102 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2000 Volvo S-Class cite engine and engine cooling, 16% of all 628 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.
“MY DRIVER SEAT BELT JUST LOCKED UP AND I AM UNABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE. ALL OF THE HOUSING INSIDE CAR APPEARS TO BE CRACKING. I HAVE HAD THE TWO FRONT WINDOWS REPAIRED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN LET MY FRONT WINDOWS DOWN. I HAVE ALSO PAID TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIRED. NOT TO MENTION HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE O2 SENSORS. *TR”
“SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM THE VOLVO DEALER LAST WINTER IT HAS STALLED ON ME AT LOW RPMS IT ALSO SURGES FORWARD ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT CARS IN FRONT OF ME I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THEM AND THE DEALERS TOLD ME ITS NORMAL BECAUSE ITS FUEL INJECTED AND THEY WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR”
“DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT NIGHT, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. FORTUNATELY COASTED TO A STOP ON AN EXIT RAMP. UPON STOPPING OBSERVED SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE EDGES OF THE HOOD. TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND EXITED THE CAR. NOTICED A FLAME UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WITHIN ONE MINUTE THE FRONT END OF THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED IN A BRIGHT YELLOW FIREBALL ESTIMATED TO BE 20 FEET HIGH. IT BURNED UNTIL THE FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED 20 MINUTES LATER. THE HEAT WAS EXTREMELY INTENSE. THE HOOD VAPORIZED, METAL PARTS OF THE ENGINE MELTED, TIRES EXPLODED. CAR HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS AND STRONGLY SUSPECT MALFUNCTION OF FUEL SYSTEM. HAD WE BEEN TRAPPED IN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN FOUR FATALITIES. *TR”
“DRIVING IN THE CITY AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE BRAKES BECAME HARD AND ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING WELL. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE OFF IN THE GREEN LIGHT THE SPEED CONTROL OF THE GAS PEDAL WAS VERY CHAOTIC. I GOT A MESSAGE OF ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER AND HE DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE ETM ASKING 2000 $ TO REPLACE. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL ON THAT BY VOLVO AND WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER HE SAID THAT THIS WAS TRUE BUT MY CAR WAS MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD ( ALTHOUGH HE COULD HAVE INFORMED ME ABOUT THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE). HE INFORMED ME THAT A SOFTWARE SERVICE ON THE ETM OF MY CAR WAS DONE IN 2006 ( AFTER THE RECALL?) BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ETM DESIGN ( FALTERING POTENTIOMETER). THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT WILL PROBABLY GO TO THE JUNKYARD, BUT WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED BY ALL VOLVOS REMAINING ON THE STREET WITH FAULTY ETM'S, WHICH THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED AT NHTSA SHOW. *TR”
“TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ETS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM" WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER AND POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD SEND HER A COUPON SINCE THE ACTUAL RECALL HAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,300. TB”
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTART THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LONGER START AT ALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.”
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ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS, SOME ELECTRIC COOLING FANS MAY OVERHEAT POTENTIALLY CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE AND, IN RARE INSTANCES, A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.