My s80-t6 air bag came on for no reason at all. After taking it to the dealer, they confirmed an internal fault with SRS control module. This module controls the air bag system for the entire vehicle.
2000 Volvo S80 airbags complaints
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Another complaint for the volvo s80 throttle module causing the car to lose all power on the freeway. I was fortunate that each time this occurred, I was in a position to get off the road safely. The situation could have been disastrous, however. I work in nashville where every route to work is undergoing road construction and does not have a shoulder to pull off on. Had the etm failed in one of these locations, I would likely have been hit by other autos unable to avoid me. I had the part replaced for about $850 as volvo claimed that it was not a problem and refused to fix it. In addition to the faulty etm is the ABS control unit for the airbags and traction control. According to what I've seen on volvo message boards (volvospy.com, swedespeed.com and brickboard.com), this part also seems to fail as frequently as the etm. Mine is failing now and needs to be replaced or I can have it fixed at an independent shop - please check the following website for more information on this shop: http://home.earthlink.net/~vicrocha/ if the ABS control unit fails in an accident, the airbags will not to deploy. If the traction control is not working, the car may not be able to avoid a dangerous situation which could result in an accident as well. The part can be made to be more dependable, according to information from the independent shop listed above. The incident date is not accurate. It occurred over a period of a couple of weeks a little over a year ago. I can check the date of repair to give you a more accurate date if you wish. Thanks!
Continuous air bag warning light. Car dies on road. Get fixed, then air bag light comes on again. Ran into a person who volvo airbags deployed without reason and she was injured. After exiting highway, car "died." I am lucky to be alive as the wheel stiffened up & I had to rely on the parking brake to slow down. Had to get a "jump start" to get home. Car is unsafe. Returned to volvo. Also had steering wheel that shakes at higway speeds, alarm that went off while driving, & wouldn't start, remote door opener doesn't always work, service engine light flickered on & off -- said it was an emissions problem.
Failed climate control unit driving to work. Air bag system sevice urgent (in info. Box) came on and still on. Eat belt tighten for no reason.
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the driver's air bag failed to deploy. *ts
While slowing down on wet pavement vehicle began to slide,and consumer bumped another vehicle. Both passenger's side and driver's side airbags deployed. Cause is unknown. Please provide any further information.
I was hit on the drivers door side at a speed of about 25-30mph and my air bag did not go off. I sustained injuries in this accident. And I feel after my door had to be replaced and there was damage to my left fender and the strut was bent and needed to be replaced. I feel the air bag should have opened. I feel unsafe in this car. Please advise.
Problem number 1:on 07/18/2000 found to have none of the controls on drivers door panel master switch were working. My car has been repairing on volvo station from 07/19/2000 to 08/16/2000. Master switch was replaced and software downloaded. It took almost one month to fix my car.problem number 2on 02/13/2001 during high side impact with another car none of airbags and none of side impact protection system worked. Three people were injured. Impact occurred at the right side (passenger) t-bone and right front fender. Volvocars was contacted. They refused to release their technical evaluation of my car. Statement from volvo information is proprietary to volvo and will not be released.problem number #3 04/13/2001
There was a huge side impact with another vehicle. At the time of impact none of the airbags deployed. There were three people injured during the accident.
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