VOLVO ENGINE DEFECTS AND PROBLEM

VOLVO ENGINE DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS

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Some Volvo owners have complained of engine problems. Owners may be entitled to compensation for inconvenience, repair costs, and diminished value. Here are records compiled by the NHTSA dealing with Volvo vehicle problems.

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Details: CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. MR

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/01/2002 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 10/9/2002

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 8019073

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WILL BE HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO START AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 08/17/2002 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 9/19/2002

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 8008844

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: UPPER ENGINE MOUNT BROKE, CAUSING COOLANT RACK TO MALFUNCTION.*AK

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 04/01/2002 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 4/30/2002

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 768069

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Details: THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUE TO COME ON WITH A MESSAGE EMMISION SYUSTEM REQUIRE INSPECTION .VOLVO GWINNETT PLACE HAD SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED IT AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITH THE LATEST BEING OCTOBER 2. ONLY TO HAVE THE LIGHT COME ON AGAIN OCTOBER 3. WE WILL RETURN THE CAR ON OCTOBER 5TH. MR

Occurrences: 4 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/03/2002 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 10/22/2002

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 767298

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Details: AIR INTAKE TUBE PROTRUDES BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE AND COMES IN CONTACT WITH HIGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. LEADS TO ABRASION AND FAILURE OF DRIVE BELT WITH SUBSEQUENT DESTRUCTION OF THE TIMING BELT AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER UNDER NUMEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD EASILY LEAD TO A FATAL ACCIDENT. VOLVO REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, RECTIFY IT OR REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS. VOLVO HAS REDESIGNED ON LATER MODELS WITHOUT ADMISSION OF GUILT.*AK

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 09/12/2002 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 9/20/2002

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 756482

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Details: WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH NO POWER TO MANEUVER OUT OF TRAFFIC.*AK

Occurrences: 2 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 01/04/2002 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 1/10/2002

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10235247

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Details: PAPERWORK WAS COMPLETED, I WAS ON MY WAY OUT, THE SALESMAN SAID, "MAKE SURE YOU PUT SOME OIL IN THE ENGINE, IT HAS NO OIL, WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO INSPECT THE CAR." HE WENT ON TO SAY, "BRING IT IN SOMETIME NEXT WEEK AND WE'LL INSPECT IT."CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOLLOWING WEEK, THEY HAD NO TIME TO INSPECT IT. IT WENT ON FOR THREE WEEKS. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WOULD RISE VERY QUICKLY, I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES. IT WAS BROUGHT TO A SEPARATE CAR REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE CARS ECM (ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MODULE) ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY. NONE OF THE GAUGES ARE CORRECT, INCLUDING THE GAS AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE COULD BE OVERHEATING AND IT WOULDN'T SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER, OR IT MIGHT NOT BE OVERHEATING AND IT MIGHT SHOW UP AS OVERHEATING.THEN THE DEALER DID THEIR INSPECTION AND SAID THAT THE CAR WAS "FINE." I ASKED FOR DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO WAY OF PRINTING THEIR DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS. LATER, THE CAR STARTED SAYING "HIGH ENGINE TEMP" AGAIN.I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. ONE OF THE SALES MEN TOOK THE CAR ON A TEST DRIVE.ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR WAS DOING JUST FINE. ONCE THE CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 35MPH IT STARTED SIGNALING OVERHEATING.BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP THE SALESMAN LEFT THE CAR RUNNING WHILE THE CAR WAS STATING IN THE DASH "HIGH ENGINE TEMP." THEY PROCEEDED TO LET THE CAR RUN.THE SALESMAN SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE HOOD AND SMOKE WAS RISING OUT OF EVERYWHERE AND ALL THE COOLANT PIPES BLEW AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING EVERYWHERE.I WAS IN SHOCK. THEY BASICALLY BLEW UP MY CAR. I WALKED INSIDE AND THE SALESMAN COMMENTED TO ME, "I DID THAT SO HE [THE DEALER] WOULD GIVE YOU ANOTHER CAR."THE DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK. THEY STATED THAT THE ONLY THING THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED WAS A "FAN CONTROL" BECAUSE THE FAN WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY.

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 07/11/2008 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 7/22/2008

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10234702

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY DECELERATE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE APS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,500. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 07/17/2008 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 7/17/2008

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10191053

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Details: TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS A FAILED TIMING BELT TENSIONER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 05/08/2007 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 5/17/2007

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10146169

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. CAR DIED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING 20-30 MPH. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 01/24/2003 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 12/27/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10145899

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Details: (1) NO WARNING PRIOR TO FAILURE (2) THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED, LEADING TO INSTANT LOSS OF POWER / SPEED. THE VERY FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME WAS 2.5 YRS AGO(JULY, 2003) THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 62 K MILES. THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN I WAS DRIVING @40-50 MILES/HR FOR 6 MILES. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND A THROTTLE WAS REPLACED. THEN, AFTER 2.5 YEAR, WHEN THE MILEAGE REACHED 91K (LESS THAN 30K AFTER THROTTLE REPLACEMENT), THE SAME STALLING APPEARED AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AROUND 12/10, WHEN I PARKED THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON 12/18, WHEN I PULLED OVER TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE THIRD TIME WAS ON 12/19, AGAIN WHEN I APPROACHED PARKING LOT, TO TAKE IT TO THE VOLVO SERVICE. (3) IN THE FIRST DAY AT VOLVO DEALER SERVICE (@ 96TH ST., INDIANAPOLIS) COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM: NO ERROR CODE WAS FOUND. IN THE SECOND DAY, UPON MY REQUEST, THE SERVICE PERSONNEL DROVE THE CAR FOR TWO OR THREE MILES AND THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND THE ERROR CODE, AND DETERMINED IT RELATED TO AIR INTAKE / THROTTLE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE UNDER VOLVO EXTENDED WARRANTY OF THROTTLE CLEANING, WHICH I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BUT FOUND THROUGH NHTSA WEBSITE, AND MADE INQUIRY TO THE SERVICE PERSONNEL. TODAY IS THE THIRD DAY OF CAR IN THE GARAGE, AND I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY WORD FROM VOLVO DEALER. I AM AFRAID ANY FIX I RECEIVE TODAY OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE IS JUST TEMPORARY, AS THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AT 62K. EVEN AFTER NEW THROTTLE WAS INSTALLED, THIS PROBLEM APPEARED AT 91K. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE VOLVO DEALER THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

Occurrences: 3 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 12/20/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 12/22/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10145269

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 12/06/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 12/15/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10143560

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 11/23/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 11/23/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10142826

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

Details: I OWN A 2000 VOLVO S80 2.9 - VIN: YV1TS94D2Y1144559. 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

Occurrences: 4 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/26/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 11/16/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10142444

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Details: 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

Occurrences: 100 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 07/15/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 11/10/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10141776

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Details: 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 SEDAN - CAR BEGAN TO JERK AS THOUGH MISSING; GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, EVEN AFTER COMPLETE MAINTENANCE UPDATE. HAS ESSENTIALLY GONE TO NO POWER AND I'V HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY - TURN OFF- WAIT - RESTART AND THEN RUN AWHILE LONGER. LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS ITS A THROTTLE MODULE OR MY MAIN COMPUTER AND MUST BE FIXED AT DEALER (220 MILES AWAY) BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE CAN PROGRAM THE NEW MODULE WHEN REPLACING. *JB

Occurrences: 3 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/27/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 11/4/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10140763

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Details: THIS CAR (2000 VOLVO S80 TURBO) HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. FIRST IT WAS MY MOTHER'S WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2000. THEN IN THE SUMMER OF 2005, IT BECAME MINE. BOTH WHILE MY MOTHER OWNED IT, AND NOW WHILE I'VE OWNED IT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY SORT. STALLING IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. UNPREDICTABLY THE CAR WHEN DECREASING SPEED WILL JUST STALL AND THE CAR STOPS. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IF THE CAR IS PUT INTO PARK, TURNED OFF, AND THEN TURNED BACK ON IT WORKS FINE, HOWEVER IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN. ALSO, TWICE SINCE I HAVE HAD IT THERE HAS BEEN NO OIL IN MY CAR. NO LIGHTS COME UP TO WARN ME AND THANKFULLY BOTH TIMES I GOT IT CHECKED OUT BEFORE MY CAR OVER HEATED. ANOTHER INSTANCE, THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE AUTOMATIC STEERING. TODAY I WENT TO START MY CAR AND A WARNING MESSAGE CAME UP SAYING "LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE" AND MY CAR DID NOT FEEL RIGHT WHEN I DROVE IT. I NEVER LEFT ANY LIGHTS ON OR ANYTHING OF THAT MATTER THAT WOULD CAUSE A DRAIN IN THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY WAS JUST REPLACED NOT TOO LONG AGO. I THINK THAT WAS MY BREAKING POINT WITH THIS CAR. FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT GREAT OF A CAR. ITS AWFUL. *JB

Occurrences: 23 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/25/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 10/25/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10134362

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Details: MY 200 VOLVO S80 STALLED INTERMITTENTLY IN 2003, SO I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY 2000 CLEANED AT 48,989 MILES WHEN MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. A SERVICE ON APRIL 19, 2005 SHOWED "NO CODES" THOUGH MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING PERIODICALLY AGAIN SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR IN A VARIETY OF DANGEROUS SETTINGS: PULLING UP TO A CROWDED CURB AT MY KIDS' SCHOOL, ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN A CROWDED INTERSECTION, DRIVING 40 MPH ON A BUSY STREET, DRIVING AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE IN A MOUNTAIN TOWN, ETC. MY CAR HAS STALLED 10-15 TIMES SINCE MARCH. EACH TIME, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER, TO BRAKE AND ATTEMPT TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT WHEN IT STALLED. ALMOST ALL OF THE TIMES IT STALLED, IT CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME, FOR OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME AND FOR PEDESTRIANS. A VISIT TO THE SERVICE CENTER TODAY REVEALS THAT I NEED TO SPEND $1,150 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I UNDERSTAND THAT, IN TIME, THE NEW THROTTLE BODY WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE OLD ONE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION; I TRY TO AVOID DRIVING NEAR VOLVOS IF POSSIBLE. *JB

Occurrences: 13 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 07/26/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/26/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10133627

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Details: THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ONCE WHILE ON A RAMP ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAY AND A SECOND TIME WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. EACH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND THE ETM AND MAF WERE REPLACED THEN. SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS SINCE THERE HAS BEEN A VARIATION OF ENGINE SPEED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED. THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I JUST HAD THIS FIXED (AT A COST OF $1,326.68) SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.

Occurrences: 2 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 08/19/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/20/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10132215

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Details: I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 20 FROM ATLANTA, GA HEADED TO CHARLESTON, SC. BETWEEN AUGUSTA, GA AND COLUMBIA, SC, THE CAR LOST POWER AS IF SOMEONE WERE APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. SUDDENLY, I HAD A WARNING LIGHT COME ON THAT SAID "PERFORMANCE REDUCED". I WOUND UP HAVING TO LOCATE THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER IN COLUMBIA WHERE I LEFT MY CAR FOR REPAIR AND HAD TO PROCEED TO CHARLESTON IN A RENTED VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED LATE IN THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND I HAD TO BE IN CHARLESTON FOR A MEETING ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE "THROTTLE BODY CONTROL" WAS DEEMED TO BE THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT AT A COST OF CLOSE TO $1,000. WHEN I ASKED WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR EVENTUALLY WOULD HAVE LOST TOTAL POWER AND DIED. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED. WHEN I READ ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATION, I WAS OUTRAGED THAT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS AND FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. *NM

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 04/29/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/10/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10131873

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: THERE WAS NOTHING LEADING UP TO THE ENGINE STALLING OUT, IT JUST HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAVE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED/ POWER TO VEHICLE IN THE PAST AND ALSO JUST RECENTLY...ALONG WITH NO ABILITY TO STEER WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL JUST STALL OUT COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, UNABLE TO RESTART UNTIL THE CAR FEELS LIKE CRANKING UP AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A VOLVO REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC COULD FIND A PROBLEM BUT A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THE STALLING HAPPENS SPORADICALLY, SO YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. *NM

Occurrences: 5 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 06/11/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/8/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10131234

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: DT: CONTACT STATES OWNED A 2000 VOLVO S80, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS ,SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURNAND VEHICLE STALLED THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS WHEN VEHICLE STALLED. A COUPLE OF TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. CONSUMER STATED SAW ON TELEVISION WHERE THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL CASES WITH VOLVO MODELS WHO WERE HAVING STALLING PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE CONSUMER CCOULD NOT REMEMBER WHAT REPAIRS WERE DONE. CONSUMER NO LONGER HAD THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Occurrences: 2 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 07/02/2000 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/3/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10131150

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Details: DT: THE VEHICLE WAS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER ON THREE OCCASIONS. *AK

Occurrences: 3 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 05/01/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/2/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10131105

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Details: DT: A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE ENGINE STALLS/DIED AT 5-7 MPH. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. HAS OCCURRED JUST AFTER STARTING AND WHEN PULLING TO A STOP. WHEN TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY DID NOT TELL HIM WHAT THEY DID TO THE VEHICLE. THE THIRD TIME THEY FIXED THE AIR MASS METER WHICH CONTROLLED THE AIR AND FUEL MIXTURE. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON 10/112004, THE SECOND TIME IT WAS ON 01/01-205, AND MOST RECENTLY IT OCCURRED ON 7-28-2005. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY RESOLVED, A NEW THROTTLE BODY PART WAS INSTALLED. *JB

Occurrences: 3 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 07/28/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/2/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10131059

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: ENGINE CONSTANTLY SURGES FORWARD WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AT A STOPLIGHT, THE CAR WILL JUST SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD. ON HIGHWAY, CAR LOST POWER AND ACCELERATION. WHEN I PULLED OVER, THE ENGINE CUT OFF. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, WHICH I REPLACED FOR $2100. THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE ENGINE SURGES. *NM

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 04/18/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/2/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10131046

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

Details: DT: CALLER SAW VOLVO INVESTIGATION ON TV. CALLER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED TWICE, ONCE IN DECEMBER 2004 AND ONCE IN JUNE. REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. *AK *JB

Occurrences: 2 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/01/2004 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/2/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10130985

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

Details: DT: WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED EVERY TIME TOOK FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND CAR STALLED. THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY SOMETIMES. THERE WAS STILL ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE CAR. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WHEN IT STALLED. THE CAR WOULD START BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A CODE SHOWING WHEN THE CAR STARTED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR MASS SENSOR. THIS SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ON APRIL 18 2004 WHILE OWNER'S WIFE WAS TRAVELING AND TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THERE WAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT SAID SOMETHING LIKE "CHECK ENGINE EMERGENCY." THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THEN THE WIFE HAD JUST ENOUGH POWER TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A TOW TRUCK BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON . *AK *JB

Occurrences: 2 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 03/05/2004 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/2/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10130870

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Details: CAR STALLING. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST MY BAD LUCK- THAT I HAD BOUGHT A LEMON. I PURCHASED MY 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 SEDAN BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER 1999. I HAVE HAD MANY, MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, ALL OF WHICH WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE REASON I AM WRITING TO YOU JUST NOW IS BECAUSE OF WHAT I JUST READ ON THE INTERNET. MY CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC LAST MONTH. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT. THE CAR RE-STARTED. THE VOLVO DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO STALLING SINCE. *JB

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 06/12/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/1/2005

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10105439

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. WHILE DRIVING, IT CUTS BACK TO THE IDLING SPEED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE OVER THE IDLE SPEED. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. *JB

Occurrences: 2 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 09/10/2003 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 12/28/2004

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10103859

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Details: VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER TO SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER DROVE IT TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND OTHER PARTS OF ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

Occurrences: 2 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 12/15/2004 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 12/15/2004

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10100867

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO-CHARGER

Details: SHORTLY AFTER MY VEHICLE'S 60K MILE SERVICE, I NOTICED SLIGHT HESITATION WHILE CRUSING AROUND 60 MILES PER HOUR ON HIGHWAY. ONCE I EXPERIENCE THE HESITATION, THE ENGINER SERVICE LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN THE "ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE URGENT" MESSAGE WOULD COME ON AS WELL. WHEN THE HESITATION STARTS, I WOULD FEEL AS IF I NO LONGER HAVE THE FULL CONTROL OF THE GAS THROTTLE AS IT DOES NOT RESPOND AT ALL. EG. WHEN I TAKE OFF MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, I WOULD FEEL A SUDDEN SURGE IN VEHICLE ACCELERATION! WHILE WAITING TO GET THE CAR SERVICED BY MY DEALED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM, THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME AND GO. FINALLY, DURING MY TRIP TO GET MY CAR SERVICED, THE GAS THROTTLE STOP RESPONDING THUS THE CAR CRUISED TO A FULL STOP. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND CONTINUE WITH MY JOURNEY. LATER I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY IN ORDER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS WHY THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT DETECTED DURING MY "MAJOR" TUNEUP SERVICE ABOUT 3 WEEKS PRIOR INSETAD,I HAD TO MAKE A SEPARATE TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND POTENTIALLY GET INTO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED THEN TO LOSE THE CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE'S GAS THROTTLE WHERE IT MAY SUDDENLY ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE. *AK

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 12/01/2004 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 12/1/2004

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10100479

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Details: SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT - URGENT WENT ON. I NOTICED SLIGHT HESITATION IN CAR ONLY WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON. SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON & OFF. WENT TO DEALER AND INFORMED THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY UNIT AT A COST OF $1129.95. CAR ONLY HAS 73,000 MILES AND IS REGULARLY SERVICED BY VOLVO. INFORMED THAT THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WENT ON LINE TO NHTSA AND DISCOVERED MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING SIMILAR PROBLEM. *NM

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 11/22/2004 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 11/24/2004

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10096472

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

Details: MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR ON MY 2000 VOLVO S-80 FAILED AS I WAS ABOUT TO PASS ANOTHER CAR. ABORTED PASSING ATTEMPT AND WENT BACK BEHIND OTHER CAR. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME MAF FAILED AND THEREFORE I HAD THIS ONE REPLACED, YET AGAIN. ONCE STOPPED CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE; AGAIN: THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED. I AM ON MY THIRD MAF.*AK

Occurrences: 3 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 09/24/2004 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 10/27/2004

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10096086

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO-CHARGER

Details: AT 70MPH MY CAR SAID REDUCED PERFORMANCE, AND WITHIN 30 SEC. MY CRUISE CONTROL FAILED, THE CAR REDUCED TO 5MPH, AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. I WAS IN 5 LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DOING 70-80MPH. AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER SKIDDED APPROX. 50 FEET IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING ME. HE THEN HAD TO BLOCK OFF TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO ASSIST ME TO THE SHOULDER. MY CAR WOULD ONLY COAST. IT WAS A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE FOR ME. I'M THANKFUL MY CHILDREN WERE NOT WITH ME. AFTER BEING TURNED OFF OVER NIGHT, MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP. HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO A COMPUTER CHIP MALFUNCTION. A CHIP WHICH CONTROLS THE THROTTLE, FUEL-INJECTION, AND CRUISE CONTROL. WOW! THE SERVICE REP. "WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYMORE PROBLEMS AFTER REPLACING THE CHIP". WE ASKED WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE REP. SAID "THERE HAVE TO BE SO MANY ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES REPORTED, BEFORE THEY WILL RECALL IT". THIS HAS LEFT ME VERY DISTURBED, AND RELUCTANT TO EVER DRIVE A VOLVO AGAIN. I FEEL SURE IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR MY QUICK USE OF THE HAZARD LIGHTS, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THE TRUCK DRIVER ALSO CONCURRED. I DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. THEY MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY.

Occurrences: 2 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/14/2004 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 10/20/2004

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10093868

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC (WITH PLENTY OF ROOM TO MAKE THE TURN). AS SHE DECELERATED TO MAKE THE TURN, THE CAR DIED. AS THIS HAPPENED, OF COURSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST. SHE NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT, AS SHE WAS STUCK OUT IN THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE SPENT SOME TIME RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND ITS CAUSES AND I HAVE FOUND AMPLE SUPPORTING INFORMATION THAT MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM OF THE CAR DYING ON DECELERATION. THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY DUE TO AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM). THIS IS A UNIQUE SYSTEM INSTALLED BY VOLVO THAT DOES AWAY WITH THE TRADITIONAL THROTTLE CABLE. APPARENTLY THESE DEVICES ARE FAILING REGULARLY, AND MUST BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $1000 COST TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I THINK THAT IF A NORMAL THROTTLE-CABLE VEHICLE HAD A GREAT TENDENCY TO BREAK THROTTLE CABLES, EVEN ON CARS WITH LOW MILES, THIS WOULD LEAD TO SOME SORT OF RECALL BECAUSE THIS LEADS TO AN UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS WAS SUCH A NEAR MISS FOR MY WIFE THAT SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. CHECK WWW.BRICKBOARD.COM SITE. THIS IS A SITE FOR VOLVO OWNERS. A SEARCH FOR S80 AND ETM WILL GENERATE MANY HITS FROM OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME UNSAFE CONDITION LEADING TO A NEED TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY DEVICE. *NM

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/01/2004 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 10/9/2004

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10080421

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: 2000 S80 VOLVO HAS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ACCORDING TO VOLVO REPAIR CENTER. THIS IS A KNOW AND WIDE SPREAD DEFECT. IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SURGE SPORADICALLY OR TO DIE. VOLVO HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN TO ALL SERVICE CENTERS ADVISING THEM OF THE DEFECT. VOLVO WILL NOT REPLACE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR THOSE AUTO OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM

Occurrences: 100 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 07/01/2004 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 7/6/2004

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10078824

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Details: CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING,MOSTLY ON TURNS.BUT A FEW TIMES ON A STRAIGHT AWAY. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALESRHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SELLING THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT OUR PROBLEM. *AK

Occurrences: 6 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 03/04/2004 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 6/25/2004

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10069650

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Details: CONTINUOUS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. CAR DIES ON ROAD. GET FIXED, THEN AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. RAN INTO A PERSON WHO VOLVO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON AND SHE WAS INJURED. AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY, CAR "DIED." I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AS THE WHEEL STIFFENED UP & I HAD TO RELY ON THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. HAD TO GET A "JUMP START" TO GET HOME. CAR IS UNSAFE. RETURNED TO VOLVO. ALSO HAD STEERING WHEEL THAT SHAKES AT HIGWAY SPEEDS, ALARM THAT WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING, & WOULDN'T START, REMOTE DOOR OPENER DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERED ON & OFF -- SAID IT WAS AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM.

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 02/15/2003 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 4/22/2004

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10052441

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Details: VOLVO 2000 S80 T6 - 61000 MILES "VENT BOX SEALS LEAKING OIL".*AK

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 01/05/2004 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 1/5/2004

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10039399

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

Details: CAR OVERHEATS WHILE DRIVING BELOW 15 MILES PER HOUR OR STOPPED IN WARM WEATHER. INDICATOR LIGHTS TELL YOU TO TURN OF THE ENGINE. TEMPERATURE GUAGE PEGGED IN THE RED ZONE. RADIATOR FLUID BOILS OUT WHEN YOU TURN OF THE CAR. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 1999 S80'S (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V096000 ) HAVE. UNFORTUNATLY MY CAR WAS PRODUCED 2 MONTHS AFTER THE END OF THE RECALL.

Occurrences: 8 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 07/01/2003 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 9/23/2003

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10022631

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NOTHING WAS DONE, THEY CLAIM THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULDN'T BE DETERMINED. THE ENGINE WAS SEVERELY MELTED. *AK *CB *JB

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: Unknown Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 6/9/2003

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10022129

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *AK

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 03/15/2003 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 6/3/2003

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10022054

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER.*AK

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: Unknown Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 6/2/2003

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10001697

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Details: CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH, HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 8, DECEMBER 15, AND 24 DEALER HAS INSPECTED THREE TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 11/08/2002 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 12/30/2002

Volvo engine defect, claims, lemon, problem, Volvo engine claim

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