Volvo S60 Complaints

1,272 consumer complaints on file.

#10163024July 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CAR TYPE: VOLVO S60R MODEL YEAR 2006 (EURO SPEC.) MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TECHNICALLY NEAR IDENTICAL WITH VOLVO S60R SOLD IN US MARKET, EXCEPT FOR LIGHTS AND SPEEDOMETER. TEMPORARY COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE POWER GOING UPHILL AT MODERATE SPEED (+/- 30MPH), WHEN DEPRESSING CLUTCH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIMES, UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. UNDER THIS CONDITION, THE BRAKING DISTANCE BECOMES VERY VERY LONG. WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A SORT OF SPRING RELEASE NOISE THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE REAR HALDEX COUPLING. WOULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT IN DENSE TRAFFIC. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SOFTWARE INTERACTION PROBLEM BETWEEN THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE HALDEX AWD SYSTEM AND THE ABS SYSTEM. REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AS THIS INTERMITTENT FAILURE CAN CAUSE SEVERE CAR CRASHES AT INTERSECTIONS AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS. VOLVO IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AS COMPUTER STORES NO FAULT CODES.
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
#10160822June 26, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRES SIDEWALLS. *NM
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
#10159472June 6, 2006
TIRES
2002 VOLVO S60 TIRE PROBLEMS. *TS PIRELLI, FOUR SEASONS TIRES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158509May 30, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
I WAS DRIVING A CAR AND IT JUST LOST ALL POWER AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE IS UNDERPERFORMING. THE THROTTLE JUST DROPPED AND EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS RUNNING , IT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT ON A HIGHWAY WHERE THERE WAS ROOM TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I DO NOT EVEN WANT TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MYSELF OR OTHERS IF THIS HAPPENED DURING THE DAY IN BUSY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. I WOULD STRONGLY URGE VOLVO TO HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS PUTS THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY AT VERY HIGH RISK. AND I THOUGHT VOLVO CLAIMS TO BE A SAFE VEHICLE ? PLEASE HELP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158319May 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION OF MY S60 INADVERTENTLY MIS-SHIFTS AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN BACKING OFF BETWEEN GEARS AND FEELS LIKE IT UP SHIFTS AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME AND SPEEDS UP. OTHER TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WILL MIS-SHIFT UPON ACCELERATION CAUSING HIGH REVS, WITH NO POWER. TALKED WITH VOLVO SEVERAL TIMES AND FIRST SERVICE VISIT PAID $100 FOR A SOFTWARE UPGRADE THAT DID NOTHING. NEXT TIME TO SERVICE THEY CHECKED THE SERVOS AND STATED THEY WERE OK. LAST TRIP TO SERVICE ADDRESSED ISSUE W/ SERVICE REP AND REQUESTED TO HAVE IT DOCUMENTED. SERVICE REP STATED CAR HAD A 100K GUARANTEE DISMISSED REQUEST. CAR HAS 80K ON IT AND PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INCREASING. AFRAID IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157906May 20, 2006
TIRES
WE HAVE A 2005 VOLVO S60R. AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE AND DESTROYING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND RIM WE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND WHEELS WITH O.E.M. 17" WHEELS AND PIRELLI P6 TIRES. LESS THAN 1000 MILES LATER TWO OF THE TIRES DEVELOPED BULGES IN THE SIDEWALL AT THE EXACT SAME LOCATION ON EACH TIRE. KLINE VOLVO WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT SAYING IT WAS ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE, BUT THESE TIRES DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T OCCUR IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING, SMALL ROAD IRREGULARITIES AT LOW SPEED, ETC. PIRELLI AND VOLVO CORPORATE WERE OF NO HELP EITHER, BOTH JUST REFERRING ME BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TIRE. THERE ARE MANY, MANY PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES ABOUT THIS TIRE DEVELOPING SIDEWALL BULGES AND HAVING BLOWOUTS. SOMEBODY SHOULD MAKE PIRELLI RECALL THESE TIRES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157716May 17, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 03 VOLVO STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES PER TRIP, POSING A VERY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156519May 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR STOPS WHILE DRIVING. GAUGES ON DASHBOARD DON'T WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155772April 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN
2004 S60AWD ANGLE GEAR LEAK REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF GEAR AT 14,300 MILES. THE ANGLE GEAR SENDS POWER TO THE REAR WHEELS, AND IF IT FAILS, IT TAKES THE TRANSMISSION WITH IT. WHILE MINE WAS CAUGHT EARLY AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, A TRACK RECORD OF THE ANGLE GEAR LEAKING AND FAILING IS BEING SEEN. VOLVO NEEDS TO EXTEND WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155588April 18, 2006
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
AN 8-INCH CRACK APPEARED IN MY VOLVO'S DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW WHILE WE WERE DINING INSIDE. THE NEXT MORNING THE HAIRLINE CRACK HAD CROSSED THE WINDOW, LEFT TO RIGHT. OUR AUTO INSURERS GOT SAFELITE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. THE SAFELITE EXPERT LOOKED AT THE ORIGINAL FACTORY WINDOW AND DECLARED IT DEFECTIVE AS A PIECE OF IT WAS MISSING FROM ONE CORNER WHEN THE VOLVO FACTORY INSTALLED IT IN MY 2002 S60 T5 VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155044April 11, 2006
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT U-TURN AT LOW SPEEDS THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND HEARD COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT NEAR THE TIRE. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THE LINK ARM WAS BROKE IN HALF AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SUNROOF WOULD NOT OPEN. THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR AND THE SUNROOF MODULE WAS INOPERABLE, AND BOTH WERE REPLACED.
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
#10153520March 23, 2006
SUSPENSION, WHEELS:RIM, TIRES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTERMARKET RIMS AND TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS THE TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE FENDER WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AN AFTERMARKET SPACER BAR WAS INSTALLED WHICH TEMPORARILY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. AFTERWARDS, THE DEALERSHIP PUT THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND RIMS BACK ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE AFTERMARKET SPACER BAR HAS INTERFERED WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE.
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

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