2000 Volvo S80

I JUST BOUGHT A 2000 S80 VOLVO WITH 125K MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEEN SURGING UP AND DOWN WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND SOMETIMES WHILE I DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. JUST THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE SLOWING TO TURN INTO WORK IT DIED NEARLY CAUSING ANOTHER CAR TO REAR END ME. I HAS HAS ALSO DIED A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES TODAY, LUCKILY ON A SIDE STREET, BOTH TIMES WHILE SLOWING DOWN. I CAN SEE MY TACHOMETER SURGING UP AND DOWN WITH THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLING OUT EVERYTIME I STOP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS MAY BE IN PART TO A FAULTY THROTTLE CONTROL MODLUE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS FOR ME AS I AM GETTING AFRAID OF DRIVING MY CAR FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM

IN OCTOBER 2001 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE CROSSING THE STREET THE CAR STALLED. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR, AND AT THE SAME TIME HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY & GASKET. IN JUNE 2004 CAR STALLED AGAIN. REPLACED SWAY LINKS AND PROGRAM DOWN LOAD $338.19. IN DECEMBER 2004, CAR STALED ON THE ROAD AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, MASS AIR FLOW, MFI MODULE- AT COST OF 2098.96. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THIS CAR ON ANY LONGER TRIP. DUE TO STALLING ON THE ROAD, FREQUENT LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AND NUMEROUS OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THE CONTACT BELIEVED THIS CAR WAS UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. 11-16 E-MAIL ; FIRST TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. STOPPED TURN THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT AGAIN. AFTER FEW ATTEMPTS THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. *AK THE RIGHT DOOR MIRROR FAILED AND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S80 2.9 - VIN: [XXX]. I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM BRIDGEWATER VOLVO IN NJ ON AUG 15, 2000. I HAVE 49,100 MILES ON THE CAR AND I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE IMPECCABLY IN THE LAST 5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. TWO WEEKS AGO THE CAR STARTED STALLING AND THE MESSAGE DISPLAY READ "REDUCED PERFORMANCE". MY WIFE USES THE CAR TO COMMUTE TO WORK AND THE STALLING OF THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAYS PUT HER INTO A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULLOVER AND THE CAR WOULD RE-START AGAIN EVERY TIME IT STALLED. SHE FINALLY GOT HOME AND AFTER THE SECOND DAY OF THE PROBLEMS SHE LEFT IT IN THE GARAGE AND USED THE SECOND CAR FOR COMMUTING. SHE THEN TOOK IT TO THE VOLVO DEALER IN EDISON NJ. VOLVO OF EDISON DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND HERE IS THE DIRECT QOUTE FROM THEIR BILL - "PERFORMANCE REDUCED LIGHT FAULT TRACE ECM 91A7 AND ABS 00B1-FOUND INTERNAL FAULT IN ETM AND BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR REPLACE AND DOWNLOAD ETM AND BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR" SINCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY I HAD TO PAY THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS: PARTS - THROTTLE BODY, GASKET & SENSOR = $655.42 LABOR - $472.50 TAXES = $67.68 TOTAL = $1,195.60 I CALLED VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PRE-MATURE FAILURES AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I ALSO STATED THAT I AM DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR PRODUCT QUALITY AND I MAY NOT CONSIDER BUYING ANOTHER VOLVO PRODUCT. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT IN THAT CASE VOLVO MAY NOT EVEN CONSIDER REVIEWING MY CASE AS I MAY NOT CONSIDER BUYING ANOTHER VOLVO. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE PROBLEM LAST YEAR I HAD A COOLING FAN FAILURE WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY JUST BEFORE IT EXPIRED. NOW I HAVE NEVER EVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM VOLVO ON ANY PROBLEMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS AND I DO NOT KNOW IF VOLVO DURING THE ROUTINE SERVICE VISITS EVER APPLIED THE RECALL FIX. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

I GET PERFORMANCE REDUCED MESSAGES ON MY 2000 VOLVO S80 MESSAGE CONSOLE, AND THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 100 TIMES TO ME - EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE TO PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON, AND MAKE MY WAY OFF OF THE ROAD ON TO THE SHOULDER. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, AND RESTART THE CAR, (OFTEN SEVERAL TIMES), THE CAR SEEMS TO "RESET" AND I CAN OFTEN DRIVE ON. WESTSIDE VOLVO OF CLEVELAND, OHIO HAS QUOTED ME BETWEEN $1,200 AND $2,000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, AND HAS TOLD ME IT IS THE "ETM". MY CAR HAS 106,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THE UNIT WAS "DESIGNED ONLY TO LAST UNTIL 100,000" MILES, AND THAT ONLY A VOLVO DEALER CAN REPLACE IT - BECAUSE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT MUST BE ENCODED ON THE PART. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED WITH 59,000 MILES ON IT, THINKING I WOULD GET A CAR THAT MIGHT LAST ME ("VOLVO - FOR LIFE..." HAPPENS TO BE THE COMPANY'S MARKETING SLOGAN). HOWEVER, I CANNOT CURRENTLY AFFORD THE REPAIR, AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND IT IS UNSAFE. I HAVE HAD MORE THAN 5 INCIDENTS WHERE THERE WAS ALMOST A CRASH - MOSTLY DUE TO THIS "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" HAPPENING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON MULTIPLE LANE HIGHWAYS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS - PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THROTTLE FAILURE. THE RPMS WILL INCREASE WHEN THE CONTACT LETS OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN THE RPMS DECREASE THE ENGINE WILL STALL. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED EVER TIME THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AND AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND HOW TO FIX IT. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE. *AK

SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC, RESTARTING, BUT NOT STAYING STARTED. VEHICLE SURGING AT IDLE. AFTER TAKEN TO SHOP (TOWED), WE NOW HAVE HAD OUR FOURTH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACED IN LAST 28 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR AND HAS CLEANED THE THROTTLE ON TWO OCCASIONS. MY PORTION OF REPAIRS HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED $2,770. DEALERSHIP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY CONTINUE TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM WITH THE SAME REPLACEMENT PART. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE. THIS WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHEN STOPPING OR WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE MESSAGE READ CHECK EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE MASS AIRFLOW. THE REPLACEMENTS APPEARED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK (12/07/05) THERE WERE ALSO TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NEARLY STALL AND HAVE TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL. *SC

I OWN A MY 2000 VOLVO S80 2.9. UPON DRIVING IN TOWN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND ENGINE STARTED SHAKING. THE MESSAGE READER PROMPTED ME TO STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE. WELL I DID, IN THE TURNING LANE, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. I PULLED OUT OF THE CROSS SECTION "SHAKING". MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ONBOARD COMPUTER PROMPTS HIM TO A FAULTY ENGINE THROTTLE MODULE. WELL THIS CAR HAS ONLY 48000 MILES ON IT. ON THE SAME NOTE: ON MY 1999 S70 GLT AT AROUND 60000 MILES THE SAME PART HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE IT SHUT DOWN THE CRUISE CONTROL TIME-TO-TIME. *NM