The vehicle gave no indication prior to the maf and throttle unit giving out the first time. We were stranded on interstate 15 in the middle of the desert. The vehicle all of a sudden just stopped running. Luckily the item was repaired, still under warranty. This same part failed for the second time 9/4/2004. Replaced again after having it towed from residence to volvo of las vegas. Smell of gas and engine surge occurred prior to stalling. Brought into volvo of las vegas 9/2/2005 to have checked for engine surge and sporadic RPM surges. I informed them that it is probably the maf and or the throttle unit, volvo of las vegas says that nothing is wrong. However, I had to pay $105.00 for labor with no resolve. I am very concerned for the safety of my family if this same instance occurs again.
2001 Volvo S80 fuel system complaints
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2001 volvo s80 sedan traveling at 70 MPH on us 75 (limited access expressway) in dallas tx. Sudden loss of fuel supply caused the car to decelerate to 15 MPH and would not respond to the accelerator. Managed to get car to the side of the road narrowly avoiding two collisions. Car was towed to the dealer where the throttle body was replaced at a cost of $1048.00. I reported the repair to volvo cars of america and also gave the dealer service manager copies of complaints logged on the internet by owners experiencing the same problem. No response from either vcoa or the dealer.
Purchased a volvo s80 in 2001;vehicle currently has 60700 miles and 3 automatic transmissions & throttle body replacement.
I was driving my 2001 volvo s80 2.9l and was about to make a left turn at a four way intersection. When the traffic flow was clear I pressed the accelerator but the car died. Thankfully, I was not struck by the oncomming vehicle. I took the car to volvo of richardson in richardson texas and was told it needed a mass air sensor and electronic throttle body. The factory warranty will not cover the part since it has lapsed.
1.my wife has a 2001 volvo s80 t6. The car just died on her at 65 MPH on a major freeway. She was lucky to get it on the shoulder and was stranded. 2. The failure as stated by volvo is the throtte module. 3. Doing research I have found that this is major failure on volvo and volvo continues to deny the problem. There is alott of supporting articles and several class action law suits in the works. The dealer states it will cost $907.00 to fix. Still not fixed!!!!
Leak in gas tank of 2001 volvo s-80. Told by ramsey volvo that it was caused by a "road hazard"-that we must have hit something that caused the puncture to the side of the gas tank even though we were traveling down a major highway from boston to new york and we were unaware of any incident
Dealer has replace fuel tank due to leakages under tank. Feel free to provide any further information.
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