My 2000 Volvo S80 T6 ETM they said they would not fix it unless I bought a cem they said car wouldn't work without it. So they fixed it to a tune of $900 for cem so I charged it back on my credit card because it's all covered on ETM update. In the morning the car still revs more I want Volvo to buy this car back from me because no one informed me of this problems. They wouldn't give me old cem I asked.

- Cary, NC, USA

Loss of power - the electronic throttle control module failed. I had just left home and was still in my sub-division. My auto came to a stop, was still running but had no power. I turned the motor off and then restarted it. Problem was resolved but I am concerned when & where it might happen again.

- Edmond, OK, USA

Shortly after buying a Volvo 80, I noticed that the car would surge periodically. I was told that the throttle body needed to be cleaned. After reading up on this, it sounded like a waste of money so I am stuck with a $40+K car that has a sizable defect. The surging is so bad that if you don't hold the brake pedal hard the car will surge forward ie at red lights. Nothing was done to correct this failure. I am the second owner. Also I had to replace a ball joint on this car after a recalled ball joint was installed at my cost. The dealer said the recall was only a bolt and not the whole joint but I verified that the previous owner had both ball joints replaced via a Volvo recall. I believe the recalled joint was defective like the original one. No accidents occured but it put my steering way out of whack and needed an alignment. (all at my cost)

- New Hope, PA, USA

My wife and I noticed that the NHTSA is investigating power loss complaints regarding the S-80 model of the 2000 Volvo. We had a quick and complete loss of power on the interstate on October 24, 2003. We were able to drive off the interstate and get to a parking lot. The engine stopped and could not be restarted. We had the car towed to the crown Volvo dealership in greensboro, nc (tel: 336 834-7350). Crown Volvo replaced the electronic throttle module and downloaded new software. The repair cost us $899.48. The mileage on the car was 79,089 miles. In February 2003, the car was stalling repeatedly. When restarted, the engine revved and stalled again. The car was towed to Volvo Saab of charlotte (tel: 704 563-8816) and a repair was made. The mass air flow sensor was replaced at a cost $443.23. The odometer at the time of the repair was 68,066 miles. The car had no malfunctions between the February and October repairs. The service centers retained all replaced components. The vehicle id is [xxx]. service reference numbers are the following: Crown Volvo - [xxx] Volvo Saab of charlotte - invoice [xxx]. updated 07/19/2012

- Lexington, NC, USA

2000 Volvo S80 4 dr. Erratic idling/surging with engine light coming on.leads to stalling out on major highways on many occasions narrowly avoiding life threatening traffic accidents trying to pull "dead" car to side of road. Brought car to Volvo dealer and car was repaired for $1332.50. Repair included replacement of: Electronic throttle body($588.50) with software download($28) to allow ETM to function along with gasket($4). Replacement of mass air flow meter($234.21) total labor/parts= $1254.71 + $75.29 tax + $2.50 enviromental fee??= $1332.50 I unfortunately do not have old part. Please note that now @ 30,000 miles after replacemnt on 12/1/2003 the electronic throttle body is showing the "signs" of a need for replacement again.

- River Vale, NJ, USA

2000 S80 Volvo has defective throttle body according to Volvo repair center. This is a know and wide spread defect. It causes the engine to surge sporadically or to die. Volvo has issued a bulletin to all service centers advising them of the defect. Volvo will not replace or correct the problem for those auto out of warranty.

- Chattanooga, TN, USA

Failure to start, stalling at idle as a result of a failed computer program. The vehicle failed to start or stalled at idle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who informed the consumer that the vehicle needed to be reprogrammed but that it had to be done at a Volvo dealer. The vehicle was then towed to the Volvo dealer where they reprogrammed the throttle body software. The consumer request reimbursement for tow cost.

- Fresh Meadows, NY, USA