Volvo S60 Complaints (2001)

223 consumer complaints on file.

#10192672June 7, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WHILE AT THE MECHANIC, THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR AND HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING AGAIN WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 67,780 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192205May 31, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A VOLVO S60 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE FAILURE. AS THE VOLVO DEALER HAS TOLD ME. "OH YEAH, WE KEEP THOSE IN STOCK. MANUFACTURING FLAW. THEY ARE BURNING OUT LIKE CRAZY." THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME $900 USD AND I AM ABSOLUTELY LIVID. SOME RESEARCH HAS YIELDED THAT AN EXCESS OF 200,000 VEHICLES COULD BE AFFECTED AND SO FAR TENS OF THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED AND CLEANED, OR REPLACED. MY VEHICLE HAS RECEIVED THE "SOFTWARE UPGRADE 'RECALL'", BUT CLEARLY TO NO AVAIL. MY CAR HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS TO HAVE A FAULTY MANUFACTURED PART REPLACED. I BOUGHT VOLVO FOR THE RELIABILITY AND SERVICE AND THUS FAR, HAVE RECEIVED NEITHER. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT RESULTS IN EXCESSIVE AND SUDDEN STALLING IN TRAFFIC, OPEN ROAD, AND PARKED CONDITIONS. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS DEFECT, I WAS ALMOST SANDWICHED AND NO DOUBT WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED, IF NOT KILLED, BY TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS ON A MERGE ON ROUTE 295. I'M AFRAID THAT VOLVO AND THE US GOVERNMENT IS AWAITING FATALITIES OR FORD'S SALE TO A FOREIGN COMPETITOR (BMW) BEFORE ISSUING THE RECALL. THIS IS DIRTY POOL AND I AM REQUESTING THIS ASSOCIATION TO MAKE A ONCE GOOD COMPANY REMEMBER THEIR ROOTS IN SAFETY AND RESPONSIBILITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191310May 21, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60 T5. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 9515498898. THE POWERTRAIN INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183801February 28, 2007
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND SURROUNDED BY CARS ON A FOUR LANE ROAD. ALL OF SUDDEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING MY DAUGHTER TO PANIC THINKING SHE WAS ON FIRE DUE TO THE SMOKE AND EXPLOSION. SHE EXITED THE CAR IN TRAFFIC AND CALLED ME AND THE POLICE. NOBODY ELSE WAS IN THE CAR AT ANY TIME AND NO EVENT INSIDE OR OUTSIDE TOOK PLACE THAT CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT. POLICE AND VOLVO DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT WOULD CAUSE A DEPLOYMENT. VOLVO PAID TO REPLACE ALL PARTS AND SENT SENSORS TO GET TESTED. TEST CAME BACK INDICATING THERE WAS A DEFINITE EVENT THAT CAUSED DEPLOYMENT. THIS IS WHY I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT , THE TESTING THEY PERFORMED INDICATING AN EVENT TOOK PLACE THAT CAUSED DEPLOYMENT IS CONTRARY TO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTED BY POLICE AND VOLVO DEALER AND EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS. EITHER VOLVO'S TESTING IS FAULTY OR SOMETHING WORSE HAS HAPPENED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175764December 11, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER NHTSA RECALL #06V441000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. HOWEVER, IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175703December 10, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. 2001 VOLVO S60 T5. VEHICLE WILL FAIL TO SHIFT GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP, USUALLY WHEN TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, PRINCETON VOLVO, AND ALTHOUGH THEIR MECHANIC EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM. NOW I LEARN THAT VOLVO HAS HAD NUMEROUS REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, USUALLY INVOLVING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULATOR. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE AFORESAID DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY MAKING A SOFTWARE CHANGE, BUT THIS ONLY MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174267November 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: FIRST, THE LIGHT BULBS, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS, ON MY 2001 VOLVO S60 HAD TO BE REPLACED AT LEAST EVERY TWO MONTHS. THIS IS CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY AND ALSO WITH THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT -- THEY DON'T LIKE IT WHEN I'M DRIVING THROUGH TOWN WITH NO LIGHTS ON. SECOND, THE INTERIOR LAMPS ABOVE MY DASHBOARD AND THE SUNROOF STOPPED WORKING ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. FOR NO SEEN REASON, I WON'T BE ABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE SUNROOF (NOT GREAT WHEN IT'S RAINING AND I CAN'T GET IT CLOSED) AND THE LIGHTS WON'T WORK EITHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173193November 11, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND ON INTERMITTENT OCCASIONS I HAD EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH IDLE FLUCTUATION AND SLIGHT ERRATIC ACCELERATION AND POWER BEHAVIOR. ON ANOTHER OCCASION I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND AS I ACCELERATED INTO POSITION ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR FELT SLOW TO RESPOND AND SLUGGISH, THEN I RECEIVED AN URGENT ENGINE SERVICE REQUIRED MESSAGE ON MY DASH DISPLAY. AS SOON I HAD THE CHANCE I PULLED OVER TO CHECK ENGINE VITALS, OIL, COOLANT ETC, EVERYTHING WAS GOOD AND I HADN'T NOTICED ANY SERIOUS DRIVABILITY ISSUES BUT RELUCTANT TO TRAVEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY. I INQUIRED WITH THE VOLVO DEALER AT MY NEXT SERVICE WHICH COINCIDED WITH THIS MOST RECENT ISSUE. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE FAULT CODE INDICATED PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE/SYSTEM (ETM/ETS), AND THAT I COULD EITHER HAVE IT CLEANED WHICH WOULD BE A TEMPORARY FIX, OR REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST OVER $1000.00. THE SERVICE REP CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NONE THAT APPLIED TO MY VEHICLE AND AS FAR AS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS WERE CONCERNED THERE WERE TWO THAT APPLIED BUT EVEN THOUGH, MY VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT QUALIFY UNDER ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN EUROPE AND SHIPPED IT BACK TO THE U.S. WHAT IS THAT? I THOUGHT ALL VOLVO'S INEVITABLY COME FROM THE SAME PLACE. WHAT SETS MY VEHICLE APART FROM ANY OTHER, ITS STILL U.S. SPEC AND ITS STILL A VOLVO AND WE ARE ALL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS IT APPEARS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM EFFECTING SEVERAL MODEL VEHICLES RANGING FROM YEARS 1999-2002 AND IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHICH VOLVO HAS REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE AND REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM PART THAT IS NOT MECHANICAL AND IN MY OPINION DOES NOT QUALIFY AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172648November 5, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DEADLOCKS ON MY VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW THE LOCKS IN MY VEHICLE TO LOCK DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON, AND MANY VOLVO OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN KEEPING MINE AND OTHER FAMILIES SAFE FROM OUTSIDE INFLUENCES SUCH AS CRIMINALS AND CAR JACKINGS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172070October 29, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EMISSION SERVICE ERROR TEXT APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER ONLY TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. SERVICE AT DEALER RESET THE MODULE. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER SAME MESSAGE APPEARED WITH ENGINE KNOCK. DEALER REPLACED KNOCK SENSOR TWICE BUT TO NO AVAIL...THEN REPLACE THE ENGINE ON THIS CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172072October 29, 2006
STRUCTURE
MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172071October 29, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ERROR TEXT LAMPS OUTAGES: 2 BRAKE LAMP BULBS, 2 TAG LAMP BULBS AND A RIGHT REAR POSITION BULB REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172073October 29, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LAMP OUTAGE ERROR TEXT: REPLACED BOTH HEADLAMP AND ASSEMBLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172074October 29, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
POWER OUTLETS INOPERABLE. DEALER SERVICE REPLACED FUSE (20 AMP BLADE YELLOW). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172075October 29, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER OUTLETS ARE INOPERABLE AGAIN. BRAKE LAMPS OUTAGE AGAIN. REPLACE FUSE AND BULBS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172076October 29, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE FROM EITHER SIDE SWITCH CONTROL. POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT RESPOND TO REMOTE. AMBIENT TEMPRARTURE READOUT INOPERABLE. DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE UPGRADE COMPONENT SOFTWARE. POSITION BULB OUTAGE ERROR TEXT: REPLACED RIGHT REAR POSITION BULB. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172077October 29, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW AND LOCK IN OPERABLE. LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) DOOR LOOK SWITCH INOPERABLE. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE READOUT INOPERABLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171281October 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2001 VOLVO S-60 AWD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169342September 26, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2001 VOLVO S60 2.4T. I HAVE LATELY NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THE GASOLINE PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE IS A PLASTIC CAP THE JOINS THE PUMP TO THE GAS TANK THAT IS CRACKED AND THAT IS CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK. I HAVE RESEARCHED WITH SEVERAL SERVICE SHOPS, AND THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OCCURRENCES WITH THESE MODEL FOR THAT PROBLEM, WHICH FOR A 5 YEAR OLD CAR SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART AND LABOR AND IT SEEMS IT ALL CAUSED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC "CAP" THAT JOINS THE PUMP TO THE TANK. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE PART, BUT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. ALSO, THE CAR HAS PLASTIC OR FIBERGLASS MOLDING THAT RUN ON TOP BETWEEN THE DOORS AND CEILING THAT HAVE BUILT UP A LOT OF RUST, WHICH AGAIN THE DEALER STATES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY, BUT AGAIN, FOR A 5 YEAR OLD CAR SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167514September 6, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AFTER REACHING 30 MPH AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT TRIED BRAKING, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED, DUE TO THE THROTTLE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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