IN THE YEAR 2000 CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL (00V238000), HOWEVER ON AUG 12, 2002 WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED, WHICH CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT …
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IN THE YEAR 2000 CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL (00V238000), HOWEVER ON AUG 12, 2002 WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED, WHICH CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION, THE DEALER INSTALLED O-RINGS AND BOLTS TO THE SUBFRAME.*JB
NHTSA ODI #567205
Mileage unknown · Mar 20, 2002
Suspension
SUSPENSION CONTINUES TO MAKE NOISES.*AK
NHTSA ODI #759599
Mileage unknown · Oct 25, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingSteeringSuspension
CAR HAS HAS MANY RETURNS TO DEALER IN FIRST 20,000 MILES FOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #753644
Mileage unknown · Jul 31, 2001
Suspension
THE CAR WAS NOT ALINGED AND I WORE MY TIRES. I HAD TO PAY 1000.00 FOR A NEW SET. THE CAR STEREO HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, CD WONT EJECT, POOR AUDIO QUALITY, LOTS OF CRACKLING. I STILL GET LOTS OF CLUNKING FROM THE FRONT END. THIS CAR IS NOT WORTH WHAT I PAYED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #749521
Mileage unknown · Jul 18, 2001
Exterior LightingStructureSuspension
THERE IS AN OVERALL PROBLEM WITH THE S80 CARS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON MANY OCCASIONS FOR OTHER REPAIRS SUCH AS THE ROOF TOP COVER, BRAKE LIGHTS...BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINTS AND THE ON AND OFF HUMING NOISE, I AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR BEYOND THE AREA. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. WE ONLY REQUESTED …
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THERE IS AN OVERALL PROBLEM WITH THE S80 CARS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON MANY OCCASIONS FOR OTHER REPAIRS SUCH AS THE ROOF TOP COVER, BRAKE LIGHTS...BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINTS AND THE ON AND OFF HUMING NOISE, I AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR BEYOND THE AREA. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. WE ONLY REQUESTED THE OTPIONS OF EITHER CANCELLING THE LEASE OR ANOTHER CAR SINCE MINE IS A LEMON...I WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL WHICH MADE ME WONDER IF THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND OTHERS ARE COMING FORWARD. I FELT THE NEED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS TO THE NTSB TO FOLLOW-UP WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND GET DATA ACCROSS THE COUNTRY.*AK
NHTSA ODI #748653
Mileage unknown · Dec 14, 2000
SuspensionCrash
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, ROAD WAS CLEAR, CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE ANY WARNING SIGNS, AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME THROUGH GUARDRAIL. ON DECEMBER 10TH, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A CLUNKING NOISE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #876504
Mileage unknown · Oct 20, 2000
Suspension
THE RIGHT FRONT BALL BEARING BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND STEERING ABILITY. *ET
NHTSA ODI #556361
Mileage unknown · Sep 5, 2000
Suspension
SEE ODI NUMBER 726533 FOR PREVIOUS REPORT. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NOW 4 OCCURRENCES: THRUMMING SOUND THAT GETS LOUDER AND TRANSITIONS INTO SIGNIFICANT RAPID VIBRATION OF ENTIRE CAR. CONDITIONS AT LATEST OCCURRENCE: DRY PAVEMENT, AIR CONDITIONER ON, DASH THERMOMETER READING 82F, STEADY 67MPH, TWO PEOPLE IN CAR. ADDITIONAL DATA: PU…
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SEE ODI NUMBER 726533 FOR PREVIOUS REPORT. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NOW 4 OCCURRENCES: THRUMMING SOUND THAT GETS LOUDER AND TRANSITIONS INTO SIGNIFICANT RAPID VIBRATION OF ENTIRE CAR. CONDITIONS AT LATEST OCCURRENCE: DRY PAVEMENT, AIR CONDITIONER ON, DASH THERMOMETER READING 82F, STEADY 67MPH, TWO PEOPLE IN CAR. ADDITIONAL DATA: PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL NO CHANGE; VARIED RPM (STILL IN NEUTRAL) NO CHANGE; TURNED OFF ENGINE NO CHANGE. RESTARTED ENGINE NO CHANGE; THEN STOPPED. VIBRATION DISAPPEARED AS SPEED DROPPED (BELIEVE ABOUT LOW 20S OR TEENS). RAN HANDS OVER WHEELS AND TIRES: APPEARED NORMAL WITH NO BUMPS OR EXCESSIVE HEAT. PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR WHEN I RESUMED DRIVING. COMMENTS: IVE HAD AN ONGOING COMPLAINT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT A VIBRATION IN THE RANGE 60 TO 75MPH. THE VIBRATION FEELS LIKE A WHEEL BALANCE PROBLEM DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT RE-BALANCING. THE APPEARANCE OF THE THRUMMING SOUND AND ASSOCIATED SEVERE VIBRATION RESEMBLES A REINFORCING RESONANCE DEVELOPING FROM THE BASIC VIBRATION.
NHTSA ODI #730234
Mileage unknown · Aug 3, 2000
Suspension
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, 2 OCCURRENCES. CONDITIONS AT LATEST OCCURRENCE: DRY PAVEMENT, AIR CONDITIONER ON, STEADY 65MPH, TWO PEOPLE IN CAR. SYMPTOMS: NOTICED HUMMING SOUND THAT GOT LOUDER AND TRANSITIONED INTO SIGNIFICANT RAPID VIBRATION OF ENTIRE CAR. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED (NOT OSCILLATED) 1/32 TO 1/16 INCH. TRIED ACCELERATING,…
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INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, 2 OCCURRENCES. CONDITIONS AT LATEST OCCURRENCE: DRY PAVEMENT, AIR CONDITIONER ON, STEADY 65MPH, TWO PEOPLE IN CAR. SYMPTOMS: NOTICED HUMMING SOUND THAT GOT LOUDER AND TRANSITIONED INTO SIGNIFICANT RAPID VIBRATION OF ENTIRE CAR. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED (NOT OSCILLATED) 1/32 TO 1/16 INCH. TRIED ACCELERATING, VERY SLUGGISH RESPONSE AND WHEN CAR DOWNSHIFTED VIBRATION DID NOT CHANGE. APPLIED BRAKES AND EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED VIBRATION ESPECIALLY IN FRONT END AND PEDAL. VIBRATION WAS NOT PULSATING LIKE ANTILOCK BRAKES BUT RATHER LIKE WHEELS OSCILLATING. STOPPED AND INSPECTED WHEELS AND TIRES-APPEARED NORMAL. PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR WHEN I RESUMED DRIVING. DEALER CHECKED CAR AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK
VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH GARMIN 760 PORTABLE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) UNITS BECAUSE THE BATTERIES ON THOSE UNITS MAY OVERHEAT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: AN OVERHEATED BATTERY COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.
Remedy: VOLVO ADVISES OWNERS TO PLEASE STOP USING THE GARMIN PORTABLE GPS DEVICE IMMEDIATELY, AND VISIT THE GARMIN WEBSITE TO DETERMINE IF THEIR UNIT IS AFFECTED. THE UNIT'S BATTERY WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW BATTERY AND A SPACER WILL BE INSERTED ON TOP OF THE BATTERY NEXT TO THE PCB. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 18, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN AT 866-957-1981 OR VISIT GARMIN'S WEBSITE AT WWW.GARMIN.COM/NUVIBATTERYPCBRECALL.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR IRREGULARITIES, A DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING, AND/OR INEFFICIENT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAY CAUSE A WARNING LAMP TO LIGHT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ONSET OF LIMP HOME MODES.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS RESULTED IN A HIGH NUMBER OF VEHICLES GOING INTO THE LIMP HOME MODE WITHOUT NEED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CURRENT SOFTWARE UPGRADE ONTO THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS, SOME ELECTRIC COOLING FANS MAY OVERHEAT POTENTIALLY CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE AND, IN RARE INSTANCES, A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COOLING FAN. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004. CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. OVER TIME, THE BALL JOINT BETWEEN THE FRONT WHEEL KING PIN AND THE SUSPENSION LINK ARM, CAN EXPERIENCE INCREASED LOOSENESS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD AFFECT THE BALL JOINT'S DURABILITY AND PERFORMANCE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
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EA05021 · Throttle Control Malfunction
Opened Dec 6, 2005 · Closed Dec 12, 2006
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control
ON NOVEMBER 14, 2006 VOLVO SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA CONCERNING ETM FAILURES IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999 THROUGH 2001 VOLVO MODELS (NOT INCLUDING THE S40 AND V40), MY 2002 S60 AND V70 WITH NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINES AND MY 2002 V70S.ACCORDING TO VOLVO, ?A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR IRREGULARITIES, A DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING AND/OR INEFFICIENT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAY CAUSE A WARNING LAMP TO LIGHT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ONSET OF LIMP HOME MODES.VOLVO FURTHER STATED THAT,THIS RESULTED IN A HIGH NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES GOING INTO LIMP HOME MODE WITHOUT NEED.?VOLVO INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE MOST SEVERE CONSEQUENCE OF AN ETM FAULT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.THE RECALL REMEDY IS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE INTRODUCED BY VOLVO ON MARCH 16, 2006 IN A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM.AT THE TIME OF THE NOTIFICATION 161,202 VEHICLES OF THE POPULATION OF 331,301 HAD ALREADY HAD THE SOFTWARE UPLOADED AND WERE THEREFORE NOT INCLUDED IN THE POPULATION COUNT OF THE RECALL. ODI?S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINTS TO ODI AND VOLVO, VOLVO FIELD REPORTS AND WARRANTY DATA FOUND THAT ETM FAILURE COULD RESULT IN (1) ENGINE STALL; (2) MECHANICAL LIMP MODE; (3) LUNGING FORWARD DURING LOW-SPEED DRIVING MANEUVERS; AND (4) FALTERING DURING HIGH SPEED MERGES OR WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC.ODI IDENTIFIED 12 CRASHES RELATED TO ETM FAILURE, WITH 6 CAUSED BY LUNGING INCIDENTS, 3 CAUSED BY STALLING INCIDENTS, 2 CAUSED BY MECHANICAL LIMP MODE AND 1 FROM THE FALTERING CONDITION.ODI'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINT DATA AND INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CONSUMER INTERVIEWS IDENTIFIED 1,289 INCIDENTS WITH SAFETY RELATED CONSEQUENCES (389.1 PER 100,000 VEHICLES), INCLUDING 479 INVOLVING ENGINE STALL (144.6 PER 100,000 VEHICLES) AND 729 INVOLVING MECHANICAL LIMP MODE (220.0 PER 100,000 VEHICLES).ODI'S ANALYSIS OF WARRANTY CLAIM NARRATIVE TEXT SHOWS AT LEAST 14,965 WARRANTY CLAIMS WITH CODES INDICATING AN ETM FAULT RESULTING IN VEHICLE OPERATION IN MECHANICAL LIMP MODE (4.5% OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES). VOLVO?S RECALL ADDRESSES ODI?S SAFETY CONCERNS WITH ETM FAILURES.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SUBJECT VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL ACTION IS REQUIRED.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED.
PE05041 · Throttle Control Malfunction
Opened Jul 26, 2005 · Closed Dec 7, 2005
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control
PE05-041 WAS OPENED ON JULY, 26, 2005, BASED ON 136 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS TO ODI ALLEGING THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI HAS NOW RECEIVED 591 COMPLAINTS OF ETM FAILURES WHICH ALLEGE SYMPTOMS WITH POTENTIAL SAFETY RELATED CONSEQUENCES.THESE INCLUDE ALLEGATIONS OF ENGINE STALL, VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD WITHOUT ACCELERATOR INPUT, VEHICLE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION AND SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED TRANSITION INTO REDUCED PERFORMANCE OPERATION (LIMP MODE).VOLVO SUBMITTED OVER 2,900 COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE ETM IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES DURING PE05-041.ODI'S PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE THE VOLVO COMPLAINTS IDENTIFIED APPROXIMATELY 55 PERCENT WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ABOVE.ODI IS CONTINUING ITS ASSESSMENT OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE VOLVO COMPLAINTS. IN NOVEMBER 2005, TO RESOLVE AN INVESTIGATION BY THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD, VOLVO ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY COVERAGE TO 10 YEARS / 200,000 MILES FOR THE ETM IN APPROXIMATELY 356,000 MODEL YEAR 1999 THROUGH 2002 PASSENGER CARS SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.UNDER VOLVO'S POLICY, VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCE ETM FAILURES WILL RECEIVE A VARIETY OF REPAIRS INCLUDING ETM CLEANING, REPROGRAMMING THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ETM. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA05-021) TO CONTINUE TO ASSESS THE SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF ETM FAILURES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.
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