# Volvo S80 Won't Start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s80-wont-start/33603>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 18, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s80-wont-start/33603 "2009-07-18T20:01:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kipladd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@kipladd](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kipladd)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s80-wont-start/33603/1 "2009-07-18T20:01:54Z")

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My Volvo S80 won’t start. It turns over fine and sounds like it’s going to fire up, but nothing happens after I stop turning the key. It sounds a little like it might not be getting enough fuel.  
  
  
  
 Any ideas on how I can get it cranked and running long enough for a trip to the mechanic.

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**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s80-wont-start/33603/2 "2009-07-18T20:07:39Z")

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What year? If it is the fuel pump, you’ll need a tow. My Volvo ran great one day and the next morning won’t start. Cranked fine, but nothing else. Are you getting any hints of firing cylinders? If not a bad fuel pump is very possible if the car is 6 yrs or more old.

A tow, $1,000 bucks was all I needed to get my Volvo running again. If it is a fuel pump it is likely the only source for a new one is from a Volvo dealer, very pricey buggers they are too.