2008 Volvo S80 Complaints

1. IN FEBRUARY 2017, WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, ALTERNATOR FAILED, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED 2. IN AUGUST 2017, WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET, MESSAGE DISPLAYED ALERTING ON ENGINE OVERHEAT -- SLOW DOWN SPEED - THEN STOP IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. ON DIAGNOSTICS, WAS ESTABLISHED THAT ONLY ONE FAN WAS WORKING ON THE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY CAUSING OVERHEAT. 3. WHILE AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS OF THE COOLING FAN, DIAGNOSTICS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING: - CODE ECM-PO19000: WAS RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR FIRST (IF SAME CODE COMES BACK IN THE FUTURE, A FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT WAS RECOMMENDED) - TAG LIGHT BULBS REGULARLY GO OUT - NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE IS CORRODED; REPLACEMENT NEEDED - POWER STEERING LINE LEAKING FROM RACK TO COOLER, REPLACEMENT NEEDED; RESERVOIR REPLACEMENT NEEDED -- HAS INTERNAL FILTER - POWER STEERING FLUID IS WHITE-CONTAMINATED - REPLACE NEEDED FOR THE FRONT STRUTS, MOUNTS, AND SUPPORT PLAT...

SUNROOF BLEW UP, OR SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED. WAS NOT HIT BY AN OBJECT, LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. CAR WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME, GOING ABOUT 60MPH. CONDITIONS CLEAR, COOL TEMPERATURES NOT VERY HOT OR COLD OUTSIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO S80. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN ROOF FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,310.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 3PM. MY 11 YEAR OLD SON WAS ALSO A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS ON WIDE OPEN HIGHWAY - NO STORMS - NO VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY NEAR ME. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB EXPLODED. I FELT SHARP PIECES OF GLASS AND SAW GLASS IN THE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE, LOOKED UP AND THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. I FIRST ATTEMPTED TO SLIDE THE GLASS ALL THE WAY BACK SO THAT THE GLASS WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO FALL AND CUT US. THEN I REALIZED THAT WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA SO I CLOSED THE SUNROOF BACK AND THE CLOSED THE CLOTH ROOF COVERING. I HAD TO WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO PICK MY DAUGHTER UP FROM HER LOCATION AND GET US HOME SAFELY. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VOLVO TO SEE IF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY OR IF VOLVO WOULD PAY SINCE THEIR VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE SERVICE MANAGER OF VOLVO OF CHARLOTTE CALLED ME A LIAR - SAID THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN UNLESS SOMETHING HIT THE VEHICLE. I EXPLAI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO S80. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR CONDITIONING PERFORMANCE REDUCED WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FAN CONTROL MODULE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V218000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THIS RECALL PRIOR TO THE REPAIR BEING PERFORMED. THE FAILURES RECURRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.