VOLVO Complaints

VOLVO ABS BRAKE MODULAR FAILED. LOCAL VOLVO SERVICE CENTER AWARE OF PROBLEM. *NM

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC (WITH PLENTY OF ROOM TO MAKE THE TURN). AS SHE DECELERATED TO MAKE THE TURN, THE CAR DIED. AS THIS HAPPENED, OF COURSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST. SHE NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT, AS SHE WAS STUCK OUT IN THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE SPENT SOME TIME RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND ITS CAUSES AND I HAVE FOUND AMPLE SUPPORTING INFORMATION THAT MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM OF THE CAR DYING ON DECELERATION. THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY DUE TO AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM). THIS IS A UNIQUE SYSTEM INSTALLED BY VOLVO THAT DOES AWAY WITH THE TRADITIONAL THROTTLE CABLE. APPARENTLY THESE DEVICES ARE FAILING REGULARLY, AND MUST BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $1000 COST TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I THINK THAT IF A NORMAL THROTTLE-CABLE VEHICLE HAD A GREAT TENDENCY TO BREAK THROTTLE CABLES, EVEN ON CARS WITH LOW MILES, THIS WOULD LEAD TO SOME SORT OF RECALL BECAUSE THIS LEADS TO AN UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS WAS SUCH A NEAR MISS FOR MY WIFE THAT SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. CHECK WWW.BRICKBOARD.COM SITE. THIS IS A SITE FOR VOLVO OWNERS. A SEARCH FOR S80 AND ETM WILL GENERATE MANY HITS FROM OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME UNSAFE CONDITION LEADING TO A NEED TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY DEVICE. *NM

MY ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE AND JUST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AS A RESULT OF A FAILURE OF MY VOLVO'S THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. *NM

PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PREOWNED V70 16000 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE I'VE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ,SEVERAL SECOND HIGH ENGINE REV WHEN AUTOMATIC SHIFTS FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *NM

SINCE THE DAY I HAD MY 2004 VOLVO XC90, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS DO NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY UNTIL I HIT THE WINDOW BUTTON THREE TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT CORRECTABLE AND IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST ON THE 2005 MODELS. *NM

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 99V235000. TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS,. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AUTOMATICALLY AT 10 MPH IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. THERE WAS ALSO A CHEMICAL BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER FELT VIBRATION, AND THEN NOTICED WHEELS ROLLING PASSED THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT COASTED TO A COMPLETE STOP ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE IMPOUND. THE RIGHT REAR DUEL WHEEL SEPARATED AND CAME OFF. THE SECOND TANDEM WHEEL BOLTS BROKE, AND THE WHEELS STARTED TO SEPARATE. THE THIRD AXLE WAS WHOPPING AND BENT, AND THE TIRES HAD BALD SPOTS WHERE THEY WERE RUBBING. DEALERSHIP WANTED TO REPLACE THE TIRE AND RIM, BUT NOT THE AXLE.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON 5 TIMES IN LESS THAN 7 MONTHS TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A LOOSE GAS CAP.(WHICH IT WAS NOT) THE LAST TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 9-26-04 AND JUST OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD THEY SAY IT IS NOW A BAD THROTTLE BODY WITH A REPAIR EST OF 950.00. THROTTLE BODYS DO NOT GO BAD IS THERE INFORMATION THAT THE DEALER DOSE NOT HAVE ON THE REPAIR (CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE BODY) *AK

WHILE DRIVING REARVIEW MIRROR GLARED OFF THE DASHBOARD. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INSISTED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK