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2001 Volvo S80

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2001-03-26 01V100000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE 3,276 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2021-10-08 AIR BAGS No 0 Takata recall. The contact owns a 2001 Volvo S80. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V766…
2019-06-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 MY CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN YOU ARE IDLING AS WELL AS DRIVING. I WAS ON A BUSY STREET WHEN I PULLED OUT INTO AN ONCOMIN…
2017-11-09 AIR BAGS Yes 1 ON NOVEMBER 9TH MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 VOLVO S80 TO CHURCH. SHE PARKED THE CAR BUT IT BEGAN TO MOVE. IT ACCELERAT…
2017-10-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TAKATA RECALL" FRIST I CALLED VOLVO TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS REFERENING TO THE COOLING SYSTEM AND THE FUEL PUMP THE FIR…
2016-12-25 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 TAKATA RECALL- THE VEHICLE BECOME NON RESPONSIVE WHEN PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, THE CR…
2012-12-14 SUSPENSION No 0 I PURCHASED VEHICLE 8 MONTHS AGO I NOW HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AND BACK SUSPENSION. THE AIR TURNS ON ITS OWN, THE …
2012-07-16 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE ABNORMALLY AS THE VEHICLE EX…
2012-01-25 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO LIMP MODE AND D…
2011-12-27 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID N…
2011-05-19 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION URGENT WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE…
2010-09-30 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 2001 VOLVO S 80 T6 EX TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BASED ON PERSONAL RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THE 2001 VOLVOS HAVE A WIDESPREA…
2010-09-09 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE RESPONDING TO ACCELERA…
2010-07-18 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80 T6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED FU…
2010-05-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Yes 0 PLACED MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO PULL BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE & MY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS FORCED INTO A PAR…
2010-04-24 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S-80. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING THE BATTERY REPLACED, THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNI…
2010-03-16 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THE CODE WAS FOR THROTTLE BODY POSITION SEN…
2010-02-24 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 5MPH TRAVELING OVER A SPEED BUMP THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY SEPAR…
2010-02-02 EQUIPMENT No 0 VOLVO VEHICLES SUDDEN SPEEDS INCREASE THERE IS A AIR-BOX PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE,AND VEHICLE TO L…
2009-06-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY ETM ON VOLVO S80, T6 MODEL (YEAR 2001) HAS A RECALL ON IT ISSUED BY VOLVO BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS PART ALONG W…
2009-02-26 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 MOST RECENT IS AN UPPER IDLER ARM WENT CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO SKIP DAMAGING THE MOTOR: COST 4K TO FIX OR 5K TO INST…
2009-02-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TOOK CAR TO GET THROTTLE BODY CLEAN AND IT DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUES WITH CAR. *TR
2009-01-21 SUSPENSION No 0 UPPER STRUT BUSHINGS CRACKED FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FRONT LINK RODS REAR LINK RODS FLAME TRAP BOX LEAKING O…
2009-01-11 VISIBILITY No 2 I WAS GOING THROUGH AN AUTOBUFF'S CARWASH IN DOUGLASVILLE, GA AND MY SUNROOF IMPLODED! I TOOK MY CAR TO VOLVO AND THEY…
2008-04-22 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 RE: VOLVO S80 T6 2001 HAVE HAD ENGINE SURGING FOR A WHILE. NOW THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH A MAJOR MELTDOWN AND DAMAG…
2007-09-10 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO S80 T6 WITH 61000 MILES. WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS IT FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS "SLIPPING" OUT OF…
2007-09-02 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OF…
2007-06-17 VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A COLOR DIFFERENTIAL ON THE REARVIEW MIRROR, W…
2007-06-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DOWNHILL, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING AND SAW SMOKE. THE V…
2007-05-25 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 65 MILES AN HOUR ON I395 AND I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE. I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND MOVE INTO THE TR…
2007-05-11 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 I'M A NEW OWNER OF A 2001 S80 T6 WITH 66K MILES. SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP I'M ON MY WAY HOME IN THE PASSING LANE OF A F…
2007-02-05 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 2001 S80 VOLVO, HEADLIGHTS GATHER MOISTURE ANYTIME IT RAINS. HAD TO REPLACE BEFORE PASSING INSPECTION. *TR
2007-01-03 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Yes 0 TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2000 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE EMISSION…
2006-12-17 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 2001 VOLVO S80 T6. VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED AND VEHICLE RETURNS TO IDLE. PROBLEM W…
2006-12-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL No 0 WE BEGAN REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH HESITATION AND SURGING IN OUR 2001 S80 T6 SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT …
2006-10-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 MY 2001 VOLVO S80 T6 COST ME AROUND $3,500 IN REPAIRS/MAINTENANCE AFTER PURCHASE IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THIS CAR HAS SOM…
2006-10-07 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 MY 2001 VOLVO S80 ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) FAILED, THIS CAUSED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE, STEERING, BREAKING AND…
2006-09-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 FOR 6-12 MONTHS MY WIFE HAS COMPLAINED OF SURGING OR LOSS OF POWER IN OUR 2001 VOLVO T6 S80 (MILEAGE 56,000 MILES). ON …
2006-05-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 INITIALLY LACK OF ACCELERATION AND SPUTTERING ON ACCELERATION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EMISSION SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE. …
2006-04-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP, MY 2001 VOLVO S80 STARTED LURCHING FORWARD AND SPEEDING UP/SLOWING DOWN BY ITSELF. THE CAR WAS…
2006-03-17 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EACH TIME…
2006-03-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE Yes 0 I PURCHASED MY VOLVO S80 NOT EVEN 1 YEAR AGO AND I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR LOSING ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC …
2006-03-07 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 2001 S80 VOLVO ETM FAILURE. IT STARTED AS VEHICLE HESITATION, THEN PROCEEDED TO SURGING FORWARD WITH NO THROTTLE INPUT…
2006-03-05 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH, I APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP ABOUT 30-35 FEET BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY …
2006-03-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND STALLS. THE VEHICLE SPEED IS 25MPH AND BELOW WHEN THE STALLIN…
2006-02-10 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 HESITATION, SURGING, LOSS OF POWER, ETC. THIS CAR RUNS SO ERRATICALLY THAT I AM EVEN AFRAID TO CHANGE LANES IN TRAFFIC …
2006-01-08 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. CAR HAS STALLED INTERMITTENTLY SEVERAL TIMES. *NM
2005-12-10 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR HOSE CONNECTING CLAMP LEAKED FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DE…
2005-12-06 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 MY 2001 VOLVO S-80 SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND CAME TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS OCCURRED IN SEPT. 2003. THE D…
2005-12-02 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 DT: THE CONTACT STATES WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. THE WA…
2005-12-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 2001 S80, MULTIPLE FAILINGS OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. TOO …