW CAR IS RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN AND RPMS ARE STICKING HIGH, THEN DROPPING, DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING. VOLVO SAYS TOO BAD. *JB