Six problems related to car stall have been reported for the 2001 Volvo S80. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Volvo S80 based on all problems reported for the 2001 S80.
Takata recall- the vehicle become non responsive when pushing the accelerator, the engine started running rough, the cruise control stopped working, the dstc (dynamic stability traction control) failed and the engine coolant temperature stopped reading. The vehicle started stalling everytime I come to a stop. All this started at the same time while I was driving the vehicle.
2001 Volvo S80 t6. Vehicle stalls without warning when accelerator is released and vehicle returns to idle. Problem was fixed once but has returned. Dealer & Volvo n. A. Say that since there is no computer code for the stall and they can't duplicate it there is no cure. Vehicle has stalled on numerous occasions during the last 5 months including 12/17/2006 in heavy traffic the hov lane on the long island expressway. Has also stalled in high speed traffic on i95 in stamford, CT and while making turns and going through intersections.
: the contact stated while in stop and go traffic the vehicle stalled three times. The vehicle restarted each time and was taken to the dealership for the 60,000 miles checkup. Although there were no codes on the computer, the dealership performed a software update for this problem. Updated 4/19/2006 - 25 miles after the 60000 mile check up the vehicle stalled again and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The vehicle has not stalled again since the software updated was performed.
Car stalled in the middle of a busy intersection. Car has stalled intermittently several times.
2001 Volvo S80 developed problems with hard start up and shutting down. The vehicle stalled without warning along with a loss of power steering and power brakes. (cranks but will not stay running which may be due to the engine control module).
Volvo S80. . . Stalls when idling. I almost got into an accident when it stalled in the middle of the intersection.