2012 VOLVO S60 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V303000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

MY 2012 S60 HAS LESS THAN 63K MILES AND IT IS BURNING OIL. I'VE NOT SEEN ANY LEAKS OR EXHAUST SMOKE, SO I ASSUMED ALL WAS WELL. DEALER SHIP ADVISED IT'S NORMAL FOR A VOLVO TO LOSS 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. RECENTLY THE ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING, AND WARRANTY IS OUT. CAN'T BELIEVE A 2012 VEH. WOULD HAVE SUCH ENGINE PROBLEMS AND VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM.

THE CAR IS USING OIL LIKE CRAZY. GOING THRU 3-4 QUARTS EVERY 2000 MILES. STARTED AT 40541 WHEN SERVICED, THEY NOTED IT WAS A QUART LOW. I AM NOW AT 79000. & THE PROBLEM HAS JUST GOTTEN WORSE. I SPOKE TO DEALER ABOUT THIS & THEY ACTED AS IF THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE OR WHY. THEY AGREED TO DO OIL CONSUMPTION TEST (THEY SAID WAS THE NEXT STEP IN PROTOCOL) WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD READ THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM & I HAD COPY OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED. THEY EVEN TOLD ME MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED, THAT THE T6 MODELS WERE THE ONES WITH THE ISSUE. THAT IS NOT TRUE. TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AFTER 2000 MILES & I WAS BARELY SHOWING ANY OIL ON THE DIPSTICK BUT THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN & NOT TO ADD OIL. I DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE IT THIS LOW. I GET IT OVER TO THE DEALER WHICH IS 40 MIN AWAY. THEY CHECKED IT & GAVE ME A LOANER BUT MADE ME PAY $150. I ASKED WHAT THIS WAS OF SINCE THEY SAID THE LOANER WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR FREE & THEY SAID IT WAS "TAX". IT HAS BEEN 7 DAYS & I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. THEY HAVEN'T TOUCHED MY CAR. THEY CALLED AFTER 5 DAYS & SAID THAT THEY WERE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEIR REP. I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD CALL VOLVO NORTH AMERICA MYSELF, OR GIVE THE DEALER MORE TIME. I DON'T HAVE MUCH FAITH IN THEM AT THIS POINT. I FEEL THEY ACT SECRETIVE & WON'T BE HONEST ABOUT PROBLEMS. I HOPE THEY PROVE ME WRONG & RESTORE MY FAITH IN VOLVO. I WAS SO EXCITED TO BUY A VOLVO & WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THIS CAR FOR A LONG TIME. I WAS EVEN CONSIDERING GETTING A VOLVO SUV. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY ARE HAVING. IT SEEMS TO BE THE PISTON & RINGS. SOME HAVE HAD TO HAVE NEW ENGINES BC THE PISTON & RINGS DIDN'T HELP.

WHEN AT A FULL STOP, WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ON A HILL AND IN GEAR (DRIVE) THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE UNLESS THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE VOLVO OF SAN DIEGO "TECHNICIAN" CHECKED A 2013 VEHICLE WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, HE USED THIS TEST TO PROVE THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND THUS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN FINE CONDITION. .I DON'T SEE HOW A CAR ROLLING BACKWARDS WHILE IN A FORWARD GEAR COULD EVER BE CONSIDERED NORMAL BEHAVIOR. IT IS AT BEST, A DEFECT, AT WORST, A SAFETY ISSUE. VOLVO OF SAN DIEGO REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS CAR HAS ONLY 46,000 MILES, AND IS STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY. THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO DESCRIBE IN THIS FORMAT, BUT THE PROBLEMS WERE VERIFIED BY THE VOLVO OF SAN DIEGO PERSON WHO WENT ON THE TEST DRIVE WITH ME, ON JUNE 15TH, 2016. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WHICH I HAVE BEEN DESCRIBING TO VOLVO OF SAN DIEGO SINCE DECEMBER 2015. TO DATE, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM.

WHEN THE CAR IS OUTDOORS, IN TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 100 F, THE REAR (BACKUP) CAMERA FLICKERS OR FAILS ALTOGETHER.

MY 2012 VOLVO S60 IS USING ONE QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 900-1000 MILES. THIS IS TOO MUCH. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE PISTON RINGS THAT ARE BAD.

2012 VOLVO S60. VEHICLE IS AT 64,114 MILES. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I NOTICED A HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT A RUBBER DIAPHRAGM IN THE OIL TRAP HAD RUPTURED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO ON FULL VACUUM AND IN-TAKE TOO MUCH AIR AND OIL. IN FACT, IT WAS TAKING IN SO MUCH OIL THAT THE OIL WAS NEARLY DEPLETED. HE STATED THAT HE HAS SEEN SIMILAR ISSUES WITH VOLVOS IN THE PAST. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL SERVICE. AT THAT TIME, HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE'S OIL WAS ALMOST DEPLETED. I'M NOW BEGINNING TO SUSPECT THAT THE BROKEN DIAPHRAGM IS RELATED TO THAT ISSUE AS WELL. I'VE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING DEPLETED OIL (AND THE LACK OF A DRIVER NOTIFICATION DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING OIL SENSOR). THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE OIL DEPLETION IN THESE OTHER CASES AS WELL.

HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND SOFTWARE PROBLEMS. IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ALL ELECTRONICS WILL GO OFF. ALSO, CAR WONT ALWAYS SHUT DOWN OR START PROPERLY. LOOKED OVER MANY FORUMS AND FOUND THE EXACT COMPLAINTS. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER RECALLS FOR ELECTRICAL AND SOFTWARE FOR THE S60, BUT APPARENTLY THEY DONT APPLY TO MY VIN, EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE.

1) POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING CONSTANTLY SINCE PURCHASING CAR AT 52K MILES; DIAGNOSED AS RACK AND PINION FAILURE 2) ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE MADE WHISTLING NOISE AT 60K MILES WHILE DRIVING; DIAGNOSED AS PCV FAILURE

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD BOOM. I COULD HEAR SOMETHING SLIDING DOWN MY ROOF AND OFF THE BACK OF THE CAR. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, THEN I HEARD A WIND NOISE ABOVE. I REALIZED THAT MY SUNROOF WAS BROKEN AND GLASS WAS CASCADING DOWN AND FLYING OFF OF MY CAR. IT JUST SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. I PULLED OVER TO LOOK AT THE SUNROOF AND TO SEE IF THERE WAS A ROCK THAT HIT IT OR SOMETHING ELSE. THERE WAS NOTHING THERE EXCEPT FOR A SHATTERED SUNROOF WITH A HUGE HOLE. THE GLASS WAS POINTING UPWARD AS IF IT HAD EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE.