2004 Volvo S80 Steering Problems

“Purchased a 2004 Volvo S80 in mint condition from a used car dealership (good reputation).three (3) months later the transmission started the famous Volvo slip, slide, away .. It rides like a rock, I fell every crack, grain of sand in the road. I replaced the struts, coil springs, lower control arms and other suspensions parts but to no avail improved its condition. Every week or so I get the stop safely coolant level low warning on my dash...keep in mind the dealership had nothing to do with these issues since the conditions didn't appeared until 3 months/50000 miles after the purchase. …”

“Late evening on the 22nd , or early morning, of july 23rd I rented a Volvo S80 from hertz corporatio dia location and later on the morning of the 23rd drove with my family from denver to carbondale along I-70 at highway speeds. Shortly after arriving in carbondale my youngest son and I went from the house at which we were staying to the local 7/11 for a few supplies. While in the parking lot the front axel, driver''s side, disconnected from the vehicle. Had this happened a few hours earlier on the interstate I doubt that I would be able to author this.”

“The last time I had the car serviced the representative at the dealership said that there were issues with the power steering reservoir. He said that they had apparently made it of the wrong plastic and when it heats it expands and will leak fluid, possibly failing. I don't know what the result would be with the steering if this happened. He said that the item would be the owners responsibility to replace and they were not recalling or replacing them.”

“I was driving on a highway within the designated 70 mile limit when the steering wheel began to shake and the car spun out of control. It swerved to the right and left and luckily there was no traffic, or a tragic accident could have occurred, since my two children were in the car. I landed in a ditch. The driving conditions were sunny and the road was clear of debris. The dealership repaired a loose grave shield, which they said was caused by something hitting the car, although the road was clear of debris at the time of the accident. …”

“The contact owns a 2004 Volvo S80. While making a sharp turn at an unknown speed, the power steering activated and made the vehicle difficult to turn. The dealer replaced the power steering rack. There had been no further occurrences since the repair. The failure mileage was 72,000 and current mileage was 80,000.”