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1999 Volvo S80 hesitation / surging reports

21 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 1999 Volvo S80 — roughly 11% of all complaints for this model year.

21
Hesitation / surging reports
11%
share of complaints
75,000 mi
median mileage in hesitation / surging reports (14 with odometer)

Hesitation / surging in other S80 years

2002 S805
2001 S8025
2000 S8055
S80 hesitation / surging by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 1999 Volvo S80

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1999 Volvo S80 report before drawing conclusions.