1999 Volvo S80

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/23/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKING INTO THE AIR VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO EXISTING RECALLS OR RELATED WARRANTIES. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,396.

• 12/16/1999· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEAT BELT WAS IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED CAUSING DISCOMFORT AND SAFETY PROBLEM. YH

• 12/15/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1999 S80 STALLED/SURGED AT 20,000 MILES AT THE TIME. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED WHENEVER THE STALLING OCCURRED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD GO OUT, AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE WOULD START TO RUN IN AN UNEVEN/HESITATION MODE. THE PROBLEM WAS MUCH WORSE AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE DEALER INSTALLED TWO SOFTWARE UPDATES AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. FINALLY, THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED WHEN THE AIRFLOW SENSOR AND THE ABS CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. *JB

• 12/15/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE STALLED AT 45 TO 50 MPH. MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET RESTARTED. REPLACED ELECTRICAL THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) AND IT FIXED THAT PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/14/2001· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, BRAKES WERE PULSATING, AFTER APPLYING BRAKES AGAIN NOTICED BRAKES WERE FADING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED ROTORS WERE RED HOT. DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS.*AK THE GAS TANK HAD A DEFECT THAT WOULD CAUSE A VACUUM LEAK. THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES A CRACKING NOISE WHEN TURNING DUE TO BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE GEAR SHIFTER SWITCH MAKES LOUD CLICKING NOISE. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPAGE AND SHUDDER WHILE UP SHIFTING, CREATING A VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL. PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT BACKREST CUSHION MAKES NOISE DUE TO LOOSE CLIPS. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW DEVELOPED A WIND NOISE DUE TO DEFECTIVE WINDOW SEALS. DUE TO DESIGN FAULT, THE UPPER TORQUE MOUNT BUSHING CRACKED. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS BROKE. THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR A FULL REFUND OF THE ACTUAL PRICE PAID FOR THE VEHICLE OR FOR IT TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW EQUALLY EQUIPPED VEHICLE. *YH

• 12/14/1999· STRUCTURE

  WHEN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS UP CONSUMERS VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED DUE TO DESIGN CAUSING SEVERE BLIND SPOTS. *MJS

• 12/12/2006· SUSPENSION

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED, AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION BY THE CONTACT, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS PARTIALLY SEPARATED AND TURNED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A NHTSA RECALL, #00V238000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE FRONT SUSPENSION HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 12/11/2008· STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THE ABS AND ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TROLLIS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT THE CENTRAL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 1/8/09 *CN THE BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE HEATING SYSTEM, THROTTLE SYSTEMS, ENGINE COOLING FAN AND THE MASTER CYLINDER ALL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE STEERING MADE A NOISE WHEN IT WAS TURNED. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN O2 SENSOR. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE INNER TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. 01/14/09. *JB

• 12/08/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY 1999 VOLVO S-80 T-6 SUFFERS FROM A DESIGN FLAW ASSOCIATED WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE LIGHT IS ON ALL OF THE TIME. SERVICING DOES NOT CLEAR THE LIGHT, SO I HAVE BEGUN TO SIMPLY IGNORE THE LIGHT. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS A PROBLEM WHERE THE ENGINE RUNS PROPERLY FOR 20,000 THEN BEGINS TO OSCILLATE UPAND DOWN BY 200-300 RMPS AT IDLE. THIS SEEMS MINOR, BUT IT ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT YESTERDAY. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE SLOWED TO IDLE AND THEN SPED UP JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP. THE HIGHER RPM CAUSED THE CAR TO MOVE INTO THE INTERSECTION. IF ANOTHER CAR HAD BEEN APPROACHING, IT WOULD HAVE STRUCK MY CAR. I ASKED MY WIFE (THIS IS HER PRIMARY CAR)IF SHE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHE SAID SHE HAD SEVERAL TIMES. I WENT ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT MANY VOLVO OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME RPM AND ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS. I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME NEAR ACCIDENT I DID, BUT I MUST ASSUME THEY HAVE. HAVE YOU RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS VOLVO BEEN NOTIFIED? I CONTACTED VOLVO AND THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEM. THE WORDS ON THE INTERNET TELL ME THEY ARE MISTAKEN. SOME ONE COULD GET KILLED BY THIS DESIGN FLAW. *AK

• 11/27/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS (15-75 MPH) ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND AFTER AN EXTENDED RIDE FROM 45 TO 90 MINUTES, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED BY IT SELF AND THE ENGINE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, WHO PERFORMED A NHTSA RECALL #06V41000 WHICH ENTAILED UPGRADING THE CURRENT SOFTWARE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED EITHER TIME, THE LURCH/STALL PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER COINCIDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR FLOW CONTROL AND THE ABS CONTROL UNIT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE VEHICLE'S EXTENDED WARRANTY, EVENTHOUGH THOSE REPLACEMENT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THE RECALL DID NOT SOLVE THE DANGEROUS PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - *NM

• 11/27/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WAS CRACKING AND FALLING APART, LEAVING WIRES UNPROTECTED AGAINST ENGINE AND RADITOR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL OF THE PLASTIC WIRING HARNESS PARTS. *AK *SLC

• 11/25/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STALLED IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING A NEAR MISS REAR END COLLISION. ETM REPLACED. *JB

• 11/23/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

• 11/22/1999· VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS

  POWER WINDOWS WOULD ACT SPORADICALLY, GOING UP OR DOWN WHENEVER THE BUTTON IS USED. SOME TIME WOULD PARTIALLY GO UP OR DOWN THEIR ITS OWN. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE 2ND TIME THE MECHANIC GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE & CLOSED DOOR, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HAD NO INDICATION OF WHY. DEALERSHIP HAVING VOLVO REPRESENTATIVE TO CHECK VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/19/2004· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER NOTICED A LIQUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED REPLACED. *AK

• 11/17/2010· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE CONTACT FELT A THUMP FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER SHE ACCELERATED FROM A STOP OR DECELERATED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSULATION SURROUNDING THE WIRES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WERE DEGRADED. THE VEHICLE ALSO DISPLAYED DIFFICULTY WHEN SHIFTING INTO FOURTH GEAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM 40 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLS 00V238000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: UPPER BALL JOINT), 02V096000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN), AND 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,100.

• 11/17/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  LID TO GAS TANK FELL OFF. SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO MINE I HAVE SEEN 4 OTHER S80 VOLVOS MISSING THE LIT TO THE GAS TANK.*AK

• 11/14/2008· SEAT BELTS

  SHORTLY AFTER BRINGING CAR HOME JUST AT RANDOM THE DRIVERS SEATBELT POPS OPEN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT OH I MUST NOT OF CLICKED IT . BUT IN YEAR IN HALF I'VE HAD CAR I'D SAY 5 TIMES ITS RELEASED IT SELF AND WITH NOT ONLY ME BUT MY PREGNANT SISTER AS WELL. *TR

• 11/11/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP CRACK CAUSING GAS TO BE SPRAYED ON UNDERSIDE OF AUTO WHEN IGNITION IS ON. GAS FUMES IN GARAGE FOLLOWING PARKING OF AUTO. MAJOR RISK OF FIRE/EXPLOSION POSSIBLE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. AUTO IS FIVE + YEARS OLD WITH 37,100 MILES. VOLVO DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP AT CHARGE OF $592. *JB

• 11/10/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THERE WAS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE RPMS INCREASED FROM 700 TO 4000. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR IN ORDER TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THREE TIMES AND THEN BACK ON IN ORDER TO RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,044.

• 11/10/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL, BUT OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE ENGINE SLOWLY RESUMED POWER AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. VOLVO OFFERED NO COST ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ETM REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. *NM

• 11/09/2020· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  THERES A RECENT RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS OF THE 1999 S80 VOLVO THAT WE NEED OUR AIRBAGS REPLACED BECAUSE ITS A HAZARD THAT CAN LEAD UP TO DEATH. ALSO THE ELECTRICITY KEEPS ZAPPING DOWN FROM THE CAR CREATING NO STARTS OR VERY POOR DRIVING, I ALMOST WAS STRANDED BECAUSE THE CAR SEEMS LIKE IT WANTED TO SHUT DOWN ONE NIGHT I WAS GETTING OFF WORK, I HIT FULL GAS AND IT ONLY GAVE ME 3 MPH AND ALSO WHEN I MADE A RIGHT TURN ONE NIGHT FROM WORK I FEEL THE WHEEL FEEL LIKE ITS COMING APART FROM THE INSIDE OR LOOSENING I DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT IT FEELS AND SOUNDS ROUGH

• 11/09/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN IM DRIVING AND HAVE TO COME TO A SLOW STOP IM HEARING THE MASTER CYLINDER SOUND LIKE ITS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING LOUDLY EVEN WITH THE APPROPRIATE BRAKE FLUID AND MEASURE IS FILLED WITHIN IT, ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR DURING THE SUMMER CAUSING THE CAR TO FAIL DURING HOT WEATHER

• 11/09/2000· SUSPENSION

  NHTSA RECALL 00V238000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00 BALL JOINT, PARTS NOT AVAILABLE , NO DATE GIVEN. *AK

• 11/08/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: WHEN THE SURGING HAPPENS THERE ARE NO NECESSARILY WARNING MESSAGES. THE FIRST TIME THE THROTTLE MODULE WAS REPLACED THERE WERE SOME MESSAGES ON THE DASH, BUT FOR ITEMS NOT RELATED TO THE THROTTLE MODULE. THE SECOND TIME THERE WERE NOT ANY MESSAGES UNTIL THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START. THE THIRD TIME THE CAR STARTED TO SURGE , AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER BEFORE IT GOT TOO BAD. BASICALLY, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO REPLACE THROTTLE MODULE A FOURTH TIME. THE CONTACT ONLY HAD TO PAY FOR 1 REPLACEMENT, AND THEN IT WAS REPLACED 2 MORE TIMES BY THE DEALER AT NO COST. FROM THE TIME THE SURGING STARTED TO THE CAR STALLED. THE CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE MODULE WILL KEEP THE CAR RUNNING GOOD. IT SEEMED THAT THE CONTACT HAS TO CLEAN IT EVERY 6 MONTHS. IT STARTED TO SURGE. ABOUT 8000 - 10000 MILES. THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED WAS 5/14/04 ,AND I THE CONTACT CLEANED IT TWICE SINCE THEN. VOLVO TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY IT ANY MORE BECAUSE THE CONTACT DECLINED TO HAVE THEM DO $1000 WORTH OF WORK THAT DID NOT NEED TO BE DONE. THE CONTACT ENDED UP DOING THE WORK HIMSELF, AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PARTS THEY SAID WERE BAD. *AK

• 11/07/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT:THE CONTACT STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS MENTIONED IN NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE05-041. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH ,AND IT LOST POWER/STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE STATION. THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE ETM BY THEIR COMPUTER ERROR NOTICE. HE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACT, AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK

• 11/05/2003· SUSPENSIONFire

  VEHICLE'S AXLE BRAKE CAUGHT FIRE. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE AXLE BROKE AND CAUGHT FIRE. (VOLVO CONVENTIONAL 1999) *SCC

• 11/05/2003· STEERING

  RACK AND PINION WENT OUT ON VEHICLE--VOLVO SAYS PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR VEHICLE, PART IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. NO ONE AT VOLVO WILL GIVE ME REASONABLE RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. TOTALLY UNCOOPERATIVE.

• 11/04/2003· VISIBILITY

  I HAD MY SUNROOF OPEN. A LARGE FLAT METAL ROD FELL OUT OF IT AND HIT ME ON THE HEAD. THE ROD IS ABOUT 3 FEET LONG AND WEIGHTS ABOUT 2-4 POUNDS. IT IS LIKE A CROWBAR IN COLOR, WEIGHT AND THICKNESS, BUT IT IS FLAT AND STRAIGHT.*AK I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT IT IS THE PIECE ATTACHED TO THE INNER RIM OF THE SUNROOF. THE DEALER CALLED IT A SUNROOF BRAKE. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN HELD IN PLACE BY DOUBLE STICK TAPE. I HAD A SLIGHT BUMP ON MY HEAD AND I HAVE HAD HEADACHES. I WAS VERY STARTLED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT FELL OFF A TRUCK OR POWER LINE, NOT MY OWN CAR. MY CAR MODEL IS AN S80, BUT IT ISN'T IN YOUR LIST OF CHOICES.

• 11/02/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ENGINE MISS FIRING AND EMISSION LIGHT ON. LATER ENGINE RUNNING GOOD BUT CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK AND TEXT MESSAGE 'ENGINE SYSTEM FIX NEXT SERVICE' WITH ORANGE WARNING LIGHT ON. TOOK TO VOLVO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ETM FOR NO CHARGE. THEY KEPT THE OLD PART BECAUSE THEY HAD REPLACED THE ORIGINAL ONE. *NM

• 10/28/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE THROTTLE SURGES AT IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES NO POWER AND SOMETIMES IT JUST TAKES OFF. DEALER SAYS ITS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. STATED THEY HAVE REPLACED A NUMBER OF THESE. *NM

• 10/24/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS EXPERIENCING CONTINUED FADING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. *MJS

• 10/19/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  FOR THE PAST YEAR MY CHECK ENGINE AND URGENT LIGHT HAVE BEEN POPPING ON. I HAVE TO GO TO MY MACHANIC (WHO IS VOLVO CERTIFIED) TO HAVE THEM TURN OFF. BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON MORE FREQUENT NOW. FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, WHEN I START THE CAR, IT HESITATES AND RUNS ROUGH, LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY MACHANIC SAID IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. TODAY 10/19/06 I BROUGHT IT TO MY MACANIC AGAIN, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE MODULE AND THE 1999 S80 'S ARE HAVING ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND THAT I NEED TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BEFORE IT GETS WORSE. *NM

• 10/18/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLVO S80. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. WALLACE VOLVO IN STUART, FLORIDA DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING A MASS AIR FLOW FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY DON IMPORTS AUTO SERVICE IN VERO BEACH, FLORIDA. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A NEIGHBOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WALLACE VOLVO IN STUART, FLORIDA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

• 10/18/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASION LOST COMPLETE POWER AND WILL BASICALLY JUST IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WILL STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP AS WELL AS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT SHOP FOR REPAIR WITH ESTIMATE OVER $1000. *JB

• 10/18/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/17/2000· SUSPENSION

  THE TIRES WERE BADLY WORN AS A RESULT OF THE FAULTY BALL JOINTS WHICH WERE RECALLED AND REPAIRED (00V-238), CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

• 10/14/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL ODOR IN VEHICLE, AND FUEL LEAKING UNDER VEHICLE. FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAS STRESS CRACKED AT FUEL PRESSURE LINE. FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY REQUIRED TO REPAIR LEAK. REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *JB

• 10/08/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I JUST PURCHASED A USED 99 VOLVO, I AM A MOM OF 4 AND HAD HEARD VOLVO TO BE VERY SAFE RELIABLE CAR. THE CAR RAN GREAT FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS, THEN THE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON, ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL FOR NO REASON. I TOOK IT TO LOCAL VOLVO DEALER, THEY SAY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MESSAGE BOARD, BUT IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IT WOULD NEED A NEW THROTTLE MODULE, COST OF 1100. I LEFT AND CAME HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THE ETM HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THAT YEAR VEHICLE AND THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 200,000 MILES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WOULD NOT INFORM ME FIRST HAND AND TRY TO CHARGE ME. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED VOLVO LLC AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT THE STALLING IS CONSIDERED "LIMP HOME MODE", WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO BE A SAFETY FEATURE, HOWEVER I DID NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN THE VEHICLE DID IT TODAY DRIVING ON I285, IN THE CENTER LANE AT 65 MPH WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. AFTER THAT EXPERIENCE I DO NOT THINK I WOULD EVER RECOMMEND A VOLVO TO ANYONE. *TR

• 10/07/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  HAD TAKEN MY S80 TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP A NUMBER OF TIMES COMPLAINING OF ENGINE HESITATION AND STALLING. VOLVO"S DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SYSTEM "VADIS" OUTPUT CODES CLEARLY SHOWED DEFAULT CODES INDICATING A FAULTY MODULE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THIS STEADFASTLY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE MODULE "DUE TO COST". I WARNED HIM OF THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF TRYING TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE WITH UNRELIABLE ENGINE FIRING AND THE ASSOCIATED "STALLING" THAT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO HIM ABOUT THE DANGER THAT THIS PROBLEM PRESENTED FOR ME AND OTHER VEHICLES WHICH I HAD EXPERIENCED DURING PREVIOUS "STALLINGS". UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER TREMENDOUS RESEARCH AND A NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS BEFORE I COULD BRING THIS INFO TO BEAR TO FORCE THE DEALERSHIP TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY I EXPERIENCED A "STALLING" EVENT WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHICH LEAD TO A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT,RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF MY CAR. *NM

• 10/04/2010· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  1999 VOLVO S 80. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL LIGHT LEVELS ON A REPEATED BASIS. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND AT TIMES WOULD ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STALL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS ACCELERATING AS HE ENTERED THE INTERSTATE ON ENTRANCE RAMPS DUE TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE STALLING OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE ETM HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER ABOUT A RECALL AND EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED VOLVO, HE WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS UPDATED IN AUGUST 2008 AND THEY WOULDN'T ASSIST ANY FURTHER. *JB

• 10/03/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 10/01/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TOOK MY 1999 VOLVO S80 TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN TEXAS AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE ETM ( ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WENT INTO SERVICE IN MARCH 1999 SO THE 10YEARS/200,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ETM, VOLVO RECALL NO.155, HAS EXPIRED. *TR

• 09/29/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT:THE CONTACT OWNS A VOLVO S80 VEHICLE. IT INTERMITTENTLY STALLED/ DIED, AND LOST POWER. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILED AND WAS CLEANED THREE TIMES. *AK THE LINE SEAL AND GASKET WERE REPLACED DUE TO AN OIL LEAK. THE TOP ENGINE TORQUE ARM WAS CRACKED. *JB

• 09/28/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PEDAL WAS SLOWLY GOING LOWER BEFORE BRAKING OCCURRED. ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS "FIXED" BY SERVICE ON 8/22/00, BUT SERVICE MANAGER STATED CAR NEEDED A NEW MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY ORDERED. PROBLEM BEGAN TO RE-OCCUR ON 9/22/00, AND CAR WAS DELIVERED TO SERVICE ON 9/26/00. AS OF NOW, IT HAS BEEN THERE 3 DAYS TO INSTALL A NEW MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED AS A 1-HOUR PROCEDURE. SUPPOSEDLY THE REPLACEMENT INSTALLED YESTERDAY, ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AS OF NOW (AFTER 5 P.M., 9/28/00) THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO DEFINITELY STATE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED - - AND THERE MAY BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH VOLVO MASTER BRAKE CYLINDERS (AND THEIR AVAILABILITY).

• 09/26/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE SURGES IN RPM WHILE DRIVING,VEHICLE STARTED BY NO ACCELERATION WARNING LIGHT ON ENGINE MALFUNCTION. SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *NM

• 09/25/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 09/23/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY CAR HAS A DESIGN FLAW REGARDING THE AIR INTAKE TUBE. IT PROTRUDES APPROXIMATELY 3" BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE CAR. I HAVE READ ACCOUNTS BY OTHER OWNERS WHO, WHILE PARKING THEIR CARS, GENTLY STRUCK THE CEMENT BLOCK WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. THIS CAUSED THE AIR INTAKE TUBE TO BE FORCED UPWARDS, INTO THE SERPENTINE BELT, CAUSING IT TO JUMP OFF THE TRACK AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE MASSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE TOTALLING OVER $3,000. I HAVE VERIFIED THAT NEW 2002 VOLVO S80'S FEATURE A COMPLETELY REDESIGNED AIR INTAKE TUBE, SIGNALING THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOGNITION OF THE DESIGN FLAW. I CONTACTED MY DEALER, BUT HE WAS UNWILLING TO PERFORM THE SIMPLE OPERATION OF CUTTING THE PROTRUDING TUBE AND SECURING IT AS IT IS NOT A VOLVO-AUTHORIZED REPAIR. I REALLY HOPE THAT NHTSA WILL FORCE VOLVO TO RECALL AFFECTED CARS AND MAKE A SIMPLE MODIFICATION THAT IS PREVENTATIVE AND COULD SAVE OWNERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN UNNECESARY REPARIS. NLM

• 09/22/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE INFORMATION PANEL GIVES THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS: BRAKE FAILURE STOP SAFELY ASAP (T2 GOES TO ------) STC SERVICE REQUIRED' WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. WE HAVE CALLED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO. HE SAYS TO BRING THE CAR IN WHEN THE MESSAGE IS SHOWING. THE MESSAGE COMES AND GOES AND ISN'T CONSISTENT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHEN IT IS ON. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD WORK WITHOUT THE ABS FEATURE. THE DEALER HAS MOVED TO 45 MILES FROM OUR HOUSE. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FALSE WARNING. *NM

• 09/22/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  (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