2002 VOLVO S60 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING IN MY VOLVO S60 THIS PAST WEEK I HAD THE SEAT HEATER ON. I NOTICED IT GOT EXTREMELY HOT, THE SEAT SEEMED MUCH HOTTER THAN IT USUALLY GOT WHEN I DO PUT IT ON, AT FIRST I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT SINCE IT HAS BEEN SO COLD I JUST FIGURED "WOW THIS IS WORKING GREAT!" BUT THE NEXT MORNING WHEN GOING OUT TO WORK I NOTICED A BURNT MARK CIRCLE IN SHAPE ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT WHEN GETTING INTO MY VOLVO. I WAS UPSET SINCE I DON'T SMOKE AND I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO DRIVES MY CAR. WHEN I WENT TO PUT ON THE HEATER FOR THE SEAT THE SEAT NEVER GOT HOT. I WAS WONDERING IF THEIR IS ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IF THIS CAR HAS A RECALL DUE TO A SAFETY ISSUE. TO ME IT IS OBVIOUS THAT SOMETHING WAS BURNING IN THE HEATING ELEMENT AND BURNT OUT THE SEAT HEATER. IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT. WHAT MADE ME WONDER IF THERE WAS RECALL ON THIS I REMEMBER READING IN THE PAPER ABOUT A WOMEN WHO HAD A FIRE IN HEATED SEAT THIS PAST YEAR. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME REGARDING THIS INFORMATION. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DT: THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED 5 PIRELLI TIRES IN FIRST 20,000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP BASED ON PHONE CONVERSATION ON 12-22-2005. RE EVOQ 10131977) SMCH. LAST TIRE REPLACED LAST WEEK, , LEAKED AIR AT BOTH INNER AND OUTER WHEEL WEIGHTS. *AK

THE ANGEL GEAR FAILED (ALSO KNOWN AS THE BEVEL GEAR) CAUSING A LOSS OF THE AWD SYSTEM. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE EXCESSIVE TORQUE STEER AND EXCESSIVE FRONT WHEEL SPIN. >$2300 REPAIR. DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC REASON FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT THERE WAS NO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON THIS PART. *JB

2002 VOLVO 75,000 MI HAS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WHICH CAUSES CAR TO SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED IN CALIFORNIA FOR MODEL YEARS 1999-2001. COST TO REPLACE IS $1200.00. *NM

MY 2002 VOLVO S60 STALLED ABOUT 3 TIMES IN THE PERIOD OF A FEW MONTHS DURING THE SPRING OF 2005. IT OCCURRED ONLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. I TOOK IT INTO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN ALL KINDS OF TESTS, BUT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY REPLACED THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR ANYWAY ON MAY 10, 2005 AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY - UNTIL OCT 6. IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. ON OCTOBER 19, SIX DRIVING DAYS LATER (I TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN A LOT FOR MY JOB), IT STALLED AGAIN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, BUT NOT FOR A 2002 MODEL. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY PROBLEM AS WELL. *JB

DT: 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HE WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED IN JANUARY 2005. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECURRENCE. *AK

THOUGHT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN MY VOLVO S60 STORY ... MY VOLVO DEALER RETURNED MY S60 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE LEASE WAS UP BECAUSE OF A RECURRING PROBLEM WHERE MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THEN IT WOULD STOP COMPLETELY. I LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAPPENED BUT WHEN MY 19 YEAR OLD HAD THIS HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOWNTOWN AREA I COULD NOT LIVE WITH THIS CAR ANY LONGER. THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX THE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. *NM

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR STALLING AND UPON TAKING MY 2002 VOLVO S 60 TO THE DEALER (BOZZANNI VOLVO IN COVINA, CA. THEY HANDLED THAT PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FOR A COST OF ABOUT $500.00. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FOR A COST OF ABOUT $800.00. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE REPAIR CHARGE AND REPAIR ITSELF WAS NECESSARY AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 55,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND I FELT THAT THEY DID NOT DO THE JOB PROPERLY IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THAT THE REPAIR WORK SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE CURRENT INVESTIGATIONS ON VOLVO AND THEIR THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FAILURES. WHILE MY CAR IS AN EARLY 2002 MILD PRESSURE TURBO, I FEEL THAT CURRENT INVESTIGATION SHOULD ENCOMPASS OTHER YEARS BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS IS QUITE SIMILAR. THIS OCCURRED EARLY ON IN 2005 AND I HAVE THE OLD PARTS AND THE DEALER PAPERWORK ON THE REPAIR. *JB

DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED/OST POWER WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2002 VOLVO S60 FOR MY DAUGHTER, CERTIFIED USED. SHE WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING, IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. JUST READ YOUR ARTICLE ABOUT 1999-2001 AND THOUGHT YOU SHOULD CHECK INTO ALL YEARS. VOLVO SAID IT IS FIXED, WE PICK IT UP TOMORROW, HOWEVER I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN TO HER AGAIN. PURCHASED A VOLVO FOR SAFETY, NOW I AM VERY WORRIED. *NM