2004 VOLVO S60 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS BECAME A PATTERN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 92,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURES. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AS OF OCTOBER 28, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,888. UPDATED 12-02-08 *BF UPDATED 12/02/08. *JB

DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT BOUT 70 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY HESITATES AND LOSES POWER (THE RPM READER, AND SPEEDOMETER FALL TO 0). THE CAR THEN REGAINS POWER AND THEN IT JERKS AND HESITATES, ONCE AGAIN LOSING POWER. THIS TIME THE POWER STAYS OUT. HAVEN'T HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED YET THE INITIAL ACCELERATION OF THE CAR IS EXTREMELY SLOW AND IT REQUIRES A HARD PRESS ON THE GAS TO GET THE CAR IN MOTION. THE POWER DOESN'T WORK FOR THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS: POWER LOCK (INCLUDING THE REMOTE) ALL STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONS (RADIO AND CRUISE CONTROL) HEADLIGHTS TURN SIGNALS WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUN ROOF SIDE AND REAR VIEW MIRRORS AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS ALL GAUGES IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. ON APPROXIMATELY TWENTY OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND NEED TO BE RESTARTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE BRAKING OR TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT GET AN ERROR CODE FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. RECALL NUMBER 07V226000 IS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE; HOWEVER, THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

BULBS CONTINUOUSLY BURNS OUT CAUSING ERRORS THAT CANNOT BE READILY FIX BY THE OWNER. BULBS SUCH AS FOR HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND REAR LIGHTS BURN OUT CONSTANTLY. WE ARE AVERAGING A BULB REPLACEMENT EVERY 2 MONTHS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR IN THE LEFT HAND LANE OF AN INTERSTATE YESTERDAY WHEN MY CAR STALLED AND DIED. THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL, YET THE INCIDENT IS IDENTICAL TO PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V226000. *TR

ABOUT EVERY 2-3 MONTH WHEN I GO TO START MY VOLVO S60 THE FRONT LEFT LIGHT BLOWS OUT. I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS 5 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I CHANGED THE LIGHTS I DID NOT WEAR GLOVES SO IT COULD HAVE POSSIBLE BEEN MY FAULT. EVERYTIME AFTER I HAVE WORN GLOVES TO CHANGE THE LIGHTS AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A DEER AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

FAILURE OCCURRED WITH PIRELLI P-ZERO ROSSO 235/40-18 TIRES. FAILURE OCCURRED IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH VEHICLE TRAVELING 5 MI OVER POSTED SPEED LIMIT. ROAD WAS BEING REFINISHED. LEFT FRONT TIRE IMPACTED WITH RAISED MANHOLE. IMPACT CAUSED BULGE IN TIRE SIDEWALL. SIMILAR EVENT ALSO HAPPENED IN APRIL 2006 WHEN DRIVING SAME CAR IN ANOTHER CONSTRUCTION ZONE. DROVE OVER STEEL PLATE IN ROAD AT SLIGHTLY ABOVE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. LEFT FRONT TIRE IMPACTED PLATE AND BULGE APPEARED. IN BOTH INCIDENTS, TWO NEW TIRES HAD TO BE PURCHASED (4 TOTAL). *TR

2004 VOLVO S60 2.5 TURBO: NO WARNING TO THE EVENTS. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE CAR FEELS AS IF IT HAS HIT A LARGE OBJECT, TEMPORARILY LURCHES AND APPEARS TO MOMENTARILY STALL CREATING A TEMPORARY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ALL INSTRUMENT GAUGES, AIR CONDITIONER, WINDOW CONTROLS AND DOOR LOCKS. THE FAN DID CONTINUE TO WORK. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ALSO INDICATED AS WELL AS A WARNING THAT NO BRAKES FUNCTION EXISTED. THE SRS SERVICE AIR BAG URGENT INDICATION IS ILLUMINATED. ON TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR RETURN WITH EXCEPTION THAT THE SRS SERVICE AIR BAG URGENT INDICATION REMAINS. THIS PROBLEM CAN TAKE MONTHS TO REPEAT OR ONLY A MATTER OF MINUTES. IT SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVALENT IN HOT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE SHOP AT THE VOLVO DEALER AND THEY COULD ONLY CLEAR ALARMS AS THEY SAID THE EVENT CREATED TOO MANY ALARMS/FAULT CODES TO TROUBLESHOOT. THEY DOWNLOADED NEW SOFTWARE REVISIONS TO EACH CONTROL MODULE IN THE CAR. AFTER A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY A MONTH, THE EVENTS BEGAN OCCURRING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO NON OEM MECHANICS AS WELL AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO TROUBLESHOOT THE FAULT. THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERS SERVICE SHOP AGAIN. SEARCHING THE INTERNET CHAT ROOMS AND BLOGS, AS WELL AS THIS SITE, THERE APPEARS TO BE NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME SAFETY FAULT THAT STALLS VEHICLES IN TRAFFIC AND CREATES VERY SUDDEN AND SEVERE LURCHES IN POWER ULTIMATELY LEADING TO A MOMENTARY STALL OUT WITH LOSS OF ALL INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS TO INCLUDE SPEED, RPM, TURN INDICATOR, ETC. *TR