2000 Volvo S80 2.9 from North America - Comments

Hello, my volvo s80 was reliable up to 70,000 miles. Afterward the following things have gone wrong: Replace tire rods outer and inner;Replace drivers lock; Replace throtle module; Replace Transmission! Replace Rotors. I suppose the list will double once past a 100,000.

Thank you to everyone I was just about to buy a 2000 Volvo S80 2.9. Thanks to this site - I just have to keep looking.

Tim

Farmington, NH.

I'm torn. I test drove an S80 T6 the other night and was about to buy, when I started reading around the internet. Seems like a big headache, although there are some who praise the vehicle. I wonder if people with problem cars are far more compelled to complain than those that are satisfied. Such a nice driving car though...

Yes, your logic is correct.

Those with problem vehicles are more compelled to complain than those who are satisfied.

In fact, those who are satisfied do not complain.

I too believe in doing a little research before I fork over hard-earned green for a car. I absuoluely loved the look and feel (and indeed the price) of an 01 S80 (60000 miles)... I too was heart broken to force my self to turn my back on it... I actually paid 2k more for an 02 Ford Mondeo (29000 miles) I reccon I will have recouped this money within 2 years by way of saved maintenance and running costs. BTW I am very happy with the Ford.

I love the car. The alarm system has not worked since I got it. There is noise in the front end. Transmission makes a small tug when the gas is given hard. But with 95,000 miles I expect that. Just regular maintenance will keep me going for and other 90,000 miles. You right the ones with no problems, have noting to complain about.

G.Romero

Breaux Bridge,LA.

Purchased a new 2002 volvo s80 I-6 (before the s80 I had also 3 new volvo 850,great machines) with the s80 had no mechanical problems, just the scheduled 7.5kmiles services.

I concur with many in this forum, that any new volvo is no longer built for 500k miles not even for 300k miles ;

New volvo buyers should avoid to buy used volvos... they can be very risky, especially the S80s built before year 2002 (year they released a new 193 hp i-6 engine to substitute the previous unreliable i-6, 197 hp; also consider the fact non-turbo engines have less problems than turbocharged.

Regarding mileage 17mpg on city-driving and a very good 24-25mpg on highways. Driver/front seats are the best in class as well the amazing sound system.

In 1999 I bought a S80 T6 "program car" from the dealer, with 3500 miles on it. If not for the extended warranty, the repair costs would have been unbearable. The first year I had the car, it spent a total of 28 days in the shop for repairs. At 17,000 miles there was a particularly scary event: a total failure of front left balljoint, at 2 miles per hour in my office parking lot. That is... the left front wheel assembly just FELL OFF THE CAR! And it was a shame really, because when it ran, the S80 T6 was such fun to drive. But the car could not be relied upon. It had the elements of a very fine car value, but just terrible implementation by Volvo. Don't know if they ever got it right. Consumer Report suggests they did not.