Took my car in and found that rack & pinion needed replacing. Was advised by mechanic that volvo dealer told them there is a nationwide backorder on this part and it is not available.*ak sounds to me like there is a recurring problem with the rack & pinion on the volvo s80 (mine is a 2000 model year.
2000 Volvo S80 steering complaints
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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.
Mounting bolt on rear of left front hub/spindle assembly has backed out and jammed into drive shaft causing left wheel to lock up and twice causing near collisions. Has occured on three occasions. On third occasion, manufacturer has refused to accept responsibility. Also severe and violent at times occasional clunking from left front of vehicle that has been seen by dealer 5 times without correction. Dt
Consumer states while driving 60 MPH the engine shut causing lost of power steering. Mr
While driving to work I heard a clunking sound coming from my steering wheel as I was going over the freeway overpass the steering wheel stuck, I yanked on it as hard as I could until it moved. I got off the freeway immediately and pulled over. I was scared and crying, I sat there turning the steering wheel about 15 minutes. I continued very slow to work approx. Another 10 miles making sure that when I had to turn I did it very slowly. I called exclusively volvo informed them of what had occurred and I wanted my car towed in to be checked. I contacted my husband informed him of what happened and he decided thar instead of towing the car he would come and get the car since the dealer wasn't that far. Later that morning the service manager called and said " the bolt came off the air bag" and informed me of the approx. Cost. I could not believe that they would charge me anything, it was nothing that I did to cause the bolt to come loose. Fred had no answers as to why this occurred, he did agree that this was something that should not of happened yet he was not concerned about my safety or the publics safety. I told him to fix my car and save all and any parts no matter how big or small. I contacted mr. Rojas the general manager of the service dept. And explained the situation to him, he had no answers as to what could of happened and he as fred offered no indication that they would take any measures to try and find out. When I picked up my car I asked fred exactly what was done and where was the parts, he informed me that they screwed the same bolt back on and dusted off the air bag. I told him that was unacceptable because the bolt came off for a reason, all the hardware including the air bag should of been changed and the situation looked into, fred's response was, "it's just like if the bolt came off your license plate we would put it back on." I responded, my entire license plate can fall off and it would not endanger my life or the publics.
Car has has many returns to dealer in first 20,000 miles for mechanical problems. No safety defect listed.
Steering wheel is not solid. When initially accelerating the wheel gives a very scary recoil. This vehicle has been at the dealership twice, with only 2200 miles. The dealer forced me to wait 1.5 weeks to have the situation repaired - I am worried that the vehicle will malfunction causing me and my family bodily harm.
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