VOLVO Complaints

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

ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ACCELERATION THEN STALLING. CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC CAUSING TRAFFIC JAM. SUBSEQUENTLY RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. PARTS REPLACED WERE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY, GASKET AND ETM RELOAD AT A COST OF $942. *NM

DT: VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURE. I TWOULD COST $1000.00 TO REPLACE IT. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATED ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS A COMPUTER MESSAGE THAT DISPLAYED REDUCED PERFORMANCE. THEN VEHICLE STALLED, BUT IMMEDIATELY STARTED UP. THE SECOND TIME WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 40-45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED AGAIN, BUT THE CAR DID NOT IMMEDIATELY START UP. *AK

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED TO US: WE (MY WIFE, THREE YEAR OLD SON AND I) WERE DRIVING OUR 2000 VOLVO S70 SEDAN DOWN INTERSTATE 95 FROM WASHINGTON DC TO NORTH CAROLINA. IN VIRGINIA, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) SENSOR CAME ON. WE STOPPED, LIKE THE MANUAL SUGGESTED, RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. MIDWAY THROUGH VIRGINIA, THE ETS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. WE STOPPED AND AGAIN STOPPED THE ENGINE. UPON RESTART, THE ETS LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT NOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS TOOK PLACE THE WHOLE TRIP DOWN I-95. WE MADE IT HOME, BUT DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING OUR THREE YEAR OLD AROUND. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE SPEED WHEN THE SENSOR CAME ON. WE STOPPED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY EVERY TIME, WHICH IS NO GREAT THRILL WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET, THE LIGHT CAME ON, KICKED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHIMMER. WE STOPPED ABOUT TEN TIMES DURING A 150 MILES TRIP. *NM

DT: VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER TALKED TO MECHANIC HE WARNED CONSUMER OF STALLIN GPROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO A VOLVO FOR REPAIRS. DEALER PAID FOR PARTS AND CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIR WORK. *AK

DT: VEHICLE INTERRMITTENTLY STALLED AND DIED . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO SUGGESTED THE PROBLEM WA STHE INTAKE MANIFOLD SYSTEM. *AK

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

DT: CONSUMER STATED 2001 VOLVO S 60 WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE UNIT THAT REGULATED THE AIR FLOW INTO THE BRAKES AND ENGINE. THE CAR WAS MAKING A HISSING SOUND, LIKE AIR BEING LET INTO THE CABIN. THIS WAS HAPPENING A LOT, ESPECIALLY IN THE HEAT. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. CONSUMER HAD THE CAR FIXED LAST WEEK AT THE DEALERSHIP; THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE AIR PUMP TO THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT STALLING,OR LOSING POWER, NOR WERE THERE NEAR MISSES. CONSUME R WAS JUST RESPONDING TO THIS BECAUSE OF WHAT SHE SAW ON THE NEWS. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING IN OUR VOLVO V70XC (1999) ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED SUDDENLY. SHE COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED PLENTY OF FUEL SO RUNNING OUT OF GAS WAS RULED OUT. SHE CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED FUEL PUMP & INJECTOR. THE FUEL PUMP AND INJECTOR WERE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $1800. WITHIN 3 DAYS IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A VOLVO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THE COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $1200. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STALL ANY MORE, BUT AFTER $3000 IN REPAIRS, IT HAS AN ERRATIC IDLE WHICH IS AN ANNOYANCE. I READ AN ARTICLE AUG 01, 2005 (AP ONLINE VIA COMTEX) WHERE OTHERS WHERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHEN OUR VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. NOT TO MENTION THE $3000 IN REPAIRS! *NM