2001 VOLVO S60 Complaints

MAKING A LEFT TURN, CHANGING LANES, SLOWING DOWN. ENGINE REVVED UP TO NEAR MAXIMUM. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AFTER ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL SPEED, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL 12/14/11. ON THAT DATE, A REPEAT OF THE SURGE. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 7 YEARS. THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED ONLY AFTER THE LAST SERVICE AT THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING, THE PANEL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE AIR BAG MAY NEED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP STARTED LEAKING AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE09039. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LEAK WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP PART, THAT DEVELOPED CRACKS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A LOCATION WITH EXTREME CLIMATES AND TEMPERATURE CYCLING AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 09V483000. THE MECHANIC FOUND GAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP PLASTIC PORTION OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FLANGE. UPDATED 12/15/11.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 156,000. ..UPDATED 12/12/11 *BF UPDATED 12/13/11

2001 VOLVO S60. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05-041*TGW THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXHIBITING THE CHARACTERISTICS AT THE TIME. THE DEALER CLAIMED THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT INDICATE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ETM, BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING WRONG WITH AN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE SENSOR, WHICH THEY SUGGESTED MIGHT BE A PART OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $103 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND THEY INDICATED IT WOULD COST $270 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. THE CONSUMER DECLINED THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY REPLACED BOTH TEMPERATURE SENSORS. FOLLOWING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSORS, THE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SYMPTOMS OF SURGING, IDLE FLUCTUATING AND LOSS OF POWER. CLEARLY, THE SENSORS WERE NOT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST.*JB

FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS BEFORE TANK IS FULL AND SPILLS FUEL ON DRVIER AND GROUND. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY EACH TIME I TRY TO FILL THE TANK. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT I WAS NOT APPRISED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON AMONG VOLVO VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY THIS MODEL. VOLVO REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL AND INSTEAD WANTS CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY FUEL PUMP), BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,895.

2001 VOLVO S60 PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED AND ALLOWED FOR THE BELT TO FULLY RELEASE WITHOUT ANY TENSION. VOLVO DEALERSHIP INFORMED SEAT BELT MECHANISM MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR AT THE REAR OF MY 2001 VOLVO S60. IT IS STRONGER WHEN I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (ODI # 09V483000) SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY CONFIRMED THAT MY FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING BUT SAID THE RECALL EXPIRES AFTER 150K MILES. MY CAR HAS 161K MILES ON IT. I CALLED VOLVO AND THEY ALSO SAID MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED. *TR

OPTIONAL WHEELS (17") CORRODE SO TIRE BREAKS SEAL CAUSING AIR LOSE AND DESTRUCTION OF TIRE. OUR CAR HAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD 6 TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR