Volvo S60 Complaints (2001)

223 consumer complaints on file.

#10164185August 2, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LEAKED GASOLINE BEHIND THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WHERE THE FUEL TANK WAS LOCATED. THE DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VOLVO FUEL PUMPS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT A PART ON THE TOP OF FUEL PUMP FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO LEAK FUEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164004July 31, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2001 VOLVO S60 T5, 100,800 MILES. THE FOLLOWING CONDITION HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO, BUT IS NOW CONSISTENT TO THE POINT TO BE ABLE TO BE LOCATED. WE ARE EXPERIENCING EXTREME GASOLINE ORDER WITHIN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE IN HOTTER WEATHER (>90F). LIVING IN PHOENIX SUMMER VEHICLE TEMPS EXCEED 110F ON A DAILY BASIS. WHEN CONTACTING LOCAL VOLVO DEALER, THE SERVICE WRITER STATED THAT HE IS SEEING A LOT OF FAILURES OF THE FUEL PUMP WHICH VENTS FUMES AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES. FUEL PUMP STILL OPERATES FINE. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET INDICATE THAT THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING MORE COMMON. WE NOW LEAVE THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE FOR FEAR OF AN EXPLOSION IGNITED BY THE HOMES' HOT WATER HEATER. QUOTED REPAIR IS $612. VEHICLE DESIGN SHOULD PROTECT THE CONSUMER FROM FLAMMABLE VAPOR FROM THE GAS TANK WELL BEYOND 5 YEARS. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF OTHER VOLVO OWNERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS CONDITION. THANK YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164035July 31, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT 53,000 MILES (FEBRUARY 2006) MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND URGENT SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. HOWEVER, I WAS I NOT EXPERIENCING ANY NOTICEABLE DRIVABILITY ISSUES. (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME SLIGHTLY ROUGH GEAR SHIFTING - BUT I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT). THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE FAULT CODE WAS RELATED TO MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT I NEED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO MY TCM (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE). IF THE FAULT CODE RETURNED AFTER THE UPGRADE, MY TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AND THAT MOST LIKELY (99.9%) THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, I HAD TO PAY $340 FOR THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE BECAUSE I WAS 6 MONTHS / 3,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND SOFTWARE ISSUES WHERE NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (3RD PARTY - EASYCARE -[VIA FORD]). A FEW WEEKS LATER (3/5/06), THE CHECK ENGINE COMES ON AGAIN AND THE DRIVABILITY DETERIORATES RAPIDLY ON MY TRIP HOME FROM WORK. HIGH RPM'S - LITTLE POWER - ABRUPT SHIFTING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS CLOSE TO HOME (WITHIN 1 MILE). IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION FELL APART. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER (3/8/06), AFTER TWO DAYS OF 'TESTING', I'M TOLD THE ETM WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE AND TO COME PICK UP THE CAR. I PICKED IT UP AND COULD NOT LEAVE THE DEALER DRIVEWAY. THEY APOLOGIZED PROFUSELY AND SAID THE ETM WAS REPLACED BUT NOTICED THAT THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF TROUBLESHOOTING BY THE DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION (AND I HAD TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $200 FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY CO-PAY). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162408July 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THIS USED 2001 VOLVO S60 WITH 54K ON IT. FOUND OUT THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM OF COMPUTER SHUTTING DOWN WITH NO WARNINGS AND THERE'S ONLY POWER TO RADIO AND THE A/C FAN...NO SIGNALS NO INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NOTHING WORKED. THERE WAS ALL THESE MESSAGES SAYING BRAKE FAILURE, EMISSION CONTROL FAILURE AND SRS FAILURE MESSAGE. ENGINE RAN AS LONG AS IT WAS ON, ONCE TURNED OFF WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE CAR COMPUTER RESETS BY ITSELF IN ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES. TOOK IT TO VOLVO DEALER TWO TIMES EXPLAINING THE DETAILS. THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPGRADE, CLEARED THE CODES AND RESET THE COMPUTER. BOTH TIMES, THE CAR WORKED FOR A WHILE BUT HAPPENED AGAIN. TWO DAYS AGO HAPPENED IN THE FREEWAY AND I ALMOST HAD A CRASH (NO SIGNALS AND ALSO COULDN'T OPEN WINDOWS TO HAND SIGNAL). I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DON'T WANT THE CONSUMER TO KNOW ABOUT IT SO THEY KEEP DOING THE CHEAP FIX OF CLEARING CODE UNTIL NEXT TIME. I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR NOW ESPECIALLY IN THE FREEWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160062June 17, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE
WHILE AT THE GAS STATION TO FUEL UP, THE GAS CAP DOOR HINGE BROKE AND THE DOOR FELL OFF . *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159645June 12, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE BOLT FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINT SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE SEPARATION. THE BOLT, FENDER, TIRE, AND RIM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160508June 7, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
2001 VOLVO S60 STALLED WHILE ON A MAJOR FREEWAY. *KB THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MASS AIR FLOW HAD NOT BEEN CLEANED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154579April 5, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NOTICED A GAS SMELL OUTSIDE CAR, COMING FROM REAR OF CAR. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, SO WE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. FINALLY, THE DEALER DISCOVERED AND INFORMED US THAT THE GAS TANK HAD A CRACK AND THE GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE CRACK. AFTER PART WAS REPLACED, THE GAS SMELL WENT AWAY. PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR A FEW MONTHS, AND NOW GAS SMELL HAS RETURNED. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER AWAITING ANOTHER REPAIR. WHILE THERE HAS BEEN NO FIRE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM, WE ARE, OF COURSE, VERY AFRAID THAT THERE WILL BE A FIRE. THE GAS TANK IS ABOVE THE EXHAUST, SO WE ARE CONCERNED THAT GAS MIGHT DRIP OR SPLASH ON HOT COMPONENTS. DEALER INFORMED US THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL OTHER CARS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE INFORMATION ON THOSE OTHER CARS. HOWEVER, THIS APPEARS TO BE A TREND. (DEALER IN QUESTION IS CROWN VOLVO OF CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA 919-929-0242). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152091March 7, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 30-40 MPH EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER; THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED, AND THEN RECONNECTED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE COMPUTER RESET. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BEEN RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ECM MODULE WAS REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151627March 2, 2006
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
ON TWO FAMILY-OWNED VOLVO S60 T5'S, ALL THE WHEEL BOLTS HAVE RUSTED (20 PER CAR, 40 TOTAL) TO THE POINT WHERE ON ONE CAR THE WHEEL BOLTS COULD NOT BE REMOVED TO CHANGE THE TIRE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ALL 2001 S60/V70/V70XC MODELS SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH WHEEL BOLTS RUSTING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151410February 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED METAL SHAVINGS WERE PRESENT IN THE OIL PAN RESULTING IN THE ENGINE NEEDING REPLACED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150961February 22, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM. MY 2001 VOLVO S60 LOST POWER LAST NIGHT, WHILE I WAS IN THE FAST LANE DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 5! I RAPIDLY LOST SPEED AND BY SOME MIRACLE WAS ABLE TO WEAVE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE ROADSIDE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT IT WAS AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE. I MANAGED TO PROCEED AT FAST IDLE SPEED TO AN OFF RAMP AND FOUND A PARKING LOT, WHERE I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I CONTACTED THE COMPANY I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TRY TO RE-START THE ENGINE, WHICH I DID AND THE PROBLEM HAD CORRECTED ITSELF. I HAVE SCHEDULED MY VOLVO FOR SERVICE. THE IRONY IS THAT MY WIFE HAS A 2001 VOLVO XC STATION WAGON AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH HER VEHICLE LAST SEPTEMBER. THE VOLVO DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING AN ECM AND RE-PROGRAMMING IT. THE PROBLEM WITH HER VOLVO XC HASN'T RE-OCCURRED. THE REAL CONCERN IS THAT IN BOTH INSTANCES, WE WERE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEED WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AND ONLY BY PURE LUCK DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149008January 30, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2001 VOLVO S60 2.4T WITH 88,000 MILES AND RECORD OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE BEGAN SPUTTER AND SHOW A PERFORMANCE REDUCED MESSAGE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP ACCELERATING AND SLOW DOWN TO A CRAWL. THIS HAPPENED ONCE ON A MAJOR STREET, AND THEN AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC QUICKLY, THANKFULLY PREVENTING ANY POTENTIAL INCIDENTS. THE MECHANIC, WHO HAS IT NOW, INDICATED THE COMPUTER RECOGNIZED A THROTTLE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING FROM THERE. VARIOUS OUTLETS MENTIONED A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MECHANISM, THAT WAS NOT BEING PUBLICLY REPORTED BY VOLVO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148927January 29, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEVERAL EPISODES OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. EPISODE 1/28/06 NEARLY RESULTED IN COLLISION AT INTERSECTION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH TURN. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING: "REDUCED POWER" MAX SPEED 18 MPH, UPHILL 5 MPH. ENGINE ROUGH, ETM FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148047January 18, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
(1) AT AROUND 6:30AM, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2006, I WAS DRIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO GOING DOWNHILL. ONCE I HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, I BEGAN TAKING A LEFT TURN. (2) IN THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING MY LEFT TURN, MY CAR COMPLETELY STALLED AND ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOST. HAD THERE BEEN PARKED CARS ON THE ROAD THAT MORNING, I WOULD HAVE DIRECTLY HIT THEM DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER STEERING AS I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TO STOP FROM HITTING THE SIDEWALK. IMMEDIATELY, THE "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" LIGHT CAME ON AND FORTUNATELY, AFTER 10 MINUTES OF LEAVING MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START, I WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN AND DRIVE IT BACK TO MY HOME. (3) I TOOK THE CAR TO ROYAL MOTORS, 1525 HOWARD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ETM FAILURE. HOWEVER, VOLVO HAD INSTRUCTED THEM TO FIRST ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE ETM AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY FAILURES AFTER CLEANING. I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, I MAY NOT BE IN SAN FRANCISCO AS I COMMUTE ON THE FREEWAY TO WORK IN PALO ALTO EACH DAY. THEY SAID THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE VOLVO PAY FOR THE ETM FAILURE. SO, I SIMPLY SAID OKAY AND RECEIVED MY CAR BACK THE NEXT DAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147427January 11, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE OF MY 2001 VOLVO S60 FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO FROM A NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION (ROAD LOAD, APPROX. 45 MPH) TO A REDUCED SPEED OF A MAX. 20 - 25 MPH. AFTER TRAIL AND ERROR, I LEARNED THAT AFTER 5 TO 6 ENGINE RESTARTS, I COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE NORMAL, WITHOUT THE REDUCED POWER. BUT OVER TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD GO BACK INTO THE SAME REDUCED POWER MODE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147005January 5, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*:THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER AND LURCHED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THEN, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITH FORCE. THE PROBLEM BECAME CURRENT AND HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145636December 19, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE HESITATED AND SURGED. RIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE HESITATED OR SURGED IT LOST POWER. IT STARTED AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT IS NOW OCCURRING DAILY. THE RATE OF SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. HOWEVER, IT DOES OFTEN OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. BUT, IT HAS OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER CLEANED THE ELECTRIC CONTROL (ETM), AND THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ONE WEEK. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND WAITED TWENTY MINUTES. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED, AND HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THEY ARE DISCUSSING REPLACING THE ETM AND OTHER PROCEDURES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143387November 21, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE REPAIRS WERE BEING DONE AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142741November 15, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
2001 VOLVO S60 T5 W/MANUAL TRANSMISSION STALLED ABRUPTLY WITH A "REDUCED POWER" MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD COMPUTER DISPLAY WHILE ACCELERATING ON A HIGHWAY ONRAMP. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS BEHIND ME AND CAME CLOSE TO COLLIDING WITH MY VEHICLE DUE TO IMMEDIATE DECELERATION W/NO WARNING/BRAKE LIGHTS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO REACT TO THE UNEXPECTED SITUATION. AFTER PULLING OVER, STOPPING THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTING, I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT, BUT IT SEEMED TO RUN ROUGH AND "STUTTER" A BIT FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. DROVE TO LOCAL VOLVO DEALERSHIP FIRST THING NEXT MORNING AND RESULTING DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR WAS "THROTTLE UNIT INTERNAL FAULT" AND REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM). ENGINE FAULT CODES WERE: ECM 915D, 916D, 904C, 928A & 903F. REPAIRS TOTALED $1,012.03. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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