# 2001 VOLVO S80 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
> NHTSA complaint `606286` · 2006-12-12 · Volvo Car USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLVO
- **Model:** S80
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Volvo Car USA, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
I PURCHASED MY VOLVO S80 NOT EVEN 1 YEAR AGO AND I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR LOSING ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC AND IDLING WILDLY. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME SO SEVERE THAT AT ONE POINT AT A COMPLETE STOP, MY CAR SURGED FORWARD AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME! THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO MYSELF OR TO THE CAR INVOLVED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE THROTTLE. HOWEVER, VOLVO REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL AND HIDES BEHIND THE "WARRANTY" SONG AND DANCE EVEN THOUGH THEY AGREE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLES IN THEIR VEHICLES. I DID MUCH RESEARCH (OR SO I THOUGHT) BEFORE PURCHASING MY VEHICLE. I CHOSE VOLVO BECAUSE THEY ADVERTISE THE FACT THAT THEY MANUFACTURE ONE OF THE SAFEST CARS ON THE MARKET. MY WIFE OWNS A VOLVO S60 AND HAS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND 6 YEAR OLD SON. I PLAN TO GET RID OF THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE FIRST CHANCE I GET.  *NM
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