Volvo S80 owners have reported 181 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 28 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (34 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's car stall (27 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
I have a 2016volvo S80. This is my 7th Volvo I have owned. 4 months ago my car stalled in the middle of ther road. I had no power with the gas petal. Truck behind me trird not to hit me and our sides touched scapping my car and passenger mirrow. The police offier did not charge either of us. Read details...
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. Read details...
The contact owns a 2002 Volvo S80 t6. While driving various lower speeds to include approximately 10 mph, there was hesitation and the vehicle surged forward. The dealer stated that there were no recalls or warranties. The computer diagnosis did not list any failure codes. Read details...
1. In February 2017, while in motion on a city street, alternator failed, vehicle was towed to dealership, alternator was replaced 2. In August 2017, while in motion on city street, message displayed alerting on engine overheat -- slow down speed - then stop immediately. Read details...
While stopped in drive at a stop sign with foot on brake,on corner of city street engine revved very high and car tried to surge forward. Applied brake even harder, put car in neutral and stopped engine. Tried to start up and same thing happened. Read details...