Volvo S60 Complaints

1,272 consumer complaints on file.

#10136253September 12, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS AROUND 40 MPH MY CAR EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF SPEED AND THEN STALLED. EACH EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN PRECEDED BY A BRIEF LOSS AND THEN BY A MORE PROLONGED LOSS AND FINALLY A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHICH LOCKS UP STEERING. IN EACH INSTANCE THE CAR HAS RESTARTED. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (ETM). STEPS ARE CURRENTLY BEING TAKEN TO REPLACE THE ETM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132130September 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: 2003 VOLVO S60. VEHICLE STALLED/LOST POWER DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON A ROAD TRIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136690September 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2001 VOLVO S60 STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*MR AFTER THE VEHICLE STALL THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE O DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134717August 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR COULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE ABOUT FIVE MILES PER HOUR. THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR READ" REDUCED PERFORMANCE" AND I NARROWLY MISSED BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AS LIMPED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR REQUIRED A NEW THROTTLE, AND THE DOWNLOAD OF ACTIVATION SOFTWARE. THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR WAS $736.56. WHEN I HAD THIS PROBLEM, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME OF NUMEROUS PAST PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE ON THIS MODEL AND A PENDING CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST VOLVO. I WROTE TO THE VOLVO CORPORATION TO TELL THEM OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THEN LEARNED THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THIS VERY PROBLEM. THEY APPARENTLY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THIS UNLESS FORCED TO. I THOUGHT IT IMPORTANT TO GO ON RECORD WITH NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME DEFECT. IT SOUNDS LIKE A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS SO SOMEONE IS NOT INJURED OR KILLED. THIS PROBLEM CAME OUT OF NOWHERE, AND CERTAINLY PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134727August 30, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
I OWN A 2005 VOLVO S60R WITH ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION. THE CAR EXHIBITS SIGNIFICANT "SIDE-STEP" PROBLEM WHICH IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING THROUGH DIP OR POTHOLES. OFTEN THE REAR END OF THE CAR WOULD SWAY DRAMATICALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 40 TO 70 MPH. ONE TIME I DROVE THROUGH A FREEWAY THAT IS NOT WELL PAVED AND MY CAR'S REAR-END WOULD SKIPS TO ANOTHER LANE! IF THERE IS ANOTHER CAR NEXT TO ME I'D DEFINITELY HIT IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131543August 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: 2001 VOLVO S60 2.4T. VEHICLE STALLED/DIES/OST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131544August 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: 2001 VOLVO S60 . VEHICLE STALLED/LOST POWER, AND OPERATED AT REDUCED SPEEDS DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK *NM .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131662August 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE OWNER NOTICED A MESSAGE CAME UP WHICH READ PERFORMANCE REDUCED. THE OWNER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55-60 MPH WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH . HE THEN EXIT OFF THE AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AT A STOP LIGHT. THE IDLE WAS ROUGH, AND AS THE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT, THE CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 10 MPH. THEN THE OWNER PUT THE FLASHERS ON AND EXITED ONTO TO THE SHOULDER. THE OWNER SHUT THE CAR OFF BECAUSE HE COULDN'T CONTINUE ON THE ROAD AT THAT LOW SPEED. THE OWNER SAT THERE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK ONLY ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY THE MESSAGE WAS STILL SHOWING. THEN AS OWNER WAS DRIVING THE MESSAGE CHANGED TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE OWNER READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE05041. THE OWNER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE LOSS OF POWER. THE OWNER HAS NOT HAD IT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ADVISED OWNER OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER YET.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134623August 29, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: 2003 VOLVO S60. VEHICLE STALLED AT LEAST 6 OR 7 TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO STALLING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134630August 29, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT S BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT WILL NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR AWHILE. . SHE OWNS A 2003 VOLVO MODEL S60 2.4T. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON 8-12-05. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED ON 8-27-05. ONCE IT TOOK OVER AN HOUR FOR IT TO START UP. EVERY TIME SHE FIXED IT, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. IT WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. SHE WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER. SHE DID NOT THINK SHE HAD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING, BUT AT TIMES IT SURGED FORWARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125764August 26, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT: THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE IS VERY WEAK ON THE BACK RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE OWNER WAS PARALLEL PARKING AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE RUBBED AGAINST THE CURB, AND THE TIRE RIPPED. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE, 2005 VOLVO, THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN APRIL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THE OWNER IS CALLING THE DEALER AFTER THIS PHONE CALL. THE TIRE IS A CONTINENTAL CONTI TOURING CONTACT. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT AN 1/2 MPH. THE OWNER IS GOING TO GET AHOLD OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND SEE WHAT THEY RECOMMEND.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134007August 24, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2001 S60 2.4T VOLVO SEDAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAYED OVER THE 4 YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT. MOST TIMES THERE WAS NO PROBLEM IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. THE "FIX" FOR THE ERROR MESSAGE WAS TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, SIT FOR A MOMENT AND RESTART. ON TWO OTHER FRIGHTFUL OCCASIONS, HOWEVER, I LOST STEERING ASSIST AND ACCELERATION. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND FEARED FOR MY LIFE AS MY CAR LIMPED TOWARD THE BREAKDOWN LANE. IT APPEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY FORTUNATE IN THAT BOTH TIMES THE CAR LOST POWER AND CONTROL THAT IT STARTED UP AGAIN. I WILL BE SUBMITTING 2 ACCOUNTS ONLINE. MY REPAIR GARAGE CONFIRMED YESTERDAY THAT THERE ARE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ERROR MESSAGES CAUSED BY THE "THROTTLE CONTROL" AND THAT I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER. I HAVE MY APPOINTMENT FOR SEPTEMBER 6 AND WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $900 TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134014August 24, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS THE SECOND SERIOUS INCIDENT RECORD. PLEASE REFERENCE ODI NUMBER 10134007; THAT DOCUMENTED THE FIRST INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133640August 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I PROCEEDED TO PASS A VEHICLE AND LOST POWER COULD ONLY DRIVE AT APPROX.35M.P.H. I THEN HAD TO BRAKE AND RETURN BEHIND AND TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A SOFTWARE ERROR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133528August 19, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT 2003 VOLVO S60 HAS AN INABILITY TO STOP IN REVERSE . THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE CAR STARTED AND SPUTTERED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM, THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. BUT THE CAR WAS STILL DOING THIS. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE SOFTWARE WAS THE ONLY THING MENTIONED AS BEING THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. LATELY, THE CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS MORE FREQUENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133323August 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO S60 T5. IN OCTOBER 2004 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN I HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE VEHICLE WENT FROM GOING 45 MPH TO 5 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. I WAITED A FEE MINUTES AND STARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME THE NEXT DAY AND I CALLED VOLVO AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE AWAY AND IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME. THIS TIME THE PROBLEM DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF AND I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND BECAUSE I WAS PAST 50K IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 74K HOWEVER THEY STATED THAT THIS PART WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EITHER. I PAID OVER $1000.00 TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. THE OLD PART WAS KEPT BY VOLVO OF LAS VEGAS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132832August 15, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON VACATION, DRIVING 50 MPH ON FOUR-LANE HWY 17 IN SOUTH CAROLINA WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE HIGHWAY. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. AS TRAFFIC RUSHED BY, MY WIFE AND I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF TRYING TO RESTART, THE CAR FINALLY STARTED AND ACTED NORMALLY. WE WERE WITHIN 20 MILES OF OUR DESTINATION, SO WE STARTED OUT AGAIN ONLY TO STALL ABOUT A QUARTER MILE LATER. WE COASTED OFF THE ROAD AND HAD THE CAR TOWED 20 MILES TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. CAR HAD 45K MILES ON IT, BUT WAS 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY SO WE HAD TO PAY ENTIRE $850 BILL. DESPITE OUR REPEATED REQUESTS, NEITHER THE S.C. DEALER NOR OUR LOCAL DEALER IN M.O. WOULD HELP US WITH THE COST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132964August 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON SATURDAY APRIL 2, 2005 ,AT ABOUT 3:00 P.M., I WAS RETURNING HOME WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER FROM A SPRING BREAK TRIP TO WASHINGTON D.C. WE HAD DRIVEN FOR A GOOD PART OF THE DAY THROUGH DIFFICULT CONDITIONS...CONSIDERABLE RAIN AND EVEN A SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN EASTERN OHIO. WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE VICINITY OF TOLEDO, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, THAT IS, THE CAR DECELERATED REGARDLESS OF FOOT-PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. ALTHOUGH I WAS AT THE TIME IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A RATHER BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY, WHERE THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING ALTOGETHER. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A MINUTE, AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE TURNED OVER IT WOULD NOT RUN. THROUGH INFORMATION PROVIDED BY GEICO INSURANCE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FACILITY WERE ABLE TO SUMMON A TOW TRUCK, WHICH DELIVERED THE CAR, AND MY FAMILY TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP SCHMIDT IN PERRYSBURG, OHIO AT ABOUT 5:00 P.M. ON THAT SATURDAY EVENING. THIS INCIDENT, APART FROM CONSIDERABLE INCONVENIENCE AND COST, PUT MY FAMILY AND ME IN A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF A GUARDRAIL, THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST ONLY INCHES AWAY FROM THE LINE SEPARATING THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER FROM THE RIGHT LANE. BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC MUCH OF IT CONSISTING OF MASSIVE TRAILER-TRUCKS TRAVELING WEST I THINK IT REASONABLE TO SAY THAT THE EXPOSURE TO RISK WAS HIGH. HAD THE WEATHER VERY CHILLY TEMPERATURES, A PIECING NORTH WIND, AND THE EVER-PRESENT THREAT OF RAIN BEEN ANY BETTER I WOULD HAVE GUIDED MY FAMILY TO THE SHELTER OF AN OVERPASS ABOUT ONE QUARTER-MILE TO THE WEST UNTIL THE TOW-TRUCK ARRIVED. FORTUNATELY, OFFICER MACK OF THE OHIO HIGHWAY PATROL ARRIVED AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES, AND ALERTED PASSING TRAFFIC TO THE ROADSIDE HAZARD WITH THE FLASHING LIGHTS OF HIS PATROL CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132773August 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO S60 T5 AND I'VE BEEN NOTICING LATELY THE IDLE ON MY RPM SIDE GOING UP AND DOWN RAPIDLY AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO TURN OFF. THEN YESTERDAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND I TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT BEGIN TRYING TO PUSH ITSELF SO I GOT SCARED AND PARKED IT. LUCKILY IT WAS BY MY HOME AND THEN TODAY I WENT TO RETRIEVE IT AND IT BEGIN DOING THE SAME THING. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I SAW SOME MEDIA COVERAGE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY MODULE. PLEASE HELP AND TRY TO GET THIS PART RECALLED BECAUSE SOMEONE CAN GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN GOD FORBID PASS AWAY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132804August 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THOUGHT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN MY VOLVO S60 STORY ... MY VOLVO DEALER RETURNED MY S60 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE LEASE WAS UP BECAUSE OF A RECURRING PROBLEM WHERE MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THEN IT WOULD STOP COMPLETELY. I LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAPPENED BUT WHEN MY 19 YEAR OLD HAD THIS HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOWNTOWN AREA I COULD NOT LIVE WITH THIS CAR ANY LONGER. THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX THE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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