2000 VOLVO S80 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S80. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle intermittently hesitated in responding while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated during the failure. The contact called the dealer and the manufacturer and was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 06V441000 (Vehicle Speed Control) which he linked to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

MY 2000 S80 T6 STALLS IN TRAFFIC AND LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. WHENEVER I STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I'LL HAVE TO STEP HARDER ON THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO AVOID THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME FROM HITTING MY CAR.SOMETIMES IT JERKS SO BAD I FEEL THAT ENGINE MAY FALL OFF.THERE'S NO ENGINE LIGHT ON OR ANYTHING. I HAVE CALLED VOLVO AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS ETM BUT HAS BEEN REPLACED ON MY CAR ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD DIFFERENT COMPONENTS TESTED OUT AND FIXED BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING IN THE CITY AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE BRAKES BECAME HARD AND ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING WELL. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE OFF IN THE GREEN LIGHT THE SPEED CONTROL OF THE GAS PEDAL WAS VERY CHAOTIC. I GOT A MESSAGE OF ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER AND HE DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE ETM ASKING 2000 $ TO REPLACE. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL ON THAT BY VOLVO AND WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER HE SAID THAT THIS WAS TRUE BUT MY CAR WAS MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD ( ALTHOUGH HE COULD HAVE INFORMED ME ABOUT THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE). HE INFORMED ME THAT A SOFTWARE SERVICE ON THE ETM OF MY CAR WAS DONE IN 2006 ( AFTER THE RECALL?) BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS...

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A BUSY STREET, WHEN I CAME TO A STOP SIGN THE BRAKES WHERE HARD TO PUSH, WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR, YOU COULD STILL FILL THE CAR TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE BRAKES AND THE CAR SPED UP ON IT'S ON REACHING CLOSE TO 40 MPH AGAIN I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR DO TO A STIFF BRAKE PEDAL. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF, ONCE I RESTARTED THE CAR IT WAS SPUTTERING AND WOULDN'T IDLE CORRECTLY EVERY TIME I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR IT WOULD SHUT OFF NOW I'M GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT SAYS SERVICE ENGINE SYSTEM URGENT. *TR

ON WINDING DOWNHILL ROAD (1500 FT. DROP IN 2 MILES) CAR WENT FROM 45 TO NON-OPTIONAL 20 MPH DUE TO FAILURE THROTTLE BODY. PART KNOW TO SUDDENLY FAIL WAS SUBJECT OF LAWSUIT ABOUT 2005 WHICH SETTLED IN LIMITED TIME FREE REPLACEMENT NOW EXPIRED. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AS NOW PERMITS SAFETY ISSUE TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY IN AUTOMOBILE TYPE/MODEL TYPICALLY DRIVEN DECADES. NOTE: CAR WHEN SLOWED BACKED UP DOWNHILL TRAFFIC ON THE DECENT IS THE MAJOR CAUSE FATAL AND OTHER ACCIDENTS IN THE AREA, AND SET STAGE FOR OUT-OF-CONTROL SLOWING ACCIDENTS. ALTERNATIVE OF PULLING OFF AND REQUESTING TOW AT LEAST AS EQUALLY HAZARDOUS.

THE CAR THROTTLE IS FAULTY. MY CAR REVS TO HIGH RPM WHEN IDLE AND AT LOW SPEEDS. IT ALSO IS IN LIMP MODE. WHEN THIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND RECALLED IN 2006 I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE, BUT THE CAR IS STILL TRYING TO LUNGE FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS AND REVVING IN IDLE. I WAS TOLD BY VOLVO CUSTOMER CARE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WILL DO FOR THE PROBLEM SINCE THE SOFTWARE HAD BEEN UPGRADED EVEN THOUGH THE THROTTLE IS FAULTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE PROBABLY NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER BUT THE MECHANIC WAS NOT POSITIVE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD CORRECT OR WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 162,000.

I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S 80 AND IT WAS SOLD TO ME BY A DEALER THIS CAR HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS AND I FEEL THAT WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO VOLVO THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME 6400 JUST TO FIX THE PROBLEM LIKE ABS SENSORS,STC SENSOR , THROTTLE ETC I FEEL ITS UN FAIR I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 3DAYS WHAT CAN I DO. *TR

2000 VOLVO S80. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ONLY 109,000 MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS DONE THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH INCLUDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH IN 2003. I HAD NO PRIOR WARNINGS, NO SLIPPING, NOTHING. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS CLEAN, AT THE LEVEL IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT, NO LEAKS, AND NO WARNING "CHECK ENGINE" OR "TRANSMISSION" LIGHTS CAME ON. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT DUE TO THE SUDDEN FAILURE WITH NO WARNING, IT IS MOST LIKELY SOMETHING INTERNAL THAT JUST BROKE AND THAT I HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE RPMS FLUCTUATED UP AND DOWN. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN HE DID NOT HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WITH WHAT HE ASSUMED TO BE THE TRANSMISSION FOR A YEAR BEFORE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP . THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR COSTS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CONTACT NOTICED NO PROBLEMS UNTIL RECENTLY. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND...

2000 VOLVO S80 WITH A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE. CONSUMER STATES DISCONTENT REGARDING AUTO RECALL AND WARRANTY. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE AN ERRATIC IDLE WHEN STOPPED OR GOING VERY SLOW. AS A RESULT, IT WOULD LUNG FORWARD. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION REGARDING A RECALL. *JB

I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S-80 T6, WHICH I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH. BEFORE I HAD IT, MY SON OWNED IT AND ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. ONE IS THAT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T START, IT STALLS, AND IT SURGES FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. ALL SINCE 2005. JUST LAST MONTH I RAN INTO MY GARAGE DOOR AND SEVERAL TIMES ALMOST WAS INVOLVED IN VEHICLE CRASHES DUE TO IT EITHER SURGING FORWARD OR DYING ON ME. I READ HOW THERE IS A POSSIBLE RECALL ON 2001 MODELS, SO WHY DOES IT NOT INCLUDE 2000 YRS. DOES IT TAKE AN ACCIDENT WITH LIVES LOST BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. SO WHY IS IT STILL HAPPENING? THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 3RD OF 2009, WHERE I...

THE EVENTS THAT ARE OCCURRING ARE THAT MY VEHICLE WILL DIE ON ME, AT TIMES IT WON'T START, AND IT LUNGES FORWARD AS I START THE ENGINE. IT IS ALSO IDLING VERY HIGH. IT HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS, AND HAVE HAD SENSORS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW MY VEHICLE IS SMELLING OF GAS AS I TRY AND START IT. I HAD IT REPAIRED ON 7/22/09, AS THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T PASS SMOG, AT WHICH TIME APPARENTLY THEY REPLACED A SENSOR AT THAT TIME. *TR

ETM (ELECTRIC THROTTLE MODULE INTAKE MANIFOLD) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED! (VOLVO ONLY HAS A VERY LIMITED EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED ON 4/2006. THE ETM WAS CLEANED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE 8/8/02; AND A SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS COMPLETED ON 10/19/06. MY LAST 2 COMPLAINTS TO MY VOLVO DEALERSHIP MECHANIC HAS RESULTED IN DENIAL ON 10/19/06 AND REFUSAL TO REPAIR UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 8/18/08 DUE TO UNRETRIEVABLE COMPUTER CODES (VOLVO ADMITS THE PROBLEM WAS STILL AN ETM PROBLEM). [THIS HAS OCCURRED EVERY YEAR FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS!!!] ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ACCIDENTS ALMOST HAPPENED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EITHER STALLS ON THE FREEWAY AT 55-60MPH, OR VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGES AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO VEXEDVOLVO.COM, THE REAL CAUSE IS DUE TO A WEARING OUT OF THE "POTENTIOMETER FILMS IN THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS". A SIMPLE ETM "CLEANING" WILL NOT SUFFICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED TWO FAILURES LISTED AS RECALLS FOR THE SUSPENSION AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. HE IS VERY UPSET WITH BEING EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALLS BECAUSE THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. WHILE PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE WHEEL AXLE, LOWER CONTROL ARM, AND UPPER BALL JOINT WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED THE FAILURE OF THE SPEED CONTROL MECHANISM. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND HESITATED. THIS FAILURE OCCURS ONLY DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS FAILURE. THE RECALL NUMBERS...

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2000 VOLVO S80 HAD REPAIRS DONE ON 11/10/05 FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. HE ORIGINALLY HAD THE REPAIR COMPLETED ON 11/10/05. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED AGAIN ON 02/09/07, AND HE STILL HASDTHE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. THE CONTACT WILL BE FILLING A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER ON 2/20/07, AND WILL BE SENDING IN INFORMATION NEEDED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE 1ST REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7800, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101000.*AK

APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO VEHICLE BEGAN ERRATIC THROTTLE WHILE ON SPEED CONTROL (SURGING). DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE WITH SOFTWARE UPDATE AND TEMPORARILY RESOLVED PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AS WELL A SPONTANEOUS STALLING, AND VERY ERRATIC VARIANCE IN THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION AND ACCELERATION. STALLING HAS OCCURRED WITH THROTTLE PEDAL RELEASE ENTERING TURN LANE - NO POWER STEERING NOR BRAKE BOOST. DEALER HAS SERVICED VEHICLE - CLEANED SENSORS RELATED TO THROTTLE POSITION MODULE - WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. WIFE IS REFUSING TO DRIVE VEHICLE SHE NOW REFERS TO AS SCARY. *NM

1. FOLLOWING DOWNLOAD OF RECALL SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN VASTLY REDUCED AND NOW ONLY ACHIEVES 8.2 MPG. 2. THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY AND USUALLY IN THE FAILURE MODE. ABS BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY-REPLACEMENT $950 3. WHILE BACKING (COLD ENGINE), BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE CAR FOR SEVERAL SECONDS (FEET). 4. THE VEHICLE STALLS MOSTLY ON TURNS BUT ON STRAIGHT AWAY. A. CAR NOW SHUTS OFF APPROX 6-8 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT "SURGES" FORWARD AND THE LIGHTS (DASH AND HEADLIGHTS) FADE - VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. 5. CRUISE CONTROL FAILS ?? UP HILLS/DOWN HILLS SHUTS DOWN. NOW IS INOPERABLE. 6. THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. 7. FOLLOWING ERROR CODES DISPLAY AND TOTAL MILEAGE, TRIP 1 & 2 MILEAGE DISPLAYS DEFAULT TO ?? --------?? AND MILEAGE DOES NOT LOG ON THE ODOMETER: A.BRAKE FAILURE STOP ASAP B.COOLANT...

ERRATIC THROTTLE POST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVE, MUCH ACCELERATION, NOT ENOUGH ACCELERATION, HESITATION, BACKFIRES LEAN. GETS STUCK 2ND GEAR. CEL ON. "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT" WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. CRUISE CONTROL IS LOST AND CANNOT BE TURNED BACK ON. OBDII PCODES STORED 10-29-2006 10:21:18.464 READ STORED DTC: P0756 DTC: P1171 DTC: P1181 DTC: P1618 10-29-2006 10:21:18.474 READ STORED DTC: P1184 10-29-2006 10:21:18.474 READ STORED DTC: P1174 THE FIRST CODE ALWAYS DISPLAYED WHEN THE FAULT OCCURS. SUBSEQUENT CONTINUED DRIVING RESULTS IN THE SECOND CODE PENDING OR PERMANENT. THE REMAINING CODES WILL BE ADDED IN PAIRS. FIRST DEALER REPORTS I HAVE 18 CODES BUT FACTORY VADIS INDICATES CAN ONLY STORE 15 CODES MAXIMUM. REQUESTED ADDITIONAL $300 TO ADJUST FUEL TRIMS, CHECK EXHAUST AND INTAKE LEAKS, CHECK O2 SENSORS, WORK DECLINED. SECOND DEALER REPORTS NEEDS COMPLETE TRANSMISSION. NO ATTEMPT TO SOLVE COMPLAINTS BY DEALER, CONTACTED VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY DECLINED TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS, THEY...

IN EARLY JUL 05, I EXPERIENCED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS) PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 VOLVO S80. PARTICULARLY CONCERNING TO ME FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT WAS THAT SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING WHEN I WAS IN HIGHWAY DRIVING SITUATIONS, THE CAR ON ITS OWN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED, HESITATED ON ACCELERATION OR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND DISPLAYED ENGINE STALL SYMPTOMS. THE COMPUTER INDICATED DEGRADED ENGINE PERFORMANCE (LIMP MODE). I LINED UP A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH LOVERING VOLVO OF MEREDITH. AFTER LOVERING'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT REPAIRS, THE CAR WAS STILL NOT OPERATING NORMALLY AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. I PAID A TOTAL OF $2,074.42 FOR REPAIRS, $1,741.44 THE FIRST TIME AND $332.98 DURING THE SECOND VISIT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH A JUNE 2006 VOLVO LETTER, I TOOK MY S80 BACK TO LOVERING FOR INSPECTION AND ETS SOFTWARE UPGRADE. I SUBMITTED TO VOLVO A CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR ETS REPAIRS....

A 2000 VOLVO S80 T-6 WOULD ON OCCASION CHANGE SPEED AND JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE PROBLEM INITIALLY WAS SPORADIC BUT BECAME INCREASINGLY WORST OVER A PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS. A VOLVO DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. REPAIR COST EXCEED $1,200. OUCH. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2000 VOLVO S80 FROM CARMAX IN FEB. 2006. THE CAR ONLY HAD 26000 MILES ON IT SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT DEAL. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF ANY AND ALL RECALLS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THE ONLY THING NEEDED TO BE DONE WAS TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE SYSTEM TO BE UPGRADED IN THE CARS COMPUTER. ON 5-11-06 THE VOLVO DEALER PERFORMED THE UPGRADE. WITHIN ONE HOUR OF PICKING UP THE CAR IT BEGAN TO REV AND SURGE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING. AFTER PARKING IT TO RUN AN ERRAND I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD START BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY REV UP AND THEN DIE. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO CARMAX WHICH IT WAS WARRANTED UNDER. NOW CARMAX HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER TO...

2000 VOLVO S-80 T6 , ETM PART REPLACED IN DEC 2004, IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMPLAINT NUMBER 10145678; RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON SATURDAY 5/13/06 TO HAVE SOFTWARE RECALL UPGRADE PERFORMED DUE TO SAME CONDITIONS AS PRESENT IN 2004 INCIDENT - VEHICLE STOPPING UNEXPECTEDLY IN TRAFFIC. CAR SINCE SATURDAY HAS CONTINUED TO STOP IN TRAFFIC 5 TIMES, CAR WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE, NOW THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS SAYING THE ETM IS OK , BUT I MAY HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED- AND COULD BE ANOTHER MALFUNCTIONING PART THAT THEY DID NOT INFORM ME ABOUT ON LAST SERVICE VISIT. THEY ARE EXPECTING ME TO PAY FOR PART AND LABOR REPLACEMENT - WHICH I BELIEVE IS STILL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ETM. MY WIFE AND FAMILY ARE AFRAID TO GET INTO THIS CAR. *NM

MY 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 STALLS (TYPICALLY IN JUNCTIONS) AFTER 120K MAINTENANCE SERVICE / RECALL 155 ETM SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON 5/12/06 AT AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALER (128VOLVO.COM). SINCE THE SERVICE, THE CAR STALLED 5 TIMES, AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE MORE TIMES, WITHOUT A FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REJECTS MY COMPLAINS AND WANTS THIS ISSUE TO "HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY BEFORE TAKING ACTION". SUDDEN STALLS ALMOST LEAD ME TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ALREADY AT LEAST ONCE; THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 WITH SEVERAL ETM OR THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURES. I HAVE HAD IST SERVICED TWICE AND IT CONTINUES TO FAIL. MY NEIGHBOR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE STALLS INADVERTENTLY AND HAS STRANDED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHERE I NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. MY WIFE ALSO WAS ALMOST HIT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *NM

RE: VOVLO S80 2000 MODEL YEAR; CAR INDEPENDENTLY ACCELLERATED WHILE BEING DRIVEN THE CAR SURGED WHEN IN IDLE, THEN WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELLERATED WITHOUT MY PRESSING THE GAS. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR USING THE BRAKE. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR AGAIN ACCELLERATED. I STOPPED THE CAR AGAIN, AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE IT ACCELLERATED A THIRD TIME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AS I WAS IN AN OPEN PARKING LOT, I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS REPEATABLE. THE CAR AGAIN SURGED IN IDE, THEN ACCELLERATED SOON AFTER MY PUTTING IT IN DRIVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND THE PROBLEM REPEATED A THIRD TIME. FORTY-FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE CAR WAS STARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE VOLVO DEALER, WHERE THE MECHANICS REPEATEDLY TRIED TO...

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 VOLVO S80 HESITATING AS IF IT'S NOT GETTING ANY GAS WHEN FIRST BEGINNING TO DRIVE IT EVERYDAY. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE BUT THE VOLVO REPAIR SHOP HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STC LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON MY CAR BECOMES HARD TO STEER SOMETIMES. AFTER CHECKING INTO THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER VOLVO S80 'S BUILT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS MINE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT MY CAR SUSPENSION MAKING WEIRD NOISES SINCE HAVING THIS VEHICLE AND THE VOLVO REPAIR SHOP SAYS THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG BUT WHEN ENQUIRING WITH OTHERS WHO OWN VOLVO...

CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED RECALL FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. *TS THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER BLADES. THE STRUT SPRING WAS REPLACED. *JB

MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. IT WOULD START TO CHUG LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. THERE WAS LITTLE ACCELERATION WHEN I DID GIVE IT THE GAS. I TOOK IT TO THE VOLVO DEALER IN MILWAUKEE AND HAD IT FIXED. THE COST WAS JUST UNDER $979.73. *JB

IN AUGUST 2005, WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT 67500 MILES. I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAD NOTICED SOME PROBLEMS WHICH WERE DISCUSSED WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THIS VEHICLE HAD STALLED AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS AND IT HAD BEEN SPUTTERING AT TAKE-OFF. MY HUSBAND PRESENTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH A PUBLICATION FROM THE HIGHWAY SAFETY BOARD WHICH DISCUSSED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE VOLVO S80. AS WE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THIS PUBLICATION, MY HUSBAND ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ON OUR VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT AS VOLVO HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL, THEY WERE NOT AUTHORIZED TO REPLACE THIS WITHOUT THE VOLVO WARRANTY COMPANY REVIEWING THIS ISSUE WITH OUR VEHICLE. THE WARRANTY COMPANY DID EXAMINE OUR VEHICLE, BUT DECLINED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AT THAT...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND AGAIN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED CLEANING AND THE SOFTWARE UPDATED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD.*AK

IN MID 2005, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY VOLVO S80 (YR 2000) IDLING AT STOP LIGHTS. THE IDLE WOULD FLUCTUATE FROM 400 TO 1100 RPMS. AT TIMES THIS WOULD CAUSE MY CAR TO DIE. WHILE IT WAS A NUISANCE AT STOP LIGHTS, IT STARTED TO FLUCTUATE AT HIGHER RPMS AND THREE TIMES WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CAR DIED AND I HAVE TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART WHILE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I TOOK TO SERVICE PLACE AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC, AND REMOVED AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY BEFORE REPLACEMENT. THE FOLLOWING CODES WERE FOUND IN THE ECM 9160, 9150, 904C 903F 9040 AND 130A. AFTER THEY RESET THE FAULTS AND REMOVED AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR AND THE SAME IDLE AND (AND IT DIED) PROBLEMS EXISTED. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR ASSY, UPGRADE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE...

WHEN MERGING ONTO HWY. CAR LOST POWER WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER LANE. CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME AND SWERVED INTO THE OTHER LANE WHERE HE WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM OF MY CAR FAILED. VOLVO IS REPLACING THESE PER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BEFORE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND WAS THEN TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL. I AM THE ONLY PRIVATE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, HAVING PURCHASED IT FROM A DEALERSHIP. YET WHEN I CALLED VOLVO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY FOUND MY NEIGHBOR'S CAR IN THEIR DATABASE, BUT NOT MINE. I FEEL THERE ARE OTHERS BEING PUT AT RISK DUE TO THE AUTOS THROTTLE SYSTEM FAILURE. I HAVE SEEN A LETTER SENT TO...

200 S80 WAS ACCELERATING SPONTANEOUSLY AND LUNGING FORWARD. THE CAR CRASHED INTO A GARAGE WALL WHILE COASTING INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP MECHANIC COULD NOT GET THE COMPUTER ERROR CODE, OR APPRECIATE THE SYMPTOMS WHEN HE TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND HAD TO CALL MY LOCAL MECHANIC (WHO IDENTIFIED THE FAULTY ETM) FOR HELP. VOLVO WILL NOW REIMBURSE ALL CUSTOMERS WHO PAID FOR THROTTLE MODULE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT IN THE PAST. I FOUND THIS OUT ONLY AFTER I WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND LODGED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ETM REPAIR. *NM

DECEMBER 2004, ETM / SPEED CONTROL FAILS ON EXPRESSWAY. CAR SLOWS DANGEROUSLY - UNCONTROLLABLE THROTTLE. TAKEN TO DEALER, TWO WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY - ALL REPAIRS $1,000,OUT OF MY POCKET - NO ASSISTANCE BY VOLVO - COMPLAINED TO NORTH AMERICA HQ - NO RESPONSE. TOLD AT SERVICE DESK THIS WAS NOT AN ISSUE WITH OTHER VEHICLES - AFTER READING SEVERAL NEWS ARTICLES AND THE VARIOUS ISSUES SURROUNDING THIS S -80 COMPONENT - IT IS APPARENT THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS COMPONENT AT VOLVO. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE VEHICLE SURGED AND LURCHED WHEN STOPPING. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) WAS REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE ONCE, TWO YEARS AGO. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. A CERTIFIED DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO COMPLETED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT CAPTURED NO CODES. AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS WHILE THE ETM WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. NOW, AFTER THE WARRANTY ON THE ETM EXPIRED, THE DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, THE ETM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS FURTHER HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK

I JUST BOUGHT A 2000 S80 VOLVO WITH 125K MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEEN SURGING UP AND DOWN WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND SOMETIMES WHILE I DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. JUST THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE SLOWING TO TURN INTO WORK IT DIED NEARLY CAUSING ANOTHER CAR TO REAR END ME. I HAS HAS ALSO DIED A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES TODAY, LUCKILY ON A SIDE STREET, BOTH TIMES WHILE SLOWING DOWN. I CAN SEE MY TACHOMETER SURGING UP AND DOWN WITH THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLING OUT EVERYTIME I STOP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS MAY BE IN PART TO A FAULTY THROTTLE CONTROL MODLUE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS FOR ME AS I AM GETTING AFRAID OF DRIVING MY CAR FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM

I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S80 2.9 - VIN: [XXX]. I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM BRIDGEWATER VOLVO IN NJ ON AUG 15, 2000. I HAVE 49,100 MILES ON THE CAR AND I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE IMPECCABLY IN THE LAST 5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. TWO WEEKS AGO THE CAR STARTED STALLING AND THE MESSAGE DISPLAY READ "REDUCED PERFORMANCE". MY WIFE USES THE CAR TO COMMUTE TO WORK AND THE STALLING OF THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAYS PUT HER INTO A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULLOVER AND THE CAR WOULD RE-START AGAIN EVERY TIME IT STALLED. SHE FINALLY GOT HOME AND AFTER THE SECOND DAY OF THE PROBLEMS SHE LEFT IT IN THE GARAGE AND USED THE SECOND CAR FOR COMMUTING. SHE THEN TOOK IT TO THE VOLVO DEALER IN EDISON NJ. VOLVO OF EDISON DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND HERE IS THE DIRECT QOUTE FROM...

IN OCTOBER 2001 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE CROSSING THE STREET THE CAR STALLED. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR, AND AT THE SAME TIME HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY & GASKET. IN JUNE 2004 CAR STALLED AGAIN. REPLACED SWAY LINKS AND PROGRAM DOWN LOAD $338.19. IN DECEMBER 2004, CAR STALED ON THE ROAD AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, MASS AIR FLOW, MFI MODULE- AT COST OF 2098.96. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THIS CAR ON ANY LONGER TRIP. DUE TO STALLING ON THE ROAD, FREQUENT LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AND NUMEROUS OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THE CONTACT BELIEVED THIS CAR WAS UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. 11-16 E-MAIL ; FIRST TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. STOPPED TURN THE...

I GET PERFORMANCE REDUCED MESSAGES ON MY 2000 VOLVO S80 MESSAGE CONSOLE, AND THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 100 TIMES TO ME - EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE TO PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON, AND MAKE MY WAY OFF OF THE ROAD ON TO THE SHOULDER. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, AND RESTART THE CAR, (OFTEN SEVERAL TIMES), THE CAR SEEMS TO "RESET" AND I CAN OFTEN DRIVE ON. WESTSIDE VOLVO OF CLEVELAND, OHIO HAS QUOTED ME BETWEEN $1,200 AND $2,000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, AND HAS TOLD ME IT IS THE "ETM". MY CAR HAS 106,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THE UNIT WAS "DESIGNED ONLY TO LAST UNTIL 100,000" MILES, AND THAT ONLY A VOLVO DEALER CAN REPLACE IT - BECAUSE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT MUST BE ENCODED ON THE PART. I PURCHASED...

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THROTTLE FAILURE. THE RPMS WILL INCREASE WHEN THE CONTACT LETS OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN THE RPMS DECREASE THE ENGINE WILL STALL. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED EVER TIME THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AND AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND HOW TO FIX IT. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE. *AK

IT WAS A STALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, IT WOULD SHUT OFF, BE ABLE TO RESTARTED, BUT NOT STAY STARTED WITHOUT STALLING, X-REF VOQ 10141399 AND E-MAIL, SEPERATE INCIDENT WITH PREVIOUS ETM

A 2000 VOLVO S80 THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE. *NM

SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC, RESTARTING, BUT NOT STAYING STARTED. VEHICLE SURGING AT IDLE. AFTER TAKEN TO SHOP (TOWED), WE NOW HAVE HAD OUR FOURTH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACED IN LAST 28 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR AND HAS CLEANED THE THROTTLE ON TWO OCCASIONS. MY PORTION OF REPAIRS HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED $2,770. DEALERSHIP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY CONTINUE TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM WITH THE SAME REPLACEMENT PART. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE. THIS WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHEN STOPPING OR WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE MESSAGE READ CHECK EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE MASS AIRFLOW. THE REPLACEMENTS APPEARED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK (12/07/05) THERE WERE ALSO TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NEARLY STALL AND HAVE TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL. *SC

I OWN A MY 2000 VOLVO S80 2.9. UPON DRIVING IN TOWN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND ENGINE STARTED SHAKING. THE MESSAGE READER PROMPTED ME TO STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE. WELL I DID, IN THE TURNING LANE, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. I PULLED OUT OF THE CROSS SECTION "SHAKING". MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ONBOARD COMPUTER PROMPTS HIM TO A FAULTY ENGINE THROTTLE MODULE. WELL THIS CAR HAS ONLY 48000 MILES ON IT. ON THE SAME NOTE: ON MY 1999 S70 GLT AT AROUND 60000 MILES THE SAME PART HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE IT SHUT DOWN THE CRUISE CONTROL TIME-TO-TIME. *NM

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED AND STALLED. THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN, PE05041. *AK

DT: THGE CONTACT STATED THE THROTTLE CONTROLLER COMPUTER IS BAD ON 2000 VOLVO S-80. A . THE VEHICLE STALLS/DIES, AND LOSES POWER. *AK

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPHICLE STALLED/HESITATED, AND OPERATED AT REDUCED SPEED OF 20 MPH. THE THROTTLE MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE THROTTLE MODULE WAS REPLACED. *AK

DT: 2000 VOLVO S80. THE VEHICLE STALLED/ DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. *AK .