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2004 Volvo S80 Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
4%of 50 total for the year
Median mileage
90,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2004 Volvo S80, 4% of the 50 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,000 miles.

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.

“Slowly driving on a road in neighborhood and was signaling to make a left turn and all of a sudden the signal light stopped and the whole car just shut down. No electrical or auto operating at all. Automobile totally stalled and would not start. Car was entering an intersection necessitating me getting out and pushing the auto back behind the stop sign. Auto would not start again and had to be towed. My regular repair person tried to get it operating but could not and was again towed to a Volvo dealer who took 4 days to fix. …”

NHTSA complaint #10440902, filed 2011-12

“The contact owns a 2004 Volvo S80. The contact stated that both headlights would fail intermittently without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer advised that the igniters that were used to turn on the headlights had failed. The dealer advised that the headlights had their own igniter and the dealer advised that because the failure was common in his year, make and model, the repair would possibly only last for two years. Th vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileage was 90,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10369516, filed 2010-12, 90,000 miles

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Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200916%
200728%
200618%
200424%
2003312%
200225%
200142%
200062%
199953%

Other parts of the 2004 Volvo S80

Fuel system
14 complaints
Steering
6 complaints
Electrical system
5 complaints
Engine cooling
5 complaints
Suspension
5 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
4 complaints
Air bags
3 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Engine
3 complaints
Seat belts
3 complaints
Tires
3 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2004 Volvo S80

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 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