2001 VOLVO S60 Complaints

FIRST EVENT--NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION- 33000 MILES 48 MONTHS OLD. STALLED TURNING LEFT THROUGH BUSY INTERSECTION AT RUSH HOUR--LOSS POWER STEERING CAPABILITY ALMOST RAN OFF ROAD TOWARD LIGHT POST--NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. (MAY, 2005) NO REPAIRS. SECOND EVENT--NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION (35,250)-STALLED GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION OCT. 4 2005. NO ACCIDENT.--ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULATOR CLEANED --{GIVEN OPTION OF CLEANING $220 (WITH NO GUARANTEE) OR REPLACING FOR $970 (STILL WITH NO GUARANTEE)} *NM

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULATOR (ETM) IN MY 01' VOLVO S60, LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAS BECOME FAULTY. WHILE SITTING IDLE OR IN DRIVE, THE RPM'S WILL FLUCTUATE ERRATICALLY CAUSING WHAT SEEMS TO BE BURSTS IN ACCELERATION AND NEAR STALLS. CONSEQUENCES OF THIS DEFECT INCLUDE IMPROMPTU BREAKING TO CORRECT RPM FLUCTUATIONS. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED A MONTH AGO BY A CERTIFIED VOLVO DEALER WITH A FAILING ETM. MY WIFE AND I ARE SAVING MONEY SO THAT THE REPAIR CAN BE DONE. HOPEFULLY VOLVO RECALLS THE PART SO THAT WE CAN HAVE OURS REPLACED ASAP BEFORE MORE SEVERE COMPLICATIONS OCCUR. *NM

CAR WAS SURGING WHILE DRIVING. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) WAS CLEANED AT COST OF $88.00. PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL CAR LOST POWER AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE. HAD TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD. PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR AFTER RESTART OF ENGINE FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK, WHEN IT HAPPENED REPEATEDLY THEREAFTER. FINALLY REPLACE ETM AT COST OF $1,100.00. *NM

DT: 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CALLER STATED THE AIR FLOW METER WAS REPLACED AT THE COST $290.00. THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, ANDS HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES . THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER AND STALL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, REPLACED AIR MASS METER. THE WORK WAS PERFORMED ON APRIL 5 2005, BY WC MOTOR COMP INC. THE CALLER HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION, AND I KNEW THAT THIS WAS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, BUT JUST CALLED NHTSA. *AK *NM

2001 VOLVO S60 STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*MR AFTER THE VEHICLE STALL THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE O DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR COULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE ABOUT FIVE MILES PER HOUR. THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR READ" REDUCED PERFORMANCE" AND I NARROWLY MISSED BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AS LIMPED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR REQUIRED A NEW THROTTLE, AND THE DOWNLOAD OF ACTIVATION SOFTWARE. THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR WAS $736.56. WHEN I HAD THIS PROBLEM, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME OF NUMEROUS PAST PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE ON THIS MODEL AND A PENDING CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST VOLVO. I WROTE TO THE VOLVO CORPORATION TO TELL THEM OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THEN LEARNED THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THIS VERY PROBLEM. THEY APPARENTLY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THIS UNLESS FORCED TO. I THOUGHT IT IMPORTANT TO GO ON RECORD WITH NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME DEFECT. IT SOUNDS LIKE A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS SO SOMEONE IS NOT INJURED OR KILLED. THIS PROBLEM CAME OUT OF NOWHERE, AND CERTAINLY PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE OWNER NOTICED A MESSAGE CAME UP WHICH READ PERFORMANCE REDUCED. THE OWNER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55-60 MPH WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH . HE THEN EXIT OFF THE AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AT A STOP LIGHT. THE IDLE WAS ROUGH, AND AS THE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT, THE CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 10 MPH. THEN THE OWNER PUT THE FLASHERS ON AND EXITED ONTO TO THE SHOULDER. THE OWNER SHUT THE CAR OFF BECAUSE HE COULDN'T CONTINUE ON THE ROAD AT THAT LOW SPEED. THE OWNER SAT THERE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK ONLY ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY THE MESSAGE WAS STILL SHOWING. THEN AS OWNER WAS DRIVING THE MESSAGE CHANGED TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE OWNER READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE05041. THE OWNER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE LOSS OF POWER. THE OWNER HAS NOT HAD IT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ADVISED OWNER OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER YET.*AK *JB

DT: 2001 VOLVO S60 . VEHICLE STALLED/LOST POWER, AND OPERATED AT REDUCED SPEEDS DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK *NM .

DT: 2001 VOLVO S60 2.4T. VEHICLE STALLED/DIES/OST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND SERIOUS INCIDENT RECORD. PLEASE REFERENCE ODI NUMBER 10134007; THAT DOCUMENTED THE FIRST INCIDENT.