1999 Volvo S80 vehicle speed control problems
53 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1999 Volvo S80 — 27% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“When im driving and have to come to a slow stop im hearing the master cylinder sound like its rubbing against something loudly even with the appropriate brake fluid and measure is filled within it, also the air conditioner blows hot air during the summer causing the car to fail during hot weather”
filed Nov 9, 2020
“While we were try I g to repair this vehicle we were test driving it a d came to a full stop at a stoplight signal and could not downshift vehicle into 1st gear from a stop after the vehicle was at normal running temperature. Causing it to go I to a limp home mode. So while we were driving we…”
filed Jan 31, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR…Campaign 06V441000 · Nov 15, 2006
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other S80 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 S80 | 2 | 7% |
| 2008 S80 | 2 | 8% |
| 2004 S80 | 2 | 4% |
| 2003 S80 | 1 | 4% |
| 2002 S80 | 4 | 10% |
| 2001 S80 | 64 | 39% |
| 2000 S80 | 93 | 29% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Volvo S80
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.