Car Stall problems of the 2000 Volvo S80

Since I bought my car from the Volvo dealer last winter it has stalled on me at low rpms it also surges forward almost causing me to hit cars in front of me I brought it back to them and the dealers told me its normal because its fuel injected and they wont do anything about it. . This is very dangerous.

2000 S80 Volvo electronic throttle body, car stalling of the freeway with children in car. Volvo malufactor defected part and they continue to charge their customer for parts and maintenance of this defected part.

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.

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.

The contact stated the vehicle intermittently stalled/died and lost power due to throttle body failure.

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.

Car stalling. I thought that it was just my bad luck- that I had bought a lemon. I purchased my 2000 Volvo S80 t6 sedan brand new in December 1999. I have had many, many problems with this car, all of which were covered by warranty. The reason I am writing to you just now is because of what I just read on the internet. My car stalled in traffic last month. I was coming to a stop at a light. The car re-started. The Volvo dealer could not find a problem. There has been no stalling since.

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S80. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact indicated that the defect had occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the problem. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 85,000.

The vehicle was a 2000 Volvo S80. The vehicle stalled and lost power on three occasions.

My wife was driving the car and making a left turn across traffic (with plenty of room to make the turn). As she decelerated to make the turn, the car died. As this happened, of course all power steering and brakes were lost. She narrowly avoided an accident, as she was stuck out in the intersection. I have spent some time researching this problem and its causes and I have found ample supporting information that many owners of this vehicle are having this problem of the car dying on deceleration. The problem is apparently due to an electronic throttle module (etm). This is a unique system installed by Volvo that does away with the traditional throttle cable. Apparently these devices are failing regularly, and must be replaced to the tune of about $1000 cost to the owner of the vehicle. I think that if a normal throttle-cable vehicle had a great tendency to break throttle cables, even on cars with low miles, this would lead to some sort of recall because this leads to an unsafe situation. This was such a near miss for my wife that she is afraid to drive the car until it is repaired. . Read more...

Car stalls while driving,mostly on turns. But a few times on a straight away. We have taken it to the dealesrhip several times and they cannot find anything wrong. Selling the vehicle to correct our problem.

While driving and no warning the vehicle will stall and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle.

Consumer states his vehicle stalls while driving at 60mph, happened on November 8, December 15, and 24 dealer has inspected three times and could not duplicate or correct the problem. Please provide further information. Ts.

Contact states owned a 2000 Volvo S80, and the vehicle stalled several times. While driving at normal speeds ,slowing down to make a left turnand vehicle stalled the first time. The second time this happened the consumer was driving at normal speeds when vehicle stalled. A couple of times the vehicle would not go into reverse. The vehicle was towed to the local service dealer when this happened. Consumer stated saw on television where there had been several cases with Volvo models who were having stalling problems. The vehicle has been to the service dealer on two separate occasions, but the consumer ccould not remember what repairs were done. Consumer no longer had the vehicle because she did not feel safe driving it. The manufacturer has not been contacted.