Three problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2000 Volvo S80. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Volvo S80 based on all problems reported for the 2000 S80.
The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S80. While driving at 7 mph the steering wheel locked. The vehicle crashed into a tree and rolled over. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. The road conditions were clear. The vehicle has not been inspected to determine the cause of the failure. The current and failure mileage were 111,000.
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. . Read more...
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the driver's air bag failed to deploy.