2008 Volvo S80 Fuel system Problems

“While pulling into a parking space from the driving lane of a parking lot, my Volvo had a surge of power that could not be controlled/stopped by applying the brakes. I was barely in motion with my foot on the brake when we (my mother, sister, and I) heard the engine roar and the car surged forward. I applied more pressure to the brake but the car would not stop and went over a wheel stop so I then started pumping the brake. …”

“My vehicle's fuel gauge has never worked correctly. We have taken the vehicle in to get it repaired 4 times in the past five years. The issue has not been fixed. I am afraid that without knowing the correct level of fuel in the tank we could get in an accident should the car unknowingly run out of gas on a highway. I have done some research on the web and this seems to be a common problem that Volvo is disregarding except in some limited cases. …”

“While turning into a parking space from the lane of a parking lot, with my foot on the brake, my Volvo S80 accelerated so powerfully it could be heard yards away. I applied the brake harder but the car wouldn't stop and surged over a wheel stop, it was still surging so I started pumping the brake, the car finally crashed into a pipe bollard bringing it to a stop, the car wouldn't turn off, the electrical was going haywire and I could not get the car into park to remove the key. Upon impact the seat belt did not hold my mother into place and the airbags did not deploy. …”

“On june 18 2009 I was driving the car and all the sudden the car just died completely. No accident occurred as I was driving in my subdivision and there were no cars around me. I could imagine there might well be a serious accident involved if I was driving on a busy street or on the highway. In addition to this instance, on may 11, 2009, I experienced a sudden acceleration of the vehicle while I was parking the car. The car accelerated so much as if I was pressing the gas pedal down to the floor. The car then hit the lamp pole in front of the parking spot. …”

“1. In february 2017, while in motion on a city street, alternator failed, vehicle was towed to dealership, alternator was replaced 2. In august 2017, while in motion on city street, message displayed alerting on engine overheat -- slow down speed - then stop immediately. Vehicle was towed to dealership. On diagnostics, was established that only one fan was working on the cooling fan assembly causing overheat. 3. …”