| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005046813 | Incident Date: Sep, 05 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BRISTOW | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: S80 | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1TS90D411 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 16 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 12 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Well, well - let's see, i bought a 2001 volvo s-80, t-6 in february 2005 to replace my 1996 740 il bmw - i thought i would get a more economical and safe car. boy was i wrong! to my disgust i paid almost $20,000 for this used car and within weeks it started acting up. it turned out to be the mass airflow sensor and the throttle body. i finally - 9 months after purchasing the car - have had to get it fixed - over $1200.00. i, like another person who filed a complaint, was making a left hand turn on a very busy road, and the car died while in the middle of my turn. luckily i was able to put it in neutral quick enough and restart it before i got hit. the car also surges dangerously at stops. if you don't have your foot on the brake 110%, the car would lurch forward and hit the car in front of it. i'm so disappointed in this car i will never buy another volvo. so much for looking forward to "one day purchasing this safe car". now that i have dumped lots of money into this car, taken vacation time to pick it up and drop it off, it works okay. the throttle body was replaced about 2 weeks ago, but the car still feels like its not giving me 100% - but at least it isn't stalling or surging. i still have my bmw - thank goodness. i'll be getting rid of this volvo. ford bought volvo and they are responsible for making this unreliable car. i also understand that there a class action lawsuit against volvo (ford) - it's time they do the right thing and reimburse customers who have been subjected to this dangerous and poorly designed fuel system. *jb |
