2000 Volvo S80 problems
NHTSA has received 442 complaints about the 2000 Volvo S80, and 21% of them involve cruise control. After that come engine (15%) and electrical system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 442 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 323 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 63 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 67 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 68 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 42 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 31 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 12 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Among the 323 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 80,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (72 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 18 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Volvo S80 with enough data (254 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
There was a huge side impact with another vehicle. At the time of impact none of the airbags deployed. There were three people injured during the accident.
As I was driving I heard a bang and saw smoke coming from underneath and behind the passenger seat and quickly fire spreading throughout the back of the vehicle. The rear window blew out. The car would not stop as I drove the vehicle off the street. I had to throw myself out of the vehicle. The entire vehicle was inflamed and exploded.
Faulty electronic throttle control on 2000 volvo s80 t6 sedan. Engine died on busy roadway, car towed to repair shop, repaired for $1,300.84. Vehicle is out of warranty, but had only 27,928 miles on it at the time of the failure on 04-15-2005.
My 200 volvo s80 stalled intermittently in 2003, so I had the throttle body 2000 cleaned at 48,989 miles when my car was still under warranty. A service on april 19, 2005 showed "no codes" though my car has been stalling periodically again since march of this year in a variety of dangerous settings: pulling up to a crowded curb at my kids' school, attempting to stop at a stop sign in a crowded intersection, driving 40 MPH on a busy street, driving around a traffic circle in a mountain town, etc.