2000 Volvo S80

THE CAR THROTTLE IS FAULTY. MY CAR REVS TO HIGH RPM WHEN IDLE AND AT LOW SPEEDS. IT ALSO IS IN LIMP MODE. WHEN THIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND RECALLED IN 2006 I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE, BUT THE CAR IS STILL TRYING TO LUNGE FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS AND REVVING IN IDLE. I WAS TOLD BY VOLVO CUSTOMER CARE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WILL DO FOR THE PROBLEM SINCE THE SOFTWARE HAD BEEN UPGRADED EVEN THOUGH THE THROTTLE IS FAULTY. *TR

ON APRIL 21,2011 APPROXIMATELY 7:45AM, MY VEHICLE FAILED IN ACCELERATING POWER SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, MY VEHICLE JERK, SKIP, AND SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY PERSONAL REPAIR SHOP (REPUTABLE VOLVO SERVICE, INC.) MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC, THAT THE THROTTLE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE TELLS ME THAT ONLY THE VOLVO DEALER WOULD BE THE ONLY REPAIR SERVICE TO REPLACE THIS PART DUE TO THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT INCLUDED. SO, ONCE AGAIN, THE CAR WAS TOWED THE AUTHORIZE VOLVO DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC HERE IS THE SAME, THE THROTTLE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, ALONG WITH OTHER PARTS. I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THIS THROUGH THE DEALER BUT THROUGH RESEARCH OF MY OWN. THE SERVICE MANAGER TELLS ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT VOLVO MANUFACTURER TO SEE RATHER THEY WOULD HONOR THE RECALL OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART. I CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AND SPOKE WITH MRS. MARILYN AND MRS. JAN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PART WAS PAST THE WARRANTY BUT THEY WOULD HONOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THIS PART. ALSO THE ENGINE COOLING FAN RECALL IS STILL OPEN BUT I HAVE ALREADY HAD THIS PART AND LABOR DONE AT MY OWN EXPENSE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALLS. THE THROTTLE MODULE IS ABOUT $700.00, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR OR ANOTHER SOFTWARE PROGRAM. FOR MY TOTAL REPAIR COST IS $1185.00 AND STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT FAIR BECAUSE NONE OF MY PARTS WERE REPLACED THROUGH THE RECALL. IN OTHER WORDS I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A PART PLUS LABOR THAT WAS DEFECTIVE IN PRODUCTION. I SHOULD BE EXTENDED THE SAME RECALL CONDITIONS THAT OTHER VOLVO OWNERS WERE ABLE TO RECEIVED. VOLVO INC KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT CARS RECEIVED THEIR RECALL PARTS REPLACEMENT AND ALSO WHICH CARS DID NOT THROUGH THEIR VIN NUMBER. OF COURSE THEY WOULD EXTEND THE SOFTWARE UPDATE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S LESS EXPENSIVE. PLEASE ASSIST ME. THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE PROBABLY NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER BUT THE MECHANIC WAS NOT POSITIVE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD CORRECT OR WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 162,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTART THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LONGER START AT ALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I PURCHASED A 2000 VOLVO S80 IN DEC 2010. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH NEAR THE FIRE WALL. THE SOUND IS COMING FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS HAS CAUSED WEAK BRAKES. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL IT GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PUMPED TO STOP THE CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 VOLVO S80 IN DECEMBER 2010 AND SOON AFTER I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. YOU CAN SMELL GAS ALL AROUND THE CAR. THE FUMES ARE ALSO INSIDE THE CAR AND IF YOU ARE IN THE CAR FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME YOU DO NOT FEEL WELL LATER. THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME BUT I HAVE NOT SPOKEN WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THIS IS THE SAME FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY LEAK THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE SAME CAR FROM 2001-2004. I HAVE A 2000 VOLVO S80. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD LIGHTLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A MECHANIC AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ALSO VERIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE BUT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000.

2000 VOLVO S80. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ONLY 109,000 MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS DONE THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH INCLUDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH IN 2003. I HAD NO PRIOR WARNINGS, NO SLIPPING, NOTHING. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS CLEAN, AT THE LEVEL IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT, NO LEAKS, AND NO WARNING "CHECK ENGINE" OR "TRANSMISSION" LIGHTS CAME ON. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT DUE TO THE SUDDEN FAILURE WITH NO WARNING, IT IS MOST LIKELY SOMETHING INTERNAL THAT JUST BROKE AND THAT I HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR