Driving along down an interstate I hit the gas to drive around a car when my transmission came out of gear and the service engine light came on I lost all power to the wheels and was almost rear ended I had no power to make it to the side of the road it is kicking back in but I can not drive above 20 MPH or above 3000 RPM or it will slip out and red line also my engine mount has broken for the second time when it slipped out my s 80 t6 is becoming a paper weight.
2000 Volvo S80 engine complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volvo s80. The contact stated that she was a beneficiary of a class action settlement regarding a defective throttle module in the engine. The volvo dealer would not repair the failure due to the warranty lawsuit. The lawsuit will expire whenever the vehicle becomes ten years old or reaches 200,000 miles. The failure causes the engine to surge from fast to slow or vice versa. The contact stated that there was no dealer nearby to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they stated that the computer would not diagnose the failure. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop and they determined the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was 108,000.
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.
I am having an issue with my brake warning light/engine light. I have not had the car a month. The warning message says brake failure stop immediately. I took back to dealership and they said that I had no fluid. But it is still happening. I noticed the recall on the 2000 volvo s-80. Not sure if is the same thing, but if it is should the volvo dealership fix for free. The recall was sent out march of 07.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volvo s80. When approaching a complete stop, the vehicle lunges forward. Secondly, the vehicle would stall while idling and then restart immediately. The engine light would illuminate simultaneously. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the exhaust manifold, turbo back field, and torque mount needed to be replaced, as well as perform a tc-b service all at the cost of over $3,320. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 193,008. Updated 10/07/08.*lj updated 10/08/08.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volvo s80. Whenever the vehicle is at a stop, it will surge forward unless the contact applies a great amount of pressure on the brake pedal. Also, while driving at any speed, the engine will suddenly stall and shut off. The vehicle is able to be restarted immediately after the failure. The vehicle has been diagnosed by the dealer several times, but the failure still persists. The current mileage was 50,300 and failure mileage was 44,000.
Paperwork was completed, I was on my way out, the salesman said, "make sure you put some oil in the engine, it has no oil, we didn't have a chance to inspect the car." he went on to say, "bring it in sometime next week and we'll inspect it."car was brought in following week, they had no time to inspect it. It went on for three weeks. The engine temperature would rise very quickly, I pulled over and turned off the car. This happened five times. It was brought to a separate car repair shop and they concluded that the cars ECM (electronic computer module) isn't working correctly. None of the gauges are correct, including the gas and engine temperature gauge. They said that the engine could be overheating and it wouldn't show up on the computer, or it might not be overheating and it might show up as overheating. Then the dealer did their inspection and said that the car was "fine." I asked for diagnostic results and they said that they have no way of printing their diagnostic results. Later, the car started saying "high engine temp" again. I arrived at the dealership and told them the problem. One of the sales men took the car on a test drive. On the freeway, the car was doing just fine. Once the car was going about 35mph it started signaling overheating. Back at the dealership the salesman left the car running while the car was stating in the dash "high engine temp." they proceeded to let the car run. The salesman shut off the vehicle, opened the hood and smoke was rising out of everywhere and all the coolant pipes blew and coolant was leaking everywhere. I was in shock. They basically blew up my car. I walked inside and the salesman commented to me, "I did that so he [the dealer] would give you another car."the dealer refused to take the car back. They stated that the only thing that needed to be fixed was a "fan control" because the fan wasn't working properly.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volvo s80. While driving various speeds, the vehicle would spontaneously decelerate. Prior to the failure, the engine and brake warning lights illuminated on the instrument control panel. The dealer stated that the ABS module needed to be replaced at the cost of $1,500. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer did not provide any assistance. The failure and current mileages were 107,000. Updated 09/23/08. *lj updated 09/24/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volvo s80. While driving 35 MPH, all of the dashboard warning lights illuminated and the engine completely failed. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road. The vehicle would not restart and was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that the engine needed to be replaced and that the cause of failure was a failed timing belt tensioner. The current and failure mileages were 97,000.
Trebol motors distributors corp. Po box 11204, fdez. Juncos sta. San juan, p.r. 00910-2304 phone # 787‑793‑2828 fax 787‑793‑2978 year 2000 s80 gentlemen: according to north america volvo I have at list three recalls on my unit. The same are under the numbers: 1- recall id # 06v441000 vehicle speed control dated nov. 15, 2006 model affected 2000 volvo s80 2- recall id # 04v451000- engine and engine cooling:cooling system fan 3- recall id # 00v238000-suspension front control arm: upper ball joint , dated aug. 24, 2000. Those recalls are applicable to my car as telephone call from volvo north america. Two of them, the first two, occurred to my vehicle, and I paid you for labor and parts. 2- invoices: 1- # 04937 dated 09/05/06 throttle housing 8644347 total cost paid $ 815.74. Paid 09-15-2006 2- # 02481 dated 06/18/04 electrical fan 30636445 total cost paid $ 498.02 paid 06-17-2004 the third recall I do not find invoices for, but may be invoices: that part probably damage the shock absorbers which were change on 09/05/2006 invoice 04937 , in which I paid for parts 8667253 , 8646713 the amount of $ 566.98, paid on 09/16/2006. I call several times to your service department but the manager of service never ever return my calls. I expect your reaction soon. Your promt attention will be appreciated. Please acknowledge receipt. I authorize my father jose d. Santiago to visit and make all efforts with trebol motors to take whatever actions may be needed to get reimbursement of payments made up to now.I also authorize him to sign all documents, deliver copies, and handle notifications to trebol motor & /or volvo.also to take car for service covered by any recalls not yet repair. Jose d. Santiago dated may 4, 2007
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 level low stop asap c.ABS failure / service required d.stc service required e.power steering failure - service required f.emission system service required g.stop safely and restart engine h.alarm system service required I.alarm triggered j.emission system service required k.no oil pressure stop asap l.check engine. *nm the ball joint, driver side window motor, sunroof switch were replaced. Numerous bulb replacements and replacement of mass flow sensor. The cooling fan malfunctioned. The ABS control module would function intermittently which would cause the ABS to not function. The power steering failed. The vehicle will completely shut off while driving. The cruise control was inconsistent, the vehicle would loose power with the cruise activated. The electronic doors malfunctioned, the fob does not always open the door and at times when closing the driver side door. Updated 12/15/06.
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. The advertising checking bureau (acb), which administers the ets warranty rebate program on behalf of volvo, sent me a check for $747.93 for the ets repairs. Acb said it was authorized to reimburse me only the $587.93 cost of electronic throttle body, electronic throttle module reload, and gasket, and associated $160.00 labor cost. Acb advised me to contact the volvo customer care center. A volvo customer care representative confirmed that acb had done as instructed and suggested that I take up the matter of the remaining repair costs with lovering. The lovering invoices, dated july 26, 2005 and august 8, 2005, indicate that a $295.65 portion of the initial $1,741.44 repair bill had to do with totally unrelated steering/suspension and engine mount repairs. Still questionable in my mind are the oxygen sensor repairs which added up to $897.86 and the subsequent mass air flow sensor repairs which came to $332.98. I suspect the problems are all ets-related and I am currently pursuing the matter with the dealership.
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.
No warning that there was a problem. Car died suddenly while driving 20-30 MPH. Mass air flow sensor was replaced under warranty.
(1) no warning prior to failure (2) the engine suddenly stalled, leading to instant loss of power / speed. The very first time it happened to me was 2.5 yrs ago(july, 2003) the day after I bought the car at 62 k miles. The engine stalled when I was driving @40-50 miles/hr for 6 miles. The car was towed to the garage and a throttle was replaced. Then, after 2.5 year, when the mileage reached 91k (less than 30k after throttle replacement), the same stalling appeared again. The first time it happened was around 12/10, when I parked the car. The second time was on 12/18, when I pulled over to a traffic light the third time was on 12/19, again when I approached parking lot, to take it to the volvo service. (3) in the first day at volvo dealer service (@ 96th st., indianapolis) could not diagnose the problem: no error code was found. In the second day, upon my request, the service personnel drove the car for two or three miles and the car stalled again. I was told that they found the error code, and determined it related to air intake / throttle. I was also told that the repair would be under volvo extended warranty of throttle cleaning, which I was not notified but found through the federal safety agency website, and made inquiry to the service personnel. Today is the third day of car in the garage, and I have not heard any word from volvo dealer. I am afraid any fix I receive today or in the near future is just temporary, as the same problem happened at 62k. Even after new throttle was installed, this problem appeared at 91k. I was also told by the volvo dealer that the previous owner had the same problem.
Dt: the contact stated while driving the dashboard lights came on, and then the vehicle stalled. She was unable to restart the vehicle, and it was towed to the dealership, who determined the engine needed to be replaced. There have been no repairs made to the vehicle.
Car engine suddenly stalled without warning.
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 their bill - "performance reduced light fault trace ECM 91a7 and ABS 00b1-found internal fault in etm and brake pedal position sensor replace and download etm and brake pedal position sensor" since the car is no longer under warranty I had to pay the following amounts: parts - throttle body, gasket & sensor = $655.42 labor - $472.50 taxes = $67.68 total = $1,195.60 I called volvo customer service to complain about the pre-mature failures and their response was there is nothing they can do about it. I also stated that I am dissatisfied with their product quality and I may not consider buying another volvo product. The customer service rep told me that in that case volvo may not even consider reviewing my case as I may not consider buying another volvo. In addition to the above problem last year I had a cooling fan failure which was covered under warranty just before it expired. Now I have never ever received a recall notice from volvo on any problems. I understand that there was a recall on the front suspension ball joints and I do not know if volvo during the routine service visits ever applied the recall fix. *nm updated 07/17/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act
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 this car used with 59,000 miles on it, thinking I would get a car that might last me ("volvo - for life..." happens to be the company's marketing slogan). However, I cannot currently afford the repair, and I cannot afford to get another car. I am forced to drive this car and it is unsafe. I have had more than 5 incidents where there was almost a crash - mostly due to this "performance reduced" happening at highway speeds on multiple lane highways in heavy traffic. Please do something about this - please help me. Thank you.
2000 volvo s80 t6 sedan - car began to jerk as though missing; got progressively worse, even after complete maintenance update. Has essentially gone to no power and I'v had to coast to the side of the highway - turn off- wait - restart and then run awhile longer. Local mechanic says its a throttle module or my main computer and must be fixed at dealer (220 miles away) because no one else can program the new module when replacing.
This car (2000 volvo s80 turbo) has been in my family since it was brand new. First it was my mother's when it was purchased in 2000. Then in the summer of 2005, it became mine. Both while my mother owned it, and now while I've owned it there have been a number of problems. The car has never been in an accident of any sort. Stalling is the biggest problem. Unpredictably the car when decreasing speed will just stall and the car stops. Every time this has happened if the car is put into park, turned off, and then turned back on it works fine, however it is very dangerous for something like this to happen. Also, twice since I have had it there has been no oil in my car. No lights come up to warn me and thankfully both times I got it checked out before my car over heated. Another instance, there was a leak in the automatic steering. Today I went to start my car and a warning message came up saying "low battery voltage" and my car did not feel right when I drove it. I never left any lights on or anything of that matter that would cause a drain in the battery and the battery was just replaced not too long ago. I think that was my breaking point with this car. For a car that is only 5 years old, and is supposed to be that great of a car. Its awful.
Dt: the contact stated the vehicle intermittently stalled/died and lost power due to throttle body failure. *ak
Dt: while driving consumer noticed every time took foot off the gas pedal and car stalled. The car would shut down completely sometimes. There was still electrical power in the car. There was no power steering or power brakes when it stalled. The car would start back up right away. The check engine light illuminated. There was a code showing when the car started. The car was taken to the dealership, who advised that there was a problem with the air mass sensor. This sensor was replaced. On april 18 2004 while owner's wife was traveling and trying to pass someone the car shut down completely. There was a check engine light that said something like "check engine emergency." there was no power steering or power brakes. Then the wife had just enough power to pull off to the side of the road and a tow truck brought the car to dealership. The car would not turn back on . *ak
My 200 volvo s80 stalled intermittently in 2003, so I had the throttle body 2000 cleaned at 48,989 miles when my car was still under warranty. A service on april 19, 2005 showed "no codes" though my car has been stalling periodically again since march of this year in a variety of dangerous settings: pulling up to a crowded curb at my kids' school, attempting to stop at a stop sign in a crowded intersection, driving 40 MPH on a busy street, driving around a traffic circle in a mountain town, etc. My car has stalled 10-15 times since march. Each time, it was extremely difficult to steer, to brake and attempt to put my car in neutral and restart it when it stalled. Almost all of the times it stalled, it created a dangerous situation for me, for other drivers around me and for pedestrians. A visit to the service center today reveals that I need to spend $1,150 to replace the throttle body. I understand that, in time, the new throttle body will have the same problems as the old one. This is an extremely dangerous situation; I try to avoid driving near volvos if possible.
Dt: a 2000 volvo s80. The engine stalls/died at 5-7 MPH. This happened at least three times. Each time it happened at low speeds. Has occurred just after starting and when pulling to a stop. When taking vehicle to the dealership the first two times they did not tell him what they did to the vehicle. The third time they fixed the air mass meter which controlled the air and fuel mixture. This fixed the problem temporarily. The first time it occurred was on 10/112004, the second time it was on 01/01-205, and most recently it occurred on 7-28-2005. *ak the consumer stated the problem was finally resolved, a new throttle body part was installed.
Dt: caller saw volvo investigation on tv. Caller had the problem fixed twice, once in december 2004 and once in june. Replaced mass air flow sensor. *ak
The engine shut down suddenly with loss of power steering and power brakes once while on a ramp entering the expressway and a second time while on the expressway. Each almost caused an accident. I was able to re-start the engine. This happened shortly after buying the car and the etm and maf were replaced then. Several times over the years since there has been a variation of engine speed while driving at high speed. The dealer was never able to identify the problem. I just had this fixed (at a cost of $1,326.68) since it is no longer under warranty.
I was traveling on interstate 20 from atlanta, ga headed to charleston, sc. Between augusta, ga and columbia, sc, the car lost power as if someone were applying the brakes while I had my foot on the gas pedal. Suddenly, I had a warning light come on that said "performance reduced". I wound up having to locate the local volvo dealer in columbia where I left my car for repair and had to proceed to charleston in a rented vehicle. This happened late in the day on friday and I had to be in charleston for a meeting on saturday morning. The "throttle body control" was deemed to be the problem and the dealer replaced it at a cost of close to $1,000. When I asked what would have happened if I had continued to drive I was told that the car eventually would have lost total power and died. Unfortunately, I do not have the part that was replaced. When I read about your investigation, I was outraged that this is obviously a dangerous and fairly common problem.
There was nothing leading up to the engine stalling out, it just happened all of a sudden. I have had a sudden loss of speed/ power to vehicle in the past and also just recently...along with no ability to steer while driving in highway traffic and then the vehicle will just stall out completely in the middle of traffic, unable to restart until the car feels like cranking up again. I took the vehicle to a volvo repair shop and the mechanic could find a problem but a week later the same thing happened again. The stalling happens sporadically, so you just never know when it will happen next.
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