2002 VOLVO S60 Complaints

GAS SMELL ON 02 VOLVO S60 LIKE LISTED ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V152000 AND VOLVO HAS CAMPAIGN NUMBER R176. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL STATES AS WE ALL HAVE HIGH TEMPERATURES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO RECALL#07V152000, FUEL SYSTEM; HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

VOLVO S60 DRIVEN ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH FOR 30 MINUTES, LARGE BANG, THEN COMPLETE BLOWOUT - ALL THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE MICHELIN TIRE IN THE BACK RIGHT SIDE. TIRES HAD BEEN INSPECTED VISUALLY AUG. 17 BY OWNER, MAY 6 BY VOLVO DEALER AND WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. IN MAY, 2008, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, SAME MICHELIN BRAND, HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY PERFORATIONS OF THE TIRE EVEN THOUGH NO IMPACT OCCURRED. THE MAY EVENT ALSO HAPPENED DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT NOTICED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR WAS VERY OVERPOWERING, BUT WAS ALSO NOTICEABLE FROM INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE ALSO FUEL STAINS ON THE FUEL TANK THAT WERE NOTICEABLE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $850.50 PLUS TAX. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E023000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER) AND VOLVO RECALL NUMBER R176 MENTION IDENTICAL FAILURES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE CLIMATE STIPULATIONS OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

I HAVE A 2002 S60 VOLVO. IT IS HARD TO START WHEN COLD AND THERE IS A SLIGHT GAS ODOR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # IS 07V15200 AND VOLVO CAMPAIGN IS R176. I UNDERSTAND IT IS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND VOLVO REFUSES TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE I DO NOT LIVE IN NEVADA OR ARIZONA. I LIVE IN FLORIDA ABD IT IS HOT HERE ALSO. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY BROKE. DEALER SAID THE ONLY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL ASSEMBLY, AS LINKAGE FOR DOOR IS BUILT INTO DOOR PANEL. DEALER ESTIMATE TO REPLACE PANEL $575. IT APPEARS LIKE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STEP UP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH LITTLE FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE OWNER(S). *TR

THROUGH NORMAL USE, IN THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO YEARS BOTH OF THE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLIES HAVE BROKEN. MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED FIX IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL ASSEMBLY, AS LINKAGE FOR DOOR IS BUILT INTO DOOR PANEL, AN EXORBITANT COST AND EXTRAVAGANT FIX FOR SOMETHING SO SMALL. BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR LINKAGE MEANS OCCUPANTS MUST ROLL WINDOWS DOWN, AND ACCESS EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE THROUGH WINDOW IN ORDER TO OPEN CAR DOOR. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN IN EVENT OF A CRASH AND EMERGENCY EGRESS NEEDS TO BE MADE FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY IDLE, AND EVEN THAT WAS ROUGH. THE MESSAGE INDICATOR ON THE DASH SAID SOMETHING LIKE "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE". I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GENGRAS VOLVO IN MERIDEN. THEY REPLACED THE ETM , SOFTWARE AND THROTTLE BODY AT THE COST OF $1195.43. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE ETM MUST BE BAD AND REPLACED SAME AT NO COST TO ME. NOW ABOUT 10 DAYS AFTER THAT REPAIR, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN. SINCE IT IS THE WEEKEND, I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY FOR THE DEALER TO GIVE ME THE DIAGNOSIS THIS TIME. SINCE THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE PART I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IN THE RIGHT MOST LANE OF THE HIGHWAY SO THAT WHEN THE CAR DIES AGAIN I CAN GET TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. IT IS A GOOD THING I DO THIS AS THE ISSUE COMES ON SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

ON A CAR THAT IS DRIVEN 7,500 MILES PER YEAR, I JUST SPENT $1,068 TO REPLACE AN ALTERNATOR AND $157.18 FOR A NEW BATTERY BECAUSE VOLVO REFUSED TO HAVE A RECALL OR COVER THEIR KNOWN FAILING ALTERNATORS. THIS CAUSE MY CAR TO FAIL ON THE 101 FREEWAY AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN TRAFFIC ON MILBRAE AVENUE. *TR

I OWN A 2002 VOLVO S60 AND HAVE HAD A STRONG FUEL ODOR. IT DOES NOT START RIGHT AWAY WHEN TURNING THE KEY, MOST TIMES IT TAKES PUMPING THE PEDAL FOR THE CAR TO START. I LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA WHERE THE WEATHER IS HOT. I HAVE READ IN A RECALL (NHTSA HAS A CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V152000 AND VOLVO HAS CAMPAIGN NUMBER R176 ) THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A RECALL BUT ONLY FOR ARIZONA AND NEVADA. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE FOR ALL STATES ESPECIALLY STATES LIKE NC AND FLORIDA THAT GET JUST AS HOT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OTHER STATES ALSO. *TR