Volvo S60 Complaints (2001)

223 consumer complaints on file.

#10443720January 13, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS FROM CAUSED BUY THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441340December 27, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440129December 16, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MAKING A LEFT TURN, CHANGING LANES, SLOWING DOWN. ENGINE REVVED UP TO NEAR MAXIMUM. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AFTER ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL SPEED, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL 12/14/11. ON THAT DATE, A REPEAT OF THE SURGE. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 7 YEARS. THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED ONLY AFTER THE LAST SERVICE AT THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438083December 2, 2011
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING, THE PANEL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE AIR BAG MAY NEED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438349November 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP STARTED LEAKING AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE09039. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LEAK WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP PART, THAT DEVELOPED CRACKS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A LOCATION WITH EXTREME CLIMATES AND TEMPERATURE CYCLING AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 09V483000. THE MECHANIC FOUND GAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP PLASTIC PORTION OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FLANGE. UPDATED 12/15/11.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436753November 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 156,000. ..UPDATED 12/12/11 *BF UPDATED 12/13/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430921October 14, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2001 VOLVO S60. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05-041*TGW THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXHIBITING THE CHARACTERISTICS AT THE TIME. THE DEALER CLAIMED THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT INDICATE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ETM, BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING WRONG WITH AN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE SENSOR, WHICH THEY SUGGESTED MIGHT BE A PART OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $103 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND THEY INDICATED IT WOULD COST $270 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. THE CONSUMER DECLINED THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY REPLACED BOTH TEMPERATURE SENSORS. FOLLOWING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSORS, THE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SYMPTOMS OF SURGING, IDLE FLUCTUATING AND LOSS OF POWER. CLEARLY, THE SENSORS WERE NOT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411941July 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY FUEL PUMP), BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,895.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411987July 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS BEFORE TANK IS FULL AND SPILLS FUEL ON DRVIER AND GROUND. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY EACH TIME I TRY TO FILL THE TANK. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT I WAS NOT APPRISED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON AMONG VOLVO VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY THIS MODEL. VOLVO REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL AND INSTEAD WANTS CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374863January 5, 2011
SEAT BELTS
2001 VOLVO S60 PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED AND ALLOWED FOR THE BELT TO FULLY RELEASE WITHOUT ANY TENSION. VOLVO DEALERSHIP INFORMED SEAT BELT MECHANISM MUST BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374601January 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR AT THE REAR OF MY 2001 VOLVO S60. IT IS STRONGER WHEN I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (ODI # 09V483000) SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY CONFIRMED THAT MY FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING BUT SAID THE RECALL EXPIRES AFTER 150K MILES. MY CAR HAS 161K MILES ON IT. I CALLED VOLVO AND THEY ALSO SAID MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373562December 30, 2010
WHEELS
OPTIONAL WHEELS (17") CORRODE SO TIRE BREAKS SEAL CAUSING AIR LOSE AND DESTRUCTION OF TIRE. OUR CAR HAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD 6 TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365756November 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO S60 WITH A FUEL LEAK ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362123October 24, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOWER BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL WHILE UPPER REAR WINDSHIELD LIGHT CONTINUES TO WORK. HAD THIS WORK DONE ONCE IN 2005 TO CORRECT THE WIRING SITUATION AND NOW IT IS HAVING TO BE DONE AGAIN. I FEEL THIS IS COMPLETELY DANGEROUS FOR BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. READING ONLINE FORUMS HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE 2001 VOLVO S60. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361900October 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 94K MILES. CAR LOST POWER BARELY MAKING IT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AMONG VOLVO S60. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355516September 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHEN THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ONE YEAR AGO FOR A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL PUMP UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V152000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THE DEFECT WAS NOT PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347581August 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND SOON THEREAFTER, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WEEK AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS SINCE THERE SEEM TO BE A GOOD NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322409March 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2001 S60 VOLVO, WITH 190,000 MILES ON IT. FUEL HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. I FOUND OUT THAT VOLVO HAS A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM-- NHTSA(09V483000). THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CRACKED FUEL PUMP HOUSING UNDER THIS RECALL. IS THERE A TIME LIMIT OR MILES LIMIT ON A SAFETY RECALL.*4/28/2010 CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319792March 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2001 VOLVO S60. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320668March 18, 2010
SEATS
I ACTIVATED THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER COMPONENT ON MY 2001 VOLVO S60 DURING A COLD MORNING. APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MINUTES LATER, I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION TO MY LEFT OUTER THIGH AREA. I TURNED THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER OFF AND THE BURNING STOPPED. ON STOPPING MY VEHICLE, I EXAMINED THE SEAT AND FOUND A SMALL HOLE BURNED IN THE SEAT WHERE I FELT THE BURNING SENSATION. I PHOTOGRAPHED THE BURNED HOLE IN THE LEATHER SEAT. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO HAVE OCCURRED IN OTHER VOLVO VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT USED THE SEAT HEATER FOR FEAR THAT IT MAY CAUSE A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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