Electrical System Problems of Volvo S80 - part 2

The contact owns a 2001 Volvo S80. While driving 55 mph downhill, the contact smelled burning and saw smoke. The vehicle had no acceleration, power steering, or brake function. The contact applied the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. All of the warning indicator lights illuminated. The vehicle burst into flames fifteen seconds after stopping. The vehicle was towed. The Volvo investigators stated that the fire was caused by bird seed deposits underneath the hood. The current and failure mileages were 56,000.

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For 6-12 months my wife has complained of surging or loss of power in our 2001 Volvo t6 S80 (mileage 56,000 miles). On 9/10/2006 while driving at 35/mph in traffic I had complete loss of power. I was able to coast to rt. Side of highway and restart after shifting to park. Local dealer found nothing wrong. Scary for I-40.

While on a road trip, my 2001 Volvo S80 started lurching forward and speeding up/slowing down by itself. The car was idling erratically and would stall out. As I was away from home and needed to return soon, I took my car to be checked out. I was told that I needed a new electronic throttle module. I had no choice but to have the car fixed at a cost of over $800. 00. Now I find out that Volvo knew of problems with this particular part and that there may be a recall and I am very angry that I had to pay to replace a part they (Volvo) knew was defective!!! additionally, and more importantly, I wonder about the potential danger I and my family were unknowingly subjected to due to Volvo's decision to not inform consumers of this defect.

I was driving on i95, I was in the middle lane and my car started losing power. I had to get all the way to the break down lane and shut off my car for a few minutes. I started the car up and it seemed to be fine but about 5 minutes later it did it to me again and completely lost power. I called my mom and told her about what happened and she told me that the same thing happened to her when she was on her way home from work the day before and when she went on the highway as well. Luckily I wasn't in heavy traffic so it was easy for me to get into the breakdown lane if not I would have been stuck in the middle lane or god forbid gotten into an accident. I called the Volvo dealership next to my house and made an appointment for Tuesday morning I told him my problem and he told me that I have to bring in the car for a diagnostic check. I'm pretty sure my car will be covered under that new extended warranty of 10 years/200,000 miles but I'll have to wait and see.

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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.

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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).

Vehicle defect make: Volvo year: 1999 model: S80 nature of problem: check engine light is on and Volvo technician diagnoses the problem as a defective electronic throttle control module which I found later to be a common problem with Volvos. The dealership estimated the repair to be $850 plus the cost of the diagnosis ($82. 00). I refused to authorize the repair and sought alternatives. Presently, the car's check engine light is still on and the car idles roughly and suffers from poor gas mileage but continues to start and run. As this is an apparent problem with Volvos as I was told by other mechanics, I felt that this defect should be the responsibility of Volvo rather than myself.

Car has on numerous occasion lost complete power and will basically just idle. This has happened both will starting from a dead stop as well as at highway speeds. This on several occasions has almost resulted in accidents due to high traffic volume at the time of failure. Car is currently at shop for repair with estimate over $1000.

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.

I purchased a 1999 Volvo S80 on August 30, 2005. Within 2 weeks of ownership, the car would race at a stop sign, while I applied the brakes. The next day, it ran rough in my drive way while it idled. I took it directly to the Volvo dealer in memphis. They told me I needed a etm and air flow meter. These were replaced at a cost to me of $848. 21 parts and labor.

Faulty electronic throttle module (etm) on 1999 Volvo S80 t6 on a replacement part. Car has stalled numerous times on open highway result in a severe safety situation. The mileage on the car is only 43,000 despite being a 6 year old vehicle. The original etm was determined faulty and a replacement unit was put in on September 19, 2002. Independent Volvo repair dealer has determined that the replacement unit has failed again despite only having 17,000 miles put on the car since being replaced in 2002.

On two separate occasions my vehicle engine has lost speed and engine has stalled without warning. Car has been repaired by local car dealership once and is once again in the shop for possibly the same problem. While driving at 60 mph on the freeway with my 3 children in cabin there was a very strong odor of gas followed my a sudden engine shutdown today. I am very grateful and blessed I wasn't hit from the back this would have been very, very disastrous to my family.

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.

Yesterday morning, in a busy intersection (charlotte nc) my car, Volvo S80 2001 just stopped during a turn. It was utter chaos--I was petrified with a large truck only inches from my bumper. Then it later stopped at a red light. On my way home, it wouldn't stay still. It kept jumping forward without the gas being pressed. As I was turning into the mechanic shop this morning, it stopped once again, luckily my rear end was inside the parking lot, otherwise I would have definitely been rear ended. This morning the mechanic says the problem assessed, at a cost of 1000$; but the car may still have the same problem because it is a manufacturer's problem. I purchased this car in may 05. I bought it because Volvo boasts of being one of the most safe cars manufactured. Well, stopping during turning, going without the gas being pressed and stalling at a light doesn't seem very safe for my 8 yr old. I have almost been rear ended twice, with my young son in the back seat. Thank goodness nothing has happened yet. I am currently waiting for my service date, because the mechanics I have contacted are swamped with the same types of complaints. I am very nervous to drive the 9 miles to the mechanic, upset to drive the 6 miles to day care before going to the mechanic, terrified by the thought of being rear-ended with my small child in the car and dismayed that I cant make it 3 miles to work without my car ceasing to operate. Please help us. I was going online today to tell Volvo about my issue when this web site was displayed. Please help my family and other families remain safe on the road in their Volvo cars.

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.

Initial problem occurred after vehicle was running for about 15 minutes. After stopping at a traffic light, vehicle would only accelerate to 20 mph. Only after turning off the engine for 5-10 minutes would vehicle resume normal performance - then would repeat problem after running a few minutes. Dealer service has replaced a computer module which controls this function. I have learned this is a common problem in Volvos. Mine is a 1999 S80.

Dt : when attempting to accelerate the tachometer will jump up and drop down, it looses power when trying to increase speed. This started on July 31, 2005. Took vehicle to a Volvo mechanic ,and could not pinpoint the problem. However, thought it had something to do with the air intakes. The electronic throttle module was replaced. The consumer also has trouble accelerating onto the highway.

2001 Volvo S80 4 door sedan. Engine stalling with no warning. Restart but shut-off again. Mileage on second occurrence 71141 on 7/28/05 at a cost of approx. $1500. Mileage on first occurrence 50348 on 12/19/04, covered under warranty. Both times electronic throttle control module was diagnosed.

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

The consumer was experiencing engine stalling. The dealer replaced the electronic throttle module.

I own a 2001 S80 Volvo. I was driving on route 78 when my car lost power. It dropped from 70 miles to 10 miles. I called Volvo and they said to bring it in. On my way I was trying to keep the car from stalling out and therefore was given a ticket for speeding. They replaced the electronic throttle control which cost me $951. 00. I recently heard about the government checking into this on tv. Thank you for your help.

The following narrative is submitted as information regarding the NHTSA preliminary evaluation on July 26, 2005 to investigate a variety of concerns resulting from the failure or reduced performance of the electronic throttle module in 1999-2001 Volvo passenger cars. In addition too the high failure rate of the etm, the air mass meter failure rate in my opinion is just as high and as costly. It has been my experience as well as others to loose engine power when this unit fails. This unit failed while stopped at a light. Once the light changed the car refused to move. Once the accelerator was depressed the engine would bog down and shut off. This resulted in a $425 repair and $35 tow. My vehicle is a Volvo s-80, 2001.

Nhtsa action number : pe05041 while driving through a busy intersection of a local highway the car died. I pushed the car off into a local oil change/ lube garage. They manage to get it started although it was idling roughly. I brought it to Volvo of fort washington to have the etm replaced at a charge of over $600. Volvo of north America said that they don't believe they are responsible although many have had the same issue.

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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.

2001 Volvo S80. The consumer stated that there was an investigation on her vehicle. While driving 40 mph car stalled, this was the second time this happened. The first time was in may and the mechanic said it was a computer glitz. I had the car towed into the dealer, and they it was the electronic throttle module. This was repaired at the cost was $902. 09. Icalled the dealership and they knew nothing about this investigation. But did get this information off the internet.

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.

On or about may 3rd, 2005, my wife was driving our 2001 Volvo t6 when she suddenly lost engine performance. She was traveling along a busy interstate and she managed to get the car into the emergency lane while holding up traffic behind her. The following msg appeared on the dash, "engine performance reduced". When she got the car to the side of the road, she turned the car off and called me to inform me the car was not working properly. She started the car after a few minutes and it performed okay on the way home. At this time, I thought it might have been a fuel or gas cap problem. She was very close to having a serious accident. The next day she was traveling with our children on a very busy bypass and the same problem occurred. This time, I made a call to the Volvo dealer and they informed me to leave the car off for a minute and the computer would reset. Not a good solution. Needless to say, she had to navigate the car from the inside lane to the emergency lane while traveling no faster than 20 mph. Again, this was a very busy bypass and luckily she managed to get the car to the side of the road. Finally, I drove the car the next day to see how it performed for me. Again, the car failed (I. E. Slowed to 20 mph on a 70 mph interstate) while I was driving. I called the dealer again the next day and they informed me they would need to see the car in order to diagnose. I informed them I needed recall work performed on an electrical fan so they could check into my "engine performance reduced" problem at the same time. All this said, the car failed approximately 8-10 times before I could get the car to the shop and repaired ($933. 00). The problem part was determined to be an electronic throttle module. Luckily, my wife, as well as myself, were able to get the car to the side of the road without getting ran over by traffic. This problem definitely needs the attention of the NHTSA. Thanks for any help you can provide.

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.