2004 VOLVO S60 Complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DISPLAYED THE MESSAGE "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE". DEALER INDICATED IT WAS A CRACKED INTERCOOLER HOSE AND THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE. IT WAS REPLACE AND AFTER ABOUT TWO MONTHS THE SAME SYMPTOMS HAPPENED. IT WAS THEN DIAGNOSED AS A BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THAT WAS REPLACED AND THE SAME SYMPTOMS HAPPENED WITHIN TWO MONTHS AGAIN. THE CAR NOW DOES NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 10 MPH. THE NEXT DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT STALL OR DECELERATE FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO NOTICE. IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO A RECALL FOR MODEL YEARS UP TO 2002. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR AND ABOUT TO GET ON THE ON RAMP ON TO I-10. CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

DRIVING HOME AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR (YEAH), I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, SO MY SPEED WAS DESCENDING AND THE CAR STALLED. I WROTE IT OFF AS MY FAULT BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL 3 MONTHS LATER. WITHIN THE PAST 3 WEEKS THE CAR HAS STALLED WHILE IN MOTION APPROX. 6 TIMES. VOLVO STATED THE RECALLED PART FOR THIS ISSUE WAS REPLACED IN 2009. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND HAVE A APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIR, AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED. MEANWHILE I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THE LACK OF SAFETY. WISH I WOULD HAVE RESEARCHED THE CAR MODEL BEFORE PURCHASE. *TR

THE CAR HAD FUEL PUMP REPLACED ON 06/30/11 AND AGAIN (UNDER PARTS WARRANTY) AFTER BEING TOWED ON 05/14/13. ON JUNE 10, 2013 THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AGAIN WITH FUEL SUPPLY ISSUES. AFTER MUCH ANALYSIS, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PRICE QUOTED FOR THE PART WAS $2447 AND LABOR $1400. THE FUEL PUMP APPARENTLY HAS AN INNER CONNECTOR SEAL (OR RING AND CLIP) THAT IS INTEGRAL TO THE TANK (CANNOT BE REPLACE SEPARATELY) THAT WAS POPPING LOOSE UNDER PRESSURE. AFTER MUCH DEBATE WITH VOLVO OF NORTH AMERICA, THEY GOT APPROVAL TO GIVE ME THE PART AT HALF PRICE--STILL $1223 PLUS AROUND $900 LABOR. IN DISCUSSING THIS WITH THE SHOP FOREMAN, HE HAD TALKED TO VOLVO REGIONAL PEOPLE ONE THE LOOKOUT FOR FLAWS. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND ALTHOUGH IT WAS RARE IT HAD HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO METAL TALKS THAT ARE 'CALIFORNIA' SPECS. ALTHOUGH VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY HAVE NOT NOTIFIED OWNERS OR DONE A RECALL BUT ARE REQUIRING THOSE WITH THE DEFECTIVE PART TO DISCOVER IT AND PAY FOR REPAIRS ON THEIR OWN. I THINK VOLVO SHOULD REFUND MY REPAIR COSTS AND NOTIFY OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME FUEL TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THE TROUBLE CODES DETECTED A DEFECT WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V2260000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED GOING AT THIS SPEED I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL CODES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE 181 RECALL. CALLED VOLVO AND VOLVO STATED THAT THIS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL YET I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND HAVE THE SAME EXACT ENGINE CODES WHEN RUNNING A DIAGNOSTICS TEST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED FIVE MINUTES LATER AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

THE DRIVER SEAT OVERHEATED, APPARENTLY FROM A MALFUNCTIONING SEAT WARMER, CAUSING COMBUSTION. THE FIRE BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT PADDING, OUTER LEATHER COVERING, AND THE DRIVER'S CLOTHING. IT BURNED INTO A WALLET IN THE DRIVER'S BACK POCKET, WHICH PROTECTED THE DRIVER FROM A BURN. THE BURN HOLE IN THE SEAT IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A NICKEL. *TR

PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2010 WITH 51,000 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH SERVICE ENGINE SOON MESSAGE. CAR WORKED FINE. THEN BRAKE FAILURE MESSAGE CAME ON, BRAKES WORKED FINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND A WAY TO "RESET" SYSTEM. GO IN TRUNK, REMOVE BLACK BATTERY CABLE, TOUCH IT TO RED BATTERY CABLE FOR APPROX 10 SECONDS AND THE SYSTEM WILL. WE'VE RESET THE SYSTEM COUNTLESS TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO ALL GAUGES WOULD QUIT WORKING AND CAR WOULD RANDOMLY BRAKE AT ABOUT 45 MPH. PLUS AFTER COMING TO STOP, CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE BUT AFTER IT GOT GOING IT WOULD BE FINE. RESET SYSTEM AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 MILES AND HAPPEN AGAIN. VOLVO MECHANIC FOUND AWD (DEM) CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. REPLACED THIS AT $1500 FOR THE PART AND AFTER 50 MILES, GAUGES STILL WORK, NO RANDOM BRAKING AND ACCELERATION IS NORMAL. BUT....SERVICE ENGINE MESSAGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. WAS TOLD THAT ALL MODULES RELATE TO EACH AND IF ONE IS OUT IT CAN AFFECT THE OTHERS. AT ABOUT $1500 PER MODULE, IT IS COST PROHIBITIVE TO REPLACE ALL THESE, 6 TO BE EXACT. VOLVO NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THESE MODULES. *TR