Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / S80 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004031927 Incident Date: Apr, 11 2004
Consumer's City: MECHANICSVILLE Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: S80 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 14 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1999 volvo s80 t6-multiple failures of etm (5 failures, replaced 4 etms total). car would go into "limp home mode", "check engine" light would go on. very dangerous and frustrating. the etm also has failed on wife's 2001 v70 xc one time around 80k miles. i no longer own the s80; too unreliable, a complete joke givens volvo's reputation for safety!*jb