I want to make you aware of a very serious car accident that my mother had on 9-5-18. she was driving her 2000 volvo s80 when her car began to accelerate on its own. she was not able to control the car. my mom had her foot on the brake but that did not stop the vehicle. unfortunately, at that point the car was out of control hitting and banging up all the cars around it. then the car finally smashed into another car stopping the out of control car. my mom was seriously hurt and taken to the hospital. she had emergency surgery to repair her aorta that tore from the crash. she also broke her sternum. i am devastated by what happened to my mom. i feel that it is extremely important that you and volvo are made aware of this tragic situation that occurred by this volvo s80.
While stopping or turning at low speeds the cars idle speed will fluctuate from a complete stop up to 1100 rpms. most of the time between 500 & 1100 rpms ! when the car stops running while i am trying to turn a corner , the power steering of coarse does not work and its hard to steer it. i did take it to a volvo dealer, & they said it needed a new throttle sensor & computer software change, & it would cost me $2400. i can't find out if any of the recalls have ever been done #r155, r146, nhtsa i.d. #626114 & i.d. #10018801. the previous owner had the car for three years & did not receive and recalls notices. most of the time the car runs fine, i have driven it over 40,000 miles now with the check eng. light on & off. the check engine light will stay on for a day or too & go off for three or four days at a time. i would really like to know if any of the recalls have ever been done to this car. *tr