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2002 Volvo S80 hesitation / surging reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2002 Volvo S80 — roughly 12% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Hesitation / surging reports
12%
share of complaints
104,445 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other S80 years

2001 S8025
2000 S8055
1999 S8021
S80 hesitation / surging by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2002 Volvo S80 report before drawing conclusions.