2001 VOLVO S60 Complaints

I OWN A 2001 VOLVO S60 2.4T. I HAVE LATELY NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THE GASOLINE PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE IS A PLASTIC CAP THE JOINS THE PUMP TO THE GAS TANK THAT IS CRACKED AND THAT IS CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK. I HAVE RESEARCHED WITH SEVERAL SERVICE SHOPS, AND THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OCCURRENCES WITH THESE MODEL FOR THAT PROBLEM, WHICH FOR A 5 YEAR OLD CAR SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART AND LABOR AND IT SEEMS IT ALL CAUSED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC "CAP" THAT JOINS THE PUMP TO THE TANK. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE PART, BUT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. ALSO, THE CAR HAS PLASTIC OR FIBERGLASS MOLDING THAT RUN ON TOP BETWEEN THE DOORS AND CEILING THAT HAVE BUILT UP A LOT OF RUST, WHICH AGAIN THE DEALER STATES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY, BUT AGAIN, FOR A 5 YEAR OLD CAR SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AFTER REACHING 30 MPH AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT TRIED BRAKING, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED, DUE TO THE THROTTLE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LEAKED GASOLINE BEHIND THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WHERE THE FUEL TANK WAS LOCATED. THE DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VOLVO FUEL PUMPS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT A PART ON THE TOP OF FUEL PUMP FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO LEAK FUEL.

AT 53,000 MILES (FEBRUARY 2006) MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND URGENT SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. HOWEVER, I WAS I NOT EXPERIENCING ANY NOTICEABLE DRIVABILITY ISSUES. (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME SLIGHTLY ROUGH GEAR SHIFTING - BUT I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT). THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE FAULT CODE WAS RELATED TO MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT I NEED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO MY TCM (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE). IF THE FAULT CODE RETURNED AFTER THE UPGRADE, MY TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AND THAT MOST LIKELY (99.9%) THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, I HAD TO PAY $340 FOR THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE BECAUSE I WAS 6 MONTHS / 3,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND SOFTWARE ISSUES WHERE NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (3RD PARTY - EASYCARE -[VIA FORD]). A FEW WEEKS LATER (3/5/06), THE CHECK ENGINE COMES ON AGAIN AND THE DRIVABILITY DETERIORATES RAPIDLY ON MY TRIP HOME FROM WORK. HIGH RPM'S - LITTLE POWER - ABRUPT SHIFTING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS CLOSE TO HOME (WITHIN 1 MILE). IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION FELL APART. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER (3/8/06), AFTER TWO DAYS OF 'TESTING', I'M TOLD THE ETM WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE AND TO COME PICK UP THE CAR. I PICKED IT UP AND COULD NOT LEAVE THE DEALER DRIVEWAY. THEY APOLOGIZED PROFUSELY AND SAID THE ETM WAS REPLACED BUT NOTICED THAT THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF TROUBLESHOOTING BY THE DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION (AND I HAD TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $200 FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY CO-PAY). *NM

2001 VOLVO S60 T5, 100,800 MILES. THE FOLLOWING CONDITION HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO, BUT IS NOW CONSISTENT TO THE POINT TO BE ABLE TO BE LOCATED. WE ARE EXPERIENCING EXTREME GASOLINE ORDER WITHIN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE IN HOTTER WEATHER (>90F). LIVING IN PHOENIX SUMMER VEHICLE TEMPS EXCEED 110F ON A DAILY BASIS. WHEN CONTACTING LOCAL VOLVO DEALER, THE SERVICE WRITER STATED THAT HE IS SEEING A LOT OF FAILURES OF THE FUEL PUMP WHICH VENTS FUMES AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES. FUEL PUMP STILL OPERATES FINE. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET INDICATE THAT THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING MORE COMMON. WE NOW LEAVE THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE FOR FEAR OF AN EXPLOSION IGNITED BY THE HOMES' HOT WATER HEATER. QUOTED REPAIR IS $612. VEHICLE DESIGN SHOULD PROTECT THE CONSUMER FROM FLAMMABLE VAPOR FROM THE GAS TANK WELL BEYOND 5 YEARS. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF OTHER VOLVO OWNERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS CONDITION. THANK YOU. *JB

I BOUGHT THIS USED 2001 VOLVO S60 WITH 54K ON IT. FOUND OUT THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM OF COMPUTER SHUTTING DOWN WITH NO WARNINGS AND THERE'S ONLY POWER TO RADIO AND THE A/C FAN...NO SIGNALS NO INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NOTHING WORKED. THERE WAS ALL THESE MESSAGES SAYING BRAKE FAILURE, EMISSION CONTROL FAILURE AND SRS FAILURE MESSAGE. ENGINE RAN AS LONG AS IT WAS ON, ONCE TURNED OFF WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE CAR COMPUTER RESETS BY ITSELF IN ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES. TOOK IT TO VOLVO DEALER TWO TIMES EXPLAINING THE DETAILS. THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPGRADE, CLEARED THE CODES AND RESET THE COMPUTER. BOTH TIMES, THE CAR WORKED FOR A WHILE BUT HAPPENED AGAIN. TWO DAYS AGO HAPPENED IN THE FREEWAY AND I ALMOST HAD A CRASH (NO SIGNALS AND ALSO COULDN'T OPEN WINDOWS TO HAND SIGNAL). I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DON'T WANT THE CONSUMER TO KNOW ABOUT IT SO THEY KEEP DOING THE CHEAP FIX OF CLEARING CODE UNTIL NEXT TIME. I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR NOW ESPECIALLY IN THE FREEWAY. *JB

WHILE AT THE GAS STATION TO FUEL UP, THE GAS CAP DOOR HINGE BROKE AND THE DOOR FELL OFF . *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE BOLT FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINT SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE SEPARATION. THE BOLT, FENDER, TIRE, AND RIM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

2001 VOLVO S60 STALLED WHILE ON A MAJOR FREEWAY. *KB THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MASS AIR FLOW HAD NOT BEEN CLEANED. *JB

NOTICED A GAS SMELL OUTSIDE CAR, COMING FROM REAR OF CAR. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, SO WE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. FINALLY, THE DEALER DISCOVERED AND INFORMED US THAT THE GAS TANK HAD A CRACK AND THE GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE CRACK. AFTER PART WAS REPLACED, THE GAS SMELL WENT AWAY. PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR A FEW MONTHS, AND NOW GAS SMELL HAS RETURNED. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER AWAITING ANOTHER REPAIR. WHILE THERE HAS BEEN NO FIRE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM, WE ARE, OF COURSE, VERY AFRAID THAT THERE WILL BE A FIRE. THE GAS TANK IS ABOVE THE EXHAUST, SO WE ARE CONCERNED THAT GAS MIGHT DRIP OR SPLASH ON HOT COMPONENTS. DEALER INFORMED US THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL OTHER CARS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE INFORMATION ON THOSE OTHER CARS. HOWEVER, THIS APPEARS TO BE A TREND. (DEALER IN QUESTION IS CROWN VOLVO OF CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA 919-929-0242). *NM