Front Suspension Lower Ball Joint Problems of Volvo S80

The contact owns a 2001 Volvo S80. While driving 5mph traveling over a speed bump the left front tire suddenly separated from the lower ball joint damaging the front end of the vehicle . The Volvo manufacturer had not been contacted at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 117,900.

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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.

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Shortly after buying a Volvo 80, I noticed that the car would surge periodically. I was told that the throttle body needed to be cleaned. After reading up on this, it sounded like a waste of money so I am stuck with a $40+k car that has a sizable defect. The surging is so bad that if you don't hold the brake pedal hard the car will surge forward ie at red lights. Nothing was done to correct this failure. I am the second owner. Also I had to replace a ball joint on this car after a recalled ball joint was installed at my cost. The dealer said the recall was only a bolt and not the whole joint but I verified that the previous owner had both ball joints replaced via a Volvo recall. I believe the recalled joint was defective like the original one. No accidents occured but it put my steering way out of whack and needed an alignment. (all at my cost).

Ball joint separated causing the passenger weel assembly to disoldge and bring the vehicle to a sudden stop.

My wife was driving our car and the right front wheel fell off. She had just pulled out of a driveway and was not going very fast. The consequences were that the suspension was damaged and the ball joints, which had failed and caused the collapse, and the cv joints had to be replaced and some other body work and repairs had to be done. The ball joints were subject of a recall in 2001, then our accident was caused by a subsequent failure and now I am told the front suspension is loose and the ball joints need replacing again. Something is seriously wrong with that system on the car.

I have had the front control arm bushings replaced three times in a little over two years. Also the front ball joints twice (once through a recall). My tires need replaced for the second time and the dealer is not willing to accept any blame for the rapid wear of the tires despite the continual steering problems. They did realign it when they replaced the transmission and bushings in Dec. Of 01. But did not do so again when the ball joints were replaced in March 02. Now they say my alignment is poor because of my unevenly worn front tires.

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The vehicle experienced the same defect with it's ball joint as stated in recall # 00 v 238 000. The consumers vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.