Volvo S60 Complaints

1,272 consumer complaints on file.

#10131117August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 2004 VOLVO S60. ON GOING SINCE APRIL OF 2005 ENGINE REBUILT DUE TO STALLING. VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND DID NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. ALSO, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AT ONCE FOR NO REASON. WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT AND WAS MERGING ONTO I87 NORTH AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE RAMP ONTO THE SHOULDER. THEN PAUSED FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO REGAIN COMPOSURE AND THEN RESTARTED ENGINE. VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. CONSUMER SAID THAT STALL ONLY HAPPENED TWICE. DEALER REPLACED MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR, BUT VEHICLE STILL DID NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT VEHICLE DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPMS. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. CONSUMER WORRIED ABOUT HER LIFE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131136August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DURING NORMAL CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING, MY 2003 VOLVO S-60 SEDANS ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY FAILS WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DANGEROUS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE ORIGINAL DEALER, WARREN HENRY VOLVO, AND VOLVO NORTH AMERICA, WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE VOLVOS HAZARDOUS PROBLEM, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE AND REPAIR ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITHOUT SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION. TO DATE, THE 2003 VOLVO S-60 EXHIBITS THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEMS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131153August 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
08/02/2005 2005 VOLVO S 60 I WAS RETURNING FROM VACATION (WE HAD BEEN DRIVING APPR. 1 HR & 30 MIN) AND MY CAR SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING, STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. WE COASTED TO A SIDE STREET AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE...NOTHING HAPPENED. WE WERE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. THIS PAST WEEKEND (APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH SINCE THE LAST INCIDENCE) WE WERE AT AN INTERSECTION AND AGAIN THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED AND LOST POWER WITH NO WARNING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131196August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130899August 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT. THE SPEED DROPPED TO BELOW 20 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE ABOVE 20 MPH. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AT A COST OF OVER $900. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130916August 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2003 VOLVO S60, 4 DR SEDAN, PURCHASED FROM DON BEYER VOLVO IN FALLS CHURCH, VA, SERVICED AT DON BEYER VOLVO IN DULLES, VA. THE CAR HAS SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TWICE IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS BUT WOULD RE-START ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. LAST NIGHT, IT STALLED GOING 70 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. I LOST ALL POWER IMMEDIATELY AND HAD TO MANEUVER OVER LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER WITHOUT POWER STEERING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND SAID THEY'VE HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SORT. HOWEVER, JUST TONIGHT I SAW A NEWS REPORT ON CHANNEL 8 NEWS IN WASH DC STATING THAT VOLVO IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR CLAIMS OF THIS EXACT TYPE. DID NOT SEE ANY MENTION OF THE S60 MODEL SO THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT MY INCIDENT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE INVESTIGATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130930August 1, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON JAN. 26, 2005, MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND COULDN'T GET IT TO DRIVE OVER 10 MPH. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AT THEIR INSISTENCE. $790.43 LATER, I HAD MY THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ON MY 2001 VOLVO S60 AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS BEYOND WARRANTY. THE DEALER WOULD DO NOTHING FOR ME SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT A 3 1/2 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS GREAT A REPAIR OR EXPENSE. I THINK THIS IS A RECALL ITEM AND WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF YOUR STUDY THAT IS NOW OPENED AS OF JULY 26TH. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130859August 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONSUMER STATES IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OUT AND IT WILL NOT MOVE. WHEN TRYING TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT WILL COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THIS WOULD COST THE CONSUMER $400 TO FIX IT. THIS FIRST HAPPENED ON MAY 26, 2005 ,AND MOST RECENTLY ON AUGUST 1, 2005.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127523July 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: VEHICLE STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CAUSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE VEHICLE COULD BE STARTED BACK UP. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 6 TIMES, AND THEY DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE. THIS STARTED IN MARCH 2005.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127239July 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
PICKED UP MY BRAND NEW 2005 (4 MILES ON ODOMETER) VOLVO S60 ON JUNE 9 AT DEALER. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE NEXT AM, AND WITH 37 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION. I BRAKED NORMALLY AND CAME TO A STOP. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE RACED AND THE CAR DROVE INTO THE INTERSECTION. MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. I NARROWLY MISSED AN ON COMING VEHICLE. I REGAINED CONTROL AND GOT THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR SEEMED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND I TRIED SEVERAL STOPS AND STARTS WITHOUT PROBLEM. I CONTINUED TOWARDS WORK AND ABOUT 5 MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT ANOTHER INTERSECTION. WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE RACED (TACH SHOT UP) AND THE CAR TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN. I CONTACTED VOLVO AND HAD THE CAR TOWED AWAY. VOLVO LATER TOLD ME THE MAIN ENGINE COMPUTER REGISTERED A FAULT CODE CAUSED BY A "LOOSE WIRE". I ASKED FOR DETAILS AND THE FAULT CODE NUMBER BUT VOLVO DID NOT RESPOND. THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I REQUEST YOUR HELP TO RESOLVE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS CAR MAY BE DEFECTIVE OR THERE MAY BE A SYSTEMIC DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT ENDAGERS VOLVO DRIVERS. I AM REMINDED OF THE AUDI 5000 PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM SOUNDS THE SAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126759June 27, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
BRAND NEW VOLVO S 60 2.5T LEASED TODAY. DISCOVERED STRONG FUEL SMELL. UPON CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD NOTICED VERY HEAVY FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS ON TO THE ENGINE CASING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125978June 20, 2005
TIRES
BLOWN TIRE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF BLOWN TIRES WITH THE OEM PIRELLI P-ZERO'S AS EVIDENCED BY THIS POLL WHICH SHOWS THAT ROUGHLY 50% OF OWNERS WITH 18" RIMS HAD AT LEAST ONE BLOWN TIRE - WHICH FOR ME, AT HIGHWAY SPEED WAS VERY DANGEROUS. HTTP://FORUMS.SWEDESPEED.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=38570
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124279June 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 VOLVO S 60 THAT HAS BEGUN STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SIMILAR TO OTHER CAR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED RECENTLY. AT THIS TIME THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CAR DIES AFTER IT HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURES. IT JUST STOPS ON THE INTERSTATE, FLORIDA'S TOLL ROAD, IN INTERSECTIONS, ETC. IT TAKES BETWEEN 15 AND 60 SECONDS BEFORE IT CAN BE RESTARTED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD BE AN UNREPORTED PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111747April 25, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT LAMP WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HEAD LAMP BLEW OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD COST THE CONSUMER $1,200.00 TO GET IT REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM A PEBBLE FROM THE STREET MADE A SMALL HOLE IN THE GLASS IN FRONT OF THE HEADLAMP. MOISTURE INTRUDED INTO THE LAMP CASING. DUE TOTHE HEAT INTENSITY OF THE LAMP, IT SHORT-CIRCUITED. THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD LAMP SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE SWIPE REPLACEMENT OF THE LAMP. THE HOLE IN THE GLASS CAUSES NEED FOR THE ENTIRE $1200 SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109994February 7, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE A VOLVO S60 WITH 17" LOW PROFILE PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASON TIRES. I HAVE 23,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 5 TIRES FOR SIDE WALL FAILURE AND UNEXPLAINED FLAT TIRES( NO PUNCTURES) I FOUND A WEB SITE THAT LISTS 12 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS BY OTHER VOLVO AND AUDI OWNERS WITH THE SAME FAILURES AND MYSTERIOUS FLATS. PIRELLI AND VOLVO HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096625December 7, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT EH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION PRIOR TO HER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING LEAK, OIL LEAK AND TWO DEPLOYED AIR BAGS. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101655November 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROW WHEN CONSUMER REMOVED FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN DRIVING UP AN INCLINE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089909November 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS IS NOT THE COMPLAINT SHE FILED HER COMPLAINT WAS ABOUT HER GAS TANK DOOR COMING OFF. *AK *TC *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099753November 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION FAN REMAINED LIT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. *BF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FOUND NOTING WRONG. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097591October 25, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE, IT HAD A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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