Volvo S60 Complaints

1,272 consumer complaints on file.

#10927183November 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED AND STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924834November 7, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE STILL AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V592000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,740.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920373October 31, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RIGHT FRONT TIRE 235/40/R18/95H DEFLATED WHEN IT HIT A POT HOLE ON LOW SPEED STREET ROAD. INNER SIDEWALL WAS DAMAGED AND TIRE NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920383October 31, 2016
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON A LOW SPEED STREET ROAD, HIT A POT HOLE AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE GOT FLAT. PER VOLVO TECHN FOUND 3 NAILS AND EXCESSIVE SIDEWALL DAMAGE. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920387October 31, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LEFT FRONT TIRE IS FLAT. PER VOLVO TECHNICIAN FOUND NAIL IN EDGE OF SIDEWALL WHICH IS NON REPAIRABLE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920380October 31, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LEFT FRONT TIRE ALWAYS LOSING AIR. REPLACED BY A NEW TIRE. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916173October 14, 2016
TIRES
TIRES BEGAN "CHUNKING". THROWING VISIBLE PEICES OF RUBBER WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915204October 11, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GASOLINE FILL OVERFLOWS FREQUENTLY WHEN PUTTING IN FUEL, REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT OF FUEL ALREADY IN THE TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915137October 10, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MICHELIN PILOT SPORT AS PLUS TIRES ARE CHUNKING ON SIDEWALLS AND TREAD COMING OFF IN LARGE PIECES. STARTED AS CRACKS THEN BEGAN FLYING OFF THE TIRES ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND INFLATION CHECKED REGULARLY. THE CAR HAS AN ALARM FOR TIRE INFLATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909675September 26, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V303000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908835September 22, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY 2012 S60 HAS LESS THAN 63K MILES AND IT IS BURNING OIL. I'VE NOT SEEN ANY LEAKS OR EXHAUST SMOKE, SO I ASSUMED ALL WAS WELL. DEALER SHIP ADVISED IT'S NORMAL FOR A VOLVO TO LOSS 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. RECENTLY THE ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING, AND WARRANTY IS OUT. CAN'T BELIEVE A 2012 VEH. WOULD HAVE SUCH ENGINE PROBLEMS AND VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893572August 5, 2016
ENGINE
THE CAR IS USING OIL LIKE CRAZY. GOING THRU 3-4 QUARTS EVERY 2000 MILES. STARTED AT 40541 WHEN SERVICED, THEY NOTED IT WAS A QUART LOW. I AM NOW AT 79000. & THE PROBLEM HAS JUST GOTTEN WORSE. I SPOKE TO DEALER ABOUT THIS & THEY ACTED AS IF THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE OR WHY. THEY AGREED TO DO OIL CONSUMPTION TEST (THEY SAID WAS THE NEXT STEP IN PROTOCOL) WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD READ THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM & I HAD COPY OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED. THEY EVEN TOLD ME MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED, THAT THE T6 MODELS WERE THE ONES WITH THE ISSUE. THAT IS NOT TRUE. TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AFTER 2000 MILES & I WAS BARELY SHOWING ANY OIL ON THE DIPSTICK BUT THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN & NOT TO ADD OIL. I DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE IT THIS LOW. I GET IT OVER TO THE DEALER WHICH IS 40 MIN AWAY. THEY CHECKED IT & GAVE ME A LOANER BUT MADE ME PAY $150. I ASKED WHAT THIS WAS OF SINCE THEY SAID THE LOANER WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR FREE & THEY SAID IT WAS "TAX". IT HAS BEEN 7 DAYS & I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. THEY HAVEN'T TOUCHED MY CAR. THEY CALLED AFTER 5 DAYS & SAID THAT THEY WERE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEIR REP. I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD CALL VOLVO NORTH AMERICA MYSELF, OR GIVE THE DEALER MORE TIME. I DON'T HAVE MUCH FAITH IN THEM AT THIS POINT. I FEEL THEY ACT SECRETIVE & WON'T BE HONEST ABOUT PROBLEMS. I HOPE THEY PROVE ME WRONG & RESTORE MY FAITH IN VOLVO. I WAS SO EXCITED TO BUY A VOLVO & WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THIS CAR FOR A LONG TIME. I WAS EVEN CONSIDERING GETTING A VOLVO SUV. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY ARE HAVING. IT SEEMS TO BE THE PISTON & RINGS. SOME HAVE HAD TO HAVE NEW ENGINES BC THE PISTON & RINGS DIDN'T HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888739July 26, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
2015.5 VOLVO S60 T5 DRIVE-E, LESS THAN 13K MILES. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT FENDER SURFACES, JUST BEHIND THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS, ARE EXTREMELY HOT TO TOUCH AFTER NORMAL DRIVING. BENDING DOWN TO LOOK UNDER THE CAR, I HAD PUT MY HAND ABOVE THE FRONT WHEEL AND NOTICED THE FENDER AREA WAS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN NORMALLY AND WAS IN MY GARAGE AT THE TIME; THE CAR WAS NOT IN THE HOT SUN. THE AMBIENT TEMP WAS APPROX. 78F. USING A HAND HELD NON-CONTACT THERMOMETER, THE FRONT FENDER SURFACE TEMPERATURE BEHIND THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WAS MEASURED - IT APPROACHED 140F AT BOTH FENDER SURFACES. SINCE THESE FRONT FENDERS ARE READILY ACCESSIBLE BY SMALL CHILDREN, THESE SURFACES CAN BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FOR SOME TIME AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. AS NOTED IN ASTM C1055, SHORT DURATION BODILY CONTACT AT 140F COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CAUSING 1ST DEGREE BURNS. WHEN ONE OPENS THE ENGINE HOOD, IT APPEARS THE HOT FENDER SURFACES ARE THE RESULT OF VEHICLE DESIGN. A BLACK METALLIC UPPER BODY BRACE CONNECTS THE HOT RADIATOR TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT FENDER AREAS. BASED ON THIS OBSERVATION, ONE CAN ONLY ASSUME ALL 2015.5 VOLVO S60'S HAVE THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD BE EASY TO INVESTIGATE/VERIFY. I DON'T BELIEVE THE TEMP I OBSERVED (140F) ACCOUNTS FOR WORST CASE SCENARIOS, SUCH AS UNDETECTED ENGINE FAULTS (EXCESSIVE ENG TEMPS). UNDETECTED FAULTS COULD CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER FENDER SURFACE TEMPS. NO WARNINGS OF HOT FENDER SURFACE TEMPS WERE FOUND IN THE 2015.5 S60 OPERATING MANUAL, NOR WERE THERE ANY STICKERS IN THE CAR NOTING SUCH. NHTSA WEBSITE INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOTED EXCESSIVE TURBO COOLANT HOSE TEMPS. SINCE THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAR ITSELF AND THIS IS A POTENTIAL BURN ISSUE FOR UNSUSPECTING SMALL CHILDREN, THIS COMPLAINT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887911July 23, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
APPLIED BRAKE, ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES RAPIDLY BEFORE THE ENGINE DECELERATED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887584July 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENTIRE DASHBORAD HAS WENT BLACK GAS GAUGE,SPEEDODMETOR,TURNING SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885442July 18, 2016
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885219July 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHEN AT A FULL STOP, WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ON A HILL AND IN GEAR (DRIVE) THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE UNLESS THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE VOLVO OF SAN DIEGO "TECHNICIAN" CHECKED A 2013 VEHICLE WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, HE USED THIS TEST TO PROVE THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND THUS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN FINE CONDITION. .I DON'T SEE HOW A CAR ROLLING BACKWARDS WHILE IN A FORWARD GEAR COULD EVER BE CONSIDERED NORMAL BEHAVIOR. IT IS AT BEST, A DEFECT, AT WORST, A SAFETY ISSUE. VOLVO OF SAN DIEGO REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS CAR HAS ONLY 46,000 MILES, AND IS STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY. THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO DESCRIBE IN THIS FORMAT, BUT THE PROBLEMS WERE VERIFIED BY THE VOLVO OF SAN DIEGO PERSON WHO WENT ON THE TEST DRIVE WITH ME, ON JUNE 15TH, 2016. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WHICH I HAVE BEEN DESCRIBING TO VOLVO OF SAN DIEGO SINCE DECEMBER 2015. TO DATE, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883087July 6, 2016
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH PULLING INTO THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882802July 5, 2016
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882830July 5, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I AM SOMETIMES EITHER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, INTERSECTION OR ON A HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION WILL ALMOST STOP, BUCK AND THEN RESUME DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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