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2000 Volvo S80 Equipment Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
1%of 318 total for the year
Median mileage
77,428miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the equipment of the 2000 Volvo S80, 1% of the 318 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 77,428 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“At 70mph my car said reduced performance, and within 30 sec. My cruise control failed, the car reduced to 5mph, and there was no acceleration. I was in 5 lanes of rush hour traffic doing 70-80mph. An eighteen wheeler skidded approx. 50 feet in order to avoid hitting me. He then had to block off two lanes of traffic to assist me to the shoulder. My car would only coast. It was a near death experience for me. I'm thankful my children were not with me. After being turned off over night, my husband attempted to drive it to the Volvo dealership. He experienced the same. …”

NHTSA complaint #10096086, filed 2004-10, 87,576 miles

“Similar to a NHTSA complaint number 873996, this vehicle (2000 Volvo s-80 t6) shut down during highway driving at 70 MPH. Console message status indicated engine system service urgent after coasting to safe location, engine would not re-start until cooled. After starting, the message status remained the same, but cruise control was inoperable, automatic transmission would not operate above 2000 RPM in both automatic -or- manual mode. Early symptoms of this problem may have been falsely manifested as poor automatic transmission shifting performance in 3rd, 4th, and overdrive gears. …”

NHTSA complaint #10041220, filed 2003-10, 61,280 miles

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Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200132%
200041%
199942%

Other parts of the 2000 Volvo S80

Vehicle speed control
93 complaintsEngine cooling
68 complaintsElectrical system
54 complaintsFuel system
41 complaintsSuspension
29 complaintsBrakes
24 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
23 complaintsAir bags
19 complaintsSteering
17 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
16 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2000 Volvo S80

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology