2000 Volvo S80: fire, smoke or burning smell

9 of the 318 complaints about the 2000 Volvo S80 describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints: 9
of this car's complaints: 3%
typical mileage: 83,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 52 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

2011
1
2007
1
2005
2
2004
1
2003
1
2002
1
2001
3
2000
9
1999
6

What owners say

Filed Dec 30, 2013 · Body, Engine · 117,000 miles · FL · fire · 1 injury

As I was driving I heard a bang and saw smoke coming from underneath and behind the passenger seat and quickly fire spreading throughout the back of the vehicle. The rear window blew out. The car would not stop as I drove the vehicle off the street. I had to throw myself out of the vehicle. The entire vehicle was inflamed and exploded.

Filed Dec 13, 2011 · Engine, Fuel system · 110,000 miles · WA · fire

Driving on freeway at night, experienced a sudden loss of power. Engine check light came on. Fortunately coasted to a stop on an exit ramp. Upon stopping observed smoke coming through the edges of the hood. Turned off the ignition and exited the car. Noticed a flame under the engine compartment. Within one minute the front end of the car burst into flames and burned in a bright yellow fireball estimated to be 20 feet high. It burned until the fire trucks arrived 20 minutes later. The heat was extremely intense. The hood vaporized, metal parts of the engine melted, tires exploded. Car had a full tank of gas and strongly suspect malfunction of fuel system. Had we been trapped in the car on the freeway, there could have been four fatalities.

Filed May 12, 2009 · Electrical · 125,300 miles · CT · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volvo s80. When the contact arrived home, she noticed smoke under the hood of the vehicle. Flames were present soon after. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. Everything under the hood was melted. A firefighter stated that it appeared to be an electrical fire. A report was filed. There were no injuries. The contact stated that she will call volvo and file a claim. The failure mileage was 125,300.

Filed Nov 12, 2008 · Electrical, Engine · 78,000 miles · OR · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volvo s80. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact noticed smoke and pulled the vehicle off the road. He opened the hood and noticed flames. He was unsuccessful at extinguishing the fire and called the fire department, who stated that the cooling fan caused an electrical fire. The contact's mechanic informed him of a recall regarding the cooling fan. The VIN and the federal safety agency campaign id number were unknown. The failure and current mileages were 78,000.

Filed Jun 18, 2007 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · PA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volvo s80. While driving 35 MPH, the contact noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle burst into flames. The insurance agency and volvo investigators determined that the cause of failure was due to a short in the wire harness. The vehicle was destroyed. The current and failure mileages were 40,000.

Filed Aug 29, 2005 · Electrical · 83,000 miles · PA · fire

Dt: the contact stated 2000 volvo model s80 caught on fire on 8-26-05. The fire originated from under the hood. It completely destroyed the engine. He was not having any problems with the car prior to this. He was driving at 25-50 MPH when the fire broke out. He saw smoke coming from the hood. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. He was not the original owner he did not know if anything was replaced on the vehicle. The current owner did not report any problems with the car prior to this, such as stallingor surging the fire department and the police police departmentindicated t the fire was an electrical nature, but they were not absolutely sure.

Filed Jan 5, 2005 · Electrical · 55,438 miles · MA · fire

Subject: engine compartment fire, result: total loss, ehicle: 2000, volvo, s80 2.9, VIN: [xxx]. Shortly before 3:00pm my wife and I departed bridgeport, connecticut for the trip home to massachusetts. The first 7 or 8 minutes were local stop and go driving (maximum speed 25mph). At this point we entered the merritt parkway (eastbound entrance 48). We joined the right lane traffic flow, which varied between 55 and 60 MPH. Approximately 2 minutes later ? Just before the merritt parkway eastbound entrance 49 or 50 the car engine lost power. I was able to coast the vehicle off the highway to the island between the highway and the on-ramp. It looked like steam was coming out from under the hood near the radiator. I look at the dashboard temperature gauge and was surprised to see it reading normal. I pulled the hood release lever inside the vehicle, got out of the vehicle, went to the front of the vehicle and attempted to release the hood safety latch which was so hot that my hand withdrew involuntarily. At this point I became aware that smoke was coming out from the front of the hood, not steam. I alerted my wife to get out of the car. She did, and after moving away from the vehicle, looked back and noticed flames coming out from under the front of the engine compartment. My wife and I witnessed two explosions, eminating from the engine compartment. The first explosion caught my attention because it was loud and shot flame and smoke about 15 feet into the air.*ak updated 07/27/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

Filed Jul 11, 2003 · Engine · NH · fire

While the vehicle was parked and without any indication, the vehicle caught on fire from the engine. Manufacturer was contacted, but nothing was done, they claim the cause of the fire couldn't be determined. The engine was severely melted. *ak *cb

Filed May 20, 2001 · Lights · NY

Right turn signal failure. Found r/f signal light bulb blown,melted housing of corner lamp. There was a burning smell. Car was repaired at volvo repair shop under warranty.