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2000 Volvo S80 hesitation / surging reports

55 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2000 Volvo S80 — roughly 17% of all complaints for this model year.

55
Hesitation / surging reports
17%
share of complaints
71,850 mi
median mileage in hesitation / surging reports (52 with odometer)

Hesitation / surging in other S80 years

2002 S805
2001 S8025
1999 S8021
S80 hesitation / surging by year →

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 2000 Volvo S80 report before drawing conclusions.