Problems with 2000 Volvo S80 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

While driving and no warning the vehicle will stall and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. *ak

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.

No warning that there was a problem. car died suddenly while driving 20-30 mph. mass air flow sensor was replaced under warranty. *nm

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

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

Consumer states while driving 60 mph the engine shut causing lost of power steering. mr

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

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

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volvo s80. whenever the vehicle is at a stop, it will surge forward unless the contact applies a great amount of pressure on the brake pedal. also, while driving at any speed, the engine will suddenly stall and shut off. the vehicle is able to be restarted immediately after the failure. the vehicle has been diagnosed by the dealer several times, but the failure still persists. the current mileage was 50,300 and failure mileage was 44,000.

Etm (electric throttle module intake manifold) needs to be replaced! (volvo only has a very limited extended warranty issued on 4/2006. the etm was cleaned 3 different times since 8/8/02; and a software upgrade was completed on 10/19/06. my last 2 complaints to my volvo dealership mechanic has resulted in denial on 10/19/06 and refusal to repair under the extended warranty on 8/18/08 due to unretrievable computer codes (volvo admits the problem was still an etm problem). [this has occurred every year for the last 6 years!!!] on several occasions, accidents almost happened because the vehicle either stalls on the freeway at 55-60mph, or vehicle suddenly surges at a red light or stop sign. according to vexedvolvo.com, the real cause is due to a wearing out of the "potentiometer films in the throttle position sensors". a simple etm "cleaning" will not suffice. *tr

Upper engine mount broke, causing coolant rack to malfunction.*ak

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

Car has has many returns to dealer in first 20,000 miles for mechanical problems. no safety defect listed. *ak

Engine and car completely shut down on 2 occasions (4/13/01 and 7/27/01). mass air flow sensor replaced initial instance and software updaed. ignition nd fuel injection fault tracing. unable to isolate cause second instance. intermittent communication fault at electronic throttle module. unable to duplicate problem. refuse pick-up of the car at royal volvo since very concerned about safety issues. have notified volvo customer services twice, volvo dealership, nhtsa, office of attorney general. thorough letter being sent to nhtsa, center for auto safety, and office of attorney general on 8/6/01. please thoroughly review the content. major concerns----have found at least 6 other instances of the same problem. will send all documentation in the express letter being sent. call if any questions and leave an 800 number for responses. urge you to please take note....this issue is broader than my own.*ak

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