2001 VOLVO S60 Complaints

STRONG FUEL ODOR AROUND MY 2001 VOLVO S60 STARTING AROUND 11-2-2007. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 40K MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAD THE VERY VERY STRONG GAS SMELL WITH MY 2001 S60 T5 A MONTH AGO BOTH DURING DRIVING AND PARKING. TURNED OUT TO BE A LEAKING FUEL ON THE TOP OF TANK WHICH CAUSE KIND OF WET AT BOTTOM OF CAR AROUND THE TANK. FLOOR DRIPPING ALSO CAN BE SEEN AFTER SEVERAL HOURS PARKING. RECENTLY, SEVERAL COLD ENGINE STAT BECAME HARDER. VOLVO DIAGNOSED AS FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED(POORLY DESIGNED PLASTIC PUMP HOUSING). I SCARED TO PARK MY VOLVO IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL FIRE. I HEARD THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED IN HUNDREDS VOLVOS IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA WHICH CAUSED SAFETY RECALL. I'M WONDERING WHY THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM CAN'T RESULT IN RECALL IN OTHER STATES. HUMAN LIFE SHOULD BE THE SAME VALUE AS VOLVO BUILDERS. I HOPE VOLVO BUILDER MUST RESPECT CUSTOMER LIFE INSTEAD OF JUST SELLING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT SMELLED A GASEOUS ODOR NEAR THE FUEL FILLER DOOR. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, BUT NO REPLACEMENT WAS MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,500. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PUMP HAS NOT FAILED AS OF YET, BUT WILL EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $550 OR ABOVE. UPDATED 10/31/07 *TR

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. LOCAL VOLVO SERVICE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WHICH IS LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDER THE REAR SEAT OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO THE RECALL OF CARS IN NEVADA AND ARIZONA, BUT ALTHOUGH FLORIDA ALSO EXHIBITS SIMILAR CLIMATE CONDITIONS, DOES NOT PERTAIN TO FL VEHICLES PER VOLVO. GASOLINE FUMES WERE VERY STRONG & COULD HAVE VERY LIKELY RESULTED IN FIRE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY VERY SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. VOLVO CHARGED OVER $900 TO REPAIR. AUTO HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

THERE IS A RECALL # 07V152000 FOR VOLVO S60 2001 T5 CARS IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA. IT IS REGRADING FALIURE IN THE FEUL PUMP DUE TO GAS ODOR AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS. I AM USING THE BEST KIND OF GAS AVAILABLE HERE AND I BELEIVE THIS SUMMER WE HAD THE SAME CLIMATE CONDITIONS IN NEVADA AND ARIZONA. THEREFORE, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FEUL PUMP. THIS IS KIND OF DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH CAUSE POLLUTION. FOR SAFTEY, I AM REPARING THE CAR NOW. BUT PLEASE CHECK IF THIS CAN BE RECALLED FOR THE CARS IN CALIFORNIA. JUST SO I CAN GET MY MONEY BACK. AROUND 750$ FROM THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP. THANKS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS FUMES INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT FIND ANY LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE BACK SEAT, CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH VOLVO AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA, DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FUEL QUALITY AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS, THE FUEL PUMP MAY, IN CERTAIN CASES, EXPERIENCE A REDUCED FUNCTIONALITY. THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS WOULD BE FUEL ODOR. I LIVE IN TENNESSEE AND MY CAR DOES THE SAME THING. WE HAVE HAD OVER 3 WEEKS OF 100 PLUS DEGREE TEMPS HERE. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED TRIED REPLACING THE FUEL FILTER, UNFORTUNATELY THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED THERE IS EVIDENCE OF A FUEL LEAK IN THE GAS TANK AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO START. UPDATED 09/26/07 *TR PERM GRANTED VIA EMAIL TO RELEASE INFO TO MFR ON 09/28/2007.PCO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V152000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). AS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN HE RETRIEVED HIS VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, HE SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHICH REMAINED FOR A WEEK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO FLUIDS WERE LEAKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V152000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). VOLVO INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT FELT OTHERWISE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER FOR THE ACCELERATOR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT IN HER 2 STORY HOME. THE ODOR WAS STRONGER WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO THE CAPACITY. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND ELBOW ASSEMBLY WERE CRACKED. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE SEATS, DRAINED THE FUEL PUMP, REPLACED THE SEATS AND TESTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND IT TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE O RING AND SENSOR. THE ODOR WAS NOT SMELLED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,800. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO NORTH CAROLINA AND OTHER STATES. UPDATED 09/25/07. *JB