Fuel Pump problems of the 2000 Volvo S80

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S80. The contact noticed a fuel odor inside the vehicle and the fuel gauge indicator had drastically decreased. The contact discovered an excessive amount of fuel leaking on the ground near the passenger side rear tire directly under the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the fuel pump flange was cracked. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 09v483000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Volvo S80. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, she began to smell an odor of fuel inside the vehicle. The vehicle was stopped and the contact noticed that fuel was leaking through cracks in the fuel pump, traveling up to the front passenger seat. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that there was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number 09v483000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump) that may be related to the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Last month I entered my garage to an extreme smell of gasoline. I drove the car to a service shop and they found a cracked fuel pump, which I had replaced. Last week, I received a recall letter for my wife's 2004 Volvo xc70, describing the exact problem I experienced on my 2000 S80. In this letter, they were also recalling 2001-2004 S80s for this problem. I sent this letter along with the bill for the fuel pump on my 2000 S80 to Volvo and asked them to reimburse me. They denied. I telephoned them and asked them to reconsider, as the 2000 S80 was the first year of that model and the problem they were describing in their recall of years 2001-2004 was identical to the problem I experienced. My wife's 2004 car, which they did recall, also had this problem. Both cars, leaking gas fumes in our garage, with the gas hot water tank in the garage. . . Very dangerous. My call to discuss this resulted in another denial. The mechanic told me the fuel pump had a plastic top that cracked. He did not believe a 2000 Volvo with 79000 miles should have had this problem with the fuel pump. I believe Volvo should reimburse me for the charges and I certainly believe the 2000 S80 should be included in the recall this is a danger.

I purchased a 2000 Volvo S80 in December 2010 and soon after I noticed that there is a strong gas smell coming from the rear passenger side. You can smell gas all around the car. The fumes are also inside the car and if you are in the car for a long period of time you do not feel well later. This problem may have been happening for a long time but I have not spoken with the previous owner. This is the same fuel pump assembly leak that was recalled on the same car from 2001-2004. I have a 2000 Volvo S80.