Volvo S60 Complaints (2005)

44 consumer complaints on file.

#10319831March 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHT WIRING AND CONNECTOR BURNED CAUSING LIGHT TO GO OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING AND CONNECTOR ACCORDING TO A TSB ISSUED BY VOLVO. DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED SEVERAL VOLVOS WITH THIS PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND VOLVO ISSUED A TSB AND PROVIDED A REPAIR KIT FOR REPAIRS VOLVO DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. THANKFULLY, ONLY ONE LIGHT BURNED OUT AT THE TIME OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE CRASHED AT 70 MPH. DEALER SAID BOTH HEADLIGHT WIRING CABLES AND CONNECTORS WERE BURNT AND THEY REPLACED BOTH. I REPORTED THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION. THIS ONE LIGHT WENT OUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND DISCOVERED THE SAFETY PROBLEM. REPAIRS MADE AT MY COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307392February 8, 2010
WHEELS
VOLVO S60R: AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED THAT IT APPEARED THEY WERE FROM A "BAD BATCH" AND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL NOW (AT 56,000 MILES) EXHIBITING SAME CHARACTERISITICS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291821November 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 VOLVO S60R WHICH HAS A VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER IN WHICH IF IT THERE IS NOT A 2 WAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE KEY, IT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING. NICE FEATURE, BUT I CALLED 3 DEALERSHIPS WHEN I GOT THIS WARNING AND THERE IS NO WORKAROUND. SO IF I HAVE AN EMERGENCY, OF IF I AM IN A BAD PART OF TOWN, I CANNOT USE MY CAR... THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FLAW... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281476August 23, 2009
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON I-81 IN VIRGINIA MY LEFT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE RIGHT TO SAFETY AND WHEN DOING SO THE UPPER HALF OF THE TIRE ROLLED PAST ME AND CAME TO REST 50 FEET AHEAD OF THE CAR AGAINST THE RAILING. ALL TIRES ARE NEW, WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES ON THEM. I CALLED 911, THE STATE POLICE CAME AND CALLED A WRECKER. I WAS TOWED AND RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT TIRE AT A CAR SHOP AND RETURNED HOME. ON INSPECTION IT APPEARED THAT THE SIDEWALL COMPLETE GAVE A WAY. FORTUNATELY A PIECE OF THE RUBBER STAYED ON THE RIM THUS PROTECTING THE RIM FROM DAMAGE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO INVESTIGATE. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS HURT BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE CAR A 2005 VOLVO S60 IN FINE CONDITION HAD BEEN BOUGHT FROM CARMAX A WEEK EARLIER AND HAD BEEN FULLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO SALE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273635June 12, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHICH REQUIRED GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $200. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257078February 1, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
INTERMITTENT ABS/ANTI SKID LIGHT. MY BRAKES ALSO SEEMED AFFECTED, PARTICULARLY THE STOPPING DISTANCE. AFTER THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 6 TIMES, I ASKED A SERVICE TECH AT MY LOCAL DEALER TO FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED BRAKES LOCKING. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND MANY OWNERS OF VOLVOS HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE ABS MODULE IS KNOWN FOR CAUSING STRANGE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY MALFUNCTIONS MOSTLY DUE TO COLD SOLDER JOINTS. MY CAR IN PARTICULAR IS AN '05 S60 2.4 M WITH 118K MILEAGE. AT WHAT POINT SHOULD A RECALL BE PLACED ON THESE UNITS? AN INTEGRAL PART OF AN ABS SYSTEM SEEM TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, DOES IT NOT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242261September 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S60. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND LOST ALL POWER, INCLUDING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232369June 26, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S60. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM SAFELY MANEUVERING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHE COULD NOT ACTIVATE THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS. THE FOLLOWING DAY, SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191006May 17, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. ON THE FIRST VISIT, THEY ROTATED THE TIRES AND, ON THE SECOND VISIT, THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNTS. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO SHAKE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 28,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
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
#10149609February 7, 2006
TIRES
VOLVO S60R 2005 HAD SEVERAL INSPECTIONS IN AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALERS, BEING CHECKED FOR SUSPENSION NOISES X 3. HAD FLAT TIRE AND TIRE SHOP REALIZED THERE WAS THREE 17 INCHES TIRE AND THE FLAT ONE WAS 18 INCHES TIRE. CAR BROUGHT FROM RICHARDSON, HAD MAINTENANCE/SERVICE IN MCALLEN TEXAS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145408December 15, 2005
STRUCTURE
ANY DAY THE SUN IS SHINING, THE GLARE OFF THE DASHBOARD IS EXTREME AND RESULTS IN LITTLE TO NO VISIBILITY WHEN ENTERING TUNNELS, UNDERPASSES OR EVEN SECTIONS OF ROAD THAT ARE SHADED BY TREES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144742December 8, 2005
TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
2005 VOLVO S60 AWD TURBO. THE RIGHT TIRE RUBS ON THE INSIDE OF THE CARS FRAME WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY ALL DO IT. WE HAVE DRIVEN A FEW OTHER TYPES OF THE S60 MODEL AND HAVE FOUND THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. NOW, OUR ISSUE IS THAT OVER TIME THIS WILL/COULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO FAIL AND RESULT IN A CRASH. VOLVO HAS REALIGNED THE CAR TWICE TO TRY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, NOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE THE INNER METAL SHIELDS TO SEE IF THAT WILL HELP. WE FEEL THOSE SHIELD WERE PUT ON THE CAR FOR A REASON AND THE REASON IS NOT TO BE TAKEN OFF AT A LATER DATE TO COVER UP A PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143045November 17, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE DEALER FOUND A BEND IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS BEND COULD CAUSE THE DRIVESHAFT TO CRACK. THE DEALER SAID THE CONTACT MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE. BUT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE HE HIT ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR AN INVESTIGATION. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142208November 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND BOTTOM OF THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND COULD GET FOOT TO THE BRAKE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THERE IS ONLY 11 INCHES BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE DASHBOARD . *AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - THERE IS LITTLE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE PEDALS AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DASH WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER SHOE HITTING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DASH LIMITING HIS ABILITY TO MOVE HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *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
#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
#10132212August 10, 2005
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD GIVES OFF EXCESSIVE GLARE IN WINDSHIELD ESPECIALLY WHERE THE PART ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN JOINS WITH THE REST OF THE DASHBOARD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132056August 9, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1. THE FRONT, RIGHT (PASSENGER) DOOR OF THE CAR IS COMING LOOSE, 2. REPORTED IT TO DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER, AND 3. DEALER HAS SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT TO LOOK AT PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131012August 2, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DT: 2005 VOLVO SAA. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IS==WAS A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE DASHBOARD ITSELF WAS A TWO TONE COLOR BLACK AND TAN. THE BLACK PIECE WAS RIGHT ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN, AND THE REST OF THE DASH WAS TAN . THEREFORE CAN SEE A CREASE IN THE GLARE OF THE WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP SAID EITHER PAINT THE BLACK PART OF THE DASHBOARD TAN OR PUT DASHBOARD COVER ON AT MY EXPENSE. IF SUN GLASSES USED THE GLARE WAS OKAY, BUT IF NOT USED THE GLARE WOULD BE IN MY RIGHT EYE. CONSUMER MUST LEAN OVER TO THE LEFT TO BE ABLE SEE WITHOUT THIS GLARE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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