Volvo S80 2001 — Problemas relatados

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2001 Volvo S80. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V766000 (Air Bags). The dealer had been notified about the recall; however, the contact was informed that the part was not yet available. The manufacturer was then notified and informed him that they were unaware of when the parts may have become available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnection.

MY CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN YOU ARE IDLING AS WELL AS DRIVING. I WAS ON A BUSY STREET WHEN I PULLED OUT INTO AN ONCOMING LINE OF TRAFFIC WHEN THE MOTOR COMPLETELY DIED LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC. AFTER A TIME I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN BUMPER TO BUMPER HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. AS YOU ARE IDLING AT AN INTERSECTION OR AWAITING A TRAIN TO PASS, THE MOTOR RACES AND THEN SLOWS AND ALSO LURCHES AHEAD. FOOT MUST BE HARD ON THE BRAKE OR I COULD REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY ABOUT 65,000 MILES AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR UNTIL THIS STARTED HAPPENING. THE CAR IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AS AN UNSAFE CONDITION IS CAUSED BY THIS MALFUNCTION.

ON NOVEMBER 9TH MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 VOLVO S80 TO CHURCH. SHE PARKED THE CAR BUT IT BEGAN TO MOVE. IT ACCELERATED AND SHE WOUND UP DRIVING INTO A TREE TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS. SHE WAS ALSO WORRIED THAT CHILDREN FROM THE SCHOOL MIGHT BE AROUND. THE CAR WAS IN PARK. THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE EMERGENCY BREAK WAS ON. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER SINCE THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE CHURCH SECRETARY OBSERVED THE INCIDENT. SHE SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR WHICH WOULD INDICATE THE EMERGENCY BREAK WAS ON. WHEN SHE FIRST REACHED THE CAR WITH MY WIFE IN IT SHE NOTED THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK.

TAKATA RECALL" FRIST I CALLED VOLVO TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS REFERENING TO THE COOLING SYSTEM AND THE FUEL PUMP THE FIRST LADY I SPOKE WITH INFORMED ME THIS PROBLEM WAS UNDER RECALLS AND TO TAKE MY CAR TO GET IT SERVICED AT THE NEAREST DEALER AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER AT 7:15AM 4HOURS LATER AFTER I CALLED THEM FIRST THEY NOW ARE SAYING THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY CAN DO WITH MY CAR AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHO TOLD ME THAT FALSE INFORMATION. ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS MY CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF LUCKY WHEN IT HAPPENS I HURRY AND PUSH THE BRAKES AND THE CAR DOSENT START UP ONCE TURNING THE KEY EVEN THE GUY SAY THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM. BASED ON HOW EXPENSIVE THIS CAR IS IT SEEM THERE WOULDN'T BE MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT OR IT SEEM THAT THEY WOULD AT LEAST TRY TODO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FALSE INFORMATION OVER ALL I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VOLVO AGAIN!

TAKATA RECALL- THE VEHICLE BECOME NON RESPONSIVE WHEN PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, THE DSTC (DYNAMIC STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL) FAILED AND THE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE STOPPED READING. THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING EVERYTIME I COME TO A STOP. ALL THIS STARTED AT THE SAME TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

PLACED MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO PULL BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE & MY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS FORCED INTO A PARKING SIGN THAT SCRATCHED AND DENTED MY LEFT REAR BUMPER. IN THE LAST 2 1/2 MONTHS RELATED PROBLEMS CONTINUE WHERE MY CAR SURGES & ALSO EXPERIENCES SUDDEN & UNEXPECTED REDUCED PERFORMANCE. WHEN I ACCELERATE MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS STUCK IN GEAR & WON'T RESPOND. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD!! AGAIN!!! THIS DUPLICATES THE SAME ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE PROBLEM I HAD IN AUGUST OF 2005. AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN 4 TIMES (NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS), IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED IT IS THE ETM AGAIN. VOLVO PERFORMED A COMPUTERIZED UPGRADE ON THE ETM & THEN IT WAS FINALLY RECALLED IN JANUARY OF 2006. IT IS ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD READY TO HAPPEN. VOLVO SHOULD HAVE IN THE BEGINNING & SHOULD AT THIS TIME BE MADE TO REPLACE THE FAULTY ETM! *TR

I PURCHASED VEHICLE 8 MONTHS AGO I NOW HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AND BACK SUSPENSION. THE AIR TURNS ON ITS OWN, THE AXLE HAS BROKEN, THE SUNROOF OPENS WHEN IT WANTS TO OPEN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON ALONG WITH MAINTENANCE LIGHT, MY DOORS WILL UNLOCK THEMSELVES WHEN I LOCK THEM AND THE ALARM WILL ENGAGE, THE LEFT WINDOW DOES NOT WORK , SOMETIMES I CANT UNLOCK THE DOORS HAVE TO UNLOCK WITH MY HAND. MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, THE BATTERY STOPS WORKING OFTEN, THE INSIDE LIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES. IT IS RUNNING TERRIBLE , IDLE UP AND DOWN I KNOW ALL HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH RECALL PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE ABNORMALLY AS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SIGNS OF POSSIBLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE THEN ACTIVATED IN LIMP MODE AND STOPPED RUNNING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT DEALT WITH THE DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING. THE RECALL REPAIR CONSISTED OF A SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY STIPULATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO LIMP MODE AND DECELERATED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM; GASOLINE; DELIVERY; FUEL PUMP) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED DECEMBER 7, 2009. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE MODULE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND REPLACED. THE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AFTER THE CLEANING SO THE THROTTLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A FEW WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF UPDATED 09/30/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION URGENT WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOLENOID WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,741. UPDATED 3/1/12 *CN

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THE CODE WAS FOR THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I CALLED THE VOLVO DEALER AND ASKED THEM ABOUT IT. THEY SAID, YES THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SOFTWARE AND THAT MY VEHICLE HAD GOTTEN THE UPGRADE. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, THE EMPLOYEE IN VOLVO SERVICE SAID NO. I RECEIVED THE SAME ANSWER WHEN I ASKED THEM IN PERSON. ON MARCH 1, 2011, NEARLY A YEAR LATER, I ASKED ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED ME THAT IF THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE DIDN'T WORK, THE DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY. I CALLED THE ANOTHER VOLVO DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT YES, THIS WAS THE CASE. MY CAR WAS ONE DAY OUT OF COVERAGE FOR THE RECALL NOW. AND SOMETIME WITHIN THE YEAR MY COMPUTER WAS RESET AND THE PROBLEM CODE FOR THE THROTTLE BODY IS GONE. I AM UPSET BECAUSE WHEN IT WAS A PROBLEM FOR ME, THE FIRST DEALER GAVE ME THE INCORRECT INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL. I WAS DRIVING FOR A LONG TIME WITH MY CAR IN LIMP MODE AND A MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY. I AM SURE THAT THE DEALER WAS OBLIGATED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, SINCE IT IS PART OF THE ACCELERATION SYSTEM. I THINK YOU SHOULD COMPEL THEM TO REPLACE MY THROTTLE BODY OR GUARANTEE REPLACEMENT IF MY THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONS AGAIN. *TR

BOTH FRONT POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILING. *TR

2001 VOLVO S 80 T6 EX TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BASED ON PERSONAL RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THE 2001 VOLVOS HAVE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSIONS WERE BUILT BY GM FOR VOLVO AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE LINE FOR THAT YEAR ARE EXTREMELY HIGH. IS THERE OR CAN THERE BE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE LINE FOR THAT YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80 T6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE HOME AND HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED AND PURCHASED ONE WEEK AGO. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DELIVERY, FUEL PUMP. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S-80. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING THE BATTERY REPLACED, THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESET THE UNIT AND ADVISED IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO DEFOG THE WINDOWS, DISRUPTING VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,610 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,665.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 5MPH TRAVELING OVER A SPEED BUMP THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER BALL JOINT DAMAGING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE .THE VOLVO MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,900.

VOLVO VEHICLES SUDDEN SPEEDS INCREASE THERE IS A AIR-BOX PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE,AND VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. SPEEDS THE ENGINE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING MAKES A VERY LOUD GROANING NOISE ALL OF THE TIME. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE COULD BE A STEERING FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED THIS COMPLAINT A MANY TIMES DATING BACK TO 2002 AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS AND SAID THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS NORMAL AND NOT LEAKING. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

TOOK CAR TO GET THROTTLE BODY CLEAN AND IT DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUES WITH CAR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH, I APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP ABOUT 30-35 FEET BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND) AND LAUNCHED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME, CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER AND RESULTED IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST ME. THE LAWSUIT IS SET FOR TRIAL ON NOVEMBER 30, 2009. *TR

MY ETM ON VOLVO S80, T6 MODEL (YEAR 2001) HAS A RECALL ON IT ISSUED BY VOLVO BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS PART ALONG WITH THE THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS CONSTANT COMPUTER UPDATE, AND THAN THE ETM FAULTS WITHOUT NOTICE AND TAKES WITH IT THE WHOLE INFRASTRUCTURE DESPITE ETM BEING SERVICED AND NEW SOFTWARE BEING INSTALLED BY DEALER. THE DEALER IS NOT ALWAYS KEEN ON WORKING ON ETM OR THROTTLE BOTTLE ISSUES AS THEY DON'T GET PAYMENT ON TIME FROM VOLVO AND THEY NEED TO DO A LOT OF PAPER WORK TO ET PAID BY VOLVO USA. THE CAR STALLS SUDDENLY AND ONE OF THESE DAYS I AM AFRAID THIS WILL LEAD TO A MAJOR CRASH AS GOV.'T CAN'T STOP WHAT VOLVO USA WANTS TO ACCOMPLISH AND THAT IS PROFITS AND NOT RECALLING THEIR DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. HUMAN LIVES ARE SECOND TO CORPORATE PROFITS HAS ALREADY BEING NOTED AD SHOWN. *TR

MOST RECENT IS AN UPPER IDLER ARM WENT CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO SKIP DAMAGING THE MOTOR: COST 4K TO FIX OR 5K TO INSTALL A USED MOTOR. PRESSURE TEST CAME BACK (NO PRESSURE)PISTONS ARE OK. SUNROOF CAVED IN ON MY HEAD. I DID GET CUTUP WITH THE GLASS. CAR STALLED, NEED NEW ALTERNATOR, FUEL LINK SHIELD FELL OFF BOTTOM OF CAR CAUSING THE FUEL LINE TO DRAG ON ROAD. I HAD TO TAPE THE RUBBER FUEL LINE UP UNTIL GARAGE TO INSTALL A NEW SHIELD. PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY BELT LINKAGE BROKE (NO PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT) THERE ARE OTHER 'ROUTINE MAINTAINENCE' TIRES/BRAKES/ ETC THAT I DID HAVE DONE. I'VE TAKE GOOD CAR, BUT THESE LARGE TICKET ITEMS CONTINUE. THERE ARE ALWAYS LIGHTS OUT SOMEWHERE ON THIS CAR. ONE OF THE TIRE RIMS CRACKED AND I NEED A NEW ONE (DANGEROUS TO DRIVE HIGHWAY WITH THAT). I DID NOT THINK VOLVO WOULD EXCEPT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO GENGRIS VOLVO DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THAT 'WOULD NOT TOUCH' THIS CAR AND TRADE-IN WAS NOT AN OPTION. THIS CAR IS WORTHLESS WHAT WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS MODEL (2000/2001) OF THE S80 T6 ARE LEMONS AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN MADE ROAD WORTHY. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU ARE ABLE TO DO... I STILL OWE 13K ON THIS WORTHLESS CAR. I SHOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT A VOLVO - THIS IS MY SECOND AND AND VERY WILLING TO SHARE THIS WITH OTHER POTENTIAL BUYERS IF NOTHING IS DOME BY VOLVO WITH THIS MATTER... THERE ARE MORE PROBLEMS I CAN SHARE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. *TR

UPPER STRUT BUSHINGS CRACKED FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FRONT LINK RODS REAR LINK RODS FLAME TRAP BOX LEAKING OIL THIS 2001 S80 VOLVO IS A PIECE OF JUNK TRIED TO HAVE THIS VOLVO WORK DONE PER THE EXTENDED WARR ULTIMATE I HAVE A PIECE OF JUNK. *TR

I WAS GOING THROUGH AN AUTOBUFF'S CARWASH IN DOUGLASVILLE, GA AND MY SUNROOF IMPLODED! I TOOK MY CAR TO VOLVO AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER THE GLASS, NOT THE LABOR, NOR THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD, ETC. THERE ARE MORE THAN 81 OTHER PERSONS WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR VOLVO, AND YET VOLVO DOES NOT CHOOSE TO CONSIDER IT A NECESSARY RECALL. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND I WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

HESITATION, SURGING, LOSS OF POWER, ETC. THIS CAR RUNS SO ERRATICALLY THAT I AM EVEN AFRAID TO CHANGE LANES IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE I AM JUST AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO STOP RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AND I AM GOING TO BE HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I AM AFRAID TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS BECAUSE THE CAR WONT ACCELERATE AND RUN NORMALLY THEREFORE ILL HAVE UPSET DRIVERS IN BACK OF ME WAITING UNTIL THE CAR DECIDES TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC AROUND YOU. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY JUST SAY THAT IF THERE ARE NO MESSAGES OR CODES THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE VOLVO WONT REIMBURSE THEM FOR THE EXPENSE. THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN A DAY THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE IT FIRST STARTED. I HAVE HAD AN UPGRADE, A CLEANING BUT NO REPLACEMENT IN SIGHT. *TR

RE: VOLVO S80 T6 2001 HAVE HAD ENGINE SURGING FOR A WHILE. NOW THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH A MAJOR MELTDOWN AND DAMAGE. ALWAYS DID FREQUENT MAINTENANCE. ALSO HAD A CATALYTIC CONVERTER GO OUT. MUST BE A DEFECT. SAW OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON LINE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO V70. ENTERING INTERSTATE 95 THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FORCING ME TO MAKE A STOP AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. THE SAME HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES MORE DURING THE NEXT DAYS. *CN

I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO S80 T6 WITH 61000 MILES. WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS IT FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS "SLIPPING" OUT OF GEAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS... THE RPMS WOULD FLAIR THEN NORMALIZE. YESTERDAY THE CAR JUST QUIT MOVING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER AND I WAS JUST TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND WOULD COST $4000 TO REPLACE WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE. MY PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I'VE FOUND THAT ITS WELL KNOWN THE TRANSMISSION IS A PROBLEM AND SINCE THEY TEND TO FAIL AFTER 50000 MILES, VOLVO'S WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. NOW I'M STUCK WITH PUTTING THE SAME WORTHLESS TRANSMISSION BACK INTO THE VEHICLE ONLY TO EXPECT IT TO FAIL AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. VOLVO NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION OR EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO AT LEAST 100000 MILES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER THAT WILL PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED BEFORE AND SHE BELIEVES THAT THE CAUSE IS THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 06V441000. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AT 28,000 AND 56,000 MILES AND CURRENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAILS EVERY 28,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 65 MILES AN HOUR ON I395 AND I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE. I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND MOVE INTO THE TRAVEL LANE AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. MY SPEED STARED TO REDUCE AND ALL OF THE POWER SHUT OFF IN THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND NO INDICATION ON WHAT THE CAR WAS SHUTTING DOWN. I CHECKED FOR VEHICLES BEHIND ME AND AROUND ME AND PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. I QUICKLY PULLED OFF OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY AND MANAGED TO STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY - NEXT TO THE MEDIAN). THE POLICE HAD SEEN ME PULL OVER AND CALLED A WRECKER SERVICE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE PLACE WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (FOREIGN MOTORS EAST IN BROOKLYN, CT) AND THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND THIS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN LAST MONTH (JUNE 20TH 2007). IT WAS THE SAME CONDITIONS...DRIVING ON I395 WHEN THE ACCELERATION STOPPED AND THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I WAITED 2 MINUTES AND TURNED THE KEY AGAIN AND THE CAR WAS FINE. I DROVE THE NEXT 45 MINUTES WITH NO ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A COLOR DIFFERENTIAL ON THE REARVIEW MIRROR, WHICH MADE VISIBILITY DIFFICULT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AS OF JULY 5, 2007, THE REARVIEW MIRROR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 87,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DOWNHILL, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING AND SAW SMOKE. THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING, OR BRAKE FUNCTION. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES FIFTEEN SECONDS AFTER STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VOLVO INVESTIGATORS STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY BIRD SEED DEPOSITS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

2001 S80 VOLVO, HEADLIGHTS GATHER MOISTURE ANYTIME IT RAINS. HAD TO REPLACE BEFORE PASSING INSPECTION. *TR

I'M A NEW OWNER OF A 2001 S80 T6 WITH 66K MILES. SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP I'M ON MY WAY HOME IN THE PASSING LANE OF A FREEWAY IN MA, TRAFFIC SLOWS TO A STOP. AS I ACCELERATE THE CAR STALLS. I PULL TO THE LEFT OF THE TRAVELING LANE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY, I PULL UP TO A RED LIGHT, ACCELERATE AND THE CAR STALLS. I PUT IT IN PARK, RESTART THE CAR, AND AWAY I GO. NO MESSAGES, NO CHECK ENGINE, NO CODES THAT I KNOW OF. I TRAVEL 100 MILES A DAY, AND THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT LEAST EVERY OTHER DAY. THIS PROBLEM IN INTERMITTANT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE HIGHWAY I TRAVEL ON ALLOWS TRAVEL IN BREAKDOWN LANES DURING RUSH HOUR. I NEED TO TRAVEL IN THE RIGHT TRAVEL LANE ALWAYS IN THE EVENT OF ANOTHER STALL. DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. PROBLEM CONTINUES. RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY, "NO CODES, NO NEW THROTTLE". THAT'S THE VOLVO POLICY, GALLO VOLVO, WORCESTER, MASS. LOU IS THE SERVICE MANAGER. HOW MANY TIMES DOES MY CAR NEED TO UNEXPECTEDLY STALL BEFORE MY CAR SHOWS A CODE SO I CAN REPAIR MY FAULTY ETM? IT'S DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AND ME.

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2000 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE EMISSION SERVICE LIGHT KEPT TURNING ON, THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF PAST PROBLEMS REGARDING THE BILL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER VOLVO DEALERS IN HIS AREA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55000. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

WE BEGAN REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH HESITATION AND SURGING IN OUR 2001 S80 T6 SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT OUR NEAREST DEALER, SILL TERHAR MOTORS IN BROOMFIELD, COLORADO. THEY TRIED REPLACING A TURBO VALVE AND A SOFTWARE UPGRADE THAT WAS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME, AND WE WERE TOLD THAT USING THE HIGHEST OCTANE FUEL WOULD BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE HESITATION. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. GIVEN THE INCONVENIENCE OF THE DEALERS LOCATION AND THAT THEY HAD NOT SEEMED TO BE ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, WE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR A WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT VOLVO MECHANIC. LAST FALL THE EMISSIONS AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND THEY REPLACED AN OXYGEN SENSOR AND/OR MASS AIR SENSOR. THE WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON AGAIN, AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE GO TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER. WE LEARNED OF THE "EXTENDED WARRANTY" VOLVO WAS BEGINNING TO OFFER AS A RESULT OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE DESIGN OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. IN EARLY DECEMBER WE LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SILL TERHAR, AND THEY DID THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. WITHIN DAYS THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HORRIBLY AND WAS STALLING IN INTERSECTIONS. SILL TERHAR HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND REPORTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A HOSE THAT HAD NOT BEEN FASTENED SECURELY. DUE TO TRAVEL DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND THE MULTIPLE SNOWSTORMS IN COLORADO IN LATE DECEMBER, WE DROVE THIS VEHICLE IN EARLY JANUARY AFTER HAVING PUT ONLY ABOUT 100 MILES ON THE VEHICLE SINCE THE TIME THAT IT WAS REPORTEDLY FULLY CLEARED OF PROBLEMS WITH REGARD TO THE ETM, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN. WE RETURNED TO SILL TERHAR, AND THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY RIGHT FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR. THEY WERE CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS UNRELATED TO THE ETM PROBLEM. THAT MOST RECENT WORK COST US $400. WE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE LAST FRIDAY EVENING AND, TODAY, ONLY A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT HAS TURNED ON YET AGAIN. *JB

MY 2001 VOLVO S80 T6 COST ME AROUND $3,500 IN REPAIRS/MAINTENANCE AFTER PURCHASE IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THIS CAR HAS SOMETHING GOING WRONG ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. TO MENTION SOME: FRONT SWAY-BAR LINKS, TURBO CHARGER DRAIN, BAD ALTERNATOR (THAT CAUSE OTHER ELECTRONICS TO MALFUNCTION I.E. THE VEHICLE'S ENTIRE HEATING SYSTEM), IN-CAR SENSOR FAILURE FOR INTERIOR AIR QUALITY , ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE THAT CAUSED ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP FOR $190, CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE, OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE, THE FRONT STRUTS AND MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED, YET. MAINTENANCE WISE, THE 60K MAINTENANCE, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP NEVER MENTIONED THAT IT HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE ( NO PAPER WORK FOR THE VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED TO ME AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE), THE BRAKES WENT BAD IN TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, TOTAL COST: AROUND $2,000. I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE TO EXPECT TO HAVE GONE WRONG ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS CAR HAS PUT ME THROUGH LOTS OF STRESS, WASTE OF TIME, AND LOSS OF MONEY. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FOR $14,000 AND HAS PUT IN ALMOST $3,500 AND IT'S NOT EVEN WORTH $17,000 IN THE MARKET AT THIS POINT. VOLVO NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THEIR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS (STRUTS, SWAY BAR LINKS, BUSHINGS) WHICH HAPPEN QUITE OFTEN AS I HAVE HEARD AND READ ON THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE, AND ALSO FOR THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE AND CAUSE AFTERWARDS. ALSO, IF THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE OF A RECALL PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD COVER THE COST OF TOW SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THEIR RECALL ITEM. *NM

2001 VOLVO S80 T6. VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED AND VEHICLE RETURNS TO IDLE. PROBLEM WAS FIXED ONCE BUT HAS RETURNED. DEALER & VOLVO N.A. SAY THAT SINCE THERE IS NO COMPUTER CODE FOR THE STALL AND THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT THERE IS NO CURE. VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DURING THE LAST 5 MONTHS INCLUDING 12/17/2006 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE HOV LANE ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. HAS ALSO STALLED IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC ON I95 IN STAMFORD, CT AND WHILE MAKING TURNS AND GOING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. *JB