Cooling Fan problems of the 2000 Volvo S80

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 NHTSA campaign id number were unknown. The failure and current mileages were 78,000.

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.

I own a 2000 Volvo S80 2. 9 - VIN: yv1ts94d2y1144559. 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.

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 ã‚?? 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 ã‚?? --------ã‚?? 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. 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.

Car overheats while driving below 15 miles per hour or stopped in warm weather. Indicator lights tell you to turn of the engine. Temperature guage pegged in the red zone. Radiator fluid boils out when you turn of the car. The dealer says it is the same problem that the 1999 S80's (NHTSA campaign id number : 02v096000 ) have. Unfortunatly my car was produced 2 months after the end of the recall.