https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Volvo Volvo. en-us Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:42:38 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-651841 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO V70. ENTERING INTERSTATE 95 THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FORCING ME TO MAKE A STOP AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. THE SAME HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES MORE DURING THE NEXT DAYS. *CN https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-650641 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT ANGLE GEAR REPLACEMENT ON A 2003 VOLVO XC90 AWD. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-641112 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT 1. THERE IS A WHOOPING CRANE SOUND WHEN I STEP ON THE FOOT FEED AND THEN RELEASE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS REPAIRED AND THEN WHEN I DROVE IT HOME IT WAS STILL MAKING THE NOISE. AFTER NO RESPONSE FROM MY COMPLAINT TO THEM I STOPPED THE PAYMENT VIA AE AND HAVE STILL HEARD NOTHING. I THINK I PUT THE WRONG YEAR OF MY VEHICLE IN THE BEGINNING AND IF I TRY TO GO BACK I LOOSE EVERYTHING. IT IS A 2003 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-641113 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT 1. THERE IS A WHOOPING CRANE SOUND WHEN I STEP ON THE FOOT FEED AND THEN RELEASE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS REPAIRED AND THEN WHEN I DROVE IT HOME IT WAS STILL MAKING THE NOISE. AFTER NO RESPONSE FROM MY COMPLAINT TO THEM I STOPPED THE PAYMENT VIA AE AND HAVE STILL HEARD NOTHING. I THINK I PUT THE WRONG YEAR OF MY VEHICLE IN THE BEGINNING AND IF I TRY TO GO BACK I LOOSE EVERYTHING. IT IS A 2003 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-563015 Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ENGINE DID NOT DIE BUT OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE THROTTLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE. SINCE THE REPAIR THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. UPDATED 06/05 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-558339 Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT CAR WOULD DIE WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. OCCURRED 4 TIMES, ONCE ON HIGHWAY. ALMOST RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS. HAD TO HAVE CAR SERVICED 4 TIMES UNTIL THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS FINALLY REPLACED AT GREAT EXPENSE AND TIME WASTED. *NM https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-556274 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT 2000 VOLVO S-80 T6 STARTED OUT BY CUTTING OFF AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS FOR NO REASON. DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED MULTIPLE FAULTS IN ETM. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-554441 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT DRIVING 01 VOLVO XC ALONG IN RUSH HOUR INTERSTATE TRAFFIC BOSTON. CAR ENGINE CUTS OUT. I SWERVE THREE TIMES NEARLY IN HUGE ACCIDENT! CAR RESTARTED BUT DID IT AGAIN ONE MORE TIME. PROGRESSIVELY DID IT MORE OFTEN UNTIL I REPLACED THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE WHICH VOLVO SAWEDEN IS REPLACING FREE ON RECALL. US VOLVO DENYING PROBLEM. IS THIS A FORD INFLUENCE? *NM https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-554515 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN LEFT HAND LANE WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SUDDENLY DECREASED TO 10 MPH WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. DRIVER VEERED OVER TO LEFT HAND SHOULDER TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION. WARNING LIGHT APPEARED STATING POWER FAILURE! STATE TROOPER WITNESSED INCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE. I ASKED FOR THE OLD PART AND THEY WOULD NOT GIVE IT TO ME. *NM https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-554568 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT MY 2001 VOLVO S80 WITH 43,000 MILES WAS LURCHING SO BADLY THAT I HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. ON 6-9-05, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE VOLVO DEALER IN SANTA ANA, CA WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE SHOWED THAT I HAD A THROTTLE PROBLEM; I WAS CHARGED (AS I'M OUT OF WARRANTY) FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE. I TOLD THE S https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-552717 Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, A MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE INDICATOR (PERFORMANCE REDUCED." THE ENGINE STARTED "MISSING" BADLY AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS STOPPED, LOSING POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, CREATING A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AS WELL AS OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. I MANAGED TO ROLL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OUT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES THE CAR STAR https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-551984 Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT JUST GOT GAS AND STARTED CAR AND THE TACHOMETER STARTED TO REV UP AND DOWN. I NEEDED TO LEAVE AS I WAS IN A GAS STATION AND IT WAS VERY CROWDED. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, I LEFT THE SPOT AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET. THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR EXCEPT FIRST AND I WAS ALMOST RUN OFF THE ROAD BY SEVERAL VERY ANGRY DRIVERS SINCE https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-551653 Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT I DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND AT RANDOM IT LOOSES SPEED, ALMOST LIKE IT STUTTERS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-550579 Sat, 20 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT REPAIR REQUIRED TO MY VOLVO S80 (YEAR 2000) THROTTLE BECAUSE "ENGINE PERFORMANCE REDUCED". MY CHARGE FROM VOLVO DEALER WAS $810.10. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THIS MODEL. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE "THOUSANDS" OF OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VOLVO MODEL YEAR. NEVERTHELESS, DEALER REFUSES TO ASSUME CHARGE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-549958 Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT IT HAS BEEN 4 TIMES ALREADY (SINCE AUGUST 2002) THAT MY CAR'S ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. IN ALL INSTANCES THE ENGINE STARTS BACK UP AGAIN. I NOTICE RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE I LOOSE THE POWER STEERING. FIRST TIME [AUGUST 2, 2002]: THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR (BRAND NEW) I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. SECOND TIME: THIS WAS LIKE SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIG https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-549664 Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT VERY LOW FUEL EFFICIENCY APPROXIMATELY 13 MPG. DEALER ADVISED ETC CLEANED. THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED IN WINTER 2004. THE CLEANING INCREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY TO 15 MPG. TOTAL COST TO ME. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-549461 Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-548995 Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 CAR STALLS RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY WORST DAY 15 STALLS! MECHANIC SUSPECTS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-549160 Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-548882 Wed, 10 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT MY 2001 VOLVO V70XC HAD AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY ON 8/01/05 WHICH RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE DECELERATION AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. MY COMPLAINT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION #PE05041. THE THROTTLE ACCELERATION HAPPENED AGAIN 4 DAYS LATER ON RTE 128 IN BOSTON AND AN ACCIDENT WAS AVERTED AS I GOT GOING BEFORE A CAR RAN INTO ME IN THE BREAK DOWN LANE. MY LOCAL https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-548397 Mon, 08 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT 2000 VOLVO S80 T6 ENGINE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS. CAR STOPS BUT CAN BE RESTARTED. VOLVO SHOP DID COMPUTER TESTS BUT FOUND NO FAULTS. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS. *NM https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-548303 Sun, 07 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING ON I 75, I SUDDENLY FELT AS IF I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY CAR. I SAID SOMETHING TO THE GIRL RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. WE WATCHED AS WE DRIFTED SLOWLY INTO THE RIGHT LANE INTO A HUGE SEMI!! AFTER HITTING HIS CAB (THANK GOODNESS WE DIDN'T HIT FURTHER BACK AND GO UNDER THE TRUCK), THE CAR WENT TO THE LEFT AND I STOPPED ON THE LEFT SHOULDER https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-548259 Sat, 06 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT VOLVO 1999 S70 GLT - I HAD A PROBLEM WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WOULD LOOSE ALL THE POWER. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE HIT BY ANOTHER CAR WHEN I HAD TO PULL OVER. IT COST $1200.00 FOR VOLVO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-548093 Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING MY CAR YESTERDAY AUGUST 4TH, 2005 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND HAD TO COAST THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. VERY SCARY WITH A 1 MONTH OLD INFANT IN MY BACK SEAT AND A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE VOLVO DEALER OF PLEASANTON YESTERDAY WHO SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMB https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-547951 Thu, 04 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT 10/04 PURCHASED A 1999 S70 VOLVO. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON; DEALERSHIP HAD IT MAINTENANCE, I WAS TOLD IT HAD TO DO WITH THE WAY THE GAS CAP WAS PUT ON. LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. 6/20 THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON MORE FREQUENTLY AND LONGER. WHEN THE ETS LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO VOLVO OF LOUISVILLE. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PR https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-547504 Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING TO ACCELERATOR. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR SLOW DOWN. #1(MAY) - TURNED ENGINE OFF, THEN RESTARTED, PROBLEM SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS AND SAID THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY. #2 (JULY) - PROBLEM WOULD NOT CORRECT ITSELF. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY CONTROLLER.*JB https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-547532 Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILED ON MY 2001 VOLVO V70 AT APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES. I WAS LUCKY THAT PERFORMANCE WAS ONLY REDUCED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE APPROXIMATELY $1200 REPAIR, BUT I DID CONSIDER IT TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE IN THAT THE CAR APPARENTLY CAN CONVERT INTO A "LIMP HOME" MODE WHICH WOULD REDUCE SPEED TO A MAXIMUM OF ABOUT 20 MPH WITHOUT ANY A https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-547533 Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILED ON MY 2001 VOLVO V70 AT APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES. I WAS LUCKY THAT PERFORMANCE WAS ONLY REDUCED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE APPROXIMATELY $1200 REPAIR, BUT I DID CONSIDER IT TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE IN THAT THE CAR APPARENTLY CAN CONVERT INTO A "LIMP HOME" MODE WHICH WOULD REDUCE SPEED TO A MAXIMUM OF ABOUT 20 MPH WITHOUT ANY A https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-547169 Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT INCIDENT: VOLVO S70 IMMOBILIZER CONTROLLER UNIT IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT VOLVO NO LONGER WILL CONSIDER REPLACEMENT DUE TO MILEAGE ON THE CAR. MY PROBLEM IS THAT CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FROM THE BEGINNING BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PART THAT CAN'S SEEM TO STAY OPERABLE! *NM https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo https://plaincars.com/make/volvo-volvo#complaint-547393 Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT MY VOLVO S80 T6 SEDAN (YEAR 2000) STALLED 2 TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR TO PASS THROUGH THE EZ PASS LANE OF NJ TURNPIKE TOLLS. *JB