2000 Volvo S80 fuel system problems
43 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2000 Volvo S80, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 36 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
2000 volvo s80 4 dr. Erratic idling/surging with engine light coming on.leads to stalling out on major highways on many occasions narrowly avoiding life threatening traffic accidents trying to pull "dead" car to side of road. Brought car to volvo dealer and car was repaired for $1332.50. Repair included replacement of: electronic throttle body($588.50) with software download($28.00) to allow etm to function along with gasket($4.00).
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 volvo s80. The contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted into the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the fuel pump and the fuel assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 128,000.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Volvo S80
- Cruise control 94 complaints
- Engine 68 complaints
- Electrical system 54 complaints
- Suspension 34 complaints
- Brakes 26 complaints
- Air bags 19 complaints
- Transmission 19 complaints
- Steering 17 complaints