Volvo S60 Complaints

1,272 consumer complaints on file.

#10323896April 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN JULY OF 2009 DURING THE WASHINGTON STATE HEAT WAVE, WHERE TEMPERATURES REACHED 104, MY 2004 VOLVO S60R EXPERIENCED A ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON THE FREEWAY THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN A RECALL (07V226000) FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR. MY VEHICLES VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE VEHICLES THAT WERE PART OF THE RECALL HOWEVER I THINK YOU SHOULD EXPAND THE RANGE SINCE MY VEHICLE ALSO HAD THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. I STILL HAVE THE PART IF YOU WANT TO EXAMINE IT. I HAVE READ THE CONSEQUENCES PART OF THE RECALL (07V226000) AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I EXPERIENCED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323302April 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR FUNCTIONING OUTSIDE OF ITS NORMAL PARAMETERS ECM CODE 2600. THERE IS RECALL ON THE PROBLEM BUT DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. RECALL #07V226000
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0
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0
#10322409March 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2001 S60 VOLVO, WITH 190,000 MILES ON IT. FUEL HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. I FOUND OUT THAT VOLVO HAS A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM-- NHTSA(09V483000). THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CRACKED FUEL PUMP HOUSING UNDER THIS RECALL. IS THERE A TIME LIMIT OR MILES LIMIT ON A SAFETY RECALL.*4/28/2010 CW
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No
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No
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0
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#10319792March 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2001 VOLVO S60. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320668March 18, 2010
SEATS
I ACTIVATED THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER COMPONENT ON MY 2001 VOLVO S60 DURING A COLD MORNING. APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MINUTES LATER, I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION TO MY LEFT OUTER THIGH AREA. I TURNED THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER OFF AND THE BURNING STOPPED. ON STOPPING MY VEHICLE, I EXAMINED THE SEAT AND FOUND A SMALL HOLE BURNED IN THE SEAT WHERE I FELT THE BURNING SENSATION. I PHOTOGRAPHED THE BURNED HOLE IN THE LEATHER SEAT. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO HAVE OCCURRED IN OTHER VOLVO VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT USED THE SEAT HEATER FOR FEAR THAT IT MAY CAUSE A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319897March 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING CAR AT 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET ON. CAR DECELERATED AND DOWN SHIFTED THROUGH EACH GEAR AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS OCCURRED TWO TIMES. THERE WAS ANOTHER INSTANCE OF THE SAME PARAMETERS BUT THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ITS OWN AND WHEN SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE RAN TO REDLINE. PULLED THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WENT IMMEDIATELY TO REDLINE. AFTER THAT THE CAR RAN FINE FOR 2 DAYS THEN THE DECELERATION ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313726February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO S60. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311885February 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
LEAK ON FUEL PUMP, WE HAD TO REPLACE LEAKING FUEL PUMP BUT PAID AHEAD. NEED TO KNOW HOW TO SEND THE INVOICE FOR REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL. RECALL #07V152000 VOLVO S60 2001. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310558February 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
VOLVO S60, 2004 RECALL LETTER DATED JANUARY 15, 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310587February 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CERTIFIED PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO BUTTERFLY VALVE WITHIN THROTTLE BODY NOT OPENING FAST ENOUGH WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER AND TOO MUCH LOAD ON THE ENGINE. EXAMPLE: EXITED FREEWAY AND WAS TURNING LEFT WHILE BRAKING DUE TO UPCOMING RED LIGHT. THE ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. LOST STEERING AND BRAKING POWER. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS AND HAVING TO SUDDENLY BRAKE FOR A PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLIST, OR OTHER TRAFFIC HAZARD AND THE ENGINE STALLING OR FLUTTERING AT MUCH LOWER SPEEDS. AS IT WORSENED OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK IT WAS ULTIMATELY THE WORST WITH THE MID-INTERSECTION STALL. AT THIS POINT WE WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF CRASHING. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A DEALER AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 68,735 MILES ON 05/02/2008 AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR STALLING AT 76,678 MILES ON 08/15/2009. DEALER REPORTED THIS AS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. REPAIRS FOR CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY, RESETTING VALVE, AND INSTALLING NEW GASKETS WAS $402.93. VEHICLE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. VEHICLE MOVED TO WASHINGTON IN FEBRUARY OF 2009. *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
#10307253February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
BRAKE BOOSTER STARTS LEAKING AIR FROM VACUUM PRESSURE. READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS QUITE OFTEN FROM OTHER VOLVO OWNERS AROUND THE TIME WHEN THE MILEAGE GETS TO BETWEEN 95,000 AND 100,000. REDUCED BRAKING POWER AS A RESULT OF DEFECT. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304150February 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO IN TO GEAR, LOCK UP AND SURGE FORWARD,AND NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AT ANY TIME.. SHE NOTICED THE ISSUE HAPPENED APPROX AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES AFTER THE VEHICLE HEATED UP. SHE HAD BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURES SINCE FEBRUARY 2008. SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE EVERY TIME SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE IF SHE DROVE MORE THAN 10 MILES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS PERFORMED AT HER EXPENSE. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE REOCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE DID INDEED HAVE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION BUT WOULD NOT OFFER ANYTHING OTHER THAN A 10% COST REDUCTION ON THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE REPAIR. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303532February 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
MY 2006 VOLVO S60 GETS STUCK IN PARK. I PROPERLY START THE VEHICLE, APPLY THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK AND IT WON'T BUDGE. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD I MUST HAVE "WASTED SOMETHING STICKY IN THE GEAR SHAFT". THEY NEVER TOOK ANYTHING APART OR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BEFORE MAKING THIS DETERMINATION. THE VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF PARK AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF TRYING TO SHIFT THE GEAR. ONCE DRIVING, THE SHIFTER CAN EASILY BE MOVED TO PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, ETC. WHILE BEING DRIVEN!!! *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10301805January 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I PULLED OUT FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A MAIN STREET WHILE IT WAS RAINING. I THOUGHT THERE WAS ENOUGH OF A BREAK IN TRAFFIC TO SAFELY PULL OUT, BUT WHEN APPLYING THE THROTTLE WITH THE FRONT WHEELS TURNED, THE WHEELS SPUN FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE I LIFTED OFF THE THROTTLE. BECAUSE MY CAR HAD PARTIALLY ENTERED THE LANE WITH NO ROOM TO BACK UP DUE TO A VEHICLE BEHIND, THE ONCOMING VEHICLE HAD TO SWERVE AROUND MY CAR. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL DID NOT APPEAR TO BE WORKING. THIS WAS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL (ABOUT 8,000 MILES PRIOR, MY CAR COULD NOT GAIN TRACTION WHILE CLIMBING A WET PARKING GARAGE RAMP). THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A FAULTY BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. MY SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THE FAULTY SENSOR CAUSED THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL TO BE OFF-LINE SINCE. I AM WONDERING WHY MY CAR DID NOT ISSUE ANY TYPE OF WARNING THAT THESE TWO SAFETY FEATURES WERE OFF-LINE. ACCORDING TO THE SITUATION DESCRIBED TO ME, THE COMPUTER KNEW THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR, SO IT DISABLED THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL IN RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300051January 17, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DELAMINATION OF BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK 15 INCH SNOW TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, REAR LEFT TIRE. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE BUT TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL AS ONE UNIT LIKE A DONUT. 1 YEAR OLD TIRES WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295479December 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2001 VOLVO S60 - GAS LEAK FROM ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. STRONG GAS ODOR, DISCOVERED FUEL DRIPPING DOWN SIDE OF TANK UNDER VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DROVE FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS OR MORE BEFORE I FIGURED OUT IT WAS MY CAR THAT CREATING THAT GAS SMELL AT LIGHTS (ONLY NOTICED WHEN WINDOW WAS DOWN). UNTIL VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING A LOT OF GAS AND ODOR WAS OVER POWERING. WAS TOLD VOLVO'S "EXTENDED WARRANTY" WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THE "EXTENDED WARRANTY" WAS ONLY FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. ONE DAY AFTER REPAIR AN EVEN WORSE GAS LEAK APPEARED UNDER VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE ABOVE REAR GAS TANK. NOT RESOLVED AS OF DATE OF COMPLAINT. PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER VEHICLE. GAS ODOR STRONG REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC. ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT: INTERMITTENT LURCHING OR SURGING OF SAME VOLVO S60 AT LOW SPEEDS SHORTLY AFTER STARTING. IT LUNGES FORWARD AND THEN PULLS BACK WITH NO DEPRESSING OF ACCELERATOR. IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION SO THE LURCHING IS VERY ALARMING CONSIDERING NO ADDITIONAL DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR IS HAPPENING WHEN IT RANDOMLY LUNGES FORWARD. USUALLY STOPS LUNGING AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295441December 12, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 S60 VOLVO STALLS WHILE DRIVING. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE STALLED WHILE TURNING, FORCING THE DRIVER TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC. CAR HAS BEEN KNOWN TO STALL MULTIPLE TIMES DAY...DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE AND ENGINE STOPS...POWER STEERING FAILS. DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN IT OCCURS BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292814November 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE IS HARD TO START, COUPLED WITH A STRONG FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM THE FUEL TANK FILL NECK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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