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2001 Volvo S80 power train problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2001 Volvo S8010% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Power Train complaints
10%
share of all complaints
77,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2001 volvo s80. The contact stated that the transmission urgent warning lamp illuminated and the vehicle would not shift into gear. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where it was diagnosed that the solenoid was defective and the transmission would need to be…

    filed May 24, 2011

  • 2001 volvo s 80 t6 ex transmission failure. Based on personal research it appears that the 2001 volvos have a widespread problem with transmission failure. Transmissions were built by gm for volvo and transmission problems across the entire line for that year are extremely high. Is there or can…

    filed Sep 30, 2010

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other S80 years

YearReportsShare
2010 S8027%
2004 S8048%
2003 S8028%
2002 S801126%
2000 S80237%
1999 S80158%
S80 power train problems by year →

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.