general problems of the 2000 Volvo S80

Swapped battery at o'reilly's auto parts. All manufacturer safety protocols followed. After swapping out w/new battery: climate control module not working- srs airbag 'service urgent' errors. Volvo quoting $2500 to replace ccm, $800 for rebuild-process. Dim is also fried. No heat or a/c- airbag accidental deployment risk. Quick search online shows this is a Volvo issue specific to s60, S80 & xc70 models (all years) filed compliant w/vt state ag- cap 2020-07438 original repair order attached.

I was driving and my car lights and all the electronic stop working and turn off.

While driving my 2000 Volvo S80 about 20-25mph all the sudden lost power to all my gauges, dashboard lights, power windows, & power locks. The radio was the only device that was working. The following message was displayed srs-airbag service urgent. I have noticed a diffrence on my brake pedal that it does not respond as well as it use too there is a short delay when stepped on. Before this incident I had noticed a clicking noise on the driver side when a came to a stop like a relay chattering & also the ac would come on when the car is turned off. At times the following message would appear frequently alarm needs servicing. I don't know what is causing this malfuncions but if its a manufacturing problem Volvo should be liable on correcting the problem & provide us with a safe vehicle.

I was driving along a busy street, when I came to a stop sign the brakes where hard to push, when I finally stopped the car, you could still fill the car trying to move forward I took my foot of the brakes and the car sped up on it's on reaching close to 40 mph again I was barely able to stop the car do to a stiff brake pedal. I put the car in park and shut it off, once I restarted the car it was sputtering and wouldn't idle correctly every time I put the car in gear it would shut off now I'm getting an error message that says service engine system urgent.

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S80. When the contact arrived home, she noticed smoke under the hood of the vehicle. Flames were present soon after. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. Everything under the hood was melted. A firefighter stated that it appeared to be an electrical fire. A report was filed. There were no injuries. The contact stated that she will call Volvo and file a claim. The failure mileage was 125,300.

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.

My 2000 S80 t6 stalls in traffic and loses power while driving. Whenever I stop at a traffic light, I'll have to step harder on the accelerator in order to avoid the vehicle behind me from hitting my car. Sometimes it jerks so bad I feel that engine may fall off. There's no engine light on or anything. I have called Volvo and was told the problem is etm but has been replaced on my car according to their records. I have taken the car to the dealership and had different components tested out and fixed but that did not solve the problem.

I have been having problems with my 2000 Volvo S80 hesitating as if it's not getting any gas when first beginning to drive it everyday. I have complained about this problem since purchasing this vehicle but the Volvo repair shop have not been able to fix the problem and they say they do not know what the problem is. Also my check engine light, stc light, and abs light keeps coming on. I have also noticed that when these lights come on my car becomes hard to steer sometimes. After checking into this problem I have found that many other Volvo S80 's built around the same time as mine are having the same problems. I have complained about my car suspension making weird noises since having this vehicle and the Volvo repair shop says they can not find any thing wrong but when enquiring with others who own Volvo S80's, built around the same time as mine, many are saying they are having this problem also. The below information asks for an incident date but the problem with my 2000 Volvo S80 hesitating and being hard to steer occur often probably over 100 times.

While driving in highway traffic, the car has a sudden loss of speed & steering & completely stalls. 1st time 3/17/04 throttle body control unit was replaced. 2nd time 11/26/05 mass air flow meter was replaced. Both times was able to restart car after coasting to shoulder. One other time as well, date not noted. These are the same symptoms as reported under complaint pe05041 involving the electronic throttle control module (etm).

The major problem with Volvo's computerized throttle (etm, S80 1999-2001, e. G. ) is to describe the symptoms. It's blurry like a stomach disorder if you don't find an exact description. In my case it's like the engine looses power and you can't compensate fast enough by giving more throttle. It's impossible to meet clutch and throttle no matter what. Now, if you take it really slowly so the computer manages to react, it's no problem but if you are the slightest to hasty . . . . Results: engine stops, sometimes on critical spots and changing of gear like a new driver. I've been on a Volvo garage to discuss the matter and I've been treated like an idiot. I know I'm right and they know they're wrong. It's time to put pressure on Volvo and make them correct their mistake. If not, in the future, choose another car! I'm saying this although I'm swedish!.

In July 2005, I noticed the car surging, particularly at highway speeds. It cut off, giving a message of "reduced performance" but no "check engine" message. The "reduced performance" message is not listed in the owner's manual. I was able to drive the car at about 5 mph to a turnoff point. I cut the car off to consult the owner's manual and it restarted without a problem. I attributed the problem to perhaps faulty gasoline. On oct. 9, the car abruptly cut off on the interstate, giving the same warning message but this time also displaying a "check engine" light. Fortunately I was able to safely coast across two lanes of traffic to the emergency lane. When I took the car in for diagnostics (to an independent dealer), he said that the throttle body was bad and directed me to several web sites that discussed the problem and the class-action lawsuit in California. On oct. 17, "john" with Volvo north America's customer care hotline said that the problem was probably not covered under my extended warranty because of the car's age. I pointed out that it has fewer than 60,000 miles. I asked him about a recall and he told me about the pending investigation by the NHTSA. I also asked him for NHTSA's telephone number, which he gave me. I have not taken the car to my local dealer yet. I am appalled that a company that prides itself on safety would allow people to drive their vehicles knowing that the cars might cut off at any time.

2000 S80 Volvo t6, has stalled in traffic nine times, including a sudden loss of speed and power steering while driving in highway traffic without warning. I have had car towed to our dealer several times, they keep it for a week, trying to see if the car will stall for them. We are frustrated with the dealer, will it take a death before there is any action. Can you please help us?.

Surging engine rpm noted on numerous occasions while stopped. Seems to be when using air conditioner our safety concern is the possibility of the engine overpowering the brakes. Dealer says it is the electronic throttle module and noted it is an on-going problem with this model car as well as a safety and reliability concern.

Throttle control car would surge uncontrollably while I was driving on the highway it would sometimes stall the car out and I had to pull over to restart the car I went to the dealer to have them install and new throttle body and electronic throttle module.

While traveling at interstate highway speed (65-75 mph), the engine began to surge violently, for no apparent reason. Within seconds, the warning indicator illuminated and the message center displayed, "stop safely and restart engine. " after pulling onto the shoulder, the engine rpm fluctuated from 400-1000 rpm quickly. Similar or more severe events occurred three more times that day. Fortunately, no accident occurred as a result of stopping on the shoulder.

The contact stated 2000 Volvo model S80 caught on fire on 8-26-05. The fire originated from under the hood. It completely destroyed the engine. He was not having any problems with the car prior to this. He was driving at 25-50 mph when the fire broke out. He saw smoke coming from the hood. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. He was not the original owner he did not know if anything was replaced on the vehicle. The current owner did not report any problems with the car prior to this, such as stallingor surging the fire department and the police police departmentindicated t the fire was an electrical nature, but they were not absolutely sure.

2000 S80 Volvo 2. 9 is dangerous! suddenly when driving throttle dies, acted like throttle cable broke. Then it came back! then it surged at a red light last week, and I had no foot on the gas! Volvo said etm(?) needed cleaning / replacing . It was cleaned , still surges, I am afraid it will die on highway while going on an on ramp.

On three occasions (between Jan. 2005 and Aug. 2005), while driving my 2000 Volvo S80 it has cut off on me. The first time I was pulling into a parking spot at a shopping center. While giving the car gas and pulling into the parking spot the car shut off on me. The second time I had coasted probably 20 feet and was going to pull into a driveway and when I gave the car gas it shut down on me. The third time I was stuck in traffic and I was giving it gas to move up a little and the car cut off. I am reporting this because I saw an article related to these occurrences in the greensboro news & record.

2000 Volvo S80 stalling while driving several episodes, all at low speed the episode below was the last.

I own a Volvo S80 and have seen some performance problems similar to those described by. . Read more...

Car has shut off 6-8 times while driving. The majority of times have been on the interstate in rush hour. The first few times this happened the car would "surge" and the lights inside would flicker before the reduced performance light came on and the car completely shut down. Each time it has taken longer to get the car to start back up. The car would turn over and then immediately choke down. The last incident happened without warning while driving 80 on the interstate at 5:30pm on a weekday. Now, the car will turn over, but will not stay cranked. I have made three payments on this car and have not driven it for two months for fear that I will be killed or stranded.

The vehicle would have small changes in speed over the course of several months the car began to lose power and then stall at speed between 50-75 mph. The car restarted but speed was inconsistent even with cruise control. Dealer was contacted and they advised that is was probably the electronic throttle control module, this was without further inspection of the vehicle. The service work was done and so far the problem has been corrected.

2000 Volvo S80 -- defective throttle control module subject of preliminary evaluation pe05041 on April 20, 2005, while driving using cruise control at highway speeds the car would lose and regain power frequently. On April 21, 2005 while driving at approximately 35 miles per hour on a two lane road without a shoulder the car lost significant power and a variety of warning lights came on with instructions to turn off the engine. Was able to restart the car with limited power and took it to the dealer. The problem was diagnosed as a faulty throttle module and replaced at a cost, paid 100% by me, of $919. 16. Subsequently, the cruise control occassionaly exhibits the same slight loss and resumption of power. While I was lucky in that I was able to turn into a driveway when nearly all power was lost, had there been traffic on the two lane road I was subject to being rearended. The frequency of this failure, which I understand to be the subject of a class action lawsuit in California contending there is a "hidden warranty" practice being conducted by Volvo which at times pays for the expense and other times not, is worthy of your official evaluation. Thank you.

Faulty electronic throttle control on 2000 Volvo S80 t6 sedan. Engine died on busy roadway, car towed to repair shop, repaired for $1,300. 84. Vehicle is out of warranty, but had only 27,928 miles on it at the time of the failure on 04-15-2005.

I would just like to add my concern to the list of individuals who experienced stalling condition with the Volvo. We own a 2000 Volvo model s-80 t-6. In April of this year we were experiencing stalling conditions with our car at slow speeds mainly after a few miles of driving after the first start of the day. The car was taken to the local dealership for troubleshooting and possible repair. After a week in the shop the vehicle was returned to us and we were advised that they could not duplicate any stalling. Since then we have experienced a stall condition twice and again it was within the first few miles after the initial start of the day. The car always starts and performs satisfactory afterwards. It was not an everyday occurrence, but does make one uncertain about reliability.

Volvo S80 NHTSA action number pe05041 saw that NHTSA recently opened an inquiry into issue of etm in Volvos and wanted to add my car to list of complaints received. I had many incidents of car suddenly killing in rush hour traffic over the course of four or five months. Fortunately I did not have an accident, but only due to extreme defensive driving: avoided rush hour, stayed to outside lanes, was able to coast to shoulder, etc. Dealer was aware that etm was issue, but extended warranty refused to cover because error codes did not stay in car computer. Once etm was replace earlier this year, car has been working fine.

I should have know that something was wrong with my used 2000 Volvo S80 t6 two weeks after purchased it when the engine cut off on me while I was going through an intersection. I just thought that my car was still warming up and that is why the engine cut off. Then a couple weeks later my automatic door locks would work intermittently so much so that I had to use my remote keyless entry just to unlock my doors while I am sitting inside my car! but this isn't the worst of it. While I am on my way to a hair appt in heavy los angeles traffic, my car starting stalling. I was doing 30 - 50 miles per hour going down the freeway and my car would just cut off. Imagine if my 3 year daughter was in the car at the time. I couldn't believe that I was having engine problems with the highly recommended Volvo. I couldn't believe it. I had to literally drive on the shoulder of the freeway just to keep giving my car power. I had never been so afraid while driving. I was upset and pissed off that my car was still considered safe to drive. All of these models should be taken off the streets. I eventually had the car towed to the Volvo dealer and luckily I still had the extended warranty. The dealership told me that it was a faulty electronic throttle module and they replaced it. My car was working fine until two weeks ago when the same issue has started to occur with the automatic locks. I can't unlock the automatic locks from inside of my car, I have to use the remote keyless entry. I have to the conclusion that the car that I am driving in is a death trap and that I would really like to be reimbursed for all the headaches that this car has given me. Volvo's motto is "for life", I am starting to tell people, if you value your life, then don't purchase a Volvo.

Electronic throttle system the problem is not being handled responsibly and the dealers use intimidation and then bully their clients into paying for other services. They refuse to address this life threatening issue. They are withholding valuable information. I own both Volvo s70 and S80 and they have shut down in highway traffic. *this is a direct quote I received from a master Volvo mechanic when I posted a question concerning electronic throttle system. " your ets light is a little more severe then that this is a very common problem the manufacture knows this and will not stand behind problem . However the problem is the throttle unit, it has a malfunction and needs to be replaced the dealer will probably tell you it needs a download,that is unfortunately only going to fix problem for a short while. ".

Vehicle stalled while driving. The consumer was able to restart the vehicle and pulled over to shut down the vehicle. Consumer noticed that the check engine light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. The consumer drove it to the dealer, and the mechanic determined that the computer system, and other parts of engine needed to be replaced.

I want to add my documentation about the failure of the throttle module and subsequent lack of appropriate action. The unit in the 2000 Volvo S80 failed to bring the car to a complete halt in traffic in December 2004. Subsequent repairs to solve the problem were $845. If Volvo sent out a notice for etm repair refunds last winter, I did not receive it despite living at the same address as when I purchased the vehicle in Dec 1999. I also want to call your attention to the increasing problem with the dstc system as evidence by activity in the chat rooms. Our vehicle shows a persistent dstc service message that the dealer claims can not be adequately diagnosed without first replacing the yaw sensor for $668. Others with this problem have turned to buying and self installing rebuilt abs units which the NHTSA should be proactively seeking to understand. The cause of the abs unit failure? some claim it is the vibration and pounding from the entirely inadequate front end suspension and wheel system causing the electronic parts to fail. I can attest to the suspension problem having spent $1790 yesterday to replace front bushings, stabilizer links, struts and spring seats on a car with 64k miles. The front struts previously were replace in Jan '04 at a cost of $726 when mileage was 40k. I've also had to replace the ball joints several times already.

Vehicle experienced engine surges at idle speed while at stop in intersections forcing sudden brake apllication to avoid collision. Following approximately 2 weeks of similar sporadic episodes, all without any message indicators, vehicle would only travel 15 mph. Throttle assembly replaced to rectify problem. Serious risk of injury barely avoided! should be a recall as therre appear to be numerous defects reported.

2000 Volvo S80 t6; five times now the car has lost all power while traveling at speeds between 15 and 25 mph. The last time it happened was when I was turning left and the car lost power half way through the turn.

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...

Problems concerning Volvos. Mr the consumers vehicle has a sophisticated computer system in which only a Volvo dealer can fix or in some cases it prevents mechanics from completing the work.

After first year consumer's vehicle began to experience electrical problems. While driving home all power was lost. Dealer has been contacted for problem, but was unable to duplicate problem. Vehicle currently not being driven. Please provide further details.