NHTSA Complaint #10191258 — 2004 VOLVO S80

THE CAR HESITATES WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL, AND IN ORDER TO SPEED UP THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED AGAIN. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES. THE SECOND TIME I COMPLAINED THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE THE CAR AND SAID IT THE WAY THE CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO BE, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WORKED THAT WAY. I BROUGHT IT BACK IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND THEY SAID OTHER CARS HAD SIMILAR DIFFICULTIES, AND THEY REPLACED A COMPUTER CHIP. THE PICK-UP WAS A LITTLE BETTER BUT STILL NOT LIKE OTHER CARS. THE LATEST FAILURE OCCURRED AS I WAS TAKING A LEFT OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS, NOTHING HAPPENED AND I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AGAIN, AT WHICH TIME THE CAR SPED ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *TR