2001 VOLVO S60 Complaints

LOWER BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL WHILE UPPER REAR WINDSHIELD LIGHT CONTINUES TO WORK. HAD THIS WORK DONE ONCE IN 2005 TO CORRECT THE WIRING SITUATION AND NOW IT IS HAVING TO BE DONE AGAIN. I FEEL THIS IS COMPLETELY DANGEROUS FOR BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. READING ONLINE FORUMS HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE 2001 VOLVO S60. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 94K MILES. CAR LOST POWER BARELY MAKING IT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AMONG VOLVO S60. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHEN THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ONE YEAR AGO FOR A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL PUMP UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V152000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THE DEFECT WAS NOT PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND SOON THEREAFTER, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WEEK AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS SINCE THERE SEEM TO BE A GOOD NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 S60 VOLVO, WITH 190,000 MILES ON IT. FUEL HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. I FOUND OUT THAT VOLVO HAS A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM-- NHTSA(09V483000). THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CRACKED FUEL PUMP HOUSING UNDER THIS RECALL. IS THERE A TIME LIMIT OR MILES LIMIT ON A SAFETY RECALL.*4/28/2010 CW

2001 VOLVO S60. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. *JB

I ACTIVATED THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER COMPONENT ON MY 2001 VOLVO S60 DURING A COLD MORNING. APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MINUTES LATER, I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION TO MY LEFT OUTER THIGH AREA. I TURNED THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER OFF AND THE BURNING STOPPED. ON STOPPING MY VEHICLE, I EXAMINED THE SEAT AND FOUND A SMALL HOLE BURNED IN THE SEAT WHERE I FELT THE BURNING SENSATION. I PHOTOGRAPHED THE BURNED HOLE IN THE LEATHER SEAT. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO HAVE OCCURRED IN OTHER VOLVO VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT USED THE SEAT HEATER FOR FEAR THAT IT MAY CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

LEAK ON FUEL PUMP, WE HAD TO REPLACE LEAKING FUEL PUMP BUT PAID AHEAD. NEED TO KNOW HOW TO SEND THE INVOICE FOR REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL. RECALL #07V152000 VOLVO S60 2001. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO IN TO GEAR, LOCK UP AND SURGE FORWARD,AND NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AT ANY TIME.. SHE NOTICED THE ISSUE HAPPENED APPROX AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES AFTER THE VEHICLE HEATED UP. SHE HAD BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURES SINCE FEBRUARY 2008. SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE EVERY TIME SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE IF SHE DROVE MORE THAN 10 MILES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS PERFORMED AT HER EXPENSE. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE REOCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE DID INDEED HAVE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION BUT WOULD NOT OFFER ANYTHING OTHER THAN A 10% COST REDUCTION ON THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE REPAIR. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

2001 VOLVO S60 - GAS LEAK FROM ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. STRONG GAS ODOR, DISCOVERED FUEL DRIPPING DOWN SIDE OF TANK UNDER VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DROVE FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS OR MORE BEFORE I FIGURED OUT IT WAS MY CAR THAT CREATING THAT GAS SMELL AT LIGHTS (ONLY NOTICED WHEN WINDOW WAS DOWN). UNTIL VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING A LOT OF GAS AND ODOR WAS OVER POWERING. WAS TOLD VOLVO'S "EXTENDED WARRANTY" WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THE "EXTENDED WARRANTY" WAS ONLY FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. ONE DAY AFTER REPAIR AN EVEN WORSE GAS LEAK APPEARED UNDER VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE ABOVE REAR GAS TANK. NOT RESOLVED AS OF DATE OF COMPLAINT. PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER VEHICLE. GAS ODOR STRONG REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC. ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT: INTERMITTENT LURCHING OR SURGING OF SAME VOLVO S60 AT LOW SPEEDS SHORTLY AFTER STARTING. IT LUNGES FORWARD AND THEN PULLS BACK WITH NO DEPRESSING OF ACCELERATOR. IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION SO THE LURCHING IS VERY ALARMING CONSIDERING NO ADDITIONAL DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR IS HAPPENING WHEN IT RANDOMLY LUNGES FORWARD. USUALLY STOPS LUNGING AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. *TR