Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 15,069 complaints for VOLVO
Incident date: Dec 5, 2004
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS TWO VOLVOS, A 1999 CROSS-COUNTRY AND A 1998 CROSS-COUNTRY. VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM (ETS). *AK
Incident date: Aug 14, 2005
I FIRST NOTICED MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SHAKINESS AND SLIGHT STIFFNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. PAT PATTERSON VOLVO, TOLD ME I NEEDED SOME SORT OF AIR NIPPLE REPLACED. I REPLACED IT, PAYING BETTER THAN $100. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN IT SUDDENLY QUIT! IT RESTARTED. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER IT SUDDENLY FAILED ON SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS. THE ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 2, 2005
ON SATURDAY APRIL 2, 2005 ,AT ABOUT 3:00 P.M., I WAS RETURNING HOME WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER FROM A SPRING BREAK TRIP TO WASHINGTON D.C. WE HAD DRIVEN FOR A GOOD PART OF THE DAY THROUGH DIFFICULT CONDITIONS...CONSIDERABLE RAIN AND EVEN A SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN EASTERN OHIO. WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE VICINITY OF TOLEDO, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, THAT IS, THE CAR DECELERATED ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 13, 2005
MY 2000 VOLVO S70 FAILED ON I-55 IN MS. AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. EACH TIME THE FAILURE WAS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDED BY THE ETS LIGHT COMING ON. *NM
Incident date: Jun 7, 2005
ETM DEFECT , CAR STALL ON HIGHWAY,REPLACE ON DEALER ON MY COST AND BROKEN AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER, SAME SITUATION LIKE EVERYBODY WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PARTS . VOLVO REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE NO PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTS !!! SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT ALL THE LIFE OF THE CAR !! EACH 6 MONTHS ??? 1200.00 $$$ *NM
Incident date: Mar 7, 2005
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ETM FAILURE IN 1999 VOLVO XC70 VIN [XXX] 64189 MILES AT FAILURE. THROTTLE IN CAR WOULD SURGE / CUT OUT AT SPEED FOR WEEK LEADING UP TO FAILURE. ETM LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. ETM UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED TO FIX PROBLEM $970. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Incident date: Mar 7, 2005
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ETM FAILURE IN 1999 VOLVO XC70 VIN [XXX] 64189 MILES AT FAILURE. THROTTLE IN CAR WOULD SURGE / CUT OUT AT SPEED FOR WEEK LEADING UP TO FAILURE. ETM LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. ETM UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED TO FIX PROBLEM $970. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Incident date: Aug 9, 2005
FAILURE OF KENT RASMUSSEN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE ON 2001 VOLVO XC70. *NM
Incident date: Mar 5, 2005
I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO S80 2.9 AND I AM EXPERIENCING MY CAR TRYING TO PUSH ITSELF AND THE RPM IDLING VERY FAST AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ALREADY ABOUT MY SONS S60 AND C70, WHICH ARE HAVE THE SAME TROUBLES AS MY S80. THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE I THINK IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. LUCKILY MY CAR HASN'T TURN OFF ON ME YET, BUT ONE TIME I THOUGHT I WAS... Read more
Incident date: Jan 20, 2005
I HAVE A 1999 VOLVO C70 AND I AM EXPERIENCING MY CAR TRYING TO PUSH ITSELF AND THE RPM IDLING VERY FAST AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ALREADY ABOUT MY SONS S60 AND MY S80, WHICH ARE HAVE THE SAME TROUBLES AS MY S80. THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE I THINK IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. LUCKILY MY CAR HASN'T TURN OFF ON ME YET, BUT ONE TIME GETTING OUT OF M... Read more
Incident date: Aug 13, 2005
I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO S60 T5 AND I'VE BEEN NOTICING LATELY THE IDLE ON MY RPM SIDE GOING UP AND DOWN RAPIDLY AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO TURN OFF. THEN YESTERDAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND I TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT BEGIN TRYING TO PUSH ITSELF SO I GOT SCARED AND PARKED IT. LUCKILY IT WAS BY MY HOME AND THEN TODAY I WENT TO RETRIEVE IT AND IT BEGIN DOING THE SAME THING... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 2005
1. OUR 2000 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY SE WITH JUST 67,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER HAD SURGING WHEN UNDER CONSTANT THROTTLE ON THE ROAD. THIS WAS FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY HAVING SEVERE THROTTLE RESPONSE SUCH AS HAVING THE CAR ABRUPTLY SLOWED FROM 55 MPH TO 10 MPH AT A CONSTANT THROTTLE. MY WIFE, COMING HOME FROM WORK LATE AT NIGHT, HAD TO DRIVE AT A VERY UNSAFE 10 MPH ON A MAJOR ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE CA... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 2005
1. OUR 2000 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY SE WITH JUST 67,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER HAD SURGING WHEN UNDER CONSTANT THROTTLE ON THE ROAD. THIS WAS FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY HAVING SEVERE THROTTLE RESPONSE SUCH AS HAVING THE CAR ABRUPTLY SLOWED FROM 55 MPH TO 10 MPH AT A CONSTANT THROTTLE. MY WIFE, COMING HOME FROM WORK LATE AT NIGHT, HAD TO DRIVE AT A VERY UNSAFE 10 MPH ON A MAJOR ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE CA... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2005
THOUGHT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN MY VOLVO S60 STORY ... MY VOLVO DEALER RETURNED MY S60 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE LEASE WAS UP BECAUSE OF A RECURRING PROBLEM WHERE MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THEN IT WOULD STOP COMPLETELY. I LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAPPENED BUT WHEN MY 19 YEAR OLD HAD THIS HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOWNTOWN AREA I COULD NOT LIVE WITH THIS CAR ANY LONGER. THE DEALER... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2004
IN AUGUST OF 2004 WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, MY 2001 VOLVO V70 XC BEGAN TO BUCK VIOLENTLY AND SLOWED TO A CRAWL. THIS WAS SUDDEN, WITH NO PRELIMINARY HINT THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. THE INCIDENT COULD VERY WELL HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD THERE BEEN ANY OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AT SMART MOTORS VOLVO IN MADISON, WISCONSIN, AS A FA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 12, 2005
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURES. MY 1999 VOLVO V70XC SPUTTERED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC IN JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. IN THAT MOMENT THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE, REGARDLESS OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION. I WAS LEFT BROADSIDE AGAINST TWO LANES OF ONCOMING CARS. THE CAR WOULD ONLY MOVE, LURCHING, AT WALKING PACE. AFTER NEARLY ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2005
I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-85 IN DULUTH, GA. THIS STRETCH OF METRO ATLANTA INTERSTATE HAS SIX LANES IN EITHER DIRECTION AND TRAFFIC WAS FLOWING AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 75 MPH. THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN WE WERE IN THE FAR LEFT (FAST) LANE, THE CAR BEGAN LOSING POWER. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT AS BEST I COULD AND GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE EXIT RAMP, THE CAR WAS SKIPPING AND MISSING BA... Read more
Incident date: Jul 28, 2005
AS I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE WOULD MOMENTARILY LOOSE POWER, THEN RESUME & THE ETS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE ETS LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER A WHILE. I REPORTED THIS TO MY SERVICE PEOPLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND TO BRING IT IN WHEN THE LIGHT STAYED ON. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES AND THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD JUST GOTTEN ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE CAR LOST POWER... Read more
Incident date: Jul 27, 2005
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON ONE OCCURRENCE THEN STARTED AGAIN LATER THAT DAY THEN A WEEK LATER IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25 MILES AND THE ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. *JB
Incident date: Jun 20, 2005
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGE FAILED LOCKING DOOR INTO AN OPEN POSITION AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO CAR FRAME. WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL VOLVO PROBLEM. THE FAILURE CAN NOT BE FIXED WITHOUT MAJOR BODY WORK. THIS FAILURE CAUSED A WRIST STRAIN WHEN DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. *JB
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Incident date: Dec 14, 2004
2000 VOLVO S80 LOST POWER DOWN TO 10 MPH ON BUSY INTERSTATE AS I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH LITTLE ROCK ARK. THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OFF UNTIL FINALLY CAME TO AN EXIT. WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE HAD FAILED. *JB
Incident date: Aug 13, 2005
MY 1999 VOLVO V70 XC SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THROTTLE CONTROL WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN WHAT WERE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND THEN COAST DOWNHILL TO FIND A SAFE AREA IN WHICH TO PARK. THE ETC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. I WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN POWER AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED 20 MILES TO PIONEER VALLEY VOLVO I... Read more
Incident date: Sep 15, 2001
OUR 2001 XC 70 VOLVO HAS HAD A STALLING PROBLEM THAT REPEATS PERIODICALLY BUT THAT THE DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE. IT BEGAN WITH A SURGING AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. THIS WAS FIXED WITH A SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD BUT STALLING CONTINUED. IT IS RANDOM OCCURRING WHEN WE ACCELERATE AT INTERSECTIONS AS WE TURN OR BEGIN. IT IS QUITE ANXIETY PROVOKING SINCE IT COULD HAPPEN WHEN WE ARE TURNING AND IF... Read more
Incident date: Aug 8, 2005
I OWN A 1995 VOLVO 940 TURBO WAGON. IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, WE HAVE HAD RANDOM INCIDENTS OF THE CAR LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT RANGES - ANYTHING FROM 35 TO 70. THERE IS NO INDICATION, SOUND OR VIBRATION TO INDICATE IT IS ABOUT TO CUT OFF. IF THE CAR SITS FOR 10-15 MINUTES FOLLOWING THE "CUT OFF", IT WILL CRANK WITH NO PROBLEM. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO CRANK THE C... Read more
Incident date: May 3, 2004
DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK
Incident date: Nov 27, 2004
2001 VOLVO S80 T6 - THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. *JB
Incident date: Aug 11, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. THE VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AN DLOST CONTROL ON AUGUST 11, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH. *AK
Incident date: Aug 12, 2005
DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE CAR BEGAN TO SURGE AND BUCK. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT SPEED. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED. SAME PROBLEM RESUMED WITH ETS (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM) DASH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CURRENTLY I AM UNABLE TO ACCURATELY CONTROL THE THROTTLE VIA FOOT PEDAL. I HAVE JUST VISITED THE BORTON VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVI... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2005
CAR WAS DAMAGED GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP (ON PUBLIC RD) AT ABOUT 5 MPH. THERE IS A RECALL IN EUROPE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (BY REMOVING A BRACKET THAT PRODUCED BELOW THE CARD AND CAN BE FORCED UPWARDS DAMAGING THE EXHAUST AND DRIVESHAFT. THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE IN USA PLEASE SEE THIS WEBLINK (THAT HAS A COPY OF THE EUROPEAN RECALL NOTICE) HTTP://WWW.SWEDEDEMON.COM/PHPBB2/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=385... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2005
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY VOLVO S40 SEDAN. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS OPERATING IT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEN CONTACTED THE VOLVO CUSTOMER CARE DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS IN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION IN TOWN. I NARROWLY AVOIDED A VERY SERIOUS CRASH. THEY SENT A R... Read more
Incident date: Jun 9, 2005
PLEASE ADD ME TO THE GROWING LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAD THEIR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAIL ON THEM WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT FAILED ON ME( WITH NO PRIOR HINT OF FAILURE ) CAUSING THE CAR TO GO INTO IDLE SPEED WHILE CROSSING A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I COULD RESET THE COMPUTER BUY A COMBINATION OF DOOR LOCK TURNS WHICH I DID. IT THEN FAILED AGAIN IN A... Read more
Incident date: Apr 21, 2005
2000 VOLVO S80 -- DEFECTIVE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE SUBJECT OF PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE05041 ON APRIL 20, 2005, WHILE DRIVING USING CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WOULD LOSE AND REGAIN POWER FREQUENTLY. ON APRIL 21, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER THE CAR LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER AND A VARIETY OF WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WITH IN... Read more
Incident date: Aug 9, 2000
2000 VOLVO S80 T6 CAR STALLS RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY WORST DAY 15 STALLS! MECHANIC SUSPECTS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. *JB
Incident date: Jun 27, 2005
OVER THE WEEKEND MY CHECK ENGINE CAME ON IN MY V40 WAGON. WHEN IDLE IT ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. A FEW TIMES IT DID, WHEN IDLE AT A STOP. IT DID RESTART MOST OF THE TIME RIGHT AWAY, BUT A FEW TIMES IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES AND WAITING. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE ON 6/28. ON 6/27 I WAS TAKING MY 7 MONTH OLD BABY TO DAY CARE WHEN IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2005
2001 VOLVO V70 2.4 T 1. POWER LOSS UNDER NORMAL OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS. SEVERAL TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. 2. DIED IN TRAFFIC WITH MY WIFE AND OR SHE AND OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WOULD SIT, THEN BE FINE AGAIN. I THOUGHT BAD GAS OR SOMETHING. RESEARCHED SYMPTOMS/CONDITIONS ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT WHAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING SOUNDED LIKE PRELUDE TO C... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2005
FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE RESULTED IN SUDDEN AND PERSISTENT LOSS OF SPEED AND STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC.*JB
Incident date: Aug 2, 2005
INITIAL PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO 20 MPH. ONLY AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE FOR 5-10 MINUTES WOULD VEHICLE RESUME NORMAL PERFORMANCE - THEN WOULD REPEAT PROBLEM AFTER RUNNING A FEW MINUTES. DEALER SERVICE HAS REPLACED A COMPUTER MODULE WHICH CONTROLS THIS FUNCTION. I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 23, 2005
CAR HESITATES, REDUCES PERFORMANCE, AND STALLS DURING OPERATION, CRUISE CONTROL ALSO BECOMES INACTIVE. *JB
Incident date: Jan 23, 2005
CAR HESITATES, REDUCES PERFORMANCE, AND STALLS DURING OPERATION, CRUISE CONTROL ALSO BECOMES INACTIVE. *JB
Incident date: Oct 12, 2004
DT: CONTACT STATES HAS A 2000 VOLVO V-70 STATION WAGON. HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE KEPT STALLING. THE ABS LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED.*AK *NM
Incident date: Jul 20, 2005
VEHICLE BEING REPORTED IS A 2002 VOLVO S40 SEDAN. TRAVELING ON US ROUTE 13 SOUTH OF DOVER, DE. AND SLOWED DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC FROM A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING DURING DECELERATION. VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH SOME EFFORT. AT NEXT LIGHT, SITUATION REPEATED ITSELF - VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING DURING DECELERATION. PLACED TRANSMISSION IN NE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 5, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK *JB
Incident date: Aug 5, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED/DIED AND LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK *JB
Incident date: Jul 1, 2005
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000, VOLVO S80. VEHICLE STALLED/DIED, AND LOST POWER THREE TIME WHILE DRIVING. DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK
Incident date: Aug 11, 2005
I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THE VOLVO DEALER YESTERDAY AFTER HAVING THEM LOOK AT IT YESTERDAY BECAUSE IT WASN'T RUNNING WELL. THEY TOLD ME THAT I MIGHT NEED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE, BUT NOT TO DO IT YET. TODAY I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SAYING "CHECK ENGINE" AND "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" THE CAR WOULD NOT IDLE AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN TWO MILES AND HAD TO BE BROUGHT... Read more
Incident date: Apr 18, 2001
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING/NO INJURIES/THROTTLE MODULE REPLACED/BATTERY REPLACED/RECENT NEWS ARTICLE STATED SEVERAL VOLVO SEDANS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR ENGINE STALLING WITH NO WARNING/THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. *NM
Incident date: Mar 29, 2005
POOR RUNNING UNDER ALL TYPES OF POWER. CK ENGINE LIGHT ON SYSTEM CODES FOR ETS. *NM
Incident date: Jul 20, 2005
IN JULY, 2005 I TOOK MY 2000 S80 IN FOR SERVICE COMPLAINING OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS INCLUDING SURGING WHEN STOPPED, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING. SOMETIMES I SAW THE TACHOMETER JUMPING DURING THE SURGE ACTIVITY. RED BANK VOLVO, MY REGULAR SERVICE FACILITY, ADVISED ME THAT THE PROBLEM REQUIRED SOFTWARE UPGRADES FOR ECM AND ETM, AND IF IT PERSISTED THAT MY ALTERNATOR WOULD NEED CLE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2005
BETWEEN 12/2004-6/2005 MY 2003 VOLVO S60 LOST POWER/ POWER DECREASES AT VARYING SPEEDS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WAS ON THE HWY GOING 65 MPH. I HAD JUST ACCELERATED TO GET ONTO THE HWY IN FRONT OF A SEMI TRUCK. MY CAR REACHED 65-70 MPH AND BEGAN TO DROP SPEEDS - 65 TO 55 TO 50 TO 40 WITH IN SECONDS. THE SEMI ALMOST RAN OVER ME BECAUSE THE SPEEDS DROPPED SO FAST. I CAUSED 2 OTHER CARS ON THE HWY TO GO ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 27, 2005
FOR ABOUT A WEEK THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH WITH HESITATION AND A JERKING FEELING OF LOSS OF POWER. THEN AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH OUR CHILDREN THE NIGHT OF THE 27TH OF JULY THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER COMPLETELY TO THE POINT WHERE SHE WAS FORCED TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE INFORMATION CENTER ON THE CAR INDICATED "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" BUT OFFERED NO OTHER INFORMATION AND THE MANUAL... Read more