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Problems with 2001 Volvo S80 VISIBILITY

On average, the 2001 Volvo S80 starts to “feel” problems with the VISIBILITY and its various aspects after 97 000 miles.

Components Affected by VISIBILITY Issues

We have classified the 2 complaints from 2001 Volvo S80 about VISIBILITY into the following categories.

SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY 2 POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS 1 DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM 1 REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES 1

Recently reported VISIBILITY problems on 2001 Volvo S80

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 volvo s-80. the contact stated after having the battery replaced, the climate control unit became inoperable. the dealer was unable to reset the unit and advised it would need to be replaced. the contact believed the manufacturer should take the liability for the failure which could potentially become a safety issue when trying to defog the windows, disrupting visibility. the failure mileage was 74,610 and the current mileage was 74,665.

I was going through an autobuff's carwash in douglasville, ga and my sunroof imploded! i took my car to volvo and they said that they would only cover the glass, not the labor, nor the cracked windshield, etc. there are more than 81 other persons who have had this issue with their volvo, and yet volvo does not choose to consider it a necessary recall. it is a safety hazard, and i want something to be done about it as soon as possible. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volvo s80. the contact stated that there was a color differential on the rearview mirror, which made visibility difficult. the dealer stated that the computer was the cause of the failure. as of july 5, 2007, the rearview mirror has not been repaired. the powertrain was unknown. the current mileage is 87,400 and failure mileage was 87,200.

My 2001 volvo s80 t6 cost me around $3,500 in repairs/maintenance after purchase in the last 3 months. this car has something going wrong one thing after another. to mention some: front sway-bar links, turbo charger drain, bad alternator (that cause other electronics to malfunction i.e. the vehicle's entire heating system), in-car sensor failure for interior air quality , electronic throttle module failure that caused me to have the vehicle towed to the volvo dealership for $190, catalytic converter failure, oxygen sensor failure, the front struts and mounts need to be replaced, yet. maintenance wise, the 60k maintenance, which the dealership never mentioned that it had been completed on this vehicle ( no paper work for the vehicle was provided to me at the time of purchase), the brakes went bad in two weeks after purchase, the tires needed to be replaced, total cost: around $2,000. i don't know what more to expect to have gone wrong on this vehicle. this car has put me through lots of stress, waste of time, and loss of money. i bought the vehicle for $14,000 and has put in almost $3,500 and it's not even worth $17,000 in the market at this point. volvo needs to have a recall on their suspension problems (struts, sway bar links, bushings) which happen quite often as i have heard and read on the consumer complaints online, and also for the alternator failure and cause afterwards. also, if the car had to be towed because of a recall problem, they should cover the cost of tow since the problem was caused by their recall item. *nm

Purchased a volvo s80 in 2001;vehicle currently has 60700 miles and 3 automatic transmissions & throttle body replacement.

Both front power window regulators failing. *tr

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